New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
TERMS MADE WITH MR.. SHARP
STRIKERS YIELD A POINT THIS TINE.

| IlELD a fOlNI ldlS lluE.
no BLEECKER OR TwENTY-THlRD ST. CARS DUR.
| ING THE DAY. BUT TRIPS RESUMED At NIGHT.
| As was foreshadowed in The TRIBUNE, the
Blcecker-st ana tho Twenty thirds. lines
"tied up absolutely yesterday morning The strikers
mot at Mallons Hall. in Thirty fourthst. Eighth
ave-. where they were addressed by members Of the
Executive Board and others and prevented from loser
ing around the stables committee waited Presi-
dent Sharp early in the forenoon and presented the
| following demands:
That on the Bleecker-st trips. made In twelve
forty minutes for dinner On Twentyhlrd-s, thirteen
trips. made within hours shall constitute days
WORK; and forty minutes for dinner. On the Thirty
fourh-: (bue line eleven trips be made in twelve
hours less forty minutes for dinner On the known
minutes fSr dinner stabiemep. pitchers car-eeaners
work. and one hour for breakfast ami ore hour for
dinner Each stabeman shall not be required to take
care OF more than sixteen horses All drivers employed
by this company shall be paid S2 25 per day.
Mr. Sharp positively declined to treat with the men
on any other basis than 81 day. and after a con-
sultatiOn with superintendent Murray decided he
would send over the Twenty-thrd-st at oil
hazards Mr. Murray elegraphed for all the TO
report o'clock to Inspector Steers at Tenthave and
Twenythird-st At that hour nearly 1000 policemen
had reported, aud all except about $50 had been
toned under their captains along the line Of Twenty
thrdst, from river to river.
At 200 m. " W. Bell empoye OF the road. drove
around to the Eeventh-ave. side OF the stable ana
hitched them to No. s. and assisted by George
Purdy brakeman, started out squad
OF mounted led tho way. They
followed by Superintendent Murray and Inspector
Steers, and then the car crowded with report
Inspector Byrnes standing the front platform
with the driver. The whole length OF the street was
crowded. but the crowd composed principally of
sight-seers and there little demonstration Of
any kind. Police Commissioners French and McClaye
and DR.. Cyrus Edison were among the crowd that saw
the start. Following the car about $50 police
The only time the town that seemed
likely that there wond be trouble was at FOurth-ave,
where attempt made to seize No. 21 OF that
line and obstruct the track At 3l0 o'clock the East
Twenty Street Ferry reached. The trip back
slow and devoid Of particular interest untii
First-ave. reached, when stone thrown from
a house. striking Of the policemen. 1t alleged
that officer Murphy of the Twenty-drst Precinct
suited the driver at Frst-ave. and he reported to
the superintendent The arrived the stable and
safely housed at 4:03 O'CLOCK.
The officers Of the Empire Protective Association
said. when the announcement made that
to be run. that they would
take to stop 1t and all their received
express orders not to 20 near tho line Of travel.
After the car hal made It's trip consultation vas held
between the members OF the Executive Board and the
officers Of the Local Assembly. committee OF seven
then INSTRUCT ed to wait on Mr.. Sharp agail and
Ss We're aRn by S the The
to the stables in Twenty-thrd-sf. and were at
were besides the President Mr. Mclean supern tendent
Murray aud Inspector steers Tue spokesman presented
The demands of the and they again refused.
After considerable talk Mr.. Sharp said that be Will
Ing to make the terms with his men made
with the Dry Dock road He did not tniuk fair to
make him pay 81 20 to his men while competing lines
paid only S2..After long consultation bel weeh them
selves the decided that they would declare
the "ue up" ended the terms were accepted
by the Dry Dock people, These that the men Will
~ llay for twelve hours wOk with forty minutes
dinner and the other matters at issue to be left
TO r Riilroad Commissioners O'DOnnell as arbitrator
The hurried back TO the headquart to In
form the men and 10 send them the stables. Tie
greeted with cheers ana general rejoice
ing. Cars on bOth lines running about o'clock.
Alexander Craven delivering riOtOus speech at
Fifth-ave and Twenythirdst. in the afternoon when
his head came in contact with the club Of policeman
and hc taken TO the NewYork Hospital tO have his
WOUNDS dressed.
The only thing to indicate that strike bad occurred
the BrOnklyn stables yesterday morning tas
unusually nigh spirits OF the drivers and conductors As
they resumed their tasks once more. They
smiled at everybody and almost everybody
congratulated them upon their victory. While
was fully settled yet some uneaslness caused by
the report which WAS circulated during the afternoon
that Mr.. Richardson had gone to Philadelphia TO try to
the railroad men Of that city TO join the employers
Knights OF Labor by gradually wedding
out the members that organization the companies'
employ. Secretary Merrill or the Protective Assoca-
ton says nearly all the employees of the Philaie
pha roads members OF the knights OF Labor and
would, II necessary, "te up" to help their brethren
Mr. Richardson denied the that he had been
Philadelphia any business connected with the strike.
He stated that the only question submitted TO COmms.
wages. Members of the Empire Protective AS
sociatlon's Executive COMMITTEES stated last
trouble scoms be regard to the "trippers" The
insist that no man shall receive less than II 90
day, even If nc makes but one trip. Mr. Richardson In
siss paying the usual way. by the trp that Is. II
who receives - day for making six trips only
cents for his work There were several detectives around
the Atlautic-ayo stables last evening