The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-27
PAY Of kailrOnh-Men.

RESOLUTION OF TUE FIIST BRANCH or THE
BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL ASKING The BAL
TIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD COMPANY TO
RAISE THE PAY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.
baltimore SUP, 26th
Both branches OF The Cny Council met
last evening. and after trJnsactiDg consider
able business adjourned until next Monday.
In the first branch Mr.. BroumeI offered
the following resolutions, which gave rise
TO considerable discussion, but were finally
passed:
"ReS0lred By the Mayor and city CounciI
of Baltimore, That in view OF the city
owning $4,000 shares Of the capital stock OF
the Baltimore and Ono railroad, amounting
in value to So $50 900, and since the said
company has met with unprecedented sue
cess in all its departments, enabling 1t to pay
large dividends to its stockholders, and
there being large number Of artis9n> aud
mechanics OF the city CT superior SIKH ana
industry in its employment whose wages
are so small that, notwithstanding careful
ness and strict economy, they barely manage
TO live; therefore be it
"ReSO!Ued, That the directors elected on
the palt OF the city be. and are Hereby,
directed to make every honorable effort 10
induce the company TO advance the wages
OF the employees TO proper living standard.
and report To- This branch at the earliest
practicable moment the result Of their e.
forts"
Mr.. Broumel said there wa> c0mmun>tic
language about the resolution. Instead ~
paving such large dividends something
should be done by the company 20 provide
better for their employees. II was known
that for years the city directors in The road
were mere biOcks-meTc BARRIERS poles. II
the people employed by the road were not
paid better the city would have to support
them in tie 9lm,hou-c or jail.
Mr.. Wilmer said the condition OF things,
~ represented by Mr. BrOumel, was entire
~ new TO bin. He did not know that the
men were 50 badly OF that if something was
not done they would haye.to 20 to The aims
house. He OF iecJcd to the resolution in IT.
present form.
MIR. Broumel said that men with large
families were getting Sl.l0 per day, ana
clerks, who could shine IN any community,
were getting So to $40 month TO support
LARGE families on. When bread and meat
arc at stake we cannot frame language too
strong. The road Is paying 10 per cent.
dividends. ana is that not enough TO make
the Council vote for the resolution?
MI. \ ltuutIlDdI Nduttu lIiilt W NoliNi'i'i
the matter; they might not be right IN pass
ing such resolutions. He moved to make
the resolutions the special order Tor Mon
day, at u O'Clock. Mr.. Flcdderman said
he always wanted 10 vote intelli9cntty.
Mr.. Broumel said that If the other mem-
hers Of the Council bad seen the suffering
he had they would not oblec. to the rcsolu-
ton.
Mr.. Wilmer said the facts were only beag-
say; they had received no official lniorma-
lion on the subject, and he favored post
ponement.
Mr.. Fledderman'S motion was lost.
Mr.. Miller offered an amendment modify
ing the resolutions; but this was lost also.
He said that they ought not to say TO the,
people, with their present information, that
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad Company
were depressing their employees.
The resolutions were finally adopted. oil
the members voting in the affirmative OK
cept Messrs. Veazey Nre>idenD and Wilmer.