New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-13
Strike of the Car Drivers.
STOppAGE OF THE CITY RAILROADS.
PROGRESS OF The MACA'NISTS STRIKE
Commoticn Among the Other Trades
STRIKE OF TIE GARDENERS.

9Th Seventh Eighth and Tenth Avenue kalroau
Cownanies about 500 of these men met yesterday at
IA o'clock in the morning at Nuffs Hail. in FORTY
,ixh street. near the Eighth avenue to hear the report
of the Committee appointed to wait upon the Directors
Of the several Companies 10 ask for an increase "a
wages. There no conductors present az tue
meeting, which was held at sueh an unusna hour' 10
afford all opportunity TO consult together IN rooh
to their future plans One Of the sixth Avenue oIes
was chosen Chairman. and Tenth Avenue dil'cr was
anno;n,ed Secretary. The Chairman entreated his
auditors to 60 about their business in calm ara DUST
ness.like manner An employee Of the Sixth Avenue
line arose and said the community at large and the
press were on their side. and 10 them Inc
thanks Of an present were due. Mr.. John hco6"n
said he WAS not driver but he lad come
70 give n few words Of advice. He hoped the dT'eis
would rot he carried away by prejudice or passio'he
ewes OF their wives and children were upon them Inc
Railroad Companies had no; done them Justice IN not
giving them higher wages while everything requsi''
for sustaining life lad risen in price. Twelve shhss
a dav was no pay in times Ike the present Tie r"'.
road companies knew this, but tie! were cohso. "a"
tcn Of rich men looking OILY foT their profit alc hot
caring FOX the poor people. The drivers should eooNe
in their efforts 10 secure better wages, out no ni
phoald Join from compnision a Air. Johnson n"u'
long speech and advised lis hearers 10 accept 10 Jess
than So per day. The Chairman suggested that . ''
now offered be accepted Tor tie Present. y dI-'e'
from the Eighth avenue remarked that they must nave
full pay now they would mover get IT, Inc sp'"A'i'
were loudly cheered and theTesouions posed ny Inc
Committee were adopted unanimously. OAe ofihc toufh
avenue drivers in reply 10 an 1nnqury stated that iAef
Comnany answered tleir petition by discharging ten
men land lis was done in the most tyIannica manner
and will tllcatsl Tie foreman Lad taken ever! man
10 cd a. =
he ives discharged. : motion then made TO strike
at once The Chairman advised GOODNESS. Ills road
was not prepared 10 strike. An employee from tie
Seventh laid tAeir men, conductors and OIL would
strike whether tie others did or not that beirG the
only wav 10 meet the issue face Ia face 1t hu the
experiment Of single day delegate from tie Fourth
Avenue was o. the opinion that bis people would strike
at all events \ driver from tie Highth Avenue re.
ported that wien he and his associates presented the
petition tho Superintendent at fst growed Ike bear
but when they called Tor the answer, he invited them 10
Lis Office and endealorcd 10 alk them down
Other drivers also addressed the meeting. one Of
whom advised the drivers not TO touch drop Il spirits
during the strike Tic drivers finally concluded not 10
take any CO.'S nom tie depot after the second uip
(aboat oc "a, thus giving business men plenty Of
time to rea, ac lower part Of The town. The meeting
adjourned ct q, o'clock in tie morning
After performing their two trips yesterday they
switched of their and stopped work. Large mum
bers Of them collected in the vicinity Of their respective
epots determined 20 work until thclr wages were
raised 81 per day. About noon all the cars had come
in. and travel was entirely suspended Of The
roads During Yesterday afternoon the Fourth avenue
cars onlyran al long atsrrals On tic SIKH avenue
The cars ceased running at O'Clock in tie morning cx
eept one driven by the Assistant Sup,riner1cni who
was the target OF many pointed jokes as he passed
the road.
Tie Board q Directors who control the prices paid
70 the conductors and drivers on the Eighth Avenue
Railroad have in their employment about 90 men, WHO
DO the collecting and driving their principal route.
or which - arc kept running every day IN the
week. There are 20 and 20 men employed Ola the
Canal street line. under lie management Of the same
Board Of Directors Tie men thus employed have Lad
10 work from "a 10 is hours day. every day in the
year for 81 % per day. They have 10 Slndaya, 10
holidays themselves ard they have to lose every day
they ere absent consequence Of sickness II proper
here remind the reader that Immediately after tie
rios the Directors Of this sbad manifested their regard
for white hborers by refusing to allow coloredpeoe 70
hide in their cars and annoyed their patrons with often
sive notices printed in large capitals stating that no
coored persons would be allowed to ride in the Eighth
Avenue coaches These cards provoked the ndigna.
Directors had to withdraw thcm and they finally
agreed TO permit ne1ocs 10 ride in every fourth
part OF the way, say far as Sxtieth street Now
comes another and different test Of their regard for
the welfare Of white working men. On the Eighth
Avenue the last OF the Blk taken out in the morning
returned ct u O'Clock, when the strike was general
The Tenth Avenue drivers receiving 81 Is day
but they intend 10 demand - The Tenth Avenue cars
stopped running at one o'clock
A. matter Of course the strike has caused consider
able inconvenience. Other lnes Of travel are over
crowded. Onnbuscs and stegesrre packed full within
and have lespiDg measure outside As the employees
the railroad have Licenses with which they are
personally identified the Law is in their favor and for
bids others taking their places until the authorities
grant permission Yesterday afternoon delegation Of
drivers called the office Of the Mayor protest
against certain parties driving without license. Capt
Thorne with his accustomed energy and decision, sent
Officers Holloway and Ravens and arrested four men
the Ninth Avenue road.
The best Of order has prevailed among the strikers
throughout the entire city. No attempts at coercion
we're made no threats were heard, signs Of intem.
perancc we're manifest strong police force was eta
toned at every depot but their services not called
into requisition..
Hour after hour the strikers remained at the dcpots
waiting for the word Of promise from the directors
holding themselves in constant readiness 10 respond 10
the orders 10 resume their accustomed work the mo-
1nent their demand for 81 per day was acceedCd TO-
About O'clock last evening the starters employed by
the several companies lett their posts there being no
need Of their services since all the roads in the city
except the Thirdayenue road had ceased tOT1n. The
directors OF the Third avenue road agreed 10 raise the
wages Vi conductors aud drivers tie Harlem line to
VI 70 per Day and those the Sixty fifth street line ~
81 60 per day The directors received the banks Of the