Evening star., 1896-12-24
A PARTIAL TIE-uP.
Street Railway Employees Left Their
Cars.


Cars.
BOSTON, December 24.-In spite of the
Official announcement of the Motormen and
Conductors Union of the West End street
railway early this morning that the pro-
posed strike over the alleged non-recogni-
ton of the union by the West End man
agement would be deferred until December
80, many of the employees have taken the
matter into their own hands, and at 10
O'Clock the service had been seriously Grip
pied by men leaving their cars.
The cities of Maiden and Everett, as we'll
as of the Charlestown district of Medford,
had little or no street car accommodation
and thousands of persons were obliged to
get to their work or business in the city
the best way they could
Meetings were held between midnight and
8 o'clock at the headquarters of the union,
and hundreds of employees who attended
demanded that strike go into effect at
once. as originally decided upon by the
council. There were several exciting scenes
when 1t was announced that the strike
would be postponed The leaders of many
divisions Of the city and suburban places
threatened to leave work without the sane
ton of the council, and several divisions
have been tied up as result, at least tenn
porarily.
CURED In Charlestcwn and Everett, when a
number of the Maiden motormen and con-
ductors refused to take their cars out be-
fore daylight. No cars were run from the
Maiden and Medford line stables in Med
ford this morning, and the citizens who
were obliged to go into the city either
walked or got into ove"crowded passenger
trains.
POO West End railway employees are idle
there
Cars of the Charlestown and Roxbury
routes are running irregularly.
No Disorder.
At 10 O clock all the cars had been taken
off the streets of Boston, except those of
the Washington street lines and the South
Boston division. The men on the other
lines, as fast as they came into the car
houses, after their early trip, stopped work
on being told of the situation.
The executive committee of the Pioneer
Federal Labor Union, the central organi
cation of the employees. held meeting this
morning, at which the action of the Su-
preme Council, after midnight, in deciding
to postpone the strike, was criticised.
President Young OF the union issued a re-
quest that all employees, both in and out of
the city, remain at work until noon, when,
he said, work on every line would be
stopped.
General Manager Sargent of the company
notified police headquarters that strike
was on. Superintendent of Police Eldridge
idtSi all MS SdDOFd1ndte OuCerS TO
have all their reserves at the station in
case trouble should occur on any of the
lines. Squads of men were sent to the
Charlestowns and Roxbury. stables. Ac-
cording to, telephone reports from all sec
tions Of the city and suburbs everything
is passing off quietly.
1t is understood that a-eonference be-
tween the union executive committee and
the West End directors will endeavor to
come to some understanding, but it Is ad-
mitted that this will be difficult matter.
The union officials say that eleven mail
cars WHICH run over the different lines of
the road will not be involved. iS
The West End street railway operates the
street car lines throughout the entire city
proper, South Boston, Dorchester East
Boston. Bridgeton, Cambridge. portions of
Newton, Maiden, Everett Medford and in
the entire Roxbury and Charlestown dis
tricts.