New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-29
CAR MEN STRIKE A BLOW.
NEw.YoRK LINES TIED UP.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY NO. 220 ISSUES AN ORDER
THAT ALL THE SURFACE RAILWAY EN-.
PLoYEs. EXCEPT ON THE BLEEcKER,
ST. AND THIRD.AvE. ROADS,
QUIT WORK,

PLoYEs, EXCEPT ON THE BLEEcKER-
sT. AND THIRD.AvE. ROADS,
QUIT WORK.
1t was resolved last night by District Assembly
NO 226 to tie up at o'clock this morning every
surface railroad in this city except the Bleecker-
stand Third-ave. lines For two weeks the local
assemblies belonging to Division No l of National
Assembly District No 226 have been balloting to
determine whether to tic up the union roads in
tins city or not
Last night the last two locals decided tho
case by voting in favor CT a tie-up
Ever since January the representatives of the
men have been trying TO get the various companies
to sign an agreement for $40 but, in consequence
of an agreement between these companies made
at the Murray Hill Hotel the week before, no set
Element was arrived at. The Executive Board of
District Assembly No 226 called in the State Board
OF Arbitration, but Commissioner F. +. Donovan
was informed that the companies had taken d
position and would stand by 1t.
In letter to the public the District Assembly
Executive Board says We have decided to-day
to tie up various roads on which we are en-
ployed until our employers come to a fair under
standing with us through our Executive Board.
we submitted December 81, 6e6, a form of an
agreement for their favorable consideration,
with letter stating that the Executive
Board would call on January for on answer. In
the meantime the companies met at the Murray
Hill Hotel and decided 10 reject the proposals Of
the men and not 10 recognize their representatives.
When the Executive Board called at the offices Of
the various companies, in many cases the agree
ment was returned without any reason being as
signed therefor and in other cases indefinite re-
plies were given"
The letter goes on to say that the action OF the
Fourth-ave line TO refuse TO sign q contract
was surprise, as Superintendent Alfred Skitt
had told the District Committee on several oc-
casons that he preferred to deal with the repre-
sentativcs OF the men rather than 10 have the
men running TO him continually with their griey
ances
The grievances Of the Forty-second-st and
Boulevard line are, according TO the men. numer-
Gus, among which, il is said, arc the following:
That the drivers and conductors on some Of the
cars receive only from ninetythree cents TO 81 90
day, and work In some cases longer than the
State law allows. Master Workman James IL.
Magec, when seen late last night by Tribune re-
porter was surrounded by large number OF Dis
tIct Assembly oaieeA. all in ther shirt sleeves,
working might and mains writing and sending
orders to all parts Of the city. Sud he The men
self-respeci but to betttr their condition. When
the strike will end is uncertain. as the men are
resolved TO do or die and II win depend on
whether tho companies will sign fair agreement
II they will abide by the decision OF board OF
arbitration the men pledge themselves TO do the
same, and resume work whenever q decision by
that board has been reached
Between 5000 aud 5000 men arc thrown out
Of work By this tie-up The roads Affected are
First and Second aves., Fourth and Sixth aveS.,
Broadway and Seventh-ave- Eighth, Ninth ana
Tenth aves., Forty second apd Grand SITS, Forty;
second-st. and Boulevard, 81. Nicholas,ave and
Onehundrcd and d-tcnth-st, Central and CroSstown,
Dry Dock. Broadway and Battery, Giand-st ana
croaS,owl, Avenues ?, !; and Coarttla9ndt-st. t9
sfe., Harlem Bridge Morrisania and Fordham, and
One. ne.hundred-and-th and Port Morris nts
The men upon whose shoulders rests the re-
spOpsibility Of conducting this great strike are
first James IT. Mage, chairman OF the Executive
Committee Maste. Workman Of Division no. /,
of District Assembly No 226 and Grand Master
Workman Of National Assembly District NO. 226
Mortimer O'ConnelL secretary OF District AS
scmblv No. 226: +. Glennon, secretary OF the
Executive Beard, and Henry Hamilton, y. j.
Smith and james Garty, members of the EXccu-
five Board OF Division No /, Of New-lOrk City,
Of National District Assembly No 92e. Each and
all OF these men ore old and experienced railroad
men, radical in thought, conservative In action
and will. insist upon implicit obedience rom
the men who elected them 70 near tner heaNS
burden Of responsibility.
II was only with the greatest reluctance that
they succumbed 20 the demand OF the men
that their organization shogia iaobNd8 ne8 'nT@ nS@
for nearly month they have been STRIVING 10
effect q pcaceable settlement o. the dliheuiues
between emTloyer and empoye, Kno%ng OWN the H,
10 force But once the order went out thnt
5000 men should at the same instant quit work
and range themselves in opp9Sh0 lion 70 % the ISsdsrs
concentrated every effort 10 deal Iheit lenpVIary
opponents plow, and TO follow up the hFst oiow
with such display PSder OIL the s'r'"s5n rsempaniss
Glad 10 arbitrate, which IS al tine men Wan01
After attempting in vain TO get the VARIOUS CON
panies 20 sign satisfactory m 1i ~, .bat
thcv Ind entered into n combination not 10 recog-
nizs District Assembly No. 220, me Distrlct EA- TN
oouttve Board determined TO invoke me serves
of the State Board Of Arbitration ana IL. tnelr
case hcforc IL thereby showing that they were
determined TO do nothing hastily, Su' o'arcns 70 uU S
that wordngmcn could 70 hnve IneIt sLletct s CO.
Tho resnit OF their snorts is contained IN the loI
lowing communications from tne SC''c poa'u VI
Arbitration Albany, Jan 90, 1850.
SIR: Your Communication Of the 1Oth Inst Is uny
received and was brought 10 the attention OF 'ho nc
posrH tn roniy thereto have been Instructed 0y
tho Board 10 state that Commlss%ener one ~ =, mem %
,ned IN ~ yoyr iSter and presented to them yeur 70
auest that they confer with the & or an,
enPiIEses ~ ns,nS wear President Henry Thompson,
Of the broadway and seventh AvsGS s Ton inv Soson
pany said that ho clearly statsd ~ ont,ons sIonted
OF tho company set forth ih nc ~ which WAS fur
by The board OF directors, copy v" aof aevate from
nished 10 YOU and that be woIa ,sr ny' ~ the Fortv
that position. enSpn,,nv.rd RaIIwny Company, said
that he was willing 10 meet INC ni yrevanees that
pany individually and remedy an SH not enter nto
might exist, but no Woulu .tae n Tbe Officers
any agreement with your c9Innsoy c9m said that thew
OF the Sixth Avenue Railroad Conppp and that their
would not enter into any agfecnos. s.cnar OF recent
positlon was clearly statcd lh ,as vs. Ne trust that
date addressed to their emPioyes,o "xist between
friendly relations viii conuhng1 uh1r smployes and the
these several companies ana in'' sh f1rther action
board will be plcased 20 take SUI SUI ~ ~