The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1895-01-19
STREET CARS STOP.
BIC STRIKE IN sRookLyn.


Brooklyn, N Y, Jan. 14.-At o'clock
this morning all the street cars In
Brooklyn were tied up, the employees
refusing TO take out the CARS over D
coo men quit work. This includes
rnoternen, conductors, electricians,
swftchrnen and others employed at the
various power houses. All but one OF
the surface roads and that a compare
lively minor concern, are affected III
Is claimed that the strike Will extend
10 the lines OF the Brooklyn Elevated
Railway company. The contract be-
tween the Kings County Elevated Rail
way company and its employees Ia such
that 1t is believed there can be no
strike on that line. District Assembly
No. rs, knights of Labor, which has
control Of all the trolley line employees
In Brooklyn, has held various meetings
during the past few weeks, and after
the meeting on Saturday, their eIeeu-
tive committee waited upon President
Lewis Of the Brooklyn Heights road
and again asked that he grant their
demands They discussed the ques-
ton for three hours and a half in Pres
ident Lewis Office, and finally Mr.
Lewis refused TO grant their demands
The outcome OF this was that the COIN
mitfee held q meeting which ended at
i O'Clock this morning, at which 1t was
decided to tie up all the roads in the
city Of Brooklyn with the exception Of
the Smith and Jay street lines Thls
was done this morning and not car
outside Of the line named Is running
The companies expected that the
men would 20 out this morning and
determined to anticipate them They
asked the electricians, about loo in
number, If they would take out the
cars this morning. Every one refused
to do So They were then told that
there was no work for them One fore
man was asked If be WIS willing To
take out q car. He refused to do it. He
was the only foreman to go out This
morning the people had 10 use the ele-
waited roads. The trains were made up
with extra cars to accommodate the
rush The public was greatly incon-
venienced-
The Court street line Of tine Brook
Ign City company ran out seven cars,
beginning at 8 O'Clock. The cars were
manned, front and rear, by policemen.
There was no trouble. There was on
car running on the Fifteenth street
branch. 1t is said this morning that
President sIocum, when waited upon
ut $3.50 O'Clock by the executive com
mIttee had conceded the demands Of
the men
The entire police force. consisting Of
/ 100 men, is ready In case there should
be any trouble, but none Is expected
The mems grievances and demands are
thus stated:
The state law provides that a day 8
work Of street railway employees shall
be 10 hours, within II consecutive
hours. IT tx alleged that the corpora
lions have required the men TO work IL
hours, and even laterally u hours
with no Interval longer than 10
minutes for lunch, and even deprfying
them Of that brief time In most in
stances. The wage rate agreed upon =
year ago was 81 FOR the statutory days
work. The companies, It Is alleged,
have made no allowance for overtime
The men demand adherence to the law
regarding hours in days work or
81 % for day Of II hours.
There have been but few cars run
ming In this city up to ii O'Clock this
morning. There Is an occasional car
on the Court street line of the Brook
Ign City company and the Montague
street line and the elevated systems
are running as usual