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 Fes. 23, US OE" THE BUILDING NEWS. 165 CHIPS. The Local Board of Oxford have appointed Mr. J. Bailey Denton to be their consulting engineer for the carrying out of their sewerage work, with par- ticular reference to the selection of the site for the pumping station, which has caused considerable contention. Messrs. Alexander & Henman, of Stockton and Middlesboro’, have been appointed architects to the Leeds School Board School, to be erected by this _ Board in Burley-road, Leeds. The regulations for the ninth exhibition of the fine arts in Naples have been published. It will be opened on April 7, and works will be received from the 18th to the 27th of March. y On Saturday week the corner-stone was laid of a new school in connection with 8. Stephen’s and All Martyrs’ Church, Lower Moor, Oldham. The school, which is designed to accommodate 560 chil- dren, will cost about £2,000. The Liverpool Corporation last week resolved to to appoint a public analyst, at a salary of £200; also to promote a bill to enable them to purchase the tramways in the town. The Saxon Parliament have voted 300,000 thalers for the erection of a new Polytechnic School in Dresden. At a special meeting of the Governors of the Cumberland Infirmary, held on Tuesday, at Carlisle, plans were adopted for the enlargement of the Institution, at a cost of £8,000. By the will of the late Mr. Henry Manning, merchant, late of 251, High Holborn, the Builders’ Benevolent Institution receives a legacy of £500. The will also directs that the annual subscription of he deceased to this charity is to be continued for ten _ years after his death. _ _ The directors of the Valde Travers Asphalte _ Company (Limited), have resolyed to recommend a dividend of 25s. per share out of the profits made during the last ten months the company has been at work, and leaving a large reserve to be dealt with hereafter. The death of Mr. E. L. Betts, formerly one of the partners of Sir §. Morton Peto in the firm Peto, Brassey, & Betts, is announced. It isin contemplation to erect a Jewish Synagogne in the neighbourhood of Belsize Park, Hampstead. Last week the fittings of 8. Mildred’s Church, Poultry, was sold by tender by Messrs. Fuller, Horsey, & Co., preparatory to the demolition of the edifice. The amount realised for all the fittings, inclusive of the organ, was £308 9s. 6d. At the meeting of the members of the Institution of Civil Engineers on Tuesday, the 20th inst., Mr. T. Hawksley, the President, being in the chair, it was moved, seconded and resolyed unanimously: “That in consequence of Tuesday, the 27th of Feb- _Tuary, having been appointed by Her Majesty to to proceed to S. Paul's Cathedral to offer thanks- giving for the recovery of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,” the meeting b2 adjourned until Tuesday, the 5th of March. ———— es Grade Aetvs. WAGES MOVEMENT. __ ARBITRATION IN THE WOLVERHAMPTON BUILD- ING TRADES.—The last agreement between the masters and men has been in operation four years. Now it is desired by the men that there should be a change by the adoption of the nine hours’ move- Ment. Notice for the change was given by the men according to the rules last month, anda meeting of the Board of Arbitration was fixed to come off on Monday night, for legislation upon the subject. The Secretary of the Board gave the usual notices to the different branches embraced in the movement; and the arbitrator and certain of the masters and men were _ present in the Session Court of the Town Hall, in that by the Mayor of the borough. It was then found that i consequence of the serious illness of his wife, one of the principal employers could not attend; and it further transpired that the bricklayers were unrepre- (% Sented. These causescombined to make an adjourn- Ment of the conference necessary. Before, however, _ the adjournment took place, some conversation ensued, in which the very great benefits that had resulted from _ arbitration in the Wolverhampton building trades Were admitted by masters and men alike; and Mr. Kettle said that in all his experience of arbitration, he had never known a casein which the men had not bided by the rules in the utmost possible good faith. Epinpurcu.