The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
"ELEVATED" employees.


IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR SALARIES AND wHA7
ocCAsIoNED IT--BoTH SIDES OF THE CUES
TIoN.
"Yes, sr,s said q conductor on the Metropolitan
Elevated Railroad yesterday. 'things are looking
little better TO-DAY. The company are now running
tram every Two IRON both ends Of the iine."
"wil that tend 10 improve the salaries OF the EN-.
ployes OF the road ?" asked the reporter.
.sWhy yes; it Will have direct results In this way.
When men VINO paid twenty cents hour
trips day they earned only 81; out now, on
account making greater number Of trips. the rate
oil pay will be improved In proportion
SHOW much will the change be for the better" was
the next question.
"Weil think that conductors who lately made 81
a day will now be able to earn 81 so, AM braksmen
ami switchmen who lately got only an equivalent of
81 20 will by the change clear at least S.
.Was this change brought about through the repre-.
seutations dissatisfaction OF the employ Is OF the
roaa?"
GAS far as that Is concerned cautiously answered
the conductor III am not prepared 10 say. There has
been great deal OF dissatisfaction one way OK
another among the men. II Is true that at the out.
set the company did not promise any particular rates
OF wages but they gave it TO be understood that n-
ducements worth working for would be given to the
right sort Of men VINO might DO acospted. For
this you see OH the road intelligent, educated
sbility, ami II expected that these
men would be c0ntented with what they nave been
there is NOT much doubt in my that The arrange
meats mado running cars was morally forced
,ns par. O. the empoyes Of which feeling they
very well aware"
One OF the gentlemen" employed on the road
writes the following letter u the HERALD
METROPOLITAN RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
We the employees Of the Metropolitan Elevated Rail-
vi ns T. h. aS pgs ssa
in which we Lave been treated In regard to salary
Of ~ the directors am morally certain they
s s tire hest @
strongest as 20 cuisines. and social
pstens men they ''esn,smen''
oa secured the services Of class Who 80 have
o s nsr ns%
that they satisfaction in the performance
an from $50 Der we were osS ID
without having what we we're to receive We
BY the "trip on the train and Sssn' snS gate
ss rps va 5rs o 81 So s.s... agents sa
the trains rule SO they received
Il. on S ss :,.a dswn 81 sgS
StH thsy wish dress and clean, the full
d s
sss 1'T IN
sss lsasd o'SsT. will q. :%s
WHY pay ss Say
Consequence viii be that the viii have to
break new mon every week or So MI Besrd (one OF
vc presidents, says he can get a. the men he want'
brns onyonr Cinnamon and isaans; Will give way to
| them cheerfu.iy
| MR. Boards VIEWS.
NV Beard, one OF the directors and Chairman OF the
| working com nittce expressed himself yesterday
without reserve upon the matter OF the differences
| between tho empIoyes and the Metropolitan road.
Mr. Beard claimed tnat the newspapers had
| no right to interfere between the com.
pAny and their men. The maicontent', ne
saa sched the company aud struck at them through
the spapers aud VI the press would only not IN.
terere everything would 70 we'll Mr. Beard said that
II tne.c widespread dIscontcnt IN the ranks OF
the employees the directors do not know oil It's exist.
ence, as those entertaining II had not been manly
| enough In their aciion TO come forward ana state
their grievances Ii hey had their complaints
would nave boon listened 10 There are always, con-
tnuvd Mr. Beard, disaHected men 10 be found IN ex-
| tensive works ike tue Metropolitan Elevated road.
and such men must be wesdoj out the company
| every two minutes from either terminus, anu now
each composed o only two passenger cars aud
io omotivc, instead OF three cars as formerly. But
| thus change, ne asserted, had not been made
because OF tho runored discontent among tho en-
ploye because IL was required by the exigencies
oil the public serv As TO the employees, Mr. Beard
SAID particular cases salaries had Oven
Raised but this was not general Thing he lett con-
the employees the line II they wanted TO leave: and
to acceding to their demands that was out Of the
question. - -
! DEADEyIuG THE SOUND
| The officers tried experiments yesterday Tor
the OF Icsscnilg The noise caused by passing
traius. Ibcy filed with water the space between tie
double floors some OF the cars and fouud, accord.
Ing 10 their estimate that the sound was decreased
meuling with telt aprons tho cars and with rubber
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