New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
STANDS FOR BARTON AGREEMENT
But LABOR AGIrAToRs WILL GET IT IN
THE NECK" SAYS MR. BRACKENRIDGE,
OF THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT

THE NECK" SAYS Mr. BRACKENRIDGE,
OF THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT
\ committee consisting Of w. J. Campbell. NJ L
Ienty and S B Hart called on J. c Bracken-
ridpA general manager OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company. yesterday and asked him 70 sign
the old Barton agreement The men were mem
bers respectively, Of the Kings County Association
the Lexington Avenue Association and the Flrth
Avenue Association. and represented the employees
~ rbe Brooklvn Elevated Railroad system, with
the exception OF the nnotormen, engineers and fire
The features OF the agreement signed IN 1870 oy
l. D. Barton, at that time general superintendent
OF the elevated system Of Brooklyn. were All
swing runs over Ave hours 10 be paid for as eight
hours; all swing runs over eight and under ten
hours 70 be paid for as hours; swing runs over
fifteen hours be paid for as two DAYS; only reg
uIarly appointed brakemen 70 be used on trains
unless there was a shortage OF men; hrakemen
while acting as conductors to De paid % cents an
hour instead of 17Iz cents: conductors over nve
years in the service TO receive cents an hour or
81 30 a day and brakemen of the same length or
service 81 75 a day and under five years 81 90 day
This agreement has been lived up 70 until within
the last three four months. when the runs nave
been cut down in many instances 10 six or seven
hours day and the men have been PAID only
for the time they worked
In reply TO the committee General Manager
Breckenridge said he would adopt the agreement.
with one or Two changes in a book OF rules which
should govern the men and the company. too. This
was satisfactory 70 the committee
This was the committee that called on
President Greatsinger on Tuesday. and was re-
terred by him 70 General Manager Breckenridge
After their visit Campbell was summoned before
w B FoIger, general superintendent OF the ele-
waited system. who told him his services were no
longer required Campbell asked why he was dis
charged. Mr. Folger said Campbell allowed three
men TO smoke on the platform OF his car on April
q from Nostrand-ave- TO Chauncey-st- Campbell
said he could not be guilty. he was working on
the Fulton-st. line that day. Campbell also de-
MED a charge that he had allowed the rear man
to give the signal 10 go ahead As TO charge that
Campbell said that might be true. as ne was orten
called inside by passengers. c,.-.,
Manager Breckenridge, was accompanied oy SEN
ator McCarren. who said he was a fr1end OF
Brackenridge showed Mr. Folger's report The
Senator expressed the opinion that there was small
IcCarren might not see Mr.. Folser and intercede
Tor Campbell. Mr.. Breckenridge said the Senator
Alter Senator MeCarren had gone. Mr.. Bracken-
ridge addressing Lenty and Hart and referring 10
Campbell said:
This Intelligent looking gentleman can't get
hack He's an agftator. He has been organizing
c,ns51 cne n1n any Any man who belongs TO labor
ganzation had better look out as ne IS apt 10 get
7-bs r. comnittee tried to argue that their organ
,zstion the Lexington Association was social
tb1 got up another picnic and made him chair
man he would run IL The committee said they
have him attend their meetings.
NJ Rrackenridge added before the committee
went away that ne mus. Isl, s mp S OF sons
working for the old management They had grown
used 10 being careless IA the way tne old com
the new way