The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-28
SECTION NINE TROUBLE.
A Crowd of Men about the City Hall
Again To-day.
WERE EvERSON'S EMPLOYEES,
The City Paymaster Was Allowed to Pay
Tn I'M for Everson's Agent, Delamater,
and Now They Think They Can Get
Their Money at the City Hall.

The workmen on section of the Elm
wood sewer are very much exercised over
the non-appearance of the money due them
Saturday night of that week the pay was
not forthcoming, and as the situation re-
mained unchanged Monday morning, the
workmen decided not to return to work.
BY an arrangement between the contrac-
tor and.the city of Providence the men have
previously been paid by Capt. Winship,
the city paymaster, and il is this fact that
has caused almost the entire delegation to
haunt the corridors of the City Hall at all
times during the past week.
Early this morning a large crowd of the
excited and thoroughly incensed work
men collected in front OF the hall, and by
their frantic gesticulations and wild talk
soon succeeded in attracting the attention
of the passers-by. One man harangued
the crowd and stated their grivances in
full, calling attention to the fact that the
city paymaster had previously paid them,
and calling upon them all to stand up for
their rights. According to his story, the
man having charge of the work had gone
away and left them all in the lurch, and
as near az he could see there was no way
for them TO get redress.
A NEWS reporter Immediately inter
viewed City Treasurer Granger, who gave
the following verson OF the affair: John
j. Everson," said he, had contract
with the city Providence to build section
nine of the Elmwood service. He COM
menced work upon the sewer but after n
short while, ceased to work il for reasons
of his own, aud his bondsman. A. III. Del
amater took up the work, doing it as an
attorney for Everson. The city Of course
recognized Everson only in the matter.
"As an accommodation to Mr.. Delama-
ter, acting attorney FOR Mr.. Everson, and
TO insure the prompt payment of the men,
the money due from Everson on the pay
roll FOR his help, was drawn for by Della
mater as his attorney, and the city pay
master was used TO pay the workmen."
The contract to John Everson has been
assigned to the firm of Everson q Liddle.
an entirely different firm, who will carry
on the work and complete the sewer. The
only reason the city paid the men was to
secure the help and insure them prompt
payment of the money due them. II must
be distinctly understood that this was
not a city payroll, but merely an ac-
commodation TO Delamater and TO his
men. The new firm of contractors will
probably straighten out the Indebtedness.
and carry out the work as heretofore.
Commissioner of Public Works Smith
was seen and substantially csrroborated
Mr.. Granger's statement. He, however,
stated that In his opinion Mr.. Delamater
would settle the Indebtedness to his men
and clear up the difficulty.
The workmen, who are laboring under
the delusion that they are working for the
city, having once caught sight of Capt
Winship's fine uniform, are clamoring
around the City Hall for their money. A
statement of the facts seems TO have been
useless as they still hang around the Ell
trance and every now and then invade the
quiet precincts of the treasurer's office,
only TO return TO their original position on
the sidewalk. where indignation caucuses
are held hourly.