The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Ooat5sesor Smart Expects to Re-
sumo Work Tomorrow.
slsAry OF APPLICATIONS.
mnU Uoree Of Lah0rers Worked
G19oseAnv Unmssesfed by the
: oennss--New Schedule Of wages
4oeGelen Of Appeal Censidrred--
Ceans Of Contract = Hydraulic
1Goehou May BE Adopted soon.

The trouble which has grown out OF the
wosk Of regarding Fsra avenue has taken
- no new Developments within the last
aay or twc. aad Contractor Smart exs
pecta 70 resume opera items tomorrow with
Q sfuii fares OF men,.
H had ten or twelve men .: work yas-
awlay, engaged mainly in rsadiusssng the
allowable and crosswaiks ST Wall and
vine streets TIE men we're moi snoiested
In any way by the strikers
n. Smart stated last night to q POST
.Gntaiiigsncer reporter thnt he had not ret
fully decided az 70 whether he would APP
psai from Jast3ce Asstsns decision. al
Enough he felt sure OF winning his case
IN he higher courts, and thought Il prob
ABLE he would appeal.
II Axpect to begin next Monday with a
full fierce OK snen" continued Nr. smarts
s.that Is. expect 10 put on aboa; thirty
Or forty men. besides twenty transfers and
thsis teams co not think I stall have
any serious trouble. bit in case ! should
may appeal TO the city for protection.
~Yss. / have had a number OF applea-
tiers from the old men wao quit work.
but are now anxious 20 begin again,
have made no Discrimination aEsiy s. them
ana viii re-employ ses'efas Of sisan. -
I have my eyes apen end am rot going 10
employ AIRY OF those who are apt To give
trouble. On the day efter the trial Ia
JuSics Ausfln's court come % the strikers
approached my men .sh0 were AZ Work
and, BY cnrsing and abusing Them. caused
fAem TO drop their tools ard quit work.
This was repeated on the following day.
Today. however. there WAS no further
trouble. and ! had zen or tweiTe men as
work THE street railway men also pax
in 4 good days work. lowering the TRACK
On Pine s,raat. and she fact that my men
were not at work there gave thsvn a better
opportunity to carry On their work uniin-
psded,
~As T. applications for work may say
that have been faifiy overwhelmed. and
Dc not anticipate any trouble IN securing
tho number OF men 1 shall want This ap-
niles to men with feauss as wen as 10 those
&1thout / have had more applications
today from Transfers than could possibly
accept
New Rate OF Pay.
The rate which ! am now offering. and
which the men nre accepting freely. Is
q cents per hour FOR a day OF eight hours.
A4D ~ GSHts per MUIR tAtt@ bVt t"u uvufs
Oeowelme. This win make SIS for day
~ siehs hours and st.ss where the men
~heo(A 70 work ten hours. an increase OK
81 60 per day over wat was paying be-
- the strike
INA contract under which Mr.. Smart IL
oolng tho work Of regarding was let TO
him by the board OF public works on
HASuh TO- and IN few days after that
eyne ne was served with the proper notice
From the city engineer to begin work. The
contract allows him eight months from the
time that notice was served. AgSer tie
expiration OF egh. manths from that q
tho contract provides for forfeiture CT
~ Dor day FOR each day thereafter until
the work IL completed. Ter the faithful
completion OF the work fhe contractor IL
under bond IN The sAm of $s2sa. with the
American Surety Company. Of New York.
an security. Mr. stnarts bid, or. more
properly. that OF Smart & Co. was the
lowest % the three Submitted for the con-
tract. the three ranging as follows:
The Rival Bids.