The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-17
THE CAR DRIVERS STRIKE.
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MATTERS STILL UNDECIDED.
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Gross Mismanagement of the
Various Roads.
The Common Council Order the Revolving
Of the Companies Charters.
The Corporation Council to Institute
Proceedings Against Them.
Meetings Of Drivers and Their
Sympathizers.
TIE DISPUTE TO Be LEFT TO ARBITRATION
OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE.
&C. &C. &C.
The Corporation Council to Institute
Proceedings Against Them.
Meetings Of Drivers and Their
Sympathizers.
TIE DISPUTE TO Be LEFT TO ARBITRATION
OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE.
&c. &C. &C,

needless state that the strike among che
still continues The all the lines still ether
very irregulary ALL ID there appear
yet likelihood OF BITTER state OF affairs On che
various lines OF city railroads yesterday though there
slight Improvement on the previous days, the
number Of quite i.sdequate to the require
mcnts of the public. The inclcmency OF tho weather
heightened the inconvenience considerably ami every
where there nothing heard but indignant censure
of tbs conduct Of the various .npanics.
GRANTING LICENSES.
BY the laws of the city one Is permitted drive
city railway unless he be licensed such license TO
be procured at the Mayors Office To procure this license
it is necessary to be tweuyone years Of citizen,
and resided least six months in the city New
York. That a number OF unlicensed and ineiCent
at present acting drivers is sufficiently proven
from the fact Of there having beep but ndred and
thirty ght drivers licenses altogether taken since
the l2h inst As the at present driving the have
within the Las, few days been orted from New Haven,
Hartford Boston and other places the requirements for
the procuring OF licenses cannot have existed The
Mayor well as the first Marshal, determined to
exercise tho greatest s'rct;iess In the granting OF
Ncene although several clear of perjury tho
part OF applicants have been discovered.
THE STRIKERS AND HOW THEY ACT.
The drivers yesterday, previous days, con-
Quoted themselves in a quiet and orderly manner. A
visit 20 any Of the depots brings In contac: with
crows OF them their anxious faces bctokening what they
suffering and are determined N suffer before they
will give IN. The prevailing op'o.on among them Is
that matters cannot much longer continue they
have for the past few days. The pubic sympathy,
which they everywhere meet esls them TO be rmer in
their victons OF the business Of their cause and
they wonder that while nil thinking, the
panes alone should seek TO Cypress them Among the
car drivers some Of the most intelligent Of ct
zes aud many Of them speak with evident crudtion
seldom 10 be met with among men CT following more
pretentous professions
TUE RAILROAD COMPANIES
still refrain from any attempt at concating the mon.
lie hall
that the strikers men, necessarily through
the wages paid them, they will be compelled shortly 10
return their work nj the ordinary rates of pay They
are themselves satisfied with the way things
going on, and very uneasy at the they
ceyc from the public, lLe charter to each company
often the convenience Of the pablo shall require,
which provision is undoubtedly violated The Third
Avenue Company owning as IL does the most valuable
road looked to by the others and the general express
sion anong them Is Gas goes the Third 80 do we all
The police force Is to be taken on the this morning.
IL bcing deemed unnecessary any further
PROBABLY A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Owing TO the utter mefciency OF the new drivers OF
them The journey 10 any point is one succession Of
collisions baulks and narrow escapes We record one OF
On SUNDAY evening at about seven o'clock a gentle
man BY the Of Henry Kerr, residing at 344 West
Tweaty fourth street while standing upon the crowded
forward platform of No. 8, Of tho Eighth avenue
railroad. and while near Canal street. was thrown vio-
leuiiy the vehicle and beiath the wheels through
tho sudden start OF the horses by the inexperienced
driver Mr. Kerrs spine very severely injured and
he carried TO the New York Hospital sretcher,
where he remained yesterday in extremely precarous
condition The driver OF the placed under ar
ret pending the result Of Mr. Kerrs injuries, which
are supposed TO be mortal.
ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC.
The employed until recently by the various rail
roads in the capacity OF drivers, are many Of them de-
pendent upon their daily earnings for the support Of
their families number upon the small pay received,
have not been able to put aside cent for rainy day,
aud they now without employment, must needs
suffer small Inconvenience. In some cases, those
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have PLACED all they could afford at the d. posal OF those
less fortunate The public susiains the .risers against
the railroad companies, and the public should gvo
it, material aid 10 those want comm ,.ee has been
appointed such subscriptions may be handed
In at the following places
8 Myers. No. 1853 Sixth avenue.
~ Green torreenth street and Fourth avenue.
l. Nixon Carlton House, Fourteenth street and
fourth avenue.
Astor House, sioon.
WndCst's, No II Park
Van Dyke % Haoran, No. - Park row