New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
NO BUILDING GOING ON.
OPERATIONS PRACTICALLY AT A STAND.
STILL
WORK STOPPED AT ADDITIONAL PLACES By
ORDER OF THE WALKING DELEGATES.

ORDER OF THE WALKING DELEGATES.
building opcrations in this city practically at a
.nds,iu owing 10 the struggle which was begun
ho,, three months ago between the Iron League and
,na Housesmiths' Union. The fight has increased In
,erness until there is scarcely any work being
done on new buildngs-a condition which has not con-
tcnod the manufacturers and contractors Of this city
Cor wears At least 5000 wOrkmen In the various
.rdno trades are now idle In this city. More men
ore being ordered ont every day by the Board Of
walking Delegates OF the Building Trades, which has
taken up the fight
Tie situation Yesterday became more grave than at
onv nreyous time since the fight began The opposing
PARTIES now are the Building Material Dealers Asso-
cation and the Board of Walking Delegates Of the
punding Trades The Ilousesmiths Union and the
I,on Ieaeue have been lost sight Of On such great
bnldIngs Ms the Iavemeyer. Metropolitan LIE
Farmers, Loan and Trust etc, no one but few brcK
LAYERS who have not taken part in the hsh' can DC
,een at work At most buildings there Is lack OF
material owing 10 the strikes OF building material
handlers and longshoremen. Consequently the DITCH
LAYERS and all Others who refused to go on STRIKE nave
been obliged TO lay down their tools.
I'm 10 last Friday strikes had been ordered ana all
work practically stopped on sixty-seven buildings.
Yesterday the Board of Walking Delegates ordered
strikes on buildings at sixty ninthst between Eight"
and Ninth aves.; nehundred and-twentN-~gh'hs''
and seventhave Ninety -nnthst. and Western Bonie'
yard and at Twenty thiId-st. and Secondave. S'nR'S
have also been ordered on buildings at ST
and Fourthave. No. 712 Broadway, SixthhVe' anu
Twenty -fourth-st, Eighty second-st ana fe""'" ''
One,hundred and fifty -sixthst. and Ieh'haNe, WI"
hundred and thirtynlnth-st. and western bo'c'''O'
Ore.bpndred and fifty slxtlst. and Tentrave. one
hundred and forty seventh 81. and ElShtiFaNe" O
hundred and -thrteenthst. between fhth anu nl>,'
ros and ON, hundred and -sXteenth-St ana PARK
o,a,io, rovo
The RrNdinp Material Dealers Association gave
notice 70 it, employees few days ago 'n"' UNIV -
they consented to handle snch material rs "i'N o'os'
item thew would be- locked out Inc "'en u" -
,rse yow scores of bargcs loaded with brick stone
marble md other building materials are N'is III ''e
>or.h ond Fast rivers. No can be fonhd 10 u''
Ioad ,bcm several attempts have been mnoe 10 h''u
The carcoes with the help OF ltalians VINO hhNe :"
almost every case been either dlssu"ueu "o"' e
tho n,ces of the strikers ard locked-ou' men, OF no"
,n scored away by threats Tie murderous asa'A
mode on stephen White at Canda q Kane . Naiu i"S'
-, ., ON instance OF this kind OF argument.
The new building being erected by J. j. Coogan' at
e,.hove and Nfteenth-St., has been the scene OF
hitter hcht and the strikers with the assistance OF e
BOARD OF Walking Delegates. have won eonipie'e VIC
tory there they say Strenuous efforts are beihg NIUE
N complete the building. Last week large huioel
=, br,cks from Oandee smiths yards were delivered
:. Tho hpjldinQ All the workers were ordered W
vito Mr. Coocan was al xiouS to go 90 with the
unrk and he sent the bricks back to the yards "heace
they were again sent to MIR. Coogan's BUILDING Inc
men. who had resumed work in the meantime seaiu
struck About 100 meO were employed on the ooin
ing Yesterday compromise was effected oy vi
Coogan at the suggestion OF the strike ooDh''cc liol
tho BOARD Of Walking Delegates. Mr.. CoOgah agreeH
10 bny the rest of his material from company II
New Jersey. As scor Mr.. Cocgan made tDIS prV'h
Ise work was resumed. The committee hopes to com
pel other builders buy their material from nlQi
wards In NewJersey, and thus seriously ~ ctpPi0 ~ ~
buzres OF New-York dealers. II Is ulueisVoou .'"
certain dealers in NewJeeey are furnishing mon s
IN carry on the strikes here, hoping thereby 10 eS
tohliSb a market In this city for their material
proposition made YESTERDAY ey oe sao " new
hers If the Bsslrd OF Walking Delegates 70 1orn ne"
central labor body TO be composed solely OF Duiis
trades unions The new orgaIlzatloh IS "a ma
aieolute control OF all building strikes, ACCORDING !,
fhe pian Its income from dues Will amount u, u
$4,000 a week, which Will be deposited IN panAs
Such q body would be exceedingly powerful