New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
STREET-CAR STRIKERS WIN.
EIGHTH AND NINTH AVENUE LINES YIELD.
| THE TROUBLE SETTLED IN A FEW HoURs--EIGHr
| aTRIPPERsn - INSTEAD OF TWENTY.

| THE TROUBLE SETTLED IN A FEW HoURs--EIGHr
| 1TRIPPERs INSTEAD OF TWENTY.
| The Eighth and Ninth Avenue street car lines,
which under the same management had their turn
at tie-up" yesterday. their first experience
with the manner in which the Empire Protective Asso-
citation does business when 1t believes that companies
have broken faith with their After the strikes OF
! February on the Broadway and Fourth aud sixth
Avenue lines. the Executive Committee called on Mr.
Wilson, superintendent Of the Eighth and Ninth Avenue
nes and told him the drivers wished him to grant
| the same terms that the Fourth and Sixth Avenue
companies had granted that is, take of one trip
| day and make schedule by which the
trips would be made within twelve hours the pay to DO
50 day. They also demanded certain conditions as to
hours OF labor and pay Of stablemen. Mr. Wilson re-
ceyed them so cordially and readily consented to the
changes asked that the committee went away perfectly
satisfied that all would be we'll those lines, readily
granting the superintendent any reasonable length OF
| time which to make the desired changes. cs
The committee walled patiently for the changes to be
made and several times called Mr. Wilson in regard
to the matter. asking hm why there so much delay
lie explained that 1t because required time 10 get
| such schedule they wanted into opera
| ton For time they thought be was
acting in good faith but the continued complaints from
men IN the employ Of the companies caused them TO
change their minds and take the to bring
him to terms had adopted successfully on
other. roads and O "tieup" ordered. In making
changes to comply with the twevehours' rule Mr. Will
put what to the men seemed TO be an excessive
number OF trppers, and even with them, In many In
stances, the rule not complied with. The companies
had also failed raise the wages of the stabemen as
they had agreed to do.
There about 600 men employed on both lines, and
they met q; late hour Wednesday night at Turn
Hall. in Forty-seventh-st. between Eighth and Ninth
meeting long one odecsion being arrived at until
after a. M. When they did make up their minds to
| thayr hal I'm hphv IN
4econdst aud seventh-ave,, which they made their
headquarters AS long there was to bo trouble ana
to punish tho road Tor not keeping fath with them the
demanded than they did IN the first Instance
They insisted 81 20 day for conductors and drivers
and and '"'H also "' demanded that there should
more binding aaG satisfactory ali around they FUR:
thor fixed upon schedule or pay for other employees
increase OF IS week on the Eighth Avenue
line and 81 % tho Ninth Avenue line iorseshoers
get 50. payer. and rammers 81 and all other
engaged III repairing tho tracks 81 70 day Truck
drivers were lated at 81 a day. ., NJ,
superintendent Wilson, when he went to ped on Wel-
nesday night dld not Expect any trouble whatever lie
thing ike ue-np was ordered Butth superntend-
ent was aroused at an early hour by MESSENGER
TO do tho work He went there and had the 900 norses
for as best he could by the few men that ne was
10 the president directors OF the companies After
conference with them he his secretary TO Adephl
meet them. they sent word back "Adephi Hail." and
tEither Mr.. Wilson went Tho conference lasted from
every demand except the that he should have no
"rippers" He insisted that eight trippers would be
q necessity. That number was hnally allowed to him,
with the provision that no "tripper" shonld
DO paid less than 81 80 a day. Before the
strike there twenty "trippers" As
soon rs an agreement was reached the men
marched T. the STABLES The first car
on the Eighth Avenue line went out at 2O7 y. and
one on the Nnth eight minutes later Both tho
cars had broOms and flags on them.
A committee OF the Empire Protective Association
called President Curtiss Of the Sixth Avenue line yes
tcrday and Informed him that at meeting OF his en-
ployes held Wednesday night 10 was decided that
further concessions should be granted his line before
the settlement would be- regarded permanent and sat
isfactory. The OF the demands were not made
public. Mr.. Curtiss told the committee that he would
Ike To have until tomorrow before giving definite
answer and the time granted.