New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-27
BROOKLYN CARS STOPPED.
NO WARNING GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC.
STRIKE ON THE BROADWAY COMPANY's LINES IN
wILiIAMsBURG-DFMANDs OF THE MEN.

| STRIKE ON THE BROADWAY CoMPANY's LINES IN
| wILiIAMsBURG-DFMANDs OF THE MEN.
The street car lines running in Broadway,
Brooklyn, and under the control OF the Broadway Rail
road Company ted up yesterday by order OF the
npre Protective Association. No warning OF the STOP
ping OF the given to the travelling public but
the men the line ordered to 20 on strike at
p. H. their cars reached the East Now York
stables the drivers and conductors left them anG not
started out. About $50 struck They were
employed the BI Oadway aud East Ne York. Sumner
Avenue, Reid Avenue, and Ralph Avenue lines, all
centring at the foot OF Broadway, whence the Grand
Street. Roosevelt Street and Twenty third street ferries
this city, When the throng OF persons crossing
these ferries reach their homes in Brooklyn early last
evening found running these lines they
driven to various expedients. Those living within
walking distance found need OF others packed
tho TOmpkins Avenue, Nostrand Avenue. Franklin
Avenue, aud ohet lines which to the foot of Broad
way under the management OF other companies an 4
when necessary they changed to the Brooklyn Elevated
road aud the Atlantic Avenue rapid transit road, to
roach East New York and adjacent points.
On Thursday Messrs O'Donnel. Best, Hughes, Down
ins, Graham and Wallace committee OF District No.
75 OF the knights Of Labor Of this city, presented to
Edwin Beers, president OF the Broadway Company,
formulated demand In behslt of The employed by
tho company. The substance OF this was: Twelve
hours day. at 81. trips the Broad way line and
eight OF the others to constitute days WORK;
UlpperS 10 receive @l OO uhy Ill huppueS 10 DO
furnished by the company half hour to DO allowed
for dinner; the hOsers changers hchers feeders and
car cleaners work twelve hours day with hour
for breakfast and hour for dinner, aud towboys TO
work only ten hours.
In reply Mr. Beers sent the following reply: Your
communication Of this day has surprised U.s. because we
have all SUES that present regulations
to la or aud wages gve universal satisfaction to our
employees In fact testimonial 10 that effect has been
voluntarily presented to this company In reply have
state tnat executive committee 10 the con-
q llgtn aT tA GgptI
they thought II proper 10 know whether the same de-
mand has neen made all the horse railroad companies
in Brooklyn, ard IL SD thoy would like to act in unison
with them and will therefore. have 10 postpone answer
ing definitely"
ordered Mr.. Beers said yesterday that the con-
cesslOns demanded hs could not make unless he knew
thai the other companies in the city were prepared To
cOncede them The men Op his lines were pald more
than other lines in the city. The twelve hour limit
observed all except the Sumner Avenue line
where tue days work ran over few minutes one TIP
had been taken of each OF the lines On February 20
tlo schedule went IN o effect and the men adopted
resolutions thanking the company for the concessions.
Messrs. ODOnnel ard Best sent the following dispatch
to President Ha aszard OF the Brooklyn City Railroad
Company, yesterday: You hereby notified that II
you Send any aid TO the Broadway line will deem IL
necessary to order q strike on all your roads"
The tor this is doubtless the tact that Seymour
L. Hustled is director la both companies No action
was taken by the Brooklyn City Company.
The strikers hell meeting last evening In Scnelns
Hail. in East New York at which speeches we're made.
President Beers of the Broadway Railroad Company,
said last evening that the only thing that could be done
TO comply with the demands or the men, and that
he was willing 10 do so. mesting OF the directors
would be called to-day to tak3 action In the matter
The strikers were or the opinion last evening that
their demands would all be compiled with and that the
would resume running to-day. Demagn' OF sim
liar nature have been made upon the Bushwck Railroad
Company but the differences have been settled without
strike