The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-29

AfNs
Of the company and their organization
was the outgrowth OF that feeling. Tho
demand sent to the Superintendent IL Us
follows:'
WiiRELISo, W. Va,
August Is, 1890.
Toihe Winding and Cii:enS' Eaiipoy Company.
DEAR SiRs:-We, the operators and
conductors Of the Wheeling and Citi.
zens' Railway Company aud members
OF tho American Federation OF Labor,
Electric Street Car Employees Union
No. Gl0l, DO hereby make these de.
mands, vel! and truly considered aud
deemed just, viz:
!. That operators and conductors re-
port for duty fifteen minutes before
time on slate for duty. and when oil
duty must DO marked 30 On Glate the
previous night; the conductors and op.
orators 10 do no pushing, oiling or clean.
Ing ut any time. That they take cars
from the side track on Forty. second
street outside OF the barn or main track,
and that when the days work is done
they leave the car on the aide track on
Forty.second street outside OF the barn
or main track; and that they clean or
oil no lamps, Of! cans or saud boxes.
= That nine hours constitute one
days work, time to count from time
marked Tor duty until time the car is
left on side or main track.
8. That Tor one days work of nine
hours We receive two dollars, and for all
time over nine hours we receive at the
rate OF two dollars for nine hours.
t. That II any employo report late for
duty he be suspended for three dave,
and at the expiration Of which time be
will report as usual, fifteen minutea be-
lore time marked for duty, and take bis
car.
B.. That the men take turn about
working all day suuday-that Is, that
the man who takes n car out in the
morning runs that car ali day and re-
ceives two days wages.
6 That John O'Brien DO reinstatcd in
his former position az conductor.
7. That the employees of this company
must be treated with more respect and
as workingmen should be, by Mcssrs.
John Lottua and Michael LOTUS, Jr,
$. ln confederation whereof, the
Wheeling and Cilizens' Railway Com.
pany IL given until IL o'clock p. IN. on
Friday, August 90, 1890, to consider
these demands, and report their answer
10 the street car stable by or before the
time etated; and if they fail to respond
10 our demands favorably they must
abide the consequence.
Yours respectfully,
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. ELEc.
TRIO STREET CAR WORKERS. UNION
No SOL.
Thia letter vas RECEIVED at noon yes
tefday at the conpany's office on Tenth
street. Superintendent Michael LOTUS
went down to Forty-third street to the
barn ct once to see the men and ask for
an explanation concerning the demands,
He asked them how long they would
remain with the company. and il they
would elgn Il paper agreeing that they
would remain in the company's employ
until things could be amicably adjusted.
The men replied that they would like
TO have more time 10 consider this
matter, and did not want 10 sign n
paper. Mr.. Loftus responded that the
company would like to have more
time, also, to consider the mems
dem2uas. Ii they could not give the
company more time, he could not give
them more.
The men upon this resporse-at
about 5 p. H., or a little later-ordered
all the cars into the barn, and thus the
matter stood last night. Mr.. Lotus him
self a one car up to accommodate the
uspa! rush Of travel from Benwood in
the evening, and the traffic was then
abandoned for the night.
Tie above il the version CT the affair
given by the companv'a oiicials. They
say, also, that the men have been maid
20 a day for twelve hours work, and
were paid extra for over time; the men
worked longer than thirteen
After the lines had been shut down, O
conductor and IN operator were Jointly
by an IHrELLIdEScER re-
Concerning the number Of hours they
work, they asserted that they are
from fourteen to sixteen hours a
Jay. They object to cleaning and oil
ms cars. filing lamps and oil cane, and
.oing the work which they think
be done by the hostlers in the
,arns, for two reasons: first, because
hey are expected to appear tidy and
when on duty, which 10 jmpossi-
il they crawl about under the cars,
md oil and scrub them; and second,
because it takes nearly an hours time
;Gch day for which no compensa-
ion is allowed. They are now
compelled 10 buy their own polish
or the brass work, cleaning material for
he windows, scrub brushes, sponges,
,rooms, etc. They want nothing to do
sith keeping the cars in repair or in or
Ter, and desire to take tho cars from the
witch atthe barn and leave them there,
md lie in no way responsible for them
tho interval they are not in use,
They are required 10 report for duty if.
cen minutes before the time to 20 out.
,ut the "loop men'-that is those run.
ling between Tenth and Forty-second
treets-say that if they arc not there
half an hour ahead of time they
,annot get the cara ready to 20 out on
and must miss a day.
The extra men, who take the place Of
be regulars, are not notified the night
,efore whether they will have to work
" not. They cannot call by telephone,
,ut must report for duty at $50 a. m.
Or the 4 o'clock run. They are expected
. Assist In pushing the cara about ths
Darn, and in getting them ready, and il
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