The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-07

titled TO any OF the privileges afforded the
people OF Central Falls and Pawtucket.
WILL HOLD EXCURSION.
The executive board OF Providence d.
vision met at O'Clock. this afternoon,
and transacted considerable business,
mostly OF a routine nature.
They decided TO go ahead and fulfil their
contract with the Providence Fall River
q Newport Steamboat company by hold
ing the proposed moonlight excursion on
Tuesday evening. July 10.
The steamer Warwick has been char
tered, and she will leave her wharf, this
city. at o'clock sailing some distance
down the bay. Return will be made 10
Rocky Point for supper and dancing. ar
riving back I'm Providence at a seasonable
hour.
RETURNING TO WORK.
This morning some motormen and con-
ductors OF the Union railroad, who are
desirous OF going back to work called at
the office of the superintendent OF trans
portation. Mr.. A. II. Potter and made ap-
plications for their positions.
The men were called into Mr. Potters
Office one at a time and the applicant re-
ceived as new man, meaning that any
rating a man may have had previous to
the strike was done away with Most OF
the men were accepted and ordered TO re-
port To their barns tomorrow morning at
O'Clock for assignment to cars by the
barn foremen
A few Of the old men who made APP
plicatlons Were refused for one reason or
another, but the large majority was ac-
ceptcd.
The first thing each man was required
10 do was sign application papers for the
Insurance department and all will be
taken In here as new men and obliged
TO undergo another medical examination
Then each applicant was given a paper
10 sign that he was not member OF the
street railway union and would not join
one I'm the future.
These formalities concluded each man
was given his badge and cap insignia and
told 90 report tomorrow morning.
All men coming back were Obliged TO
take a now rating, all OF them being
placed behind men who were at work on
Saturday; thus a man who had worked
for the company for years found himself
behind men who had been in the employ
OF the company but one day
OF the men coming back today thcy
were rated according to the rating held
by them before the strike: that Is. after
the men who were at work on Saturday.
Provision was made by MIR. Potter for
men who had found temporary jobs. but
who wanted TO come back and couldn't
A
given two weeks TO return and will have
their rating retained as above.
by this arrangement the man who be-
fore striking was No. l will find himself
No. 500. or whatever number was az work
on Saturday, and the others coming back
In the same ratio. This clause caused
considerable objection on the part OF the
men and few refused TO accept. others
took the teb Until they can fnd some
thing else. Much dissatisfaction was cx-
pressed on this point. as the men had
been led 10 expect their old ratings.
At noon today IS mon had been ac-
cepted. during the early afternoon the
men went 20 the office IN small groups.
but II is apparent that many OF the old
men viii not again ask for places on the
cars. The strike roster n week ago to-
day was 5o3 men. so that not 20 per
cent OF the total number has yet made
application for reinstatement