The evening world., 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 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
being made are reached union workmen
are ordered to lay down their tools.
1t 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 on a new plan Of warfare that Is
likely to astonlsh city officials. com
rnittee of five is now procuring aftida-
Wits from workmen who have worked on
school buildings at less than union
wages at any tine since May 10. on
which date the Governor signed the act
requiring that current rates or wages be
paid for city work.
1t is intended that these affidavits
shall be used In court proceedings. Tney
will first be laid before the CORPORATION
1t is announced that proceedings will be
commenced independently of him.
The law regulating wages for city
work piovides that city contractors
shall also pay current wages. Many OF
the contracts were let before May 10,
whether firms that work these con.
ira are bey sG the ebFeS TO
union wages, 1t is said, they Will lose
money.
A loophole has been found. however,
in a clause of the contracts which pro
yiIaa that in the contractor fHtlS
to prosecute the work, the Board OF
Education may, after three days notice.
employ other persons to complete the
jobs.
This will give the Board of Education
a chance, II strikes are maintained. to
cancel contracts. and will also give con-
tractors an OPPORTUNITY I,nl y, 70 get out OF
Superintendent of School Buildings
C. b. ]. Snyder, said this morning that
all contractors making repairs are re-
in September. and that forfeits of from
S. to SO a day are provided for. Al
though no provisions were made that
contractors would have to pay current
was not necessary, for contractors are
supposed to be familiar with the law.
Ali contractors have given security, so
1t is possible thar those getting the
pay union wages. The courts may have
to decide what Is required from those
receiving contracts before May III.
walking delegate said this morning
hat the pre- sent action has been taken
TO bring the Board Of Education to time.
and that first-class contractors are In
hearty sympathy with the unions.
The city is so slow In paying for
work that good contractors hesitate 10
take jobs y" he said. land smaller firms
bid so closely that they must pay less
than 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 today 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 II 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
avenue.