The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-01-18

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 %
900 neh quit work. This includes
motermeh, Conductors; electricians
switchmen and others employed at the
various power houses. All but one OF
the surface roads and that compare
lively. mipor concert ate affected. 1t
Is claimed that the strike will extend
to the lines of the Brooklyn Elevated
Railway company. The contract he
tween the Kings COUNT Elevated Rail
wnv cjinpany and its employees is such
that 1t is believed there can be no
strike on that line. District Assembly
No. 10, knights of Labor, which mas
control of all the trolley line employees
In Brooklyn, has held various meetings
during the past FEW weeks, hnu aiter
the hieetlng on Saturday, their cXccu-
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 II half In Pres
ilent Lewis office, and jnallS Mr.
Lewis irfisedAo grunt(r denhitds.
The outcome Of this was that the COM
mittee held Il meeting which ended 1T
O'Clock this morning, ut which 1t was
decided TO tie up all the roads IN tile
city of Brooklyn with tie exception OF
the Smith and Jay street lines. This
was done this morning apd.nOt II car
outside OF the line named is running.
The companies expected that the
men would 20 out this morning ana
determined to anticipate them. They
asked the electricians, about 1000 In
number, If they would take out the
cars this morning. Every one refused
to do so. They We're then told that
there was no work for them. One fore
man was asked If he was willing IN
take out car. He refused TO do IL. lie
was the only foreman to 20 out Thls
morning the people had to use the cle-
waited roads. The trains were made NJ
with extra rars to accommodate the
rush. The public was greatly incon-
vcnienccd.
The Court street line OF the Brook
Ign City company ran out seven ears,
beginning at s o'clock. The ears We're
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 Slocum, when waited upon
at 9:30 o'clock by the executive com.
mittcc had conceded the demands of
the men.
The entire police force, consisting of
LOO 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 n day $
work OF street railway employees shall
be 10 hours, within II consecutive
hours. 1t is alleged that the corpora
tons have required the men TO work IL
hours, and even laterally l. hours,
with no interval longer than 10
minutes for lunch, and even dcpriving
them of that brief time In most in-
stances. The wage rate agreed upon I,
year ago was 81 for the statutory days
work. The companies, IL Is alleged.
have made no allowance for overtime
The men demand adherence 10 the law
regarding hours In II days work Or
S2.2J for day of IL hours.
There have been but few cars run
ming In this city up to IL o'clock this
morning. There IL an occasional car
on the Court street line of the Brook
Ign City company and the Montague
street line and the elevated systems
an running as usual.