The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-08

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time to count from time marked for
duty until time car Is left on aide or
main track. That John O'Drien DO re.
tnstated to his former position as ION.
dnctor. That the operators and condac.
tors shall report fifteen minutes before
starting time, time to commence from
time marked on slate. That the con.
ductor or operator shall at no time be
required to do any cleaning, oiling or
acrubbing Of cars or filling Of lamps.
That they do no pushing; that they
take car from eide track outside OF barn
or main track, aud when days. work Is
done they leave car OIL main or side
track on Forty.second street, outside OF
barn or main track. That the employees
OF this company must be treated with
more respect aud like workmen should
DO treated by Mr.. John LOTUS aud
Michael LOTUS, Jr. Tha. for ono days
work OF nino hours We receive two do.
lars, and for all time over nine hours we
receive at the rate OF nine hours.
These points being discussed, the
members OF the board present readily
agreed to ail the grievences, except
hours and wages, and the reinstatement
OF Mr.. John O'Drien. This they claimed
they could not do without a quorum.
and this could not DO had until Monday
or Tuesday. The conference committee
offered TO instruct all The men to reeime
work, provided the members OF the
Board present could give them Il guar.
antee that a satisfactory settlement could
be had. The members OF the board de.
clared that they could give no guarantee
or pledge, and the conference ended
without resuls.'
On tho following Monday evening
the directors. having obtained a quorum,
held a conference among Themselves
until eleven thirty p. m. An hour later
our committee received notice to appear.
and at ono o'clock In the morning the
final conference was held. This confer.
ence, like the other. agreed to all rriey.
ances except Mr.. OBrien's case, and the
hours and wages. As 10 the demand for
two dollars for n days work, VIC feel
that the company can we'll afford to pay
1t. And as 10 tho average receipts OF the
company, We who work on the cars and
handle the money, eau give Il better es.
innate than they aecm TO be disposed to
give. There Is n iniallible test OF the
standing Of this company's stock, as
there Is none ON the market for sale.
During the conference between the
directors and the committee, Mr.. Swee.
ney stated that the committee was bull.
headed, and had not power to act,
whereupon tho committee requested
them to make a fair proposition in re.
gard to wages and hours. Mr.. Sweeney
aud Mr.. UpteglafT conferred, whereupou
Mr.. Uptegrati made a proposition In be.
half Of the company, OF 81 so for nine
hours work. The committee accepted
the offer, and Mr.. Sweeney clenched his
fist and said he you'd not break up the
company for any set ofmcn.
This being the way the CAGE rests now,
we are willing TO leave our case with the
Trades Assembly, and would therefore
request your endorsement, and we are
willing to abide by any action your hon.
orable body may recommend or take in
the matter.
TIE ASSEMBLY ACTS.
On this statement the Assembly
formally took charge Of the strike. The
following was adopted:
Rtsoltfd, That the stike Of the Electric
Street Car Employees Union No. 5l93,
be referred to the Arbitration Commit.
tee Of this Assembly, and they, in con.
junction with the local Conference Com.
mittee, take charge OF the strike.
Rssotted. That this Assembly hereby
request a conference as soon as possible
with the proper officers OF the Street
Car Company, and that a COPY OF the
above resolutions be forwarded to the
company.
The strike was referred to the Ashi.
tration Committee, which consists OF
Messrs. William Frohme, I. NJ. ImhoT,
James O'kanc, John Corcorau, Roman
Dobler, Jerry Mead and William Hars.
dorm. This committee, with the confer,
ence committee OF the Electric Car En-.
ployes' Union, was directed to attempt
to secure a settlement. This committee
sent q sub committee o! two TO wait
on President John NJ. Sweeney and
invite Il conference, which was done at
once. Dir. Sweeney told the committee
that the company was entirely willing
to confer, but said he could not at thn1
time fix any hoUr for G conference.
late last nlGht an lSrELLlGEScER r..
porter saw Mr.. Sweeney and Mr.. Upte.
graft, ana was told that no time had vet
been agreed upon Tor a c%onfereuce, and
that no communication on the subject
would DO gent to the committee last
night. '~'