Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-20


conference, concluded last weeE
the agreement, duly signed and
delivered. The members ofthe griev
ance committee who were present
during the negotiations from time tc
time are III. X. Gardner, PittsGurg
Pa. J. NJ. Vernon, Newark, o.; r.
n. Miller. Garrett, Ind. c. II. Fish
or, Martinsburg, w. Va: E. l. Castle,
Keyser, w. Va. J. T. Hsrrell, Park.
ersburg. w. Va; j. Fl. Stuart,
Wheeling. w. Va; w. H. Golfer,
Chicago, w. E. Porter and Charles
Pullen, Baltimore.
By article of the agreement yard
conductors and yard brakemen at
Philadelphia and Wilmington are TO
receive $3.50 and 81 80 a day respect
lively, and at Canton, Baltimore,
Washington, Brunswick, Martins
burg, Cumberland. Keyser and Pied
mont, Grafton and Parkersburg $3.50
and $3.50 day, respectively. This
means an increase of as much as 40
cents day for the West Virginiapeo-
pie.
The balance of the agreement is as
follows:
Article 2. One conductor and three
brakemen TO constitute a crew on all
yard engines on the Philadelphia di-
vision, except piers 40 and 62, at Phil
adelphia.
Article 8, One conductor and two
brakemen to constitute crew on all
yard engines, day shift in Camden
yard. Night crew to remain as here.
tofore. Locust Point, Mt. Clare and
Washington yards to remain as here.
tofore.
Article 4. Brunswick and Cumber-
land yard crews to remain as hereto
fore.
Article 5. One conductor and three
brakemen to constitute crew in Key.
ser yard. increase of one brake
men, Grafton yard to remain as
heretofore.
Article 6. One conductor and three
brakeman to a crew in the Wheeling
aud Benwood yards, except on pas
senger shifter in Wheeling yard,
which shall have one conductor and
two brakemen.
Article 7. A conductor and two
brakemen to constitute a crew in
Parkersburg yard.
ROAD SERVICE-ARTICLE 1.-Sec.
ton 2.-Main Stem Divisiun-Passen.
ger brakemen on trains 10 and Is to
receive Sl.65 per day; on trains IA and
Is, $50 per month baggagemasters on
trains Is and Is to receive $3.50 per
month, and on trains IA and Is,
$50 so per month.
Section 3.-On way trains specifical-
ly, conductors will receive 800 per
month; brakemen, $50 per month.
On FREIGHT TRAINs.-Second Di-
vision-Freight conductors, first class,
81. So per day ; second class. 81 so per
day. Freight brakemen, first class,
$3.50 per day; second class, Sl.70 per
day. Harper's Ferry and Valley Di-
vision, and Parkersburg and Wheel
ing Division-Freight conductors and
brakemen to receive the same az Sec
ond division.
Article 2.-Section /. All freight
CONDUCTOR, brakeuIen, shall receive
twenty two cents and fifteen cents per
hour, respectively, for all time over
twelve hours; time to commence one
hour after being called. Over time
shall not begin until after the expira-
ton of thirty five minutes in addition
thereto, which thirty five minutes
shall be reckoned as one hour.
OTHER THAN ACTUAL ROAD SER
vICE.-Article 4.-Section /. con-
ductors, baggagemasters and brake
men, deadheading on company's bus
iness, will receive half pay at regular
rates.
Section 3. Conductors. baggage
masters and brakemen attending
court as witnesses for the company
will receive regular rates per day.
Section 8 new. When conduct
ors, brakesmen and baggagemen are
called for run, and the train is after
wards abandoned, they will receive
one-fourth of a day, and remain first
out.
Article 5.-SectiOn /. Conductors
and brakemen reaching a terminal,
after continuous service of sixteen
hours. will be entitled to eight hours
rest before being called to go out, ex-
cept in cases of emergency.
article 6.-Section l new. In case
any conductor, baggage mastar or
brakeman shall be aggrieved by his
treatment or by any decision of the
division superintendent, he shall have
the right to appeal his case to the
higher officials.
Section 2 new. Conductors, bag
gage-masters and brakemeD suspend
ed will be given hearing at the ear
liest possible date, ordinarily within
seven days, and notified promptly of
the result of the investigation, and if
conductors, baggage-masters and
brakemen thus suspended are exoner-
ated from all blame, they will be paid
for all time lost in excess of five days
at regular rates.
Article 7.-Section l (new).-Va-
cancies in the passenger service will,
as rule, be filled from the freight
service, and, all things being equal,
the Oldest man in the freight service
will be given the preference.
Section new.-That the trains e
made up in the yards with sufficient
number of good brakes on the rear 0f