New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-25
Mules OF The EMPIRE OIAI
PUBLIC WORKS AT BINGHAMTON.

| NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. swITCHMEN.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BINGHAMToN, July 24.-T'his season will be
memorable for the great OF public work done IN
this city and particularly sewers and water mains.
Besides the immense Sixth Ward sewer. places
thrynne feet In depth have been and are being
put down in Main, Oak Chenango, Henry susquehanna
Hawey, Lewis and Fayette sta. Among those having
contracts these Jobs are +. A. Matthews. o. Root
and Arthur Osborne, OF this city, and John smith, OF
Buffalo Smith reported to have sunk all no has made
in years tho hidden rocks of the sixth Ward scwer
which ia cut mainly through solid rock e has used an
immense quantity OF dynamite. giant powder. etc.,
and his blasts have Jared the city night and day for
months past He is not yet out OF the rock and Ia liable
to work for months in BinQhamtcn Tho work OF ro-
laying extending the water mains has been In charge
of Superintendent Darwin Feter who has been assisted
by Frank Wood The most important extensions nave
been on West Cedar State, South Main and De Russey
sts and on Pennsylvania-ave The Commissioners
OF Ross Park seriously considered last Spring tho
project OF putting city water into that place. but hnay
concluded the force would DO hardly sufficient the
present unsafe condition OF great portion OF the main
The East Berlin Bridge Company having the contract
for the erection OF tho iron bridge across tho su
auehanna Is already moving in tho matter. aud as 1t
complete this heavy Job by November l. must move
fast II will most OF the stone cutting done outside
tho city, shipping the material already prepared Tor use
to this city by rail. Tho railway stations are nearly one
transferring all this material WILL therefore. be one OF
considerable magnitude. Mr. c. T.. Pearl the agent OF
the company here. has however hit upon n plan WHICH
will tighten the task at least 80 per cent lie has MADE
arrangements with the Washington street car line
will place Its tracks freight car on when All tho
transferring Will be done -
The past week has been n quiet ono and had IL not
b9en for the excursions and pcncs that nave occure
the aInusement.lOving world would nave ioun! u dul
indeed. on Tuesday about $50 people from TINS Guy
adjacent visited Syracuse gong uhdcr the
auspices Of Wamsuta Tribe lnprovel or'ler Oh i Ecu
bicycle tournament the ana came nome nleny eateu
az tho SUCCESS of Charles kitchener. Bngnanton's
champion Of the wheel. very large number OF people
also advantage OF the extremely low railway rates
attend the bi centennial at the state Capital
on Wednesday the West Presbyterian Church sabbath
school annual picnic at Ross Park. The Christian
Church and Asbury Sunday schoos held union picnic
West End IN smiths Grove on the same day On
Thursday the Beyler Street Sunfayschool hell their
annual picnic Ross Park On Friday the High street
Church people visited Silver Lake. some ten miles south
this city, going the hills I'm bandwagons and by
carriage. The same day the annual Hartford picnic"
occurred AT Ross Park.
The case OF the striking swchmen in the Erie yard at
this station Ia calculated to arouse pity for them
and Indignation against the road which has made
an example Of them For years past the swtchmen III
this yard have received much lower wages tnan many
other stations OF the less Importance along the
road The objected, protested and finally sent IN
petition asking that they be raised from II 90 and ~ 80
per day to II and ~ 06 the price paid at Emlra,
Susquehanna and other yards no larger and "a easy TO
work in. This petition was sent In over one month ago.
On Tuesday last at the monthly pay day, when inquiry
was made concerning IT, they received no satisfaction
They then struck work with the exception OF one or
men. and awaited In quiet the turn OF affairs sta
ton Agent Finch assisted by his yard masters, W. Z.
Brown and Charles Freelan and ID c. Thompson and
A. Finch, number takers kept the yard oen ana by the
aid OF o few men managed very we'll soon now men
them at the asked and to discharge those who by
striking had brought about this just scale