New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-07
TAXICAB STRIKEa OFF
ASSAULT FOLLOUS PACT.
Union Fails to Get RecOgmitiCn, but
Comes to Terms.

The taxicab strike came to an end last night
with a compromise. But like the War of 1872,
the month long season of street violence closed
with final attack a strike breaker, after the
signing of the peace agreement miniature
battle of New orleans.
1t was about 9 o'clock. some hours after the
announcement that the strike over, that
George NJ. Price was assaulted and deliberately
fired on at Rutherfurd Place and 18TH street by
a man whom he had taken fare earlier in
the night. Price escaped with scalp wound
and several bad bruises on the face.
Price hailed by man at 42d street ana
Broadway who instructed the chauffeur to drive
TO the Metropolitan Opera House. There the
passenger loitered few minutes Then he re-
entered the taxicab and ordered Price to take
him to 18th street and Avenue a. At Ruther-
furd Place and 18th street the fare hailed Price
again and told him to stop. The man leaped out
and attacked the chauffeur. He struck him sew
eraI times in the face before Price had a chance
to defend himself The chauffeur sprang to the
sidewalk but as he was about to close with his
assaiIant the latter drew a revolver and fired
point blank al Price.
The bullet grazed Prices head and made
hole in his cap.
Patrol ian Hoffman, of the East 22d street
station, heard the report. He ran to the scene
but found that Prices assailant had vanished.
crowd had gathered and threatened demon
stration but the officer soon quieted them
Another strike aftermath the arrest of
Thomas GormIey, Of No. 731 Tenth avenue, on
a bench warrant charging him with assaulting
Morris Vass d chauffeur of the New York Taxi
cab Company, on October 2S-
The strike which began on Saturday october
8 was ended after a conference lasting four
hours at the offices of the companyt No. o46
Fifth avenue between it's officials. representa-
tivas of the strikers and of the state Board Of
Arbitration. the latter bringing the conference
about The main demand, recognition Of the
union. was waived. and the conditions accepted
on behalf of the strikers the same as those
rejected week after the strike began.
An open shop agreement was signed The
committee directed the strikers to apply for re-
instatement to-day The company says that no
competent men will he discharged. however. to
make room for strikers
With the consent OF both sides a supple
mentary clause was added to the agreement
providing that the company would give every
possible preference TO its old employees when
they were good chaufeurs, and that when abil-
ity was equal union men would have the pref
erence.
GasoIene is. by the agreement. to be charged
at cost Twelve hours will constitute a days
work all time over twelve hours u be deducted
from the following days work. The men will
pay for their uniforms at 10 cents day. but in
case muf the uniforms cost more than $50
year. The charge of 10 cents day for cleaning
machines will be abolished, the company to clean
all machines in the future, Extra men will
have steady employment according TO the length
of service No discrimination viii he made
against any man for his connection with the
union
The strike. though il involved oHy about four
hundred men at the outset. attended by
unusual violence. New drivers have been
manned, taxcabs burned passengers injured,
seriously in some cases. by missiles aimed at
the new drivers or at the special policemen. and
at least one death is attributable directly to the
strike The windows of several hotels were
smashed by rocks thrown at strike breakers.
and in two cases hotel guests had narrow
escapes.