The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-31

ployed by the company to replace the
strikers win be retained Tho number
necessary TO operate all of the cars will
he made up from the old men who have
been longest In the service OF the COM
rany and those OF the strikers who arc not
thus provided for will be placed ON the
extra list. The pay per hour viii range
from 10 cents up TO II cents, according 10
the length OF time the employees have been
so will be allowed to work nine hours per
day. conditions permitting, at The estab-
lished rates per hour. Tho company will
not discriminate against union men In
selecting employees.
This, In short, Is the agreement which
WIS entered into yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock between the Houston Electric
Street Railway company and its striking
employees 1t Is practically the same as that
submitted to the citizcu's committee last
week. with the exception OF an increased
humber Of new men.
A meeting Of the local division No. "a
OF the Amalgamated Association of Street
RAILWAY Men of America was begun about
O'Clock yesterday morning, rs result
OF Which committee was sent out to
Manager MacGregof'a residence about IN
MT tyIt hn
declined 10 accept. Yesterday forenoon at
10 O'Clock the following was submitted by
the company and after conference OH The
part of the employees was agreed 10 by both
parties
Hon j, c. Hulcheson, ct al. Com
mlttee.
Houston, Texas, March 3J.--Gente-
nien After careful consideration hv
lie bDaru Of directors OF the suggeB-
tons OF your committee looking TO AN
adjustment OF the differences between
propositions submitted to your COM
mttee am directed to say that inc
company. i'll order to carry out Its le-
gal obligation 10 operate its cars ou-
gagged torty- nine meu 10 take tho
places of those who voluntarily desert
ed It's service. and 1t Is under LEGAL
ana moral obligation TO retain them
IN lie service, and 1t can not do her
wise Therefore, it would uesIe 10
nave the hrst motion ADOPTED TO read
viz.
i''al .he company take BACK ana
restore 10 vacant positions IS MANY
OF us FORMER employees as possible and
that IT. may be able to create ~ re-.
vision of It's schedules and shortening
me hours IL being understood that
the ,orly-h.3e new men shall be placed
oh the regular run INST, commencing at
a
ue hereafter arranged IN conferences
anu going howard until all are placed.
men an vacant POSITIONS above them
snsi DC aSs'gned Ia the old men In
u.o.' Of rink' ana that balance OF Old
.i,,,. sua'i pe piaFcd on extra list as
Ha,s'utss shu ADVANCE IN regular or
enuPf we rules. II III also un-
s mat Tor three months that
az anVn VIM pe Used instead of three
M vsui ,i catb on present schedules
I,,r,,o Mi1s t'he thereafter gradually
49, ,, as circumstances permit
,rbe na,,o " nen reduced Der car.
W. ,,a, a,us o, we LOFTY nine men 10
fo,.d ~ ~ Nv ~ hunns OF u. y Craw-
bc,d NJ. 'isihens committee 10 be
to- w niu' e.nhuohllauN lor protse"
~, s.,ne' 'uussstulioh ot men.
,n, 's a .nrce au"'tlohai cars VIII be
rivn r,nn ,ns ~, SUMMER, ,l when WIZ
e. un,,era,a,.i W." ~ ~ uine men, mat It
a,,,, 80 49," ,' wy e"Eih,eis' shop mon
,botr "a M are 10 oe returned 10
c.a,' ~ ,usl a
rh4 5s,., - 80 W lshu ts lolioWs'
"A .a 800 VI "nsVs W DC sehedulcd ar
,no,,i,s ~, ~ nour lor me hrst six
vaar ,ha.a,,, ssH'H pVr noun ior ons
ibereaftrr ~, I, M, ~ sen's per hour
,hraaN ~ a. UP !" ,niVc yiaia'. fom
~. 49, A. W $50 ints cents per houi.
"a. !, NY aS ,a ac'hal service u cents
nrao,tna,,, "'sn s"ot,'r seheauies where