The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-28
THE KEEKLY PAYMENr LAW
It Applies to SalnrIed Ofncers, Ftremen
Police mon, &c, of All cities.


Policemen, &c, of Ali cities.
ALBANY. June 27.-The statement has been
made in New York city newspapers tina; the
Counsel to the Corporation has furnished a
written opinion to the New York city Comp
troler as to the scope OF the Weekly Payment
law to the effect that the law does not Affect
payments to salaried clerks, inspectors, fire.
men. policemen, and similar employees OF the
city departments. No opinion to that purport
has been published, and 1t is not believed
that any such has been given, since
1t has always heretofore been tho usage
to publish in the daily press and the CitV Record
the legal opinions OF tho Law Department OF
| that city affecting public interests. 1t has
been announced that the Comptroller proposes
TO conflns his weekly payments to that class Of
the city employees who are hired by the day
strictly for manual labor. and are commonly
known as lab rers, and to ignore the applica-
ton OF the law to all other city employees
For this reason Chief Factory Inspector Con-
molly has had an examination of the language
OF the statute made by one OF the best lawyers
in the state. and he to-day received this law
yers opinion from which the following are
quotations:
lls law requires that every municipal corporHtion
%se1 s t@S and sap5s 10
With SIX days q. o. 9s Gato OF sucN aymsnf IN,
Of the city Of Ne~ SoTS are ann oSnss
used %nn
tuition 10 u CORPORATION for municipal purposes "
ps4 PSyeG BY sN na
The amount OF CONDENSATION depends upon the agree
msnt between tic employer and tho eiupoyeo The
them as monthly or QUARTERLY or may no esebIished
e n ali
lAtng TO corporations has the undoubted authority
TO nternose and direct by law that tho corporation
make more treqient payments 70 lis employees The
t6e validity ke contrast between the omprOysr and
the employee ~ y Constitution sec H. art. H. because
inception subject
act and was entered upon with that contingency.
The word wages renatls to be considered II ia
defined clearly in the dctiQnaros. Webster says
son his PSe T s5or 10 hire aaSy
stirend pay rerompcnse Worcester saysitis pay
OF public functionariei are really wages as the sums
paid to menias for their services" Consequently each
ming with the Mayor aud Comptro Ter down tho poor
street sweeper and srtih woman Is paid wages ami
il i made The duty OF tho FACTORY Inspector to bring
So o IL ana # Is in ns ,t the
ha TO r ' S1 tn II Is
yi2a,Gn and 9y,t" penalty because tho regnrsment
demand If the employee be Assent he can thereafter
patti nppn dsms1 only hut he present he may
1t would a misde because it would be an act
Sniro any employee TO accent wages at other periods
Ssn weE and wSsd be that dsr
attention OF Grand JurcA this does appear TO DO
sdpy directly CHARGED upon the Factory Inspector
portant portion Of the statute.
A prominent State official said yesterday that
there are men in New York CITY who have never
done days work In their lives but have lived
lu turiouslv on the proceeds OF q system which
they have instituted OF shaving notes for en-
Iloyees In the New ork city departmental. He
cials in that city who were directly interested
with these shavers of notes.