Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-03

| that he mad no men at work to-day
Il. l.. Perry, builder and contractor had no
men at work to-day.
Whyte Il Overman, galvanized iron cornice
works, had no men at work to-day except the
foreman, who is employed by the year.
"We have no men al WORK to-day" said Mr.
ChaS, q. Ball, jr. 'Ihey did not turn nm and
therefore nothing is doing There is no issue
between the men and us, he continued at is
between the men and the builders, the persons
who pay for the building, not the CONTRACTORS
We knew this thing was coming, and made
preparations accordingly. We made estimates
Tor work TO be done after the LIST OF May at an
increase OF 20 per cent, for that is what eight
and, therefore, no contracts have been made
We couldn't pay the extra 20 per cent and esti-
mate at the old rates for the builders, while the
men work for eight hours, because there is not
20 per cent profit in the work. We tried 1t and
find that the builders will not pay ten-hour
prices for eight hours work, and that settles il
That is what the bosses mean when they saw
the eight-hour rule won't work. The builders
won't stand the increased cost and will not
have their buildings erected"
Ground was broken early this morning for
the new Capital bicycle clubhouse, at 400 18th
street. The contracts are all made and the
work will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
A SABBATH QUIET IN THE WEST END.
When the o'clock bell sounded this morn
ing the echoes of the West End were not aroused
by the music OF the hammer aud trowel as has
been the case ever since the building season
begun. Sabbath stiffness hung about the un-
finished buildings in that locality, and there
were but few traces of the small army of work
men that were busily engaged on Saturday.
The threatened lockout in this city was at IaSt
inaugurated, and the skeletons OF the hand-
some residences in progress OF erection wore a
holiday appearance. A small group of work
men were In the vicinity of the large residences
which is being erected on Hilyer avenue for MI.
Francis Wharton, by Mr.. Fleming, the presi-
dent Of the Master Builders association and a
policeman sauntered up, twirling his club care
iessly, and Joined the men. They had come to
get their tools. they said, which they had left,
and in q little while they had shouldered their
kits and disappeared. The brick work of the
house is completed up to the third story and its
further progress requires bricklayers. At
| another house of Mr.. Jennings, in the same
vicinity, on Connecticut avenue, the foors are
being put down to-day, and other WOODWORK IL
| being done by small force Of men who are
| working at the old hours. A building that is
| being erected by Messrs. Langley and Gettinger,
on street, In this vicinity Is already rooted,
and to-day there was no work being done. Al
| another house being built by the same firm, on
@ street, few ten hour men were engaged In
| sheathing the root. John McGregor, who il
| building the large residence for 8. n. Bryan, on
Massachusetts avenue, and the one for DR.. Hag.
ner, ON III street, has Q few men 1t work, en-
gagged Ia doing the interior flushing, but none
ateight hours. At some Of these buildings the
plumbing work il being done by some of the
firms who have granted the eight hours, and
their men are AZ work as usual. One OF the
plumbers said that there were 20 members Of
their union At work to-day. A. Tar ~ could be