The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-01-27
INsuRING EMPLOYEES.
The Pennsylvania Railroads. New Plan
Completed.

The management of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has formulated plan
Tor what is known as a "Relief Depart
ment," whereby those connected with its
service may be associated for the purpose
OF securing specific aid for themselves and
families in cases of accident, sickness and
death. The credit for devising the scheme
IS due to General Manager Charles E.
Pugh, who in his various capacities has
become familiar with the labor and hard
ships of the employees, especially those
running on the road, and has long desired
that some plan should be devised where
BY unfortunate railroad men could be pro-
perly taken care of in the event Of acct
dent. In addition to the Pennsylvania
Railroad proper and the lateral roads, the
insurance scheme will also apply to the
following corporations: The Northern
Central Railway Company, the West Jer-
sey Railroad Company, the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, the Camden and Atlantic Railroad
Company, the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company, the West Jersey Ferry
Company and the Camden and Philadel-
phia Steamboat Ferry Company.
With the view of making the tax upon
the participants in the fund as light as
possible the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany intends to bear all the expense of
management, to pay the officers, etc. Mr..
J. A. Anderson has been made .Superin-
tendent, and Mr.. Holmes D. Ely, Assist
ant Superintendent. Headquarters have
been established at Trenton, N. j. The
operations of the new department will be-
gin on February l, from which date APP
plications will be received, but the pay
ment of contributions and the tight to
benefits will not commence until the 18th
of February.
In order that the cost of the proposed
benefits may be as small as possible, and
each member derive all possible assistance
from his payments to the relief fund, the
number participating must be large and
| regular. In view of this and of the re.
sponsibility assumed by the company, il
will be a condition that each person en-
tering the service or promoted in it after
the Inauguration of the department shall
become member of the relief fund and
participate in its benefits. Persons in the
service at that time will, for six months
thereafter, be afforded the privilege of
participating without regard to age or
physical condition. AS the privilege of
participation will hereafter depend upon
age and physical condition, those now in
the service may be debarred from partici-
patton if they delay applying until after
the period during which the privilege is
open to them. After the expiration Of
six months the company will discontinue
and all fines paid by employees for der
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to the relief fund. The Superintendent
will be aided 10 his labors by an Advisory
Board, consisting of members chosen
equally by the employees who are members
of the fundsand by the Board of Directors
of the company, with the General Mama
gefof the company and the Superinten-
dentof the Relief Department as ex.officio
members.
AS to the plan, it is proposed to deduct
from the wages of the employees monthly
certain sum- to be graded according to
the amount of the pay. The company
will be the trustee of the money aud re.
sponsible therefor for any deficiencies
which may arise from the fund proving
| insufficient to meet the demands upon it.
The benefits will consist chiefly in pay
ments of stated amounts to members dis
abled by sickness or by injuries received
in the discharge of their duties; payments
of stated amounts to designated relatives
or other beneficiaries of deceased mem.
bers; free surgical attendance for mem.
bers disabled by injuries in the discharge
of their duties; arrangements for fixed
moderate rates, of which members may
avail themselves, for medical attendance
in cases of ordinary sickness; medical SUI
pervision over sanitary and other matters
affecting the health of members.
For the purpose of determining the
monthly rates members will be divided
into classes according to the amount o
their regular wages per month. Tit
sums they will pay and the benefits re
ceived will be as follows: