The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
PROCUREMENT
 TURN DOWN
 CO.'S OFFER
DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN AT TWO A LARGE MEETINGS IN NEW
 HAVEN.
SPRINGFIELD FOLLOWS SUIT,AND STRIKE VOTE IS TO BE TAKEN
 THERE ON MONDAY.

New Haven, June 1.-At two large ly attended meetings. one at 8 o'clock last night and the other at 1:30 this morning, the local trolleymen almost unanimously voted to reject the offer of the Connecticut Company of twen- ty-two cents to twenty-seven and one half cents an hour. The meetings were very largely attended, the day men meeting first and the night men later.
 While the meeting of the trolley men of the day shift was in progress, telegram was received from the Springfield local by the presiding of planatory, follows:
 IN. H. Trolleymen's Union.
 Martin Breen. Sec.
 "Have rejected everything. Poll men on Monday.
 stood up and gave rousing cheer when they learned that their action would be supported by the Massachu- setts union. "
 The situation was thoroughly gone over by the presiding officers and a vote was then taken. The men cheer ed loudly as the result of the vote was announced
 The trolleymen on the night shift dlsposed of the business with even more rapidity and at ? o'clock this morning the final vote had been talk en. <,
 The matter has now been placed in gates. Martin Breen. Frank Maher and J. Lyneh, who will formally pre- sent the result of last nights meet ings to the general conference board. The members of the local union stat ed that the matter had reached a stage where arbitration might have to be adopted. The New Haven local, like. those of other big cities in the state, wishes a rate running from 26 cents to 30 cents. Springfield wants a 30 cent maximum. and the offers made by the company were turned down flatly by the trolleymen in the Massachusetts city.
 are now awaiting the action of the locals of Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury. where vote will be talk en early next week. Among the small towns apparently satisfied with the rate that has been offered by the Meriden. and Winsted. There. is diff ference of cent and a half an hour in the rate given to the larger cities of the state and those of the size>of Norwich. =
 A vote of thanks was extended to the New Haven delegates who ap- peared before the joint conference 'hosrd and who represented the local union.
 Officials of the local union an- nounced last night that the local trclleymen are ready to be boiled. STRIKE VOTE IN SPRINGFIELD.
 Springfield. Mass, June 1-The Springfield Trolleymen's union last night unanimously rejected the com promise proposal of the New Eng, land Investment and Security com pany and decided to take strike vote on Monday. Both sides declared them selves as being firmly fixed in their positions. The trolley company of fered a sliding scale with a maximum of 27h cents an hour. but the trolley men still insist on flat rate of 30 cents. The company offers to accept an arbitration plan that recognizes the union but limits the scope of arbitra- ton to the wage scale, refusing to submit matters of discipline and work ing conditions. This compromise was what the union rejected last night. The Worcester union will act on it to- night.