New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
THE THIRD AFENUE STRIKE.
TWO SECRET MEETINGS OF THE sTRIKERs-NEARLY
ALL TIE CARS RUNSING-SO Further TROUBLE
ANTICIPATED.

TWO SECRET MEETINGS OF THE sTRIKERs-NEARLY
ALL TIE CARS RUNSING-SO Further TROUBLE
ANTICIPATED.
The Third Avenue Railroad Company was
running nearly its full complement of cars yesterday
until about p. m, when number OF those TO sixty
fft-s were taken of The bobtall" cars to the Grand
Central Depot were discontinued owing, II was said, to
the dlsrust company felt Of tle drivers An officer
of the company at the Sxtyth Street Depot said late
last night that nearly all the were running. though
somewhat rregularly by the drivers being green'
Fourteen Of the old drivers from Harlem eleven from
the Grand Central pot and several from the siNtyth
Street Depot taken of yesterday and new men were
mt in their places the excuse being that they did not
take their cars out in time Monday. One OF the dis
charged drivers said last night that nearly all those re
moved yesterday had been regularly at work since Mon
day. but that it the evident purpose to dspace all
men who might give trouble when another reduction in
wages was made which, 1t was said would occur very
soon.
The companys officers when asked TO give the number
~ nev men taken on referred iuquirers TO the ter
and tat pcrson replied can't tell because II would
take nffy men TO hgre oHt." From the conduetorst
was learned that about thirty OF the 30 old drivers
were nj work. including several who had Deen taKen on
vastediy There were 100 police hen GU uuty AZ tno
iopot nm Sixty-nfthst, who nave been on gur9 slhCe
the strike began They nave not Deeu a'iS"eo ~ S
time whe waiting their turn TO make Irps on IIs - Js'
Other officers are sta oned at the depot IN iarc'
Lyrry third car last night contained an oeer ~ ~ uhi
form while officers in ctZrnS dress accompanied IN
termsdat cars The police sad they coud see no Itu
son for their presence. but ihe COMPANY clalcd '''
tnc,c woud be trouble II the officers were r. moved
the Criycrs who were not At work helu seSitt mSot
ings Yesterday morning and last nl-lt' iIc5luenI,
Fsrrp VINO presided, said the men were unlnu ahu
determined and ne believed that they would all De ae
work again M % few days. The falrOau coup1any 'Vv
tnIns 30 for n patent horseshoe which edch uINtr
OBLIGED to carry and so cents for his badge Dunnef
an tne men went to the ofce yesterday ahd asked ioF
thc return OF Only Few obtained IT, OlH'Is
einp asked 10 call again Few days, wBlen tue men
interpret as speedy reinstatement nunis Ser OF tne
men are engaged III getting signatures TO apetu0n 20
m, Legislature asking that the company oe prohioeu
from employing men sixteen hours q day TOT sma
ponce and then requiring them TO state on oal
they viii gye thirty days notice before leaving lug
majority OF drivers DISCHARGED are married men'
Being unable anything from their snau WaevS,,
many are IN want, and Subscriptions were taAen Wy
Yesterday for their destitute families. ne. a
At any early hour yesterday morning Jaiucs 1res
striker. and an unknown person Assaul'eu -. o.
Moore a new driver. while the latter was on n.,ts
near EiRnn-st A policeman on board arfeslru ,h IOsh
and he WAS committed Tor tr1al NJ the rAS-S'''~
Street Police Court. default OF 81 800 bail. - h,a
business men and taxpaS err sSaiost
in the IWentY-nrsg Ward yesterday 10 plolest "2G
the action of the police in regard 10 the Strike au
eral Thomas +. l3Ourke and Others were appo'n tns
committee to call on the authorities ana tApleSs
sense of the meeting. The committee Wated oE oSha
iuteuLeut MaIhHg and asked for the remoV " .s1 s
noee from the cars statng that II was not Figt tn
large portions OF the city should be lett unprotec &
Inc taxpayers be made 10 suffer Tor the Deheh ~ "a,
yate corDOraton Superintendent Nallng rtpIlc9 'se
he woult keen the officers duty at the rnrOu % I'm
nanys depots 80 long the company asked pro'eeo"
and he thought IL was required