The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
AFTER BOSSPA|N1ERS
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.

1t is not at all unlikely that before the
end of next week the Grand Jury will in
diet Contractors Charles Kyritz & Son,
Of IA 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 paying them only 81. 50
day, while the union scale Of wages for
their class of work calls for $3.50.
Since this strike, Attorney-General
Hancock has been called upon to give an
interpretation of Chapter 622, Laws OF
hours of labor OF mechanics, wo kingmen
and laborers in the employ of the STAGE,
or DR., otherwise engaged In public work"
The second section of this act says that
the law shall apply to all mechanics.
workingmen and laborers employed by
the state or any municipal corporation
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
OF this act. inasmuch as the Normal
College is a public institution. and con-
sequenuy kyritz & Son had contracted
with the State or municipal corpora
tt'ii Ahtl'ill tle VI pup
lie works"
Attorney General Hancock on Aug. q
last Interpreted the infringement of this
law to be nisdemeanor, subjecting any
body violating II to arrest and impris-
onment on conviction.
one Of the specific requirements of the
law, II is asserted. is. that the scale Of
wages adopted by unions in any given
locality snail go!ern as to- the amount
to be paid by employers designated in
the act.
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 affidavits
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 at
ton be vigorously enforced in every de-
partment OF the city government.
Under the Attorner-Generals inter
probation, this may lead to the dismis-
sal of great many persons in the city
governments employ, inasmuch as the
Mayor or his representative is not only
empowered, but compelled TO discharge
OF violation of the law. In State
departments the Governor has the same
mandatory power of removal. In addi-
ton to removal. the offender Is also
liable to arrest. To compel an employee
10 work more than eight hours day is
also A punishable offense under this law
The Wood Carvers' Assoc alton will
have 4 special meeting in Clarendon Hall
at $40 o'clock in the morning on Labor
Day to discuss the new law.
The object of this Is to acquaint all
the members of the Association with
their rights and Liabilities under the
law, and to guard them against any
violation of 1t, as. in addition to the pub
lie consequences attaching to such a
violation. they VII thereby also suffer
loss OF membership In the Association.
this afternoon that he thought the law
sufficiently definite to secure convic-
ton and punishment upon the presenta-
ton OF sufficient evidence.