The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
SCHOOL STRIKE on.
Workmen Declare War Against
the Board Of Education.
Walking Delegates Say All Work
Will Cease Before Night.
II Is Claimed that tho Wages Fixed
nv Law Have Not Been Paid.

The Board Of walking Delegates claim
,,at by this evening work on all the
school buildings of the city will have
been stopped.
The delegates, in two groups, one on
tho east side and the other on the west
side. are proceeding downtown, and as
school buildings on which repairs are
heing made are reached union workmen
are ordered to lay down their tools.
I, is announced that work on new
buildings will also stopped, although on
all such union wages are paid. This
atop is to be taken in order to bring the
BOARD of Education to time.
The walking delegates have also de-
cided on a new plan of warfare that Is
rkely to astonish city officials. A COM
mittee of five is now procuring affida-
Wits from workmen who have worked on
school buildings at less than union
wages at any time since May 10, on
which date the Governor signed the act
requiring that current rates of wages be
PIT 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
Id is announced that proceedings will be
commenced Independently of him.
The law regulating wages for city
work provides that city contractors
The contracts were let before May 10,
T Ni@eSer' firms nnn that work these con:
tracts are subject to the, provisions OF
Union mi ac wages, It is said, they will lose
money.
A loophole has been found, however.
+n clause OF the contracts which pro-
|vides that in case the contractor falls
10 prosecute the work, the Board Of
|Educat ton may, after three days notice,
employ other persons to complete the
hobs.
This will give the Board of Educatio
] chance, II strikes are maintained, to
ANGEL contracts and will also give con-
FACTORS an opportunity to get out or
What many consider bad bargain.
e. b. j. Snyder, said this morning that
bill contractors making repairs are re-
hurried to have the work completed early
n 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
supposed to be familiar with the law.
All contractors have given security, so
i is possible that those, getting the
award after May 10 may be obliged to
Xpay union WdBts. lie Coui rs may NAVY
Id decide what is required from those
feceiving contracts before May 10.
A walking delegate said this morning
That the pre- sent action has been taken
No bring the Board Of Education to time.
land that first-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, land smaller Arms
bid so closely that they must pay less
than union wages Provisions should
have been inserted In the contracts pro-
vidng 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
fet 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;
buildings on which the progress of work
has been seriously affected are those at
Fortieth street near Eighth avenue,
Thrty-seventh street near Tenth ave
nue. and Thirty-fifth street near Eighth
avenue.