The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-16
TuS STRIKE ON TEE SECOND AVENUE
RAILROAD.
THE NEW DRIVERS LICENSED.

TIE ex-dryers OF the Second Avenue sailr0aH.
who waited upon Marshal TOOker, at the Mayors
Office as reported in the HERALD OF yesterday, were
on hand at the License Bureau yesterday morning
in large force attended by number OF their politi
cal friends and asked if the Marshal had deter
mined to treat the new drivers as they themselves
had been treated some time ago. They had been
arrested for being unlicensed, and they demanded
that those now driving In their places should be ar
rested and compelled to procure licenses. Tho Mar
shall reiterated the statement made by him on the
occasion Of the previous visit OF the strikers that he
disapproved OF the wholesale arrest OF drivers to
the inconvenience Of the travelling public; that
at the time of the arrest of the drivers by the police
he publicly announced his disapprova OF the arrest
and did not wish to do now what he had opposed at
that time. some OF those present endeavored to
argue the matter with the Marshal He told them
he did not wish to argue the matter Els sympa-
thies were with the workingmen, and he was willing
to do all he could to protect them. He had notified
the officers OF the company TO procure licenses for
their drivers, and had allowed them until noon yes
terday 10 settle the matter. The company, he SAID
had raised the question OF hts authority TO demand
that the drivers should procure licenses and had
called his attention TO chapter 240 OF the laws Of Is u.s.
which reads as fOli0wS:-
SECTION shall be lawful for the owner or owners OF
OF the age OF twenyone years driver
regulation or ordinsnee OF any ocer or municipality or OF
the Common Council or government OF any city or county to
After reading this he said he did not feel prepared
to decide that The statutes required the drivers
TO procure licenses. The city ordinances he found,
contained nothing on the subject Of car drivers and
he had heretofore exacet the license for drivers OF
;accoInnlo......i Coaches" He could not allow his
sympathies to lead him into doing anything not war
ranted by the statutes The strikers appeared to be
satisfied that the Marshal could not do any more in
the premises than lie bad done, and, thanking him
for his expression OF sympathy, they withdrew.
Shortly after the strikers had left the Mayors ONCE
Mr. Harvey II. Woods, secretary OF the company, ac
...ndh V NM M m
peared and stated to Marshal Tooker that, for the
present, the officers OF the company would waive
Tie legal objection they had made, and follow the
Old plan OF procuring licenses for tue drivers and
Tho Lenses were accordingly made out and The
strike so ia. a. the License Bureau Is concerned
THE PROGRESS or TIE STRIKE.
The strikers thronged around the staring points
yesterday, and they appeared 10 be quite Success"
in making the substitutes feel alarmed. The police
officers detailed to the DO not seem TO relish the
posts assigned them
A dastardy attempt was made by some person to
throw one OF the dummy cars or the track near
SEVENTEEN street by lifting one end OF rail and
placing large stone under IT.. The trap was set TO
catch the halfplst twelve O'Clock dummy going up
but the engineer discovered the msp aced rail and
stopped the engine In time TO prevent the accident
which would certainly have followed. The opinion
was freely expressed that the net was not the work
son, to inure them and do some damage at the same
time TO the company regardless OF the lives or safety
OF the passengers IN the car.
The strikers avow their determination TO hold out
but the Officers OF the company will not accede to
their demands as long as they can obtain men do
strikers from infcting any damage on the property
or employees oil the company.