New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18

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road Michael Maher hoser sixty hhs. to be placed
Aud 1t IL hereby agreed that none but union men sha
be employed by this company and union prices na oo
maid as and member OF the Ex
scutiye Board shall have to the employees at
tunes TINS agreement to last until the first day Oh JAM
| uary 1887.
Chairman O'Donnell said that the first demands were
for ten cents day lees than paid the other roads
but that inasmuch as fight WAS necessary they nae
| concluded 10 demand the regular union wages The
hearing then adjourned until Monlay ut 10 a. Id
As the broke up ycePresident Hart stamped
his foot ana said:
81 shall either run this road or go out oft!'
There was bigger crowd around the depot OF the com
pauy III East Sky Gfh-st yesterday morning than Oh
Friday The advertisement for GOO men had attracted
good many who anxious TO 20 10 work, ana before
noon nearly 200 applications had been made. Few oil
these men were drivers and consequently only limited
number Of could he run at first The police arrange
ments were similar those Of the previous day. ana
line OF bIuecoats stretched from Sixty 10
Grand-st The officers of the company were kept pretty
busy all day into the qualifications OF the APP
plicanis for and drilling them AS well as posspe'
About O'Clock the started out ana went 10
Broome-st II followed at short Intervals py o'ner
cars as they could be got ready No tronoe was
encountered until the downtown end OF the run was
reached Here the green drivers found great difficulty
in getting their OFF the down track and on thc up
track. Many OF them could not stop their cars d" a."
| without running them the heels OF the horseA
AT BroOme-sL crowd gathered but beyond 10" "oo'
| and jeers there demonstrations DIX po"co
! man rode each platform OF 'ho car
| that ram but passengers were scarce. by
o'clock President Lyon reported that he had twenty
evs runnne ON the main and that lie had put
two cars on the twcnty-hfth-sI cross
town line Before night tnat plumber was ihcrease "o
claimed to thirty No effort was made 10 run INC o'h'
roads. $40
| W. r. Pudgeon. who keeps restaurant al NO. iif'
f,tru shpd he
men has been served with notice OF boycott lie said
| that the boycott had not affected his business
one serious difficulty III Inc way U! 'uo 0onp'n' 10 ~
CITY ordinance which requires ali drivers 10 DO HVeScu
The qualification for obtaining license Is that lhe ap
nicant must be "a citizen and must have Oeen resi-
| dent OF the State year and OF the county
one monib Mr. Hart said that all drivers who had been
employ by the company since the srike were iegaF
licensed AT the Office of the Mayors Marshal. who Is
the issuer of the licenses IL was sad that only three
iceuses had been granted within three days.
President Lyon said that the men taken on
would be set at work. necessary without licenses and
the risk of violating ordinance be accepted. The
strikers appointed committee of four whose business
would be to for unlicensed drivers and cause
The Executive Board of the Empire Protective Assoc
citation called the 1omDs about y. H. and asked
Justice Patterson TO Issue warrants Tor e arrest Oh Tue
new drivers who had no licenses. Mr. Patterson said
that If the Board would get the names OF the men he
would lssu
Tine police reserves kept duty all day and SUI
Murray continued the arrangements
previous day for preserving order IN The cly Al SIX po
lice lhirdave and at Healq artcr' police
men held in waiting. Mr. Murray SAID he could
concentrate 900 at any point by ueans Of the ele-
waited railroad IN short time II here was any disturb
Inspector Steers remained at the stables AT Sky
nfth-st, while Inspector Dk- was al One-hunre1-ani
twenty ~ixthsl and boIh sent frequent dpatches 70
the Contra Office In the afternoon Mr.. Murray sad
that the dispatches inIorred MN hAt quet ana good
order ua prevailed all along the line All day He was
informed from twenty thirty cars had been kept
running the lhIld Avenue road between the Harlem
bragg and Grand-st New drivers conductors
bel Y III
had already proved TAI IRE and e'e was no reason to
A number of policemen walked up and down IN front
OF the stable last ghi osensiby TO protect the com
prnys property. but mere Was niue hee1 % t pres
en(e as only 4 people about. Pckets rom the
SS M Te Or % Isy wS % I M1 MART
and Superintendent Robertson were together for come
office down stairs protecting their future line
OF action. Mr. ROBERTSON SAID to "a EIBuNE reporter
I'VE shall be ready TO give the public pretty good ser
WI M Of se cars npl' howeyd r' viii have at least
additions can make tomorrow Will De able to Let along
keep our promises aud VIII carry tins tnng through
TO the end We are fully prepared TO do IT. ana tue
Murray and Inspector Steers walked IN TO
take a iual survey Of the ground for the the
company wanted to ran today he would put on
sufficient force OF policemen to protect the cars the ell
The aIivers aud conductors in large numbers met at
their members made speeches in which they advised
Their comrades hold out until Che company should
all those who were not playing Billiards and pool IN the
F. Van NOlkenburgh has written 10 THE TRIBUNE
siyipg mat there Is no basis Tor the statement
drivers He saws: Il have not the pleasure OF Mr.
Lyons Acquaintance. have not Called on hun nor
pressed ny self him to any connected with
comp relation to the strike on tue Third Avenue
Railroad. nor has a. member of my firm"
Comparatively lilte effect has been produced on the
travel on the Third Avenue AMI second Avenue Elevated
me. by the sSe on The 'Sriee roa OF me Third
day supposed this because the traffic went
TO second and Fourth Avenue street cars He knew
that those compaies hal largely increased Their fore
ana their made more frequent trips han usual As
resort .aae ,n' re nc " ,,d az, ~ rn -, &c, go r, %
Der Of passengers carried by the elevated roads
Friday abont $4,000 all increase OF $4,000 from
the a 30 Sa bon nv Ge WAY 1r ,s
the weather or some minor matter. Friday. however,
there was larger gain upon its normal volume Of
business than appeared on tue surface To-Day Will
probably show a larger increase" went on Mr.. Hane
as IL Is great travelling day. But the
10 100000 passengers and We VIII be able to
handle IT, The returns for to-day Will not be in Till
frat that there trouble brewing
the when the committee OF employees waited
on Mr.. Lyon on Monday Tuey presented him with two
distinct demands. for the disch OF the objection
able conductors and drivers and the other for reci
cation OF hours and and other grievances SAID to
p tyt Mr. Lyon replied to the latter de.
mand and the other was referred 10 the Board
demand The committee informed OF the decision
OF the Board and was told By Mr.. Lyon that if his an
o e know. The Executive Board OF Empire
Protective Association then waited on him and long
discussion held the demand for the discharge of
the Mr.. Lyon refused To modify his refusal and
backed 10y the directors no were present The
broke without result and the question of
touched. The next stop was the te-up"
OF FRIDAY morning
At meeting OF the strik at Eghtyseventh.st and
Fourthave last night the following address was pre-
pared:
To THE PUBLIC: There appears to be a general mis-
understanding the reason why the employees of the
Third Avenue Railroad refuse to operate the road at
present In January of the present year the company
entered agreement with its employ and signed
document by which IL mutually agreed To trip
pers 81 so and reduce the hours OF labor to twelve
This solemn contract they have violated and all
efforts part To induce them TO act In good faith
have been without any good result We were not able
make the company keep their part OF the contract
and refuse work for them until they do As 10
the statement that our people refuse to associate
the who present
in company's employ, self-respect de-