The Indianapolis journal., 1893-05-19
TWO CONTRACTORS SETTLE
But Those Included in the Association
Decline TO Come TO Strikers Terms.
Doe and Bruner Agree 10 Nine Hours. at Sl.65
--1esmsters' Union Calls Out the
Street-Railroad Laborers.
TWO OF THE CONTRACTORS SETTLE


Doe & Co. and A. Bruner & Co. Agree to q
Nine-Hour Day S1.65.
The differences between the striking
members of the Teamstcrs' and Shovelers
Union and contractors Doe and Sullivan.
Of the Ala5ama-srreet sewer. and Bruner.
who has q number of jobs In various parts
OF the city. have been settled.
The contractors have agreed to pay s1.65
for day of nine hours. and the members
of the union have agreed to work nine
hours tor that sum and have withdrawn
their demand for eight hours. The settle
ment wss made about O'Clock yesterday
morning at Union Hall. opposite the court
house. aud the signature of Mayor
Sullivan appears as witness to it.
The agreement entered into between the
parties named does not apply generally to
the contractors of the city. The contrac-
tors named do not belong to the Contrac-
tors Club, and the members of it say that
whatever these men may do does not In
any way influence them. The situation
over the city yesterday was one of pretty
general quiet The strikers have won a
partial victory with two of the contractors.
but with the others they have made no
headway.
Early yesterday morning o large crowd
of the street workmen gathered around the
union hall, where it had been promised
them that settlement would be reached.
They stood around the door and out on the
sidewalk. and seemed blindly impressed
with the idea that had been iucui-
Gated into them by their leaders. which
was that they had but to ask for what they
wanted and it would be given them. 1t
had been announced that Mayor sullivan
would be present at the morning meeting.
and all were enxiousiy waiting for him.
He came about . o'clock. being driven up
in a closed carriage, and went at once to
the hall. He was. possibly, the only man
who was admitted within the doors without
being a member of the union. every one else
who applied for admission being compelled
to give the counterslgn and show his MEN,
bership card before he wes gwen access.
The meeting within did not last very
long Speeches were made By members of
the union and those representing the con-
tractors. and the result was the drawing
up of the following resolutions, which
were signed by all interested:
Agreement made this 18th day of May. 1893.
between Charles Doe Il Co., A. Bruner d Co. and
the Teamsters'. shOvelers' and Street PAYERS
Union, witnesseth:
Co. will pas their common labor the sum Of $l.65
per day. said day to consist of nine hours This
agreeuIent shall be in force during 1898;
1t is further understood, everything else being
labor
This agreement is binding when approved by
the Teamsters'. Sh0velers' and Street PAYERS
Union of Indianapolis. This agreement. when
approved, shall be returned to Mayor sullivan
Tor safe keeping. CHARLES DOE.
A. BRUNER.
Witness: THOMAS L. SULLIVAN.
When this had been settled the men
poured down and out of the hall. and it
was but q short time until they were at the
various places applying for work. All the
men who were wanted were employed on
the Ala0ams-street sewer. and the same
was true of the East-street one. All
seemed glad that the strike was over
and that they had the privilege of
over hundred men were at work at Ala
bama street, and nearly that many were
shoveling the dirt out OF the East-street
trench.
Other Contractors Continue the Old Scale.
The agreement entered into between the
strikers and MessIs. Doe. Sullivan and Bru-
ner, contractors. is not in any way binding
on the contractors of the other jobs of work
in the city. and the latter want 1t express
Iy understood as such. Manager Kenyon.
OF the Western Paving Company. yester-
day had all of the men working on the Cir
cle-streot improvement that he could well
take care of. and Frank Shower. who has
the contract for the grading. had more
teams at work than he has been able to get
during the season. Men aud teams worked
ten hours and the contractor say they
Will work ten hours they will not ork
at 8ll.
The men returned to work. yesterday, on
the North New Jersey asphalt i'm
pr0yement. which is being done by the
Warren Scharf company. In the nei gh bor-
hood of seventy y-tiye men left their tools
there on Tuesday night. at the behest OF
the union. and said that they would not re-
turn. Their places were very nearly filled
yesterday, and everything is progressing
smoothly.
Messrs. Funer 81 Seiberr who have the
contract for the State ditch sewer, were
working more men yesterday than they
have before this season. Their men quit to
q man when the strike was ordered, but
they had no difficulty In filling their places.
some of the old men being the ones Who ap-
piled for work.
A large force of men and n number of
teams are engaged in the work of grading
the bank of Fall creek at Fleming q
BoswelPs addition north of the city. They
are nearly all union men and have been re-
ceiving union wages but have evinoed no
desire to quit. Contractor Sam Forrest has
a large force of men employed on shelby
street. outside of the city limits, and they
have all remained faithful