The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
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alton which awaits solution on to-
| morrow morning at II o'clock. when the
committee from the union will be given
! a hearing by President Sitterding. of
| the Passenger and Power Company
| The committee desired on yesterday
| to report to the officials the result OF the
| Friday night meeting. and the vote on
| the nine-hour schedule but not having
made an appointment for the conference
| they found, upon reaching the general
! offices that all representatives were out.
| consequently the communication was
| left to. be handed President Sitterding
| upon his return. Later in the afternoon
| Nr. Stterding was seen by three mem
| bers of the committee. and between them
| it was agreed that q conference should
| be held tomorrow morning.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
Before presenting themselves at the
| general offices Of the company yesterday
! afternoon, the members Of the union S
| committee were in consultation for some
| time with their attorney, Mr.. L. O.
| Vendenburg. in his office IN the Shafer
| building. Mr.. Wendenburg accompanied
! the committee to the company's offices
and the following resolutions, adopted
| at Friday nights meeting Of the men,
were left there:
Richmond Va. July 10.
Whereas it was agreed between the
pany and its allied lines, and their mo-
tormen and conductors. represented by
their committee of eight. consisting OF
". J. Griggs, chairman: R. D. Johnston.
II. C. Baker, A. J. Porter. w. D. Trice.
b r Hobart, R. E Evans and J. I. Dill
lon, that the question, whether a working
day shall be nine hours or twelve hours
per day should be left entirely to the
I men as represented by said committee OF
eight; and
Whereas. it was then and there stated
to the board of arbitrator by the repre-
sentatives of the men that 1t was the
purpose of the men to fix .line hours as
working day, and that the considera-
ton Of the question of wages per hour
should be based on the hypothesis thai
the men would only earn wages for nine
hours each day; and
Whereas. it is now the purpose OF the
men in mass-meeting assembled to rati-
fy the action of their said committee OF
eight in fixing the working day at nine
hours. Now, therefore, be It
Resolved by the Anaalsamated Assoc1a-
ton of Street Railway Employees OF
America, Local Division No. 1852, That the
action Of sid committee Of eight, repre-
senting the motormen and conductors Of
| the Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany and its allied lines. il fixing the
working day at nine hours, is hereby rat
ified and approved; and
That said committee of eight be