Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-08
FEDERATION
Rejected the Scale
Offered Helpers by Stirl-
ing Boiler Company.
Strike at Barberton Is
Still On.
Council Revives Injunction
Case Against Walsh.
It's Anything to Keep Him Off the
Wooster Road.
lsneclal Correspondence.l

the strike Is yet jill Slgnt. nc Satcs
at the Stirling yards have been closed
and Michael Burke has been sworn in
as special day watchman to see that
no damage is done to the property.
The Office work has increased so rap
idly that beginning today two shifts
Of clerks will bc at work mt the desks.
Since the Federation of Labor held
conference with Supt. Sheldon last
Friday. Mr.. Sneddon, according to
agreement sent the Federation scale
of wages that would be paid to work
men, classed as helpers. The Fedora
tion held n meeting and decided to re-
icct the entire proposition.
The scale of wages Mr.. Sncddon
agreed to pay ranged from S1.4O to ~.
The blacksmith helpers were given an
advance, from S1.55 to S1.65, while the
men ON the large punch machines, who
have been getting S2.15 would only re-
ceive 81. The bulk Of the men were
not offered an increase.
with the scale of wages, Mr.. Sneddon
concluded his ultimntum with the fol
lowing reservation of rights:
First. TO pay any individual for
supcrior merit and diligence higher
rates than specified herein without
thereby affording any men in the same
class n basis for claiming correspond
ing advance Second. 10 advance III
dlviduals from one class to another as
their ability and general worth may
warrant, aud third, to enter into agree
ments with individuals under which
rates may be made either by the jol
or price"
Tho Federation objects strongly tC
granting the company these rights
From T3O until 1922 o'clock Mon
night the village Councilmen talked
and discussed almost everything undel
the sun. And when it was all ovel
hardly any one knew where they were
at.
AS usual the Rapid Transit extension
on Wooster road, was the bone of con
tcntion. Twenty times Solicitor 0. u
Eycrhard attempted TO tell the Coun
ell The right steps to take, to get MI
Walsh TO pay for part of the grading
of that street. He advised them to &c
an estimate of the cost of grading, an,
then ask Mr.. Walsh to pay his share
At present the track is not built on an
grade. After this suggestion was in
cludcd In a resolution Mr.. Bryan tall;
cd against such n plpn, stating that MI
Walsh practically owned Wooster roa
and would only pay for the part hi
track occupies. Mr. Bryan wante
something done to make Mr.. Walls
forfeit his franchises on the othe
Barbcrton streets, before he has
chance to lay any. track on them, ,whc
might be done, as Bryan declares
il any other road proposed to enter tn
village ON them. Arguing continue
for several minutes and finally vot
was taken, resulting in the defeat q
the resolution, by vote OF to ., The
the whole Rapid Transit controvers!
datipg back three years, was rehashe
several times, and before adjournmel
was taken, Solicitor Eyerhard was II
structed TO revive the injunction cas-
brought by the village last Septemb,
in which Mr.. Walsh was victorious.
Claims aggrcgating Saod,5o were n
lowed.
Clerk Wm. Witncr notified Counc
that ,pefniission has been received |
the 6. a. & G, railway to place pip
,, under their tracks on ruscarawas av
a resclution wns passed TO clrcula