The morning times., 1895-07-18
Would Mean six Months Lay-Off
Twice a Year 10 CahIemen.
MEN ARE NOT SATISFIED
what One OF Them Says of the Present
Arrangcments-Co Propo-
sition w ould Add 10 Employees Work
and Pu tMoney in Its Pocket-Ma kes
a SuGgestiG

An hour or two spent at the Navy Yard
terminus OF the GeorgeoI wn cable line would
% ample Ia satisfy thc most incredulous
that the conductors and gripmen have 10
time to eat there, and the cars on arrival at
Georgetown are sent out just as promptly
as from the Navy Yard The conductor
who stated that the maximum wait at the
Navy Yard terminus was six minutes was
correct, notwithstandiI- she statements of
some gripmen and conductors that they had
nine ana even fifteen minutes for meals
When the cars arrive on time at the Navy
Yard they are supposed TO be started back
in six minutes. During this period the shift
OF the car must be made, the seats turned,
and the fender changed from one end 10 the
other.
NOT TWO MINUTES REST
a dozen cars werc noted yesterday, and
between the arrival and departure the men
were at rest not more than four minutes,
ami ia some cases they had not more than
TWO minutes rest. Observation here
shows that the statement that the men have
time 10 eat is misleading.
one of The conductors said yesterday that
when a is said that the men get two
dollars DAY they do noi always get that
amount They suffer from what they call
punch shorts The company still use
The old bell punch Errors are charged
To The men. They must take the punches
/ just Is they are set for them, and have
4 40 opportunity OF seeing whether the set
1 Is correct.
The modern punches have n glass face,
! through which the conductor can see
/ whether or not his punch is correctly
1 set. As "A consequence the men do not
know when they have TO pay shorts whether
il is their fault or that OF The machine.
! They are also obliged to pay for irregular
/ transfers. This conductor said that from
/ ID 10 % cents day deductions from both
I OF these causes was common.
MEN NOT SATISFIED.
4 conductor who is not satisfied made
/ yesterday the following statement, which
/ contains many good points:
The men are not satisfied" he said
The statement made IN an evening
/ paper yesterday, that the employees Of the
/ Washington and Georgetown Tine were
/ satisfied with the present arrangement,
/ Is not true. Three propositions were pre-
! scented to us. as stated, bat nothing 10
/ better tie present arrangement. The first
! proposition was for rs 10 work we have
/ been working, as they stated from q 20 3,
/ bat II VIII be remembered mat the first car
goes ont at and runs until 3, constituting
! a days work, then from 3 p. m. until
midnight they claim for the night run, bat
! remember again, the last car leaves the
! terminus al O'Clock in the morning This
I is the present state OF affairs.
second, for the day men 10 be relieved
1 10y the night crew for one trip in order to
get meals, and return the favor to the
night crew Later in the day.
Third. 10 give each man four trips on
and four of.
WOULD MAKE MORE WORK.
''Now YOU can readily see that such a
change would add one hour aud twelve
minutes. The time taken 10 run one trip
on the Fourteenth street line, 10 the day 5
work besides having TO report for duty
twice during one days work, and as so
many OF the men live quite u distance from
the office OF Mount Pleasant, on account
OF rent being so high in this locality and as
the men are only allowed TO have two
/ free rides Cay this would call for a long
walk. up a steep hill unless ne run his hand
i'll hi, pocket. They might make come more
such propositions and stin the men would
be better satisfied with the present sched'
ule
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