New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-17
DOINGs OF THE WORKINGMEN.

DOINGS OF THE WORKINGMEN.
BUTCHERS REITER%TISG THEIR STATEMENTS ABOUT
WESTERN DRESSED BEEF.
At the regular meeting of the Central Labor
Union which was held yesterday IN odd FELLOWS
Hall, at the Bowery and SecOnd-st., a communica-
ton was received from the Cigar makers Protective
Union of Cincinnati, informing the Central labor
Union of the ockout and requesting that IL should
f nS Of " men M from here TO Cincinnati
The cabinet makers reported that they had gained
The silk ribbon weavers reported that they, mad
made compromise with their employers; ana tha nav
the strike was at au end. The trunkmakers also
from the Eastern butchers Union asserted serted
that the shipment of beef slauRhtTri ,si
in the West was materially injurlng tnelr ,Thsv
ness and driving them out OF emPl0yla9en es chem
said that the beef butchered in the West was
cally prepared so as TO prevent " ron
and that most of it was SO strongly ii,fi ~ Us
resoived 70 inon,re into the matter. delegation
of women from the Sociologic Society asked lhtI
committee be appointed 10 fo hringn% abont
system of industrial cO-operation The committee
was appointed. -, 1901. 40. baI1
Yesterday in Bohemian Hall. 1t was reported that
Straton d Storm had sent to the picket committee
a scale of prices and said that if they c0ud ma the
price list of any firm that higher that the firm
would return the old scale and advance prices
TWENTY-FIVE cents thousand. Nhen hlgner
scale was presented the firm refused 10 recognize
the committee.
HOW LlFE-SAVING STATIONS ARE BUILT.
1t has been found necessary to make important
alterations in and additions to the United states
Life-Saving Stations the coast of New-JeTsey
These include new station at Cbadwlck's Square
Beach. The bids for making he alterations IN the
existing stations have been received at Wasmng-
ton and Contractor Cox at Barnegat will probably
receive the contract There is little nonsense
about the building of life-saying station. me
contractor obliged to provide at his own cost all
the apparatus, materials and labor necessary
to the construction of the entire work
Ms embraced in the specifications, even
including items in the draw ings which may he
omitted from the writing All the workmanship
and material must be of the best quality. and the
contractor must give his personal superintendent
to the work. No san timber is allowed. The foun-
daiOns of sound locust or cedar posts the slls
are sound white by s inches in cTOss-sectlon.
The floor jOists, studding and rafters are of white
pine and the clapboards of spruce or hemlock, with
a roof of pine flooring, l inch thick, tongued and
gToovcd the projecting parts the remain
der of the roof being of hemlock
The chmneys must have no soft
has to be of the best quality. The flagstaff on the
view station at Chadwick's Square Beach Is to be
made in two parts. The lower mast is to be OF
white pine one foot at the heel seven inches
at the head and fort y-siX feet long. The tOpmast
of spruce will I've twenty feet long, six inches
across at the heel and three and One-haf inches at
the head The repairs to be made to the existing
stations are important because they involve the
Tefttiug of the stations III accordance with the
maXimS which have been derived from the rough
experience of the last few years.