The Indianapolis journal., 1892-01-23
NO DECISION is YET GIVEN
The Board of Arbitrators Is Still at
Work on the Street-Car Trouble.
More Testimony Taken Yesterday-Badge
Notices and Pay Of Men-Intimation of
Possible Compromise.

the TeunsylvaD1a-Street line, VINO mas occu
in the employ of the company nearly fif-
teen years. Mr.. Moore's testimony was OF
the same tenor as that of other witnesses
In regard to the hours of labor and that the
men were at all times to be in readiness TO
answer the demands of duty. Mr. Moore
told of having worked one day without
pay hunting up testimony for the company
In an accident case. Attorney Allen offered
to see that he was paid. NO." said the
witness, II don't want it now. Let by
cones be bygones. All want is my badge;
then will call it square.
Robert FELTON, testified as to hours of
labor. and that the company's rules made
an emuloye liable to duty at all hours.
John ID. Mahoney. q clerk in the Office of
the paymaster of the company. said that ir
was his business to count money turned in
by conductors and from fare boxes He re-
membered the circumstance of issuing new
badges to the men. 1t was in July, $50.
He was instructed to take list and go to
the Louisiana-street stables and issue out
the badges. He first went to the Louisiana
street stables. A notice had been posted M
notifying the men that he would be there.
There Was quite crowd OF men there
when witness came after supper. He told
them to read the notice that was posted up.
They afterward came III. returned their old
bad ges. put their signatures down and got
the new badges. Next night witness went
TO the Shelby-street stable. A notice was
also posted there, which. like the one at the
LouisIana-street stable. contained a COPY of
the agreement they were required to sign.
Sunday afternoon Following he went TO the
West w WashingtOn-street stable.
j. w. Cross foreman of the Shelby-street
stable. and Samuel l.. Condrey. foreman OF
the West Washin ngton-street stable, testi-
fied In like manner as to the posting or the
notices. the taking mp of the old badg ges
and issuing Of the new ones.
LEwIs's TESTIMONY.
Thomas Lewis. assistant superintendent.
was the next witness. He testified that he
had been employed nearly seventeen years
by the street-railway company of this city.
He was first driver for five years. then
road officer two years and has been assist
ant superintendent ever since, under Rob-
ert Johnson aud Mr. Steele. and holds that
position now. II hire most of the men,"
So id the witness. 81 put them out on the
road when they are new. under charge of a
man to teach them to run car. When
they are fit TO take q car they get written
order from me TO the night man to put them
to work.
Mr.. Allen-Hss anything been said in
connection with employment or wages in
Witness-NOthing. Free riding has never
been mentioned. A man was told he had q
rule-book to study and would be held re-
sponsible.
Mr. AIlen-were the rules of the company
in regard to the duties of the men changed
in any way after the issue of the badges,
either the first or second badgesf
Witness-NO. sir.
the men since the Issue of the badges that
was not required Of them before they were
Issuedf
Witness-No. sir; copies of the book of
am pretty confident there never WAS a man
put on as 'sub' without a rule book.
Mr.. Allen-You may explain to the board
the practice. commencing under the john
sons and continuing up to the present
time, as regards the furnishing of informa-
ton by the men in regard TO accidentsf
Witness-f man had an accident on
the road he was to report it to the officer
of the road, or to the superintendent he
saw first. That was the rule under Mr..
Johnson's administration. Under Mr..
Shaffers administration we had q blank
form on which we made on accident re-
that an employe on the car would al
ways render all the assistance to the
man on the car that he could. 1t was
required of the men TO get the names of the
passengers and report them to the officer of
the road. All the changes that have been
made ale that the man who has had the ac-
cident on his car has to come down to the
office and make q written report. l think
we were making out reports before We had
badges. / would not say positively about
that. Ii man has an accident on his car.
and Is a witness in the court he has the
same pay that his run would give him. Mr..
Carlton attends to the accident business.
and has for about two years. He has to
report three times day at the Louisiana
street Office. Men come and tell him what
occurred. how 1T occurred, and names of
wi ba nol rs hs,m m n ter Ha
goes around and sees the witnesses.
Mr.. Allen-Who did this work beforef
The Wltness-You did some OF il, Col.
Johnson did some of it. and did some OF
it. do not think the men had anything
to do with 1t. unles they sometimes sent
man to see n certain witness. Men Oft duty
were required TO give assistance IN case of
accident. never knew a man TO get
badge until he was through subbing.
PAY OF THE MEN.
In the afternoon Mr.. Lewis was recalled
to prove for the company that the en-
ployes are paid extra money for extra
work. He testified that men on drag and
salt car were paid 20 cents an hour for
extra time. Conductors got 25 cents an
hour for extra time, and drivers on q fare
box car 20 cents All hour.
Mr.. Allen-Do you know what the fact
was about these men being paid for their
services while subbing and learning to Do
motormen!
The Witness-A man we take off to be q
motineer has to have an experience as q
driver. He is paid IA cents an hour while
suboIng, afterwards Is cents for a certain
period or time. This IA cents is that much
expense to the company, as there is q man
there to teach him until he can handle the
car
The witness was asked what was the
habit of the men about riding free prior to
the time they got the last badges. He said
while the men had badges TO ride TO and
from their work they got TO riding at diff
ferent times. 1t was then that witness and
Mr. Anderson had talked to Mr.. Shaffer.
Il told Mr. Shaifer" said Mr.. Lewis. that
good many outside people were riding on
the company's badges and the men thought
they ought TO have the same right as out
siders TO ride on a badge. He agreed, and
the notice was issued"
MIR. ALLEN OBJECTED.
At the conclusion of the testimony of this
witness Judge Howe intimated that the
board. when 1t came to end the matter.
would endeavor to reconcile the parties.
Mr.. Allen did not take kindly to this sug-
gestion. He was of the opinion that the
board should decide either for or against
the company on what he said was the ONLY
point in contr oversy-the right of the COM
pany TO withdraw the badges.
Judge Howe-l have supposed all the
time that we three arbitrators were chosen
TO settle the controversy between the par
ties. and settle 1t, not according to strict
legal rules, but according to our ideas as TO
what is fair and right as between man and