The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-19
PAYERS MUST GO ON PAVING.
COMMISSIONER GILROY so NOTIFIES
THE CONTRACTORS CON CERNED.,

| <"~ SN'NSEHNEDs
The Ctty's Work Mast he Done In spite o
the strike-The Cutters In No Want 70,
Money to support Thsm While They Ar.
Out-A Proposition to Neopen an Oit
| QUARRY for the Beaent OF the linton Mes
Commissioner Of Public Works Gilroy sent
yesterday for Water Purveyor Burke. whose
bureau has charge Of the city paving. and By
| Mr. Gilroy's directions the following letter
signed by Mr.. Burke. was sent to Contractors
John g. Smith. Thomas Gearty. William Kelly.
and James Pollok. who have contracts for nav.
ing which is unfinished on the torn up streets:
II am instructed by tho Commissioner OF
Public Works to notify you to repave the
spaces opened by you in manning the street to
be paved) with old paving blocks similar 10
those removed. SO as TO render the roadway
OF said street available for traffic. and IL It Ia
not done before Monday. 23d inst. said work
will BIO performed by this department. and
the cost thereof charged to you You are also
notified that should new paving blocks be
used for the above purposes their use In q
permanent pavement such as Is called for
will not he permitted
Mr.. Burke said to Sun reporter that II Il
was reported on Monday that the contractors
had not obeyed these instructions. he would
send out fifty gangs Of the department men to
do tho work. beginning on Tuesday morning
Most OF tho old paving stones" said Mr..
Burke. have been hauled OF to tho foot Of
West 10th street. and there are few at 10th
street and ST. Nicholas avenue. These blocks
are In possession OF the city. and the con.
tractors may have them for this purpose. but
they will have to pay for the hauling Of them
TO the places where the streets are torn UP. I
shall suggest to tho contractors to amply to
Contractor John d. Crimmins to lend them
somo OF the old paving blocks which he has
lying ut Peck slip and other places down
town"
MIR. Burke explained the sentence in his
letter relating to paving with new blocks BY
saying that If the contractors were allowed to
use new stones for this TEN porary work. they
would flll up the spaces in slipshod way.
The torn ND places where traffic ia worst
blocked nre on West street. from the battery
Moore street: Third avenue e from Forty second
and Ton'S Avenue "f from issS tc
Sn r d; tn he 2? the Executive
nn Hi1%Isic and expect; ina lttie while: it VIII
ehesk 5ooE Mr. Fierce had M no eS Sas aoa
standing; bnt not by the State Board Of kTS Sf
tration Of either New York or Massachusetts.
non 1s st s ss edy IL FL oee 1T So
when n well dressed man With bqsinessIike
Grant ia and then went out Secretary Grant
who. with the Postmaster Of a Maine city. had |
a granite quarry In Thomastown. Me. This |
not been worked for some time. '"A' Wv '"u
:. His pronos!tion.'' continued Mr.. Grant.
if i is accepted and all proves satisfactory
in New York to work with paving blocks not
supplied BY the New England com 6ination.
eratiye plan with union men. I shall send a
practical man TO the luarries to mako a re-
w ana VII not dG in ths mat
Dyer, Secretary OF the Granite Cutters Ma
li4nal Union In Concord"
thing about 15.oOO men out throughout New
York and other States.
aid OF the strikers from different unions CON
1e est l with the granite trades whose MEM
her rs 4, wGrk the soc
ull work Is to contribute SO week during
strike when called upon: Several persons who
saved osaed to
,nion sums from 5000 up on promisory notes
Mr.. Grant said he would address an open
etter to the manufacturers this evening con-
nin i5 ,a 6as sh Of nrtitraton He Tdicped
hn striking PAYERS with laborers.
The strike Committee OF the granite cutters
'Iack listed stone is laid down. The only yard
n New York where monuments are cut is tied
~ IT is Browne McAilister's in West Four
4 general strike OF the encaustic tile lay.
rs n,,l and the lieSagon Labor Club of lilo
tarted yesterday for the eight hour work day.
he wages Of the men are s. a day for the tile
elpers. Strikes were ordered at I'd" DR.. stones to
an iinnu in In Saratpga the Gant9l building
nd ts tie sHeymnn Hote oas
s : IS. Co,mpany building. Newark. and
ltw4s said Yesterday that a man called upon
Ohm On, ieirce with u propositlon to submit the
Boston and a clergyman Of another evan ,
eiical denomination were the ,mediators Mr. ,
eirGe th reported e have said he was favor
Ne ISsi hand a,, in settling the trouble.
7.fye mon who We're at work cutting stone for t
le Reading Railroads terminal station have
ont Gulnsn q the Granite Cutters Assoe cH.
snsSd from The I union Ths PAYERS hsid
It from the New England quarries they Will I
WESTERLY. n. l.. May 1a.-Tho boss quarry
en- here have offered to compromise with
liked over a fonr-year bill of prices. to hold
,od summer and winter. Tho men have not
It accepted. =
NIANTIc. Conn. MAJ. 12-Over 200 granite {
lttcrs employee! at the Mill Rock Quarries
ruck this morning. ;
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When Circuinr becomes = Letter.
Postmaster Van Colt received word from
o Third Assistant Postmaster General ycs.