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Show A llerlalmi Worth Millions. Tho decision of tho New York Court of Appeals declaring unconstitutional tbo prevailing rate of wage law, will havo a for-reachlng effect throughout tha stato The law was passed In 189T nnd provldod that a contractor per- ' forming public work should pay his jCj workmen nt a rate which "shall not be VtM leas than the prevailing rate for a tH day's work In tho samo trade or occu- Wm patlon In tho locality" It also pro- XflX vldcd that eight hours should coned-" HP tulo n day's work. yM I)y the decision of tho Court ot Ap- Bk peals New York city Is benefited many E millions Within the last two years N the city has been deluged with claims tjm for back pay. Thousands of employes H have demanded compensation for over- H tlmo work and extra pay for services, H performed for less than the rato nfi H compensation prevailing at the time H Theso claims, In tho aggregate, hava jH reached an enormous total, by somo! H computed at 810 000.000 Tha decision j H kills ths claims 1 M |