New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-24

SOME OF THE WORST PLACES HAVE BEEN CLo- Ed
EMPLOYERS TO BE PROSECUTED.
After years OF spcechmnMng. Indignation mee"hss.
numbarless resolutions sermons, and lnasaAi' ""
newspaper articles directed against the H'l'no""
sweating system, an organized effort IL no" o'"'e
made 10 wipe out this fon blot that has 80 loh6 '''
cnged the attention of rcfOrmers. Without inc erc"'
majority OF the public knowing II, great ch""sc
has been made in the Factory Inspection law ana
this change Is Of such importance that the ON ia" u
scarcely recognizable and In It's new or amcn"'u
form has come to be known as the Antl-oWca'N's
law.
Tho Factory Inspcction law WIS first passed OH
May Is, 1886. 1t amended on May 20, 1901 ;
June IL, 1850. AMI OH May > 800. The last aneho
ment. which has completely changed the Ola ia"'
WINS made en- May Is, TIL, year. From the tme OF INC
massage Of the first factory inspection law, In looo 10
the present time genuine effort has boon mace 10
wipe out Of existence the " sweating system Ihc
amended law has alarmed the army OF sweaters IN
This city, and tho efforts that now being mndc 10
enforce II will probably result in hundreds OF arrests
Of these iaskIna sters.
In accordance with section II Of the new law,
sub office OF the Factory Inspector has been opened IN
Room No IL, Clinton Hall, Aston Place. John Francy'
the assistant factory inspector, is In charge lie sad
Yesterday: Already the deputy inspectors have vi"
tied hundreds OF these tencmcnt-house dens. Niolo'
tiOns Of the law being discovered daily, ana every
VIII De prosecuted I'd inc Iunest cAlc vi '0 "'
some Of the worst shops have already been closed By
the propr9tors. We have only eighteen Inspectors,
including the Chief Factory Inspector and myself IN
this state. The census Of 1890 will show that In this
city there 1900 factories within tho meaning Of
the law"
The work OF the deputy inspectors under the new
law Is most comprehensive. The first section OF VI"
Inv provides that person under the age OF eighteen
years, and woman under twcnyo one years en-
ploycd In any manufacturing cstab shment " shall be
required permitted or suffered to work thcroin more
tlnn sixty hours In any one week. or noic than zen
hours In any day, unless Tor Inc purpose vi
making shorter wOrkday the last day Of the
week. nor hours In any week than VIII make
an Of ten hours per day for 'hc Who'll" num-
Dor Of days in which such person or such woman sh
80 work during such week, and in no case shall any
person under eighteen years Of age. any woman
under twenty years OF age work In any such es-
nbnshment after 9 O'Clock In the evening or before
O'Clock In the morning Of any day
sections ID and IL of the amended law are ones
which drawn up for the express purpose Of EN-
p0wrrinS the Inspectors to do away with the sweat
ing system. They read a, follows:
sec. ~. so Foous. apartment or apartments
I'm any pnrmcnt dwclllnr.hrus" shall !, uod for hc
nanu,aca OF coats v,,s trousers, kn"cpanS. o'co's
roaks frrs for trimmings fur ratmen' shirts pnr.es.
feathers artificial nowcr-. cgss, excepting by The I'M
uedac Der, 81 the family lNiu0 therein No rsJh,
ru ration shall hire employ person 10 work
any nrr mcnt or .p1rrcnrf. IN any
dwrilnc.h building I'm the rear Of
dwelling hor-" TatlnC IN Who'll" Or IN part
any co,t.. vests. trousers Glccl1a'-, fuf fIr Nin'
ndugs, fr garments. ehirts. pur.> feather. artificial
flower. cigars. without first olo,in.nf
written permit from ~ Factory Inspector Assistant
Factory Iu-;o ~ Deputy Factory Inspector, which
rm be revoked any tine the health Of the com
uunitv employed therein require IL. and
Which prutt -ll nos b. grant until an Inspection oil
gch pr,-o- undr hy the Fat5,y Inspector. ,i.tint
ractofv iusr'r Dcpny Factory inspector, and the
number - p'r.on- allowed - =" employed there
A1 b" .ta,'d a. such p'rmit. Such Irmlt shalt BE-
,r,n-i oui p-;,d con'pcuo place n the room or in
o. ,l.c which u r'a'cs
.-,. Il SO: Ice, than 80 cubic f,o, ~ air space
hau De- allowed for each person in Vor.room WHORE
,-aron. eup',vcd during rc hour between O'Clock
.I t and oc'rcN ia the evening. and NOT less
CUBIC feet 4 dir spice shall % provided fot cach
person "a ans 'Dfhrpu nh,rc person. employed be-"
two. o'c.os 30 Tie ,Ncnils and O'Clock
nr r. n-rtoi Ic INIT ~" Factory inspector Assist
,nt Factor I, pcctof Deputy Factory inspector, wh
Of TIE faciory Inspector may allow persons u
elj.oyed a whore thorc / IS thnn 600
.alIc frct Of al space f,t cI,h pain employed
brtrc.n O'clock the evening and O'Clock In the
pf1,1el -uch J. Heated bi ci'ctrcity at all
during 'ich hou-, Will" PERSONS lrc employed therein
in.r, .h,n sufficient ~ voutia'ion provided IT.
ench vorEr n every nJnu'acturng ostabshncnt ana
ne Factory In.iccto' Assistant Factory Inspector and
at-v Inspector stall noui tho owner. agent es,cc.
writing t. pfo,i lie :, b" provided ampr and
rorcr means Of vent such end shall
.,e such own r agent ,,scr Z he
or,iicd with within twenty days q the 0. such
notice.