New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-04
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
THREE HUNDRED PAYERS TO STRIKE TODAY
THE HARMONY CONVENTION.


THE HARMONY CONVENTION.
Three hundred members OF the PAYERS Union have
ordered to go strike this morning In this city.
This step is taken to assist the oIkel ont" paving
cutters and granite cutters in the New England states.
The paving blocks used in this city brought from
quarries where the "lockouts' occurred Monday.
The strike If PAYERS today WI. put stop TO the
work OF laying pavements in Thiri-ave and West St.
and In several other streets. The officers of the union
say that 1t will be continued as long as the lockout
In the New-Engand quarries last.
The National Paving Cutters Union has begun a
bitter fight against the owners OF the New England
Quarres. The headquarters Of the union are at No.
226 East Thirty ninth-st., where James Grant, the
National secretary Is In charge Df the New YORK end
of the fight. Mr.. Grant gave further particulars yes
terday Of the alleged Wholesale violation Of the con
tracts for furnishing granite paving blocks t. the city
Mr. Grant said 10 Tribune reporter: The specifca-
lions require that the paving blocks shall be from
8 to 10 inches long, from 3 IL TO 1-2 inches wide
and from 10 inches deep. These specifications nre
being violated In n wholesale and barefic.d man
ner and the city consequently being deruded Into
taying for Inferior ravements which. in the near
future. will become a source OF great expense ana
almost constant annoyance Almost every paving
block Is much larger the specifications call for The
contracts require much larger blocks than should be nscd
II Is Just easy for the city 10 handle small blocks
VI proper dimensions as ID Is to handle the massive
ing laid In our The quarrymen are willing
and the paving cutters willing to make the change
The men who buy the blocks and bring them 10 the
Sew-York marker are the ones who object TO the
change. They object because the blocks are made
BY the pecethe paving cutter being paid much for
1000 blocks. The employ Is also paid by the 1000
blocks. Eut the man who brings the blocks 10 the
New-York market sells them by superficial yard This
explains why our streets being filed with immchsc
blocks of gmnitc instead OF genuine pavingstones.
The Paving Cutters Union proposes 70 lind Oat why
The city Is not getting the kind Of blocks IT Is paying
for We are also going to find out, II possible what
the men who are receiving - day for inspecting
paving blacks arc doing
The men who have contracts for laying pavemsns
are William Kelley, who is doing the work In Third
ave- Thomas Gearrity and John smith. who are doing
the work I'm west-st and Thomas Fitzgerald, who Is
doing the work in West Fifty-eghthst.
Several boats loaded with granite paving blocks
were tied up. yesterday, the stoneIiandlcs' Union
refusing TO touch the crgoes, as they come from the
auarries where the paving cutters are locked ont
The Harmony Convention OF labor organizations met
amin last evening In Clarendon Hail. No. ia Fast
Thrteenth-st Philip Kelley. Of the Theatrical Pro
tcctiye Union who was elected viccchairTnan. pre-
sdcd The evening spent In the discussion of the
report Of the committee on credentials. John OCOn-
neii. James p. Archibald and others spoke. There
wSs considerable excitement and lack Of harmony
OF the evening but the prospects fr the establish
ment OF a new great central IaDr organization arc
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