New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
STRIKE or MR. WALToNS DRIrERs
STRIKE or MIR. wALToN's DRIVERS.

STRIKE or MIR. WALION'S DRlN ERS.
FIT Walton. who has the contract for cleaniG 9
he streets on the east side OF tine city below Four
trenthst. is having difficulty with ms drivers and
he has asked for police protection. Inc trouble
has arisen, Mr. Walton says. because of the re
moyal Of one of his s,ablemen. named Landers who
IA GREAT iayorite with the other employees. Yes
terday Mr.. ntons superintendent sent for him.
and told him that the men were mutinOus und ne
mAnGiup the reinstatement of LanGrIs. threatening
that II their request not granted they would
all quit work hr. W alton had talk with them
and told them mos. emphaticHlly that he would not
weld TO their request. The consequence was that
a majority of the men went on "A strike. MT W al
Ton then went 10 Police Headquarters and stated
his case to Acting superintendent lhorue. no sNd
that IA. should make arrangements To have other
men fiji the places of the strikers. lie 1anted the
malice 10 protect the new men that he should en-
ploy from an, acts OF violence. The protection that
he asked for Superintendent 1horne assured him
that he should have.
Last evening the strikers numbering in all
eighty four and u number of their friends held a
meeting at Jefferson Hall No 2j3 Avenue a, aud
discussed their grievances Thoy insisted that
what they wanted was an increase OF wages from
81 80 to II day, and that Mr. Walton should cease
TO fine them for not making sufficient number OF
loads on wet days. l he removal OF Landors aid not
Affect their action. They appointed "A committee TO
wait on Dir. Walton and state their demands.
When the committee returned with "A message from
him TO the effect that he cvuld not accede 10 their
wishes unless the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
would give him special appropriation, the com
mlttee was instructed to wait upon the Mayor and
insist that Mr.. Walton should be Kept 10 his con
uact The green men, the strikers say, cannO; do
the work in the time specified by the contract
and they think that II tho penalties ior the non
fnlflment OF this are enforced Mr.. W alton will he
obliged TO hire them again. The STIR kers say that
they will commit acts Of violence but that they
will hold together.
tribune reporter say Slr. Walton last night
at the ST. JAMES liO,el. lie said: 4" The truth is my
rorkInen want mo 20 conduct my business TO suit
them instead of to please myself. This man
Ianders about whom such fuss has been made
has beer discharged. but it pleased to shift
hun from position to another as had a perfect
night To do. When | saw the mel to-day they in
sisted that should put hiin back. and of course
refnsud. Then they made complaint that their
time bills had been cut, TO which replied that they
were paid for the work that they did. Finally they
asserted that their wages were not high enough
aud when / refused to pay them moro they stuck
NV work was interrupted for n lew hours to-day
but haye been down 10 Castle Garden and have
secured a number of new hands To fill their places
Tomorrow shall be full-hauded again. i do not
anticipate any trouble. Sly only object in asking
for police protection 10 be the sale side. An
ounce Of prevention is better than pound OF cure
yon know"
In the evening Mr.. Walton went again to Police
Headquarters to soe that tbs arrangements had
been made that he desired. Fhe force nc WORK
cleaning the streets accomplished very litilo yes
terlay except TO keep the putters open. Some Of
the men employed by the department refusedto
work i'm the rain.