Daily Republican., 1886-01-26
A New Society.
raK PENNsYLvANHA RAILROAD
COMPAMY's RELIEF AssOClA-
TION-WMAR Ie BEING
DONEFOR THE EMPLOYEES

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Some years ago. . relief association
was formed by the p, w. g. b. Rail-
road Company, for the benefit OF the
fam llies OF their employees Who should
be killed or die from any cause. Each
employee who wished 70 become q
member paid . certain amount month.
ly, and the widows Of several have
been paid the sum Of Eve or SIX huu-
dred dollars from the fund thus aocu-
mulated. The road has since that time
passed into the hands OF the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company, and for some
time the officials OF that company have
had under consideration the question
Of enlarging this society, so that all in
its service could become members and
partake of Its benefits, and also increas.
Ing It's usefulness by making it beneficial,
so that iD case Of accident or sickness,
its members wonld reeeive weekly ben
fits The general features Of this plan
are:
First. The creation OF o new depart.
ment In the service, TO be known M
the Pennsylvauia Railroad Relief De-
partment, having for It's obi cot the es.
|tablishment and management of fund,
to be kno wn as the Relief Fund, for the
payne OF defiuite amounts toemploy.
ees who, under the regulations, shall be-
come entitled thereto when they are
disabled by accident or sickness and,
In tho event of their death from Acci-
dent or natural causes, TO their relatives
or other beneiciaries.
Second. The fund will be created by
an application TO that purpose, under
contracts Of employ 10 ent, of portions of
the wages Of employees, at uniform rates
graded In amount according 70 their
regular pay. The company will be
trustee for tho fund and responsible
therefor, pay any deficiencies which
may arise from the fund not proving
suffi cient to meet the demands upon II,
manage the department, pay the operat
| ing expenses, furnish the necessary
office room and graft the services Of Its
officers and agents without charge upon
the fund.
Third. Those who shall become en-.
titled TO the benefits of the fand will be
known as Members Of the Relief
Fund"
Fourth. The department will be In
charge of u superintendent, who will be
aided by an advisory committee con.
sisting of memb chosen equally by
the employees who are members OF tbs
fund and by the board of directors oil
the company, " ith the general manager
OF the company and tho superin tenden
of the relief department as ex-officio
members.
Fifth. The benefits will consist
chit fly In payments Of stated amounts
to members disabled by sickness or BY
injuries received In the discharge oi
their duties; payments Of stated
amounts TO designated relatives or
other benefeiAr.es of deceased msmb bers
free surgical attendance for members
disabled by injuries In the discharge o
their duties; arrangements for fixed
moderate rates, OF which mem seri
may avail themselves, for Hsdtnal Mt
Tendance In cases OF ordinnsy sickness
medical supervision over sanitary AnC
other matters affecting the health o
members.
i Sixth. For the purpose Of determin.
ing the monthly rates mem bers win b,
Idivided into Glasses according 10 tn
amount OF their regular wages pc
month, as follows
IL First GLASS, those receiving not NOR
than $36 RecOad class, those receivip
. more than $35 and not more than $50
, third class, those receiving more thal
!, $50 and not more than $50 fourth class
those receiving more than $50 and nc
more than q 500 fifth class, these rt
ceiving more than 500. For member
not paid by the month the GLASSES wi
, be determined by the usual amount @
Il earnings per day. AS far as practi bl
: those in similar grades of the sam
kind OF service will bs classed together
without regarding slight Variations 4
the pay Of indivld uals from the limit
assigned for the several classss. Tn
rates for the first class will be 75 cent
per month for the second class, twic
!. as much, 81 so; for the third class
U three times as much, % 40 for th
j, fourth class, four times as much, 3;
|, aud for the fifth GLASS, ave times a
! much as for the drst $3 rs. The amour,
applied by employ ees to the purpose {
> the relief fund will be deducted froI
. their wages on the pay-rolls mon thl
In advance and placed TO their credit
the fund.
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