—A public meeting of the various ranches of the Edinburgh cabinet trade was held on day last, for the purpose of adopting means for the Support of the men in Glasgow connected with the trade, now out of work in consequence of their demand The chairman y of the Glasgow Society appeared as a de- and explained the steps taken in Glasgow rthe reduction of the hours of labour from fifty- seyen to fifty-two hours per week. The masters had agreed to reduce the hours to fifty-four hours, and to give time and a quarter overtime, but only after 108 hours per fortnight had been worked. These terms the men had refused, and 350 men had come out on strike. <A large firm had conceded the demands of the men on Friday, but as the society was paying £45 4s. per week to the men on strike, the funds were being ex- hausted, and they came to Edinburgh for assistance. Such assistance would not have been needed, but that the society were supporting both their own men and the non-society men, by which they expected to carry more effectually their just and reasonable demands. Mr. John Sheddon, cabinet-maker, moved, ‘‘ That this meeting having heard the deputation from Glasgow, express sympathy with the men in the west in their present dispute, and resolve to support them to the best of their power,” which was seconded and agreed to. Mr. Mackenzie, polisher, moved, ‘‘ That a com- mittee be appointed with instructions to issue sub- scription sheets, and collect contributions from the Edinburgh trade, till the Glasgow dispute is settled.” This motion was agreed to, and it was resolyed to com- mence collecting subscriptionsat once. Ayr.—The operative painters of Ayr have accepted the compromise of the masters, to adyance the wages jd. per hour from 1st May. EpinpurGu.—On Friday night, the plasterers’ labourers of Edinburgh came out on strike, owing to the refusal of theiremployers to grant their demand for an increase of 2s. per week on their present pay. The strike is generalin the city so faras the labourers are con- cerned ; and the master plasterers, who explain that only ten weeks ago they voluntarily advanced the labourers’ wages 2s. weekly, and that nowa similar advance is asked, are apparantly determined not to give way. The late advance spoken of by the masters raised the rate of the labourers’ wages for thirty-nine hours work, to £1 weekly—the skilled labour of the plasterers for the same time being paid at £1 2s, 9d. WoLVERHAMPTON.—The operative plumbers, gla- ziers, and house painters of Wolverhampton are now petitioning their employers for the concession of the nine hours’ system, and likewise for an advance of 3d. per hour. At present the week’s work is 56} hours, and the pay 6d. an hour, thus making the full week's wages £1 Ss. 3d. They nowask that the 56+hours shall be reduced to 54, and that the wages be 63d. per hour, making the week’s wages £1 9s. 3d. They propose that the reduction shall be half an hour at the end of each of the first five working daysin the week. Indeed, for these terms, and for the rise in wages, they have given notice. The notice is to terminate on and after the Ist of next month. It will be seen that the proposed altered terms are equal to an advance of 2s. 3d. per week. In their application, the men give as a reason for a reduction in the hours that a large number of their order are employed barely two-thirds of the year, while a larger number are employed at most three-quarters. They think that a general reduction in the hours would tend more to equalise the employment, and thus to some extent remedy the evil. CAMBRIDGE.—AGITATION WITH CARPENTERS AND JOINERS.—A meeting, attended by nearly 200 journey- men carpenters and joiners, was held at the Black Swan Inn, Cambridge, on Tuesday last, for the pur- pose of adopting measures for securing the nine hours’ movement and a higher rate of wages. The average heurs per Week are 58}, and the wage 24s., being the greatest number of hours and the lowest amount of wage of any county in England. At Oxford it was said that carpenters work two hours less and receive an average of 2s. more per weck. The chairman, Mr, Cook, urged upon his fellow workmen to put down the tyranny of employers, and drew a comparison between the pay at Cambridge as compared with other towns. He estimated that a man with his 24s. per week at Cambridge, would have about 2s. left out of that sum to meet the expenses for grocery and the education ofhis children. The meeting was addressed by a number of working men, some of whom adyo- eated payment by the hour and othersat the rate of 27s. per week and nine hours’ as the time. The pre- yailing feeling was that in favour of an adyance of 15} per cent onthe wages, and for fifty-four hours to be the average number for the week. A committee was ap- pointed to carry out the views of the meeting, the masters to haye twomonths to consider. It was re- solved to receive weekly subscriptions to meet expenses, SouTHWARK CEMENT AND Brick TRADES.