New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-15
TIED UP IN BROOKLYN.
Y STRIKE ON THREE STREET.CAR LINES
wucH INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC, WHO
sss- RECEIVED NO WARNING.


sss- RECEIVED NO WARNING.
Another streei-car tieup involving the lines con-
tTollod BY the Williamsburg and flatbush CON-
pany occurred yesterday in Brooklyn AS no ih'ima-
ton Of the matter had been given In advance, the
travelling public suffered much inconvenience In tho
early morning. The company In question has three
anes--one In Lee and Nostrand ayes, from the foot
q Broadway TO the Wiink OF Prospect Park;
4 branch from this at Nostrand and Park ayes, In
Lormerst TO the Grccnpont ferries, and one running
from the foot of broadway, I'm North SecoDd-st TO
Middle Village, L. l. About 300 mon are Employed
and none Of them went 70 work yesterday at a. m
The ueup was ordered early yesterday morning by
L~csl Assembly 5,6l2 of the Knights of Labor which
n composed entirely of the employees of the company
TAeir grevsnces are the alleged violation Of tho
agreement madc by the company with tho men in
March In the discharge Of Conductors Robert Irwin
snd Peter Tobin The agreement is In substance me
same q that made by other companies last winter,
and among other things provides that no man shall
be discharged without hearing; that no discrimna-
t1ou shall Be made by Of connection with labor
ersans atons, and that II man is suspended and TO
fnstated he shall be paid for the lost time. These
the men claim have been persistently violated. and
no nan felt sure Of his position. When Irwin and
robin wore discharged, matters came to climax.
committee waited upon Superintendent Harris and
claim that no satisfaction was given, and the ue-up
vas then ordered. The reinstatement Of the dis
charged mon is demanded and a renewal of the agree
nent which, 1t is claimed, the company has violated
The charge on which Irwin was relieved from scr
vice is made by Superintendent Harris himself lie as
serts that on Sunday evening passenger got ON IT
wins oar 1t Nosrand and DE Kalb avcs and he iaied
q register his faro Irwin denies that the passenger
rot on his car. At / m. yesterday, MT harris was
waited on by the committee Of the men, who FOUND MIN
N bed They demanded that he rcinstate tho dis
aAsrgcd men, This he said he could not do but would
meet the committee in the morning with President
Ven Allen and discuss the matter Instead OF waiting
he men proceeded to extremes at once Everything
WIS quiet yesterday along the deserted lines ana no
attempt was made to start the cars The men leo
the horses but did nothing else, and they han Wckes
% keen them posted a 10 what would DE oone
II was reported yesterday that II an amcaolc agree
sent was not speedily reached TO settle the teup tho
ether lines OF the city would be involved In H. by the
sympafhy of the other labor organizations OF street
railroad men. But Il IS not generally believed mat
the men win violate their agreements with the com
panies, which have been steadfastly maintained ior
nearly year -
10 settlement Of the difficulties between the men
end the company was reached last evening, out thc
latter decided make effort to run cars to-day on
the Lee and Nostrand- ave. line. The start VII Dc
made al q m from the stables at Crown ST. and NOS
rand- ave-, opposite the Kings County Penitentary;
ADEQUATE means will be provided for the protection Of
Ihe new engaged to take the places OF the strikers