New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Receiver Hedges Grants
Is Per Cent Increase
to ALI Workers on New
York Railways Co. Lines
B.R. T. Expected
To Meet Raise
marlborough Lawyer De.
clares Corporation Must
Borrow S4O,OOO,OOO

Operation OF all the Interborough's
subway and elevated lines yesterday
wss the outward evidence of the be-
ginning of readjustment. largely
financial, that will follow the settle
ment of Manhattans traction strike
The immediate result of the settle
ment under which the strikers returned
to work with an immediate increase in
pay Of s5,00O,00O year, was CORE
spondingly generous increase in pay to
the employees of the green car lines.
Operating employees of these lines,
after conference with Receiver Job
E. Hedges we're given a 10 per cent
boost in pay. This, in addition to the
10 per cent raise authorized within a
few DAYS by Judge julius NJ. Mayer, court
sastodian of the lines, made total Of
. per cent. the same as given the In
.erborough men. Should the arbitra-
ton board hearing the plea of the In
erborough workers agree to another
increase, it is expected shat the green
car lines will grant an additional raise
III to their employees.
Must Borrow S40,O0O,0O0
James l.. Quackenbush, general coun-
sci for the lnterborough system, said
the increase in pay given to that com
pany's workers under the new agree
ment would compel the system to bor-
row an additional $4,000, 900 within the
next five years.
of course, this will ultimately be
paid by the city. since it must be made.
up before the city begins to realize any
money on the subway systems," he
said Gust how this will work out we
90 not yet know"
1t was agreed, however, that the al
most unprecedented increase to the In
terborough men would result in similar
increases elsewhere. The B. r. r. en-
poyes, who returned to work after the
brooklyn strike without tangible gain
IN pay, are expected to call upon their
afOltratlon board to duplicate any grant
"fSHNt pay IldQt tV tue Ill TDOIOuEn
workers. 1t was said by transporta-
'lon officials yesterday that this prob
ably would be done
frederick P. Royce. acting head of
'he B. R. 7. lines in the absence of
hecelver Lindley NJ. Garrison, began
conferences with representatives of the
men during the day for the purpose of
.eachlng basis upon which arbitra-
Won might be started. 1t was said
mat Public Service Commissioner
LEWIS Nixon might be agreed upon as
board. '''' q '''''
Will Aid Scent Fare Fight
further increases of pav to the B.
~ /. men, surface car men and other
employees of the city's transportation
sOnpanles, 1t was said, would strength
VI VI 'he demands of the companies for
.. ae privilege of increasing fares. No
;ast'on was taken in this direction dur
sas tne day, however, and there was
"e "e 'Hoicatlon as TO what the programme
VI me companies would be.
All OF the Brotherhood of Inter
Trough employees who returned to
sser Jobs yesterday were reinstated
Sn.n SSnaolt question. Attorney Quacken-
y;na. yusn said they would be given all the
s,si,' ssnIS they had enjoyed before the
Use ard none of the men would lose
semori:y privileges.
meh'o.rs Of the Amalgamated union,
~ ever, were not so fortunate Seven
i've members of that body dis
iseo Tor union activities a few days
ss so oy Receiver Hedges Of the green
;ot. "nes, will not be returned to their
Heda.sS HSS, Judge Mayer, who appointed Mr..
TaNs Tsss receiver, replied to a protest of
~smS sm.s frldlger, attorney for the Anal
set;on st;@'eo, a, by ,upholding the receivers
po;n.as IN dischareing the men. 1t wa,
bad deu ;u out by the court that the men
crx ~ ;.h.erfered with Brotherhood work
the, - carrying on their work and that
tho en nao lest their rights to Jobs under
"s present receivcrship.
n: Looking Into Conspiracy Charge
,ior ''.r'ct ua Attorney Swann's investiga-
tw.s, 0I = the charges of collusion be-
t.,Snu brotherhood officials and the In
ued uedVIiougn IOgn IN calling the strike contin-
p~r. .auiing the day. The fifty sub
ssrvsS ISSUED the day before were not
va. however, and no tangible action
eonf.Aeh except that the prosecutor
,innss with Mayor Hylan, who con-
not ee' 10 insist that the strike was
Cd .aa oona tide walkout Of discontent-
men - =. considered improbable that the
tes mo violated Supreme Court JUS
.yoon's injunction against the
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