—The various firms engaged in the lime, cement, brick and tile trades in Southwark, have agreed to close on Saturdays at two o'clock, commencing on March 2, LEAMINGTON.—At a meeting of the operative house painters of Leamington and Warwick, heldon the 7th instant, attended by upwards of a hundred men, it was unanimously resolyed to send a memorial to the em- ployers asking that their wages on and after the 30th of March, 1872, be sixpence per hour, and overtime be paid at the rate of timeand a half. IpswicH.—On Wednesday week, 2 meeting of journeymen builders was held, to consider the question of applying to the masters for a reduction in the hours of labour to nine hours per day, or at the rate of 54 hours per week. There was a large attendance of workmen. Deputations were appointed to wait on the employers. EXETER.—The masons employed at Exeter Cathe- dral, in connection with the restoration work, haye struck for an advance of 2s. a week, which has been re- fused by Mr. Luscombe, the contractor. { Bisnor AucKLAND.—On Friday week, a well at- tended meeting of carpenters and joiners was held at the Three Blue Bells Inn, Bishop Auckland, to consider the best means of obtaining a reduction of the hours of labour, an advanced rate of wages, and other matters connected with the trade. A resolution was passed that the men have the Neweastle time—nine hours for the first five days, and five hours’ for the Saturday. Resolutions were also adopted, regulating the time from 6.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and from 6.30 to 12 a.m. on Saturdays; that an advance of 2s. per week be asked, as they already had 2s. per week more at Spennymoor, and several other surrounding villages, than they had in Bishop Auckland; that overtime be paid at the rate of time and a quarter up to ten o'clock, and after ten, time and a half, and that they have weekly payments. It was also agreed that a notice embodying the above resolutions be drawn up, and a copy sent to each of the masters on Saturday, with the re- quisition that they give an answer not later than Thurs- day night, the 22nd inst. The meeting was then ad- journed until Friday night (to-night), to receive the masters’ decision. TENDERS. AUDLEM, CHESHIRE.—For the iron apparatus, cast-iron main-pipes, consumers’ meters, service pipes, &c., for the Gas and Coke Company, Limited. Mr, T, A. Hedley, civil engineer, Wolverhampton :— Hill & Smith ............0. Newton, Chambers, & Co. «+e £1462 - 1350 Jennings and Sons. 1285 Porter & Co. . 1220 Holmes & Co, 1170 Poole .......... 1120 Willey & Ford (accepted 1054 BeRKSs.—Tenders for house at Wantage, Berks, for H. P. Gibbons, Esq. Mr. E. Dolby, architect:— F. and E. Johnson, - £2599 Gibson Brothers. 2538 I. Castle & Co. 2400 Selby: cccccvesnsece 2250 Wheeler & Gregory . 2244 G. Jones .. 2215 Honour & C: 2194 S. Jones 2143 FOLKESTONE.—For the erection of a villa residence at Folkestone. M. 8, Slingsby Stallwood, architect, Folke- stone:— Bowley . £1120 986 Holdam . Brooks & Co. Webster . Prebble .... Newman (accepted HAISHAM.—For alterations and additions to Meyerton House, Hailsham, for M. Meyer, Esq. Mr. R. K. Blessley, architect :— onocscoceo Peerless .... +» £840 Skinner. 584 Stonestreet. 565 Kent.—F or alterations and additions to No. 3, Samuel- street, Woolwich, Kent, for Henry Shersby, Esq. William Gosling & Son, architects :— Hiscock ..., -- £311 Kent.—For alterations and additions to stables, coach- houses, &c.. Shooter's Hill, Plumstead, Kent, for William Barrington Brown, Esq,:— Hiscock. Williams. Fenn & Harwood Daniels (.i.teccccees Blackmore & Morley Lonergan Kent.—For finishing eight houses (now in carcase) at Charlton, Kent, for Captain Davis. Messrs. Dean, Son, & Matthams, surveyors, Mark-lane, E.C.:— Gough ee £2405 Welch 2200 Roddam 2165 Wood.... 2050 Phillips 1945 Dover & Co... 1899 Blackmore & 1880 Stenteford ..... Waterson & Co, Button . Day.... Stovell . Hull (accepted) Tripp.. Piggott . Tyler Denn Meadows . MALPAS, CHESHIRE. — For the erec Works é 990 on of Seweraze ~£1059 0 0 - 938 6 3 Coker, junior - 840 2 9 Huxley . © 382570500 Walker. A) Ole O10: Bugbri: CoO RON Oo) Heaps 729 17 5 MARYLEBON Tenders for Relief Office and Dispen- sary at lEast-street, for the parish of Marylebone. Mr. H. Saxon Snell, Architect :— If both Buildings House erected in in under ona York-court East-street contract Lathey Brothers 1523 4516 Chappell ...... 1510 4494 Carter & Son 1432 4195 Howard. 1367 4070 Crockett 1390 4050 Staines & Son 1296 3996 Gibson Brothe 1347 3900 Manley & Ro. 1240 3775 Hearle . 1197 3694 Largan . 1051 3450 Saul .... 1188 SHAT
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