Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-09

THE AGREEMENT
Basis of settlement between the Arbitra-
ton Committee of the Trades Assembly
and the Wheeling and Citizens Railway
Companies,
First-rhat operators aud conductors re
port for duty fifteen minutes before time
ON slate for duty, and when on duty must
boz marked So on slate the previous night;
aud they DO u0 pushing, Oiling or cleaning
of cars 40 any time; that they take car
from side track on Forty second street
outside of barn ON main track; that when
DAYS work is done they leave car on side
track on FOrty-secoud street outsideo barn
ON main track, and that they clean and I'LL
no lamps. oil cans or sand boxes.
Second Nine and 4 half hours shall CON
stitute a days work. but the Company may
run any shift of cars more than nine hours
and a half. the time for nine and half
hours % be paid for at the rate of eighteen
and half cents per hour, time 20 count
from time marked for duty until cars are
left ON main or side track, One-halt hour OF
said nine and half hours % be allowed for
car crew for meal
Third That prone days work, nine and
one half hours, the pay shall bc one dollar
and seventy-iive cents.
Fourth-If an employee report late for
duty he be suspended from duty for three
DAYS. at the expiration of which time he
will report as usual fifteen minutes before
time. marked for duty and take his shift
Fifth No man shall be discharged with
out sufficient cause.
SiNth-Ihis agreement shall remain i'm
force until October LIST, 1891.
W ID. CPTEGENFF,
JouN NJ SWEENEY,
COMMITTEE Representing Company.
RoNAN DOBLER,
WILLIAM FROuNE, JR.,
j. NJ. lMHorF,
JouN CoRCOEAN,
JERRY MEADE,
PATRICK HoJCu
Arbitration Committee
The conditions of O'Bricn'S case was
that 10 was 10 Dee settled upon its merits.
and 10 not by the superintendent of the
company, then boy conference COM
mittec. The matterOf working on sun
day is To- Doe arranged by the company,
the pay Co Doe the same as on week days,
but the shifts will be alternated So that
the men can an have q Sunday of duty.
10 was one o'clock this morning be-
fore the agreement was finally signed.
10 may Doe well To- recall that the strike
was settled on the basis So StrcnuOuSly
advocated by the REGISTER and the re-
suit of the conference seems 20 give
satisfaction 90 the strikers aS whole.
The cars viii an start this morning,
and now that the strike is declared of
passengers can ride 20 their hearts con-
tent. aud 10 is expected that being de-
priycd of the privilege for so many days
there will Doe crowded ears now for some
time to come Although the cars will
ali Dee running this morning, they will
possibly bee running irrcgularly during
thc forenoon as the schedule TO cor
respond 90 the new agreement
will not Dee figured out until afternoon,
when 10 is expected the cars will De
running regularly.
The strike has now been on ten days
The loss to the railroad company has
undoubtedly been large but no cSti-
mate can Dee obtained at present. such
damages as accrued to the compauyat
the hands 90 reckless outsiders will bee
cVeucd zap 40 later date through legal
measures. But every one rcioiccS that
the strike is at am end, and nouc more
So than tho travelling public, which has
been aforementioned 90 mo- ircon>idcra-
BILE extent