The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-20


The notice of reduction Of pay posted by the order
of superintendent Bdgood Of the Sixth Avenue Com.
pany stated that trips would DO paid 1t the
of 20 Al each. Tho other leading city railway
lines reduced the pay OF their conductors and drivers
several months ago. Tho pay Of each class all the
principal railway lines OF the city now averages 50
per day Thus the Ihrd Avenue pays SO 1-3 cents tor
trip from Sixty nth street TO Vescy street and
return. six trips beng considered days work THIS
company $50 cars in all, including those OF tue
Grand Central line. Stablemen, liz In number, re-
ce,ve 81 30 per day. They formerly received 81 IS.
The Sixth Avenue Company runs 20 regular cars
10 vosey street. 20 cars TO Canal street. night cars and
cars 15 in ALL and "a extra IN the fall aud
winter. The reduction oil pay on the Eighth Avenue
road, which took place several months ago severely
drivers each 20 cents TOR trip from
Fortyninth street TO Vesey street and return, seven
the round trip, including Manhatanvie, some of the
make four aud half trips, each conductor anu
drive, receiving - GEMS 1ns Trip v or Fay 81 gs TO,
which tho compensation for each class Is only
81 rs per day. There are about eighty stabemen, and
these received ST. 10 per day. year ago They were
rcd REDUCTION was made 10 81 % day. sh'sn pay the,
now receive. Some OF the crosstown lines. where tho
drivers act as conductors, pay So so per day.
THE DULL SEASON
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company said yesterday
that The company were now paying 81 per day to con-
ductors and drivers. and there was no prospect OF
The stablemeD receive 81 Is per day. dc said that
the roai just now makes no money, and that he did
believe that any railway line OF the city max
ing any fhis Ii tno dull season, he added "Fhe du
season extends through june July and August Last
summer, our company In common with others proba.
bly, carried than the average number OF passen
gers for the dull season, owing to the Centennial Ex
nlbtion and consequent increase in the humber Of
visitors the metropolis; but this year the summer
travel IL lighter than usual. In fact, our road doei
we'll hold It's during The dull season OF any year,
and this summer we do not even do that During the
busy season, the fall ana winter our road Of COURSE
docs its full share Of paying business"
The most litter complaint on the part OF con'
ductors AMI drivers Is not 30 much on account
Of the reduction OF pay, keenly Is they fec
this as In regard TO tine many hours laboI
making up days work they required to perform.
Great inequalities are found IN this matter on
pairing road with anotncr For instance, Six trips
on the Third Avenue road make days work for the
conductors and drivers; but on the second Avenue,
round out the day-an increase OF two hours and
twenty three Some Of The have what ~
called 'swing Off, Of two three hour,
In the day, but this is not generally suf
ncient to allow the conductors and drivers
time 70 20 home and sleep; and this resting
must be made up In the night thus frightening
out the "day" OF the mon to sixteen or seventeen
hours On account Of the system In practice some OF
except when the little ones are asleep, as they ara
compelled start of duty ut o very early hour in
the morning and are permitted TO return only at
late hour at night.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Why does the Fourth Avenue Company reduce the
conductors and drivers wages now? They might
have had reasons two months ago to do so, but now
riding begins 10 increase, and In the months OF Oc
tober November, December and January the receipts
OF the road will erage 900 dav. One TACT.
II tho company would not overworE the men to get
this SO day we would feel better contented.