New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-30
RTRDENING THE CAN \ L0
AZ INJURIOUS EFFECT OF THE EIGHT
HOUR LAW.
rus EMPLOYMENT or ADr'roT'r lock TEND

,ssses iy tho Legislature ' H., ,.,,.lt on My
apparent ui-ri'ih- '9 ..9,v would increas Sc
3 IL was f"''n''' .. enc f.,ie canal by Si7-
the cost OF ''" ,s...,. % $50 lock- tenders
% y VIII ''i ,n TIA. r,V lo.l-te'''i7
who r'''' 4.,, ,,tr r....t4 S'2'J "a n'''"
O. ""'.'' d., s.,.n and a half months "
1N' ....f - fh..r receipts ih'i' .''''
year The ri'"' '''"'
Will Doc $40 ,..l COS, Of Jock tend
Nor is iti7 I'D. 10y W. .,... Of the pass age ~
'ns re- one q" r,'e,. are Jock tenders also /
the Eight Hour law i che nacN River Canal
ut"" f..,,l and the Seneca AMI Gay '-
Wv mo must Also Pee large additions "I'
cana" '" ,4,fons which. 81 S. estimated
|" ~, -'. . 3D., total cost OF this increase OF ''7
-. e., ~ d, y..r
l'''' 90 ,.. ,.-l.pr-ASE
An jNNECESSARY lN'''i'''''
.,t. t,.r..I-- IT, the
r remains 20 Pc" s'io '"'' ' ma, ,.,. ..u, need
number or 10 ' '''.' The work is light W"ie
Of the canal system. ''' twelve
ronlpallv each lock-teudcr is az WORK l'' w. W
',"'. d,y ~. a matter OF fact. the 'woik o,-
hours '''' .. - tho time of q locit-tcn-
der owing 20 the infrcquent passing 10y OF '""''
,o|,, For hours sometimes no canal boat passes
.i,,. TWO shifts Of lock-tenders has been
tom o, n,''''H =, has been satisfactory both to
,so s,ato and go rs employees. Nov, with the
adoption If this Eight Hour Jaw" d." ".
.xnrn-. Is rut upon the STATE Treasury IL -
,t ,,',. TN. men are not needed. Under
the new system they viii be paid ''' very ''"'
7,h4 Legislature. Of course, has not made any
preparation for such an addition TO i1e
the Department OF lu"Ao VI o'hS' "''' -, w.. ~,
teaden' o. Pun re- WORKS Wi. "",' w. ,,,.o nt,.,r
pcnseS IN other "l''''i''.9 " ~ 49, r.
the appropriations maui '''
Id''"'"'' - -..
TRYING To MEET THE SITUATION.
,.,.n,,.,n,,,, Partridge ~ the Department Of
1,,l,o wis has b.en laborne. and laboring sue
"','0 49,. ,,,,....,., ,,,so5 ~, tr, on
V'Ssiu'y' 10 l''''' ,.,,. ,,4r,1.,e ,,,,7 ,ho
-'."'' u. go, 3D.. ,natntonance q The
amount "l.' l, a., var Aldr3deo
Dep"r'''"' '' ,.l. ..,,,s ~ mis- wear IA
haNi"s "S'" '' - ,.,, ho,,,5 bo,l hco,
snreoo ~, over tho remaining months of the year
- 49,, .t, .1oe,tt, Superintendent Partridge las
managed Ivy the strictest economy Of management
90 live WITHIN what remained Of the appropriation
Now. as he to all appearances was TO have al DIS
command ample resources for r"hai n,p1
there comes into existence TINS hls"' ilou' .r|
which not only VIII m'fe"S, ''' - .ho
ing SO 90 year. but VIII also EI'd"E ''''' ~
cost Of all public work on the cahas' lNo "'
craze Increase IN this cost Of the public wor" VIII
he % per cent Srperint'nden' I,i.-r[ w.. W.
,-,,,oto - he escapes having the work or his de-
Io,.u.'"'. a-,s,,. rr,rrled hv the law and no
larune"' s'lo' 80 -. sho,,,d he forced 70 state
20 the Legislature that further appropriations must
he made for the maintenance Of MS Department.
- ,,r,,orDr.rrONs
EATING INTO THE AlBkcfflAllC->"'
,s., .,s, tho repartncnt OF Public
II may ne au"'N nc ...io, - .io
. Ruidings also Is troubled by the op'td'o" ~ '.0
- nh, Hour lav, and that other State depart
"N' ., -...,,o.,ed Will learn that the 10
preparations made for 'ne'r s o. y" - fra
-. 80 .b,e leu,
-. tro,rs has charge q a large num-
60 e'a,a ,i,,,,,. dor construction or UNDER
% - - ,rha r., Hour law APPLIES 20 the
gong itP"'S' i"' - .,s.. - sfso ~ an
workingmen upon these bul-''"1S' '