New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
Brotherhood Asks Immediate
Discussion of Remain.
ing 25 Per Cent Raise
and Its Other Demands
Queens Men Get Increase
Strike on Westcllester Line
Near Settlement. bu, Tie.
Up Is Still Complete

Anthony J. Romagna, counsel for the
Brotherhood Of Interborough Rapid
Transit Company Employees, wrote to
the company yesterday asking for a
hearing this week between transit Of
ticiais and employees for discussion Of
the points in dispute in accordance
with the strike settlement.
The employees have asked the attor-
ney to arrange the meeting for to-
morrow afternoon. The principal de-
mand to be settled is the additional
20 per cent wage increase Other con-
siderations include the basic eight hour
day, the forty eighth hour week and
time and a half for overtime. Mr..
Remagna said he had appealed TO Pub
. lie Service Commis ssioner Lewis Nixon,
but because OF the Commissioners ILL
ness no reply had been received
Witnesses Appear in Vain
The extraordinary grand jury did not
touch the lnterborough investigation
yesterday. owing to a full calendar in
the milk inquiry. Several INTERIOR
ough employees called as witnesses were
told to return to-day, when the inves
tigation of Mayor Eylan's charges Of
colluSion and conspiracy will be re-
sumed.
Mr.. Romagna complained to District
Attorney Swami in a letter that the
transit employees were losing their
days pay by coming to his Office to
testify on what they term unimportant
features of the case.
Employees of the B. r. T.. headed bv
Edwin Smith, had a conference with
Frederick P. Royce, general manager
yesterday, and discussed the demands
left TO arbitration after the 3. F.. T.
strike. No definite results were OBJ
tanned, and the meeting was adjourned
TO Thursday morning. Mr.. Smith said
after the conference that "all our
grievances Will be corrected in the near
future Patrick J: Shea. OF the Anal
gamatcd Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees, was also
present, and expressed the opinion that
all agreement would be reached soon.
William o. Wood president OF the
New York and Queens County Railway,
announced - per cent wage increase
on the lines yesterday. This system
operates from greensboro Bridge to
points along the north shore and EN-
ploys about 100 workers. including
many women conductors. Tne advance
hour to o2-62 cents The line is sub
sidiary Of the lnterborough, and is the
largest trolley system outside of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Wood, in announcing
the advance, commended the employees
for working when the other surface
lines we're calling strikes.
Employees of the New York West
chester and Boston Railway resumed
work at 20 o'clock this morning, after
having kept the road tied up by a
strike since last Thursday. Their orig
inal demands called for pay equivalent
to that of employees of steam railways,
but Deputy Public Service Commits
sioners Glennon and Barrett effected
a compromise which provides for the
following;
A nine hour day for all employees;
motormen to receive ST Il day. SWITCH
men ., helpers S4, passenger conductors
Sc, freight conductors S540, freight flag
men and brakemen A.0S; all time over
nine hours to be paid for as overtime
by the hour al the rate of one eighth
of the days rate, computed on min :
ute basis; reinstatement OF all sIriNer,
without ejudicc to their seniority or
other rights: the agreement to take
effect August 81. 1919, and continue
until October !, 1920.
Shea Hearing Postponed
Hearing ,f tho injunction and re-
straining order against Patrick !. Shea,
n vice-p president of the Amalgamated: :
Louis Frldiger, an attorney. and VIII
lam II. Collins, an organizer, was post
poned from yesterday until Monday,
September S. The order was secured
by the Third Avenue Railway system
from Supreme Court Justice Richard
P. Lydon and directed the Amalga-
mated leaders not to interfere with
the management in the affairs OF the
road. Fridiger declared he was ready
with the case and asked for immediate
hearing, but was denied.
Federal Judge julius NJ. Mayer made
permanent yesterday the appointment
Of Receiver Lindley Nj. Garrison, Of
the b. r. 7. ~ receiver of the surface
railway companies. At the same time
Judge Mayer ordered the consolidation
Of the foreclosure and general cred
itors' suits against the &. r. 7. and it's
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