The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-21
HE snA,I1x crrrrnn srn1kE.
Contractors Uneasy Over Com missioner CIT.
roS,s Order Abont RePnvinE.

rcs's Order About Repavinr.
II. As most people believe. the result OF the
strike OF the granite cutters and PAYERS in
New York against the New England Granite
Manufacturers Association for locking out
the granite cutters and duarrymen will deter.
mine to great extont tho result OF tho strik es
Of tho granite workers elsewhere, next week
may see a great change in tho situation OF
affairs. Commissioner Of Public Works Gill
roy's peremrtory order to tho paving contrac-
tors to begin on Monday to temporarily rcrave
the etreets with the old paving blocks, under
tho threat that the work will be done by tho
department mon otherwise. and tho expense
charged to the contractors. has placed the Int
ter ut bay. 80 to speak.
Commissioner Gilroy was Ill yesterday md
unable to come down town. Deputy Commits
sioner Honhnn said thnt Contractor John q.
Smith had sent Mr. Gilroy u personal letter in
which, It appears. he snid he was not respon-
sible tor the present trouble and that he never
employed any but union men and had done
everything to avoid the strike He hoped MIR.
Giiroy would be as lenient ms possihIe, and on
to asrs a%Ds y om
~ ss' sno SSRs sfs 's 70 fsSn" 5'
18th inst. have to say that lam ready to per,
Ston q bnt
to do so. unless | employ non-union men. My
men left me without giving mo any notice that
esSs snd 1Ss sR ThSs aSs
and am satisfied with Their WORK: " "o' N''''''
have already done work in this city with
had to do this work as well. il not letter. than
now on Third avenue belong to me and we're
made by union men Inst fall ind they cannot
deny i, and say that tho strikers ought to
oow 'sH aad Jay of 'n the stone Society 'nef
have placed Third avenue in ns good condition
s 1r fane Is rd reop not
those whom the, walking delegates saw and
induced to sign the protests. J. propose 70 give
more chance to do the work. and, in case they
refuse to do So shall make other arrnnEc-
ds"y oeSn tsH W9rk rSy other men with
Water II,uryeyor Burke snid he doubted
tractors would be carried out. Mr. Gilroy no
SI nnn1f would YOU proceed as far as he could:
ft e d1 nt ~ tS t6 s
meeting Of tho granite cutters was held at
ported there that an attempt made to get
granite delivered at u job in Franklin street
Ssyrn o hs sa % endsrs5 M S
Allster said that he would die or deliver the
man. to- go there with him. but when they
reached the place the truckIIan was induced
by the picket not to unload the truck Then
Mr.. NIcAlister. it Is stated. mounted the truck
and drove the team with its load bnck to his
yard 1t was reported that at Corlears slip
people were Watching tied-up stone supplied
10y John Peirce for the Hayemeyer building.
Sixty seventh street and Fifth avenue. and tie
Mutual Life building.
spent Enoa part Of vsser 9SK in pre
barring an open statement to be sent to the
sued from tho headquarters of the Granite |
Association. Concord. \. H.. |
addressed TO the workingmen Of the United |
station in life
At the Paving Block Cutters Union yester- |
lay offers OF starting M en- to work on tho CO. |
operative plan. Secretary Grant said. were re-
'eived from st. Peters. Ia. where ten men were |
wanted. and from T. j; Neyins: Dover; y. l..
!. White OF Booth Brothers had expressed
himself as favorable to tho cooperative plan.