The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
AFTER BOSSpAINTERS
Union Men Seek to Have City
Contractors Indicted
Charges Against Kyritz & Son Now
Before the Grand Jury.
Accused Of Not Paying Current
Wages as Required by Law.

II is not at all UNLIKELY that before the
end of next week the Grand Jury will In
diet Contractors Charles Kyrltz 4 Son,
OF III Greenwich street. on the charge OF
violating the labor laws.
Thirty-two painters. employed by this
firm TO work on the Normal College
building. struck recently by order of the
Board OF Walking Delegates. The con-
tractors had been paving them only s.. 10
u day, while the union s, a.e OF wages for
their class OF work calls for $50
Since this strike. Attorney General
Interpretation OF Chapter so. Laws of
1894. entitled an Act to regulate the
hours OF labor OF mechanics. NO knBmen
and laborers N the employ Of the STAG,
or otherwise engaged In public work.
the second section of this act says that
the Jaw shall apply To all mechanics,
workingmen and laborers employed by
therein through its agents or officers or
In the employ Of persons contracting
with the State. or such corporation, for
the performance OF public works"
The contention of the strikers Is that
5Syritz * Son come under tle provisions
% this act, inasmuch as the Normal
mollege Is 2 PUBLIC institution. and con,
with the state or municipal corpora
lie works.
I1anCOCK on Aux.
last interpreted the infringement OF this
law to be a misdemeanor. subjecting any
body violating II to arrest and impris-
onment on conviction.
One CT the specific requirements OF the
law, II ls asserted, is that the scale OF
wages adopted by unions in any given
Locality shall go FERN as to the amount
to be paid by employers designated in
Another feature Of the Interpretation
placed upon this law by the Attorney.
General Is that any citizen shall have
the right. on Information and belief. and
without direct knowledge. to lodge a
complaint against any person violating
Col Fellows has placed the affldayits
OF the striking painters In the hands
of Assistant District-Attorney Davis
The Board Of Walking Delegates has
appointed thirty-eight Of its members
representing all the trades, to wait on
Acting Mayor Mcclellan on Tuesday a,
. u. NJ. to demand that the law in ques.
ton be vigorously enforced In every de.
p9rtment OF the city government.
probation. this may lead to the dismiss
sal OF great many persons In the city
governments employ. inasmuch as the
Mayo or his representative Is not only
empowered. but compelled to discharge
every person under him who Is guilty
OF violation OF the law. In State
depar tments the Governor has the same
mandatory power of removal. In addi-
ton to removal, the offender IL also
, liable 10 arrest. To compel an employee
10 work more than eight hours day Is
aso 4 punishable JIfense under this law
The NoOd CarVers' Assoc alton will
have special meeting IN Clarendon Hall
at $40 % clock in the morning IN Labor
Day to discuss the new law.
! The object Of this Is to acuIiaint all
, the members OF the Associa ton with
their rights and abilities under TIN
law. and to guarl them against any
; Violation Of II. as, in addition to the pub
lie consequences attaching to such a
violation. they VII thereby also sufre,
lofs Of membership In the Absorption.
Assistant District Davis sale
this afternoon that he thought tho Inv
sufficiently definite to secur. u conNiC-
ton and punishment upon the presenta-
tion Of sufficient evidence.