New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-28
NEFARK STREET CAR MEN STRIFE.
MORE SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED ON ACCOUNT
OF AN INCREASE IN THE HURS.

MORE SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED ON ACCOUNT
OF AN INCREASE IN THE HURs.
The conductors and motOr-men employed on the
rapid transit streetcar line In Newark struck in body
yesterday morning after they had made their first
round trip give workngmen chance 10 get to their
places of employment At O'Clock all the cars were
tied up The managers set to work Immediately, and
by transfers from other lines and assertions from the
strikers they managed to have half the running
before noon In the afternoon travel was resumed
without much delay or interruption.
The provocation for the strike the adoption of
a schedule of time and wages. The men had
been working nine hours a day at a compensation Of
81 so. The new schedule increased the working
hours to an average of thirteen daily, and added
twenty cents to the mems pay. number Of dis
charges have also been made by the company
The rapid transit line until week ago under
an independent management and 1t gave satisfaction
to the public. The majority of the stockholders sold
out to the Newark Passenger Railway Company, and
last week the latter company assumed control of the
road and incorporated it In their system, which i'm
cludes all the roads in Newark and its vicinity with
the exception of the Newark and South Orange line
The old employees of the company have been work
ing thirteen hours day for 81 and the schedule
for the rapid transit line simply makes the rate uni
form for the entire system. When the fact OF the
strike became known there many applications
for work at the Office of the company, and some Of
the newcomers got places as conductors.
President Barr, Of the company, said that he had
not received the least intimaton Of the purpose of
the employees until the strike was begun. He saw
committee Of the at O'Clock, but informed them
that he had nothing to say to them. The men COM
plain that order issued Saturday requiring
them to make a deposit in each case Of $50 with the
company insurance of their honesty. They
say that it was the companys intention to weed ont
all the old hands, because most of them had quilted
the cOmpanys service to take employment with the
rapid transit company.
1t was the intention they said, for the men all
the roads to strike about Wednesday for nine hours
day. and they had merely anticipated this action.
Wallace Bennett, one of the rapid transit employees
who deserted the strike, arrested afterwad
on warrant charging him with embezzng 500 Of
the Employees Mutual Benefit Association. He was
released on bail furnished by Presdnt Barr.
There is a strong probability that the seven roads
combined in the Newark passenger railway system
will be tied up before noon today. II is understood
that the executive committee, representing all the
employees, will meet in the morning to decide the
question. The men last night embittered by q
remark, attributed TO President Barr whO when told
that the could not work thirteen hours said he
could get aliens TO DO the work Last night the police
guarded the line of the Rapid Transit road, but there
no disorder. Large blocks of stone were placed
on the track at different points BIZ sympatizers with
the strikers, but they were removed by the employees