The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-09
THE STRIKE SETTLED,
And tho Street Cars to Be Run
ming as Usual To-day.
TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT.
Tho Long Contest between the Men
ana the Company Happily Ended.
Both Sides Arc Well Pleased
aa With tho Result,

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those who patronizs tho lines. Tho ar.
bltration Committee OF tho Trades AS.
sembly and the conference committee OF
the striking workmen met with Messrs.
John NJ. Sweeney and W. D. UptegraG,
representing the company, in con.
ference at the company's office on Tenth
street at few minutes past 8 O'Clock
last night, and labored with the ques.
ton Till after l o'clock this morning,
when settlement was made and the
following basis Of agreement was drawn
up und aigned: ..sn.4
Basis of settlement between tho A,bi.
tration Committee OF tho Trades
AsGcEbly and tho Wheeling and Cit.
izens Railway companica:
First-That operators and conductors
report for duty fifteen minutes befora
time on slate for duty, and when TO bp
of duty, It must be marked SO on the
slate the previous night. That they do
no pushing, oiling or cleaning of cars at
my time. That they take car from side
track Mt Forty.second street, outside OF
barn, or OH main track. That when
days work is done they leave car on side
track on Forty.second street, outside of
barn, or on main track, and that they
clean and Gil no lamps, oil cans or sand
boxes.
second-Nine and a half (0!) hours
shall constitutes days work, but
the company may run any shit Of cars
more than nine and half hours, the
time over nina and n halt hours TO DO
psid Tor at the rate OF ISL cents per hour,
Time to count from time marked for
duty until time cars arc left on side or
main truck, one-half hour of said nine
and half hours to be allowed to car
crew for meals.
Third-That for one days work OF
nine and half hours the pay shall be
81 IS.
Fourtk-Ifany enploye report late he
may DO suspended from duty for three
days, ut the expiration OF which time he
will report fifteen minutes before time
marked for duty and lake his shift.
Fifth-N0 man shall be DISCHARGED
without sufficient cause,
Sixth-This agreement shall remain
in force till October ], 1891.
W. ID. UPTEGRAFP,
JSo. NJ. SWEENEY,
Committee representing the companies.
ROMAN DoBLrR,
WM. FHonME, JE.,
l. NJ. INnorF,
JOHN CoRcoRAN,
-. JERRY MEADE,
PATRICK HARRINGTON,
Arbitration Committee,
The case Of John O'Brieu, the dis |
charged conductor, whose reinstatement
was demanded, was referred to Superin.
tendent LOTUS and the Committee ior
settlement, with the understanding that
il no agreement is arrived Mt the Com. |
mitlee, with Messrs. Sweeney and Unite. |
GRAFT, Ehall act upon it. In the matter |
Of the men taking turns at running all |
day Sundays, it was deemed unadyisa-
Bile 10 work the men SO long ut a |
stretch. and it was arranged that the |
time OF working should be so arranged |
that tho men shall each have one day |
Off each week. In the matter of the |
men working short shifts, it was ar.
ranged that no man shall work less than
ninc hours for one shift. but that the
company may run its cars more than
nine hours at time by paying for the
overtime rs agrced upon.
Mr.. Sweeney said that had the mems
demand with regard to hours been
properly stated Mt the frat conference,
the strike would probably. have been
settled then. The companys represent.
ntiyes understood the mems demand to
be that every car brought out should
run two full shifts for day, while in
fact what they wanted was that a car
atall run not less than nine hours when
brought out.
The settlement ia very fair to all con.
cerned, and both sides seemed perfectly
Satisfied. 4 gentleman asked Mr.. Swee.
ney how much the company has lost
during the strike, and he replied that
that would be found out when the COM
pany sues tho city. He was also asked
II lie thought the case would be gotten
into court this term, and replied that
that was tho lawycrs' business and not
his. The men were notified to be on
hand for duty this morning and the cars
may he expected es usual, although some
schedules will have TO- be revised little
to suit the new arrangements. ...ll..
Yesterday several cars were run with
very little molestation. Five men and
boys were arrested in different parts OF
theSouth Side for using abusive epithets,
but no missiles were thrown, and but
few distractions placed on the tracks.
Very few people patronized the lines,
mostly all who rode being strangers.
Tho police stayed pretty close to the cars,
and 10 crowds were allowed. to gather.
Washington Council, O. U. "A. NJ,
numbering over 100 memhers, met at its
hall in the Eighth ward last night and
resolved not to patronize the electrical
cars until the'strikc was settled, and set.
e thn ,.>...