The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-13
DIFFERENCES ARRANGED.
THE TROUBLE BETWEEN The
ELECTRIC STREET-CAR MEN.


Paid for Full Time Hereafter-iho
Trip Question Referred 10 the stock
holders.
As the public has been more or less Wen
informed. there has been for some time
tangle between the electric car employees
and the superintendent. The trouble arose
from the fact that the men justly claimed
that the time they were paid for was less
than the time they made. If car, Tor IN
.t,pco left the car-sheds on Church Hil,
aud ran about as FAR as fiiih
strcct and then broke down.
aud the conductor and motor man had 20
STAY at that point for three hours repairing
the car. that the men should be- paid for the
fun time instead OF for only one trip.
The men claimed that when they asked
the superintendent 90 allow them this he
would give them no satisfaction.
SEEKING REDRESS
This state Of affairs continued from week
10 week. until finally the men held a meet
ing 10 consider the best method of obtaining
redress. The morning after the meeting.
superintendent IraTlOr discharged Moiof-
men Sullivan and GOrden for taking part ln
il. The men then held another meeting and
formulated their grievances and presented
them 10 the general office, where they
were advised 90 let the matter rcst
until the president Of the company, DR.
Fisher. came 20 the city. They agreed 90
this. and last night the final meeting OF "a
series was held. Most or The motor men
were present: also Mr.. II. NJ. >n-th. Jr
and Mr.. Hill Montague. who came as their
f4ff President Fisher. NIfHIU
Pizzini. secretary Of the company, and SUI
pcrintendent Traylor.
Mr.. SMITH.
Mr.. Smith was the first speaker. lie said
Dc felt as If he ought 20 apologize for being
present at the meeting, for u looked as D. mel
w2s interfering I'm Affairs with which he had
mo- direct concern. lie came ~ Ie'luS s
of the men, he said. 20 TAX ioi
them. lie had no doubt of Mr..
Fishers fairness, and believed he
would do what was right lie thought the
end could now Doe seen. and that the matter
would terminate amicablT. A. for Mr.
TraylOr. he wanted 90 say that Mr.. Iraylol
had acted against the men in the employ 0i
the electric company because Of their par
ticipati0n in the meeting that was held 10
redres, their grievances.
Mr.. TraylOr said: "Mr. smith, You must
be careful how you talk
"Thatis an right. sir, said Mr.. smith. 81
mean % be careful and I am responsible
here0r hereafter
Mr.. smith proceeded TO say some plain
things 90 Mr.. Fisher in regard to Mr
Tr8ylOr.
Mir. Traylor denied that De acted in any
capacity save what he thought was lof tne
GOOD 0fthe company he represented.
Mr.. Montague. one of the men, said Mr.
Trayl0r had tried 20 down the men. lie
said Trayl0r was against the men because
they wanted justice.
The whole thing" said Mr.. Iraylor- "is
whether the owners are 90 run the ROAD oi
the men. ~
"That isn't So" said Mr.. Smith. "it il
whether the company is 90 run the road OBJ
YOU"
Mr. Montague said be had no fault to lind
with Mr.. Fisher. but he did not believe the
road could Doe run willie Mr. Iraylor was at
the head
MR.. SULLIVAN.
Mr. Sullivan said he was not an electric
ian. but he had been with accompany from
the first: ran the second car out. lie had
never been charged with being ineiicien.
hy any former superintendent. lie bad
been discharged. ~ he understood. Tor at
tending a meeting tO have the grievances
of the conductors and mOt0rmen corrected.
These men did not think they were paid
enough and they had asked Air. Fisher for
more pay.
Mr.. Fisher said that there had been iusti-
fable cause for complaint Mistakes had
been made. III a man earned five dollars 0f
five cents he ought 20 have 30 paid him. ln
this free country every man-ill men-had
a right tO hold meetings. lie had naugu-
rated a system that he thought would Dee
satisfactory. The company needed the men,
and the men needed the company. This
seemed % give entire satisfaction 90 thc
men. He then said that be would Ike 90
have Mr.. pizzini speak. as Doe was fully ac-
Quainted with their subjects and enjoyed
the confidence of both sides.
CAPT. rIlzING.
Mr.. Pizzini said that the questions "a
issue were fully presented. and DO appeared !
90 him that the whole trouble had arisen |
from too much talk and by am attempt %
some 90 ierment difficulties; tale-Dearers mad
stirred ill feeling between the sulerinien- |
dent and the men. and had aroused "a
spirit OF antagOnsm which really had BOO |
foundation. "let No address ourselves to |
the questions at issue-iIl-t as % the ,0-
called discharge Of Slr. sullivan. The sue
nerintendomt has explained DO Was not dis /
charge but = las or as we term It, His i'm /
tenti0n WAS 90 place him back ON the road /
and be- ha. only BEEN prevented from doing /
SD. bY being not willing % act under COM /
pul-iOn. Well now lot the c0mpulsiOn be /
ms withdrawn and Jet Captain /
sullivan go 90 work tomorrow. Then "a. t0 /
errors in pay. This has been fully corrected /
and stcps taken 90 prevent amy recurrence. /
THE TRIPS.
'sNow. the question Of trins is the most /
serious one. ! advise that time be taken 90 /
reach a conclusion. When the new motors /
are placed under the cars this trouble can /
not arise any further hr. Fisher. your pres /
ident. will see that no further trouble viii /
arise from hasty discharges Of the men or /
hasty appointments.
81 regret the feeling displayed 10y Messr-.
smith and Trayl0r. 10 is the result of mis-
and / believe / echo tlo
sentiments of both when / say there is no
personal ill-feeiing between the parties
BIT. Traylor stepped forward and said
that Mr. pizzini spoke his sentiments better
than he could, and Dir. smith accepted this
explanation, and the gentlemen shook
hands on the spot.
Mr.. Sullivan was ordered 90 work to-day.
The men We're promised pay for all the time
they should be employed, and the matter Of
trims was referred 90 the New York stock
holders. and DO was understood that uO dis
charge Of men. except "iOr cause duly /
published. or new appointments. should /
be made until the presidents approval was
Miss Julia ". Branch Dead