The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
SCOW MEN ON STRIKE.
Several City Dumping Grounds
Without Laborers.
Drivers and Sweepers Wait on
Commissioner Andrews.
They Demand the $50, 900 Increased
Pay Due Them.


Cleaning Department to-day. While
the drivers and hostlers and sweepers
are clamoring for the advance of $40
month per man, under the law of April
20. last, some of the laborers on the
mud scows on the North and East
Rivers have struck. and several OF the
dumping grounds are without workmen.
About fifty OF the night sweepers
assembled at the corner of Worth street
and Broadway at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, along with committee of five from
the Drivers and Holsters Protective
Union, preparatory to calling upon
Commissioner Andrews at his Office in
the new Criminal Court Building and
demanding their back pay. which
amounts to the snug total OF $4,000 up
to the present time.
The portly Commissioner was not ex-
pected until IL o'clock, noon, and the
poor laborers and their committee had
to wait about the neighborhood in the
heavy rain until they were all drenched
to the skin. Some of the comments
passed by these hardy toilers were very
uncomplimentary to the fastidious head
OF the STRENGTHENING Department.
1t was said at the STRENGTHENING De-
partment Offices that the men were too
hasty; that certain forms must be gone
through before they could get their
money under the new law. and that
there was no money for them unless II
WIS taken from the Judgment Fund"
thirteen captains and as many mates in
the employ of the Barney Dumping
Boat Company whose offices are at $40
Broadway The captains were receiv-
ing SIS a week and mates sl2
The Company notified the captains that
their wages would be reduced from 81!
to sl2 a week. The captains struck. and
the mates went out In sympathy with
them
The only reason given by the Company
for the reduction of wages was on the
simple, not at all responsible and not
dangerous, and that $l2 a week was
ample for the work.
Five trips out to sea each week were
required OF the men,
The Superintendent of the Company
said that new. men had been engaged
In the places OF the strikers, and several
warrants had been issued for strikers
who had assaulted the new employees
at the dumping grounds at the foot OF
West Nineteenth street and West Forty
seventh street.
Up TO latest advices, none OF the men
accused had been arrested.
committee OF the captains and
Wors that the Barn Sg c6m COME
pany ordered reduction of wages yes
terday., fixing the pay OF captains Mt
w and mates at $40 week. reduc-
ton Of So for the former and 81 for the
latter.
The Committee said that the work
was arduous and dangerous, and that
money now from the city than It ever
did before A meeting of the lock ed out
men will be held tomorrow morning.
A representative of Commissioner An
of the Drivers and Holsters Union.
this afternoon. at the foot OF East Sew
enteenth street, to arrange for settle
ment of the back-pay trouble
The Commissioners agent said that
the necessary papers had been drawn up
for the purpose OF enabling him to begin
obtain judgment upon which bonds could
then be issued, and the money necessary
to nay claims could be obtained,
This ARRANGEMENT the representative
said, had been the outcome of a confer.
ence between the Commissioner and the
union men, Mr. Kennedy said he would
notify the drivers, hostlers and sweepers
at once, and a representative would be
appointed to meet the Commissioner and
arrange fol- the suit against the city.
Patrick McNulty, the Walking Dele
tective and Benevolent Union of tn,
Street Cleaning Department, was In
close consultation with Attorney Theo
Ing Department, this Afternoon The,
were going over the lists of those mer
TO whom back pay is due. and Mr.
snmllnSOn SAID that IN all prObabilit y
the men, would get their money by mex
Wednesday.
All OF the men have assigned their
claims, amounting in. all to $4,000 tc
q McNulty, and he will get judgment
for the amount. The money will moi
be paid to him. however. but to the
men Individually by the Comptroller:
The officers OF the Street Cleaning De
partment say that the department ha
nothing whatever to do with the striSini
CAPTAINS AMI mates of the Rarney Self
has a contract with the Company AM
the Company hires It's own men
Walking Delegate McNulty said tina
no committee OF the hostlers and sweep
ers had been authorized to call on Com
missioner Andrews. and he did not be
lieve that anything of the kind was con
templated