New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
down Toward the Cty Hall hut when morning broke the

down toward the City Hail. hut when morning broke the
In vain for The lin Cling OF bells OF the horses aud
waited hOpelessly for the familiar yellow cars to cary
the track before the Park Avenue Hotel The doois OF
the sta les across the street we're smut tght anu
through the long tunnel the rails were buried III tno
The officials had arrived early enough put there
nothing for them toeo About hall past co CON-
mittee from the Lexington Association composed OF
Bernard D0nney and Thomas COlom the delerate from
the Empire Protective Association, called on snpern
tendent Skitt to present the grievances 0 tc strikers
MIR. Skitt received the committee politely anu askeu
them for written statement After some consultation
mands days work for both conductors and rlyers 10
consist of five round trips rom the CITY Han TO- EishS ~
sixthst or OF eight round trips from Ci,y nan 10 tyo
Grand Central DeIot or OF ten round trips rom Elgy
sxthst to Harem the trips to be SO arangeq as hS o
cover nore than twelve hours ncudlht hal' Al uo.
for dinner; days wages to be - Tor Dotli
and drivers days work for staSemen ana, and ,og b
last from 545 M 10 T. M, with ore n0nr ior Dc,'S c"
fast and one Tor dinner new men to get Sl % Weoh
those who had worked or six mouths SlI no 90 nrsc
strike for belonging to the Iexinson Assoeiat9n
cation by executive board of the Empire lroeouye
Association; the time table for drivers aud cqn
ductOrS TO take effect on February l3 the regulation
concerning stablemen on February 8. ,,
The rule aboit groonIs and hitchers was soronsy
by officers OF the company, Out IA tor
several propositions aud counter propositions tho o
msnds OF the committee were yielded TO- An agteeeme
was signed about o'clock The conductors turned up
promptly but for an hOur and half nothing was Ioho
toward resumng travel Finally the drivers ana siao,e
men In a column two hundred strong, with DeeSale
Colon at their head appeared marching through lno
tunnel from the Forty. SECOND ST. station they are% rev.
Ill
work The ploneh straigtened up ana started
Fourth ai3 40 p III. and the nrst car began
running about minutes before L. others sci out soon
in both directions and last night everything was GONG
along as usual although account Ot the snow only
half the usual number of the strikers
had been up all hight, but seemed 10 DO Sooor anu
orderly. ,,- i, A. ~
men in place OF the strIkeIs ,-.,-
The committee OF the Empire Protective Association
who the strike well pleased with The result
and still pleased that the strike was OF suc sor
Duration All the Inconvenience caused ny the strkc
one OF them said, be laid at the doors OF the cOu-
nanies themseves We asked for nothing but what was
taT ana lust and what had been promised II nearly
a month since first began trying to have tne hours ol
labor on the various roads reduced to tWeNo IOr ua
work In some instances (and they we're NOT r"rol u
man had to work five hours more than that nc roaS
ON which the strikes occurred to day promised 10 accte
to our demands. They told that on February they
would Issue schedules that would make Things rs
we wanted them When the new schedules came OUT VIC
touDu them deusiOn. We wanted reality ana We tou
them They showed no disposition 10 90 ~ 'noN
promised; hence the strike. Formerly When the ch-
uloyes OF railroads had any grievances whlch tney
wanted corrected they scnt committee OF thc o"I
men to the directors All the satisfaction they received
was that the members OF the committee Ia most cases
would receive their discharge tue uckt uay mere was
nanies profted by 1t. Now it is different. We are
strong organization and take in the whole Slse we
not IAN TO abuse power however, we VIII ohly ASK
for what is just We woalc have accepted no eOhpto'
mise" -.,.t..., a.,
sidents the Forty second and Grand street fer
and the Forty second Street ManhattanVle ana ot'
Nicholas Avenuo railroads and made tho same demands
Several OF the striking cgrdrlVers took advantsge 0
their temporary leisure to- procure licenses from Mayor
Marshal Bvrncs 10 accordance with the provisions ofthe
cardrivers ordinance recently passed by the Board o
A dermen.