New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
CAR DRIVERS DISSATISFIED.

srp,yy ON THE HARLEM DIVISION OF THE THIRD
AVENUE LINE.
THE movement among street car drivers for higher
wages and reduction III the number OF ,l ~
hotlrs assumed definite shape on the harlc-n w
vision of the Third Avenne Line yesterday MI y
About 10 o'clock of the divers, aller nannt 80
round trip, left his car and refused 10 ToIn erc
promised an increase OF pay. lneOlnci VI ii 10 L,
prond In Keen their cars moving but they held PACK
and said that they would not 90 on uh'u Sill
took the car out that had Deei s,o,n the com.
A force of extra men was sent M from ' III IL
nonv,s hcadouarters at SiXty-hfth-st. 10 M ,uo
nlaces of the disaiected drivers ne eHact nun
bar nj reg,ar drivers who finally refused 10 rsuc
trcir nlaces until their demands were accedeu ~
could not be asccrtained nc sul"I'nien..enu :" ~
the Harlem depot said that all the men mao I'M
90 their uosts except two at the company he'u-
onarters nj Sixty fth-st. il was said thar inc mum
hcT was from six to eight the drivers thcnlslN1is
claimed that there were hity OF n'o'e ~ d cheers
Nnnrehcnsons were felt by the railroad oincV ~
,hat The kers would use violence against me
men by whom their places had been supp,oh ,nent
consequently request Ma Tr,od 70 the scene and
several patoons of officers were detached h9 III pr
Twelfth. Twcntythird and iwentyIIsIEni, n sod
cncts. One of the drivers named 91a and ned
As nrecautonary measure policeman was pun on oiI
each ear with instructions to Keep hls eye op.n o
somethinpD The demands made by the dlsSallshcu
drivers were that they should receive T. DAY loI
four trips which would take about Twelve iouI1 T ~
run. or ~ 30 for "A DAYS work OF hNt lIiPs. ,"n
force of extra drivers belonging 10 the. uP,o""hh
division about twenty in number, TOOK sIucS WIN
An intelligent driver who has a wife and two
children dependent upon HIM for support sa,h lnd'
he had been paving $40 month rem ana 'u". J,
Gently II had hccn increased 10 So. He Thought II
was very hard TO I've compelled To make hye tripS u
dav-scycntv- five milcS-and have Only hitFii 'uih
utes for dinner. The driver said hitY men uoti
mn " Yesterday morning AMI vouid nor 60 lo ""'N
unless their wages were increased ami thtlT h"n'S
shortened There was no class OF men III tne GU '
who were worked 50 hard as ear drivers lie sI'''
that a committee would confer with men ON ,Nc
rrrflt T..
and he had reason TO bGh'No ~
strike would become general TO-DAY l'N,I
Anthony he said. was discharged because ne
was getting m petition to the Third Avenue ON
pany asking for increased wages AMI Sln'nntE
Il gave him away" ringlcadcr III the Nlllk''
The effectiveness of the strike was some" nd tIu
b,rrasscd by the loafcrs who stood ready !" JUMP
ON n car as soon as it was deserted by stIlhing
driver. -, ~ H.. i,,
The superintendent stationed AZ the Harlem d'po'
onn1rcutiv viewed the tTOuble al snall uhicht'
and said that lac anticipated no turi her diSN1ii
zion among the men. He repeated several llllc'
that all of the i had resumed work save lW'''
G. :. Arthur. the secretary al the r"a' S" '''' w.
pcfion of the men surprise 10 IN" company
There appeared to hc u lack of coh'CIl'l H,l"n
among thc men, and for that reason he dld 10" thihh
The strike would become general OF spread I" "'h'r
lines. a.
George +. Bonuy, the general manager OF thr
Fourth ave line said that no threats "i ,tIlN' 1,l
been made by the drivers employed on thai roma:
About a week ago The men asked for an advance "'
wages through n committee, and their pc'I'l" w1S
beiuc considered hy the company. The question: "'
nav be- thought would he settled 10 the satisfaction
As far AS could he learned last night no formal de-
mards have as yet been made on other lilcS'