The sun., 1881-05-29
THE STRIKE PREVENTED.
RAILROAD COMPANIES YIELDING TO
SOME or THE DEMANDS.


SOME or THE DEMANDS.
The Backbone OF the Strike Broken Lntc on
Friday Night-wages Raised ON Nearly All
the Lines, but the Men Not fet Satisfied.
The back bone OF the proposed strike OF
horse railroad employees was broken late on
Friday night. by the offer OF the railroad COM
panies generally TO advance the rate OF pay.
The men had demanded shorter hours rather
than moro pay. but those who wavered and
hesitated TO Join in the strike were finally set
tied In their minds by tho slight advance In
wages. Tho notices Of more pay were pasted
80 late that many OF the men had not heard OF
them yesterday morning. and several men on
different lines. upon whom devolved the duty
OF first tying up left their cars. unaware that at
the last minute the companies had yielded to
part OF their demands. But the others had
heard OF the promised advance. and instead OF
following the lead OF the men ahead. they re-
mained on their cars and drove on.
After 8 o'clock. the hour set for the strike.
fifteen or twenty drivers and conductors met at
Irving Hall. but the doors were not opened to
them. and they went away. meeting was to
have been held there In the evening. and
| crowd OF men gathered upon the steps. Tho
| time was spent in talking over the situation.
| A conductor on the short run Of the Third
avenue line said things were worse for them
than they were before. because now they would
be required to make short trips ono week and
Harlem trips tho noxt. and he would rather not
| have the extra money than to work the extra
| time. A Sixth avenue driver said that on that
line the men were allowed two free rides day
0'asP ae Sesd re gong r6d ri ana S
the advance. but he was afraid there was no
hope OF shorter hours at present; He said that
needed the extra @ pay I offered. had broken up the
strike for the present. He thought however;
the SoHa be Ss and
he said there vas S serious fd taik & OF forming 5 n
| ned until their hours we're shortened. .
said that to-day ODD letter Would Be sent to their
they you'd RS
on Monday. The same course, they said. would
enteenth street cross-town line where the men
say they work seventeen hours day for 81 50;
this evening at sss Seventh avenue. with the
view OF forming an organization.
The following terms were posted In the stables
Of the Third Avenue Railway Company:
hereby n9!iaea st @ ana alter M MGpday Nay
EoI,ywC cents Per round H@Tem TRIP nr,
make hve Harlem trips takes thirteen hours and ten
MAKE seven short trip: !! s,ts' e. eleven hours and
order 70 Gqualize ,he work shsnges will be made at
| W pThS
The pay on the Grand Central line will be nineteen
pay on the i25th street road will be sioo per day
This will be an increase OF twenty cents day
for Harlem trips and fifteen cents for short
trips. One driver struck on this road George
Tsneon f saFs 81
the company said they anticipated no strike.
ne Mas eD S be s sasdad Wiz the
increase. OF twenty-five cents a day: The OFF,
q h tho were confident that there
On me Second avenue line, when the men did
that they would do so at II O'Clock; but nc
strike occurred In I. the conduStors' % r92m @ was
l Would T. be R u day TRis is Tor i've i've HarsR,
oents DAY for each. The desire OF the men
was to receive this pay with one less trip day
wens On
! their wages were increased from sl.s5 to 20 q
ps ~ day are sbs mo a %
. stablemen and hostlers was raised from $40 q
. The stablemen and hostlers In the stables o
. the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company. at FIJI
e tieth street. who had been paid $3.50 week
her Work and Inside tn the
4 bic doors. They were offered slO.5o week
. for for an hour or more and no one passed then
to take their he'll places patrol%an IN S across S th'
. seventh street police station and In a short tim,
:. a platoon OF police was at the stables. Mean
o while superintendsnt Wilson had announeet
week. and more II other railroad companies
gave their stablemen more. The men returneI
the Eighth Avenue Railroad had complained
that they were kept on theE feet for too too man
y They preferred that their working hours shoul'
ssSS nss pTRs
e are to be kept up until new time schedule cal
end aSl a as aS %hs nTs to
. | days the drivers and conductors are to beRi
5: running only seven trips day. and will
y Five Of the drivers on the Grand street ferr
y y and Forty second street cross-town line s,ruc
se isS HHa ana eSaf saTs Iess t@s ss
the pay OF the conductors and drivers wa
ent Calhoun said last evening that the mon no,
at work make no complaints. and he anticipate
ry On the. Belt line the drivers have hithert
n, been paid s175 day for six trips on the we:
or ST the sS sSs bo Ss
"a ductors and drivers are from this morning, I
an sS receive each 90 day, This line begins to-da
y, The men Of the Avenue B and Avenue D cal
celvod .2 = day for ten trips q the Avenue
cars, and the same for eleven trips OF the Az;
a. q day less. AT 10 O'Clock in the n morning jaime
\. LauRhran. driver Of Avenue B car 93 tied u
-, his car and stopped work. he was discharge
e' Two other drivers stopped but when they foun
or that the strike was not general. they resume
lis work. There was no stoppage on the Avent
ib ID cars Superintendent Francis said that I
~; change would be made In the hours OF workin
1nnn 1n John Stewart detective and inspector In Il
H. employ of the Third Avenue Railroad Compan
nd made application In the Yorkville Police Cou
yesterday for warrant for the arrest OF Slicha
Conroy, discharged driver who, he said, =,
gotten on q car and asked the driver for III
cents toward paying the expenses OF tho pr
nR posed strike. The driver declined and Conro
INT the detective said. remarked, Well thls ls y
lev last railroad that you'll work on" Justi
,o. Murray refused to grant the warrant.
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