New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28

The delay In distributing the money Is largely que
to the amount of care necessary IN checKi"s anu
to the fact that many of the men had pee" ''a"'
ferred from one depot to another during the period
that the record kept.
President Rosster issued the following notice 70
conductors and motormen yesterday on the SUBJ
ject OF the sum awarded to these employees:
Under a resolution OF the Board OF Directors OF
last fall the sum Of $4,000 set aside to be dis,
tributed among the conductors ana Hlolorine VIZ ~
soIario5 Of The company's rules. The distribution
OF this sum will be made to the following eHpio'e'
The company realizes that many men whose names s
not on this list have given 70 hank
all the employees for the care ana interest sho"n ,n
their work during the an& 10 nd in
compliance with all the rules and reg 0cs as
accidents and the courteous treatment OF the pa
irons OF the road. We ask therefore, tne
ton OF every employe in promoting the popuiaar,bs
and prosperity OF the company. believing that u Ine
company prospers they VIII be the nlst ~ Su nav
flied thereby in receiving constant work az lui PIX ay,
and by the necessary Increase IN service which
necessitates the employment OF additiohai men
Mr. Rosslter says that the officers ana directors
Of the company feel very we'll satisfied with the eA
,orr,ent and that he believes that the men, as
r,,le ar. taking more interest In their work to-day
than at any time before in the history OF the COM
pany The company has endeavored TO secure 'ne
eooperaon Of the BY ine pertaining
to the road. and the free transportation no" con
corded the and the added cOHlIOr'S ai.t ~.
yeniences at the carhouses are IN inc NH ~" 10
policy That the men are also better sdLrIe. -
shown from the fact that the designations OF motor
men for the last three months amounts 10 pu' a,n
teen while in the first three mont NJ mat TINS nai
agernent took hold of this properly more man
elghtv-two motOrmen resigned. The nunoer WHO
left the service during the last three months repre-
sents less than ! per cent OF the total NUMBER;
The demissals from all causes for the same perioa
were only nineteen motormen, 49,, -. -.
The public Is also interested in THIS acton OF .ne
company as Il tends TO secure more carelui CLASS
OF men 10 operate the and thus improves the
service -. ,-.,.. ..nda1
m produce good results well as the reward me
first "a that the company has been graduaiiy "eeu-
Ing out men who drink. 1t appears that there was
a Derceptible increase OF accidents after pay Gays,
and, upon investigation the company cohciuo ,s
thai vhiskey was largely responsible for the
trouble This suggested the remedy already stated
\ second reason has also been assigned thS -
that the motormen called on 10 make good al
damages done to tenders. and hence come to care
FOR them as though they were their own private
property which has led TO less recklessness IN COL
lisons. $500, ., 1T, -,
The work OF relaylng girder and 7 rails al
over the city is progressing rapidly Among the
streets already laid Fulton-st. from Greene
ave. TO East New-York; Gates AVE. from FranKIm-
ave IN Rldgewood Nostrand-ave., from Malbone-
81 90 Broadway Ferry: Flatbush-ave., 1000 feet
on the downtown section: Classon- ave-, from Myr-
lie ave down; Hamllton-ave has been largely re-
laid; Thlrd-ave from Firty-ninth-st. 10 Bay Ridge,
ave and the Putnam-ave and Ha!seyst. line VIII
be relald az the engineers can reach the
work BESIDES these a large number or small sec
tons have been laid all over the city. $3.50
President Rosslter said that In all about 300
tons OF new rail will be laid at cost OF AS,Uo
All the southern lines OF the city he said, VIII De
rclad before the end OF the year