The evening world., 1894-09-01
AFTER BosSPAIA1ERs
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
a day, while the union scale of wages for
their class of work calls for $50
Since this strike, Attorney-Ge
Hancock has been called upon to give an
Interpretation of Chapter 622, Laws Ut
1894, entitled an Act to regulate the
hours of labor OF mechanics, wo kingmen
ana laborers In the employ of the state,
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
ne 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
tne performance of public works"
kyritz d Son come under the provisions
OF this act. inasmuch as the Normal
college is a public institution. and con-
sequently kyritz & Son had contra tied
with the State or municipal corpora
lie works"
J., Attorney General Hancock on Aug. q
last interpreted the Infringement OF this
law to be misdemeanorr- subjecting any
DodN violating IT TO arrest and impris-
Onment on conviction.
one Of the specific requirements Of tho
law. 1t Is 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 faw by the Attornsy-
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 affidayits
OF the striking painters in the hands
Of Assistant District-Attorney Davis.
The BOARD Of Walking Delegates has
representing ali the trades, to wait on
Acting Mayor Mcclellan on Tuesday al
2P. NJ. to demand thai the law in ques-
ton be Vigorously enforced in every de-
Under the .Attorner-General's inter-
probation, this may lead to the dismiss
sal of great many persons in the city
Mayor or his representative is not only
empowered, but compelled to discharge
every person under him, who is guilty
departments the Governor has the same
| mandatory power of removal. In addi-
ton to removal: the offender is also
lldDle 10 arrest. 10 cOn1pel an employee
| to work more than eight hours u day 10
also a punishable offense under this law
The Wood Carvers' Assoc alton will
| have a special meeting in Clarendon Hall
| at $50 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 q
violation. they VIII thereby also suffer
| loss of membership in the Association.
Assistant District-Attorney Davis said
this afternoon that he thought the Law
sufficiently definite to secure a convic-
| ton and punishment upon the presenta-
| ton Of sufficient evidence.