The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-05
PLUMBERS STRIKE
AMIoABLY ADJUSTED ar LAST,
a Conference At the Public Building last
Evening between the Employers n
E~mplOyss-An Advance Of fifty Cents
ADay OOnsSdSd-Ths other Terms.

The plumbers strike Is at an end. Con.
cessions were made by both sides at a
meeting held last evening, in the office Of
the Gas Trustees, at the Public Building,
the uss of which was rendered for the
meeting by Mr., Oscar Sesley, President Of
the Trustees and one OF the master plumb.
srs OF the city. Beside Mr.. seelsy there
were present William Hare, John s. Trim.
BILE, George W, Lutz, Frank Hare, Geore
Hibberd, B. E. Adams, George Rose,
John Elton and John Hamilton, master
plumbers, and James M~snsberger, William
Msyn, William Beck, William SChWarz,
George schasfer and Fred Bye, the e1ecu.
tive committeeoi the Journeymen Plumb
ers' Association. Mr., Trimble presideda and
the secretaries were Frank Hare for the
masters and Fred Bye for the iourneymen,
Members oil the press were present on in
yitatiou. The meeting was In session for
nearly four hours before a conclusion was
reached. The discussions was mainly on
the questions OF iudenturing apprentices
and wages, As finally adopted by both
sides the rules are in effect rs follows;
Instead Of paying So 80 per day to all
journeymen, the wages are to bs " 80,
S. and s. so per day, according to the
ability OF the men, an advance OF 90 cents
per day, This was done on Mr.. Seeley'a
motion, after y long talk, during which
the committee were shown the folly oil
e~ndssvoring to demand for all journey
men the am wages,
J%ourneymen are to receive double time
and pay for Sunday and night work and
work done on July 1 and Christmas Day,
All work done in the country for city
bosses are to have travelling expenses and
board bills paid, aud time consumed In
travelling is to be charged as working
time. No iOuyneyman will work with one
not having q clear working card longer
than the next meeting OF the union, and nc
n~on.union men will be worked with,
Any man getting intoxicated OF
being discharged for 80 doing,
will be heavily fined by the
association. No i%ourneyman will
work for a "lumper" or do lump work
All apprentices must serve Ave years, the
first half Of the time as assistant to the
iourneymen and the balance OF the time
as his employer may direct, No appren'
tiCe will DO taken unless he be l6 ysars ole
and he must bs able to read and English
and understand the fundamental prinCl
pies Of arithmetic.
The j%ourneymen waived their demand
that one apprentice should only DO al
lowedt o every four iourneymen or fraC
ton, and the old rule OF one apprentice Il
every journeyman In a shop, nor or less
will continue. They also waived the de
mand TO have q voice in the selection o
all apprentices, the one demanding tina
they register with the Association and re-
mort for examination quarterly, and thu
indenture clause. They also waived the
rule ~iorbidding any member to permit any
helper or assistant to use his tools or any
tools that the helper might provide or bt
provided with except when he be linden
tured.
Members OF the Association will dc
everything in their power To instruct ap'
prentiCes in the practical and .theorell,
cal branches OF the trade. Members will
not work under loan but only for direCI
employer. Nor will any member avail
work on suspended time but be undel
pay continually while presenter work, oil
be discharged.
Everything was done pleasantly and
the best Of feeling prevailed. The jour
neymOn were anxious for an advance In
wages and got it. They also thought that
there we're too many apprentices, and tina
eventually there would be too many jour
neymen and poor iourneymen at that. II
was demonstrated that in this they were
lIn.eEfor.