Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-03
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
Understanding Between Anacostia Road
and Its Men.
The Old Plan to Continue During May
and June-President Gris-
wOlds Denial.

An agreement was entered into this
morning between President H. A. Griswold
of the Washington and Anacostia Railway
Company, and committee of the en-
ployes, Messrs. George NJ. Curtis and T. NJ.
Sears acting for the men, whereby the pro
rata agreement which was in effect during
the month of April was renewed for May
and June, with the proviso that the en-
ployes may. at their discretion, terminate
the agreement at the close of the present
month. Messrs. I. w. Gwynne, secretary
Of the Railway Protective Union, and
Frank F. Dent, member of the executive
committee. We're present during the con-
ference between Mr.. Griswold and Messrs.
Curtis and Sears. which resulted in the fol-
lowing agreement, with the exception of
the option above noted, and which is a
verbal part, and Joined in the discussion:
THE management believes that the driv-
ers have made sincere effort during the
past month to increase the receipts of the
company, and regrets the several condi-
tons that have prevented the receipts in
creaSinS as much as was hoped and is
willing to continue the conditions for the
months of May and June, and will place to
me credit of the drivers today, as start
er, to be added to any increase, the sum of
80, to be divided in the same way. For
the months OF May and June any driver
VIII be permitted to compare the daily re-
ceipts with his own register Slip"
Immediately after the signing of the
agreement Mr.. Griswold made out a check
Tor $o49I, which he sent to the National
Capital Bank of Washingt ton for deposit to
the credit of the employees of his line and
subject to withdrawal on the order of the
president of the Railway Protective Union,
divided as follows: $4.97 for tine month of
April. SO for the month of May and $50
for the month of June, provided the agree
ment shall be continued for the period
named
Mr vi ,toxi 4.
ment attributed to him that there were
many men who had not turned in all the
fares they had collected He was confident,
he said, that there was but one man who
had been guilty of any irregularity during
the month. and had thus treated his fellow
employees unfairly, and he had left the
service of the company. He felt sure, he
said. that all the men now in the CON-
panys employ Were loyal and doing all
they could-to advance their own interests
as we'll as those of their employers.
During the conference which preceded
the coming to an agreement the committee
asked President GriSwold to advance the
wages of the men 20 per cent, the amount
the pay on the road was reduced during the
hard times of the past two years, 10 per
cent being taken off last year and 10 per
cent the year previous; but Mr.. GriSWold
said it was impossible fer him to do so be-
cause the receipts would not justify such
action A long exchange of views followed.
but finally the agreement as printed was
signed.
When the Anacostia drivers went to the
meeting of the Railway Protective Union
last night they were fully determined to
strike today if their demands for an in
crease of 20 per cent We're not compiled
with. and only the most strenuous efforts
on the part of the officers of the union pre-
vented this action. 1t was explained to the
Anacostia men that the present would be
most iEopportune time to strike, as the
funds Of the union had become seriously
depleted on account of the recent strike at
Brooklyn, to the support of the men en-
tribute, and the AnacoStians then decided
that The proposed strike should be indefi-
nitely postponed.