The evening world., 1894-08-03
SCHOOL STRIKE on.
Workmen Declare War Against
the Board of Education.
walking Delegates Say All Work
viii Cease Before Night.
IL Is Claimed that the Wages Fixed
by Law Have Not Been Paid.

The Board OF Walking Delegates claim
that by this evening work on all the
school buildings OF the city will have
been stopped.
The delegates. in two groups, one on
the east side and the other on the west
side. are proceeding downtown. and as
school buildings on which repairs are
bs,ny made are reached union workmen
arc ordered to lay down their tools.
II Is announced that work on new
buildings will also stopped, although on
all such union wages are paid. This
step is to be taken in order to bring the
Board of Education to time.
The walking delegates have also de-
cided OH a new plan of warfare that Is
rkeIy to astonish city officials. com
mittee OF five is now procuring affida-
Wits from workmen who have worked on
school buildings at less than union
wages ct any time since May 10. on
" hich date the Governor signed the act
requiring that current rates OF wages be
II is intended that these affidavits
shall be used In court proceedings. They
will first be laid before the Corporation
Counsel and in case he refuses to act
IN tbdt PioNoVulubo WIZ VIC
commenced independently OF him.
work provides that city contractors
shall also pay current wages Many Of
Whether firms that work these con.
tracts are subject to the provisions or
he act. II they are obliged to pay
lnion wages 1t is said they VIII lose
A loophoie has been found, however.
n clause of the contracts which pro
ydes that in case the contractor fails
Education may, after three days notice,
Employ other persons TO complete the
obs.
This will give the Board of Educat ton
chance, II strikes are maintained, to
ANGEL contracts, and will also give con.
FACTORS an opportunity to get out Of
What many consider a bad bargain,,
:. d. j. Snyder, said this morning that
All contractors making repairs are re
luired to have the work completed early
September; and that forfeits OF from
though no provisions were made that
contractors would have to pay current
wages, he has been. advised that this
upposed to be familiar With the law
t is possible tina, those getting the
award after May 70 may be Obliged to to
pay union "dStb liC Coultp may haNS
decide what Is required from those
eceiving contracts before May 10.
A walking delegate said this morning
hat the pre- sent action has been taken
o bring the Board Of Education to time.
hnd that f1rst-class contractors are In
hearty sympathy with the unions.
The city Is SO slow in paying for
work that good contractors hesitate to
take jobs " he said, and smaller firms
bid 80 closely that they must pay less
han union wages. Provisions should
have been inserted in the contracts pro-
viding that in accordance with the act
Of May 10, current wages should be paid.
and when that was not done the Board
Of Education is responsible"
Supt Snyder said to-day that he could
get a quorum OF the Board OF Education
together in a few hours. He could not
say when a meeting would be called.
At the Board OF Education this after.
noon it was stated that the only school
buildings on which the progress of work
has been seriously. affected are those at
Fifty-second street near Eighth avenue,
Fortieth street near Eighth avenue,
Thirty-seventh street near Tenth ave
nue. and Thirty-fifth street near Eighth
ayenue