New-York tribune., 1886-04-20

Iauterbach asked II in tue opinion OF the
Ii would have been more dangerous 10 run CARS Oh sun
day than on Saturday.
More difficult perhaps" the response, but not
dangerous The Police Departmental is confident OF nS
ability to cope with any difficulty that inlght arise
He uenied that he had given advice TO the coih-
pany not any at any time IL was MS ""''
10 furnish protection. give advice. aud lie s'oo"
prepared at all times to perform his full duty' IL
railroad Official asked him to run one or huhdro" anu
one ears he would do it.
Mr. Kernan-Have you any information as 10 any s"
conspiracy combination to uniswiu'iy in'o'' WIN
MIR, MnTrayENo, s,r II had should promptly
arrest the coonspraiOrs. 80 . -,
Mr. Murray thought from information tnat ne hau
received that the company was making every eol. 70
sand ont ITS cars In answer questions a. 10 whether
or not he considered that the public safety wonu oe
endangered by attempt to run the cars De sara 'n"'
he cond tell better what the result would be aiter an
attempt had been made
INSPECTOR steers agreed in the main with hs chle but
went more into detail to the police arransements'
The company lie said, repeatedly had made every
possible effort t.I he coAld see to get sufficient
number drivers to Its cars The force unde MS
command had been duty continuously from 1hulsu'9
until Saturday night nd Judging the rest by mhse"
they were exceedingly tired II would IN MS "Pihio"
have bosn difficult to run cars beio" Broo"o ST.
especially between Pearl and Chambers s's' d 'ne
street is and sympa hcc drivers on "'""i i'
which ran through that street could nave 'auso"
blockade easily He had suggested TO MI Lyon 'na'
MIGHT he ,ngeruos to run cars SUNDAY as 1t was
legal holiday; many Idle people would he oit' ana mon
not knights OF Labor might cause "a not Nr. steers
tboughr that the police could afford ample protection 10
all raj sd pr )periy but IL an attempt was haue 10 run
cars he couldn't toretel the result.
MIR. joined his colleagues at the city han
Tie 7h Regiment was being reviewed ty Mayor Grace
when he arrived and the hearing not resumed until
the regiment had passed Ex-senator kccleSihe an-
nounced that ne mad retained counsel for the
citizens for the investigation He deeh tua' 'c
company had used due diligence IN getting men u
operate It's road His clients were prepared 70 nt 'he
road in full operation the acceptance OF certain
propositions which had been accep'e" U! "'ne' Io'o
companies.
Mr. Lshte bach denounced the doctrine set forth by
Mr. Ecce,ine that corporation was bound I" accept
any terms NJ matter how unjust nm Ter pain OF a lor-
feture of the charter This tyrannca hierarchy he
said has paralyzed every railroad company IN the
clty If must live under the dctatiOn OF TINS DOhy
let Us know it and will put end to all corporate
enterprise" He stated the position OF the company as
being willing to leave to arbitration all questions Ieat-
ine wages and hours ut matters pertaining to the
employment or discharge OF men must al all hazards be
retanci ny the Board OF Directors and under no Gil
cumstanco> would they submit tnat question to artra
tion company would not under any circumstances
dischoIge the men who had been taken on since tie
ste W to maze place, for the strikers
Mr.. Ecclrsine said that when the company gave mp
hackllsng men the men would give op demanding the
DISCHARGE obnoxious eml Oyes. lie claimed that the
men whose discharges were aemlude are paid spies
"Wlcn Mr. Lauterbaoh refuses to submit the question to
arbitration he taxes "a grave responsibility continued
Mr Etclcsne II this /, to be warfarecf extermina-
ton know who will be exteTmnated." There was
some apIl ,ase in the crowd, winch was promptly
a eled by Nlr. Herman. Nj Ecclesine asked for an
adjoari.ent until be mad bad chance to consult with
his clients ana up list of the demands which they
fAir In al a
arbitration.
Before the rece.s President j. W. Foshay OF the
Iroalw ~ and seventh Avenne road He'd attention to
the fact road had been tied though his men
had NJ grievances He was sworn and In answer to
questions by Mr.. Herman denounced as false lie state
men that there any agreement OF railroad preSl-
dents to support the Tnird Avenue road 50 far as he
knew and he was confident that there could be such
agreement IEe part OF his Ioad without his kncwl-
edge.
recess was taken until o'clock, when Mr.. Eccesine
presented the following list of grievances which ne SAID
his clients perfectly willing to submit TO the
arbitration of the Railroad Commissioners or TO any
Others IA rly appointed board OF arbitration:
The Executive Board Of the Empire Protective Asso-
citation OF the state OF New-Y Ork behalf OF the late
employees OF the Third Avenue Railroad Company, are
dpsrous submitting to arbitration the following
First Tnat no employe be required t. work more than
twelve hours per day, W til one nor deducted Tor
second That four trips On the Harlem branch six
one hundred .md twenty fth St branch eight trips
on Grand Central branch and ten ips on the cable
road constitute "a day work.
Trl, coupons tion conductors and drivers on the
So - Tor erpmcn and - Tor conductors.
Fourth. Not more th,n ilnrty t1ppers should he run
al wages not less thAn ~ 30 day.
Fifth Tat nosllers. hitchers changers car cleaners
aud all others enpioyea IN aud about 'ne depot clerical
help excepted lac paid not lrss than ~ 70 a day.
SIXTH Holsters not 10 care for more thah sixteen
nViH . he-,,.rs sh.u bara o,e bor- .or breok-
fasl aud one hour for dinner within the sad twelve
hours .,.-.,..
track IN repair shall be required 10 work moro th an
day at - day for PAYERS and ramIners and
vi others II - "a day
Nntn. Th.t monitor IUen ne paid g a day.
Tenth, Harness ,kcrs lie paid - % day.
Eleventh rhe Her to bn pad . day.
Twelfth. Car-builders and ear blacksmiths be paid
rairtermth Running-gear en- SO 80 a day.
Fourteenth Machine wood workers In be paid So a
Fifteenth Blacks this helpers he paid 80 25 day
Sixteenth That all persons III the employ of tile Third
Avenue Railroad Company on April l5 1856. be re-
employed a he employment they held Il that date
nnd the rte Of compensation rreinriore set forh
and at the hours OF labor hereinbe ore mentioned
Seyeneepth That Andrew shaushnessy be reiL stated
t. his former position on the cable roat
Eighteenth, That such employees OF the road rs have ny
their conduct shown themselves to be obnoxious aud
proof I'D misconduct be forthwith discharged from
The en- Icy ~ said road.
Ninprenth. An agreement embOdyirg the foregoing
propositions 10 nc ssned by the road and TO remain III
force up 10 January l, 1887
WLou presented MI. Lauterbach said that ia"
company would submit TO arbitration until the strike
was declared of and the affair stripped Of al matters
relating to the employment and discharge Of men. Mr.
Eccesine said that the strike would be declared OF
imme iately when the company greed TO arbitration
Nr lanterbach took the list and went over 1t para
graph by Paragraph and said that the company was
willing arbitrate all except the first, sixteenth
sever teenth aud eighteenth clauses, and argued at
length against bang forced to arDtrate matters
which the Board Of Directors Of the company should
rightully hay final power The question OF the cens-
ng Of drivers up and he claimed that under the law
OF sos which that any citizen OF the state over
twenty one years age has right Il be employed
driver horsecar. the city ordinance WAS VOID and o
no ofi ct
Mr. KEENAN, suggested that the present might lie
arbitrated and the company reserve the right In
future do it pleased. hut this view did not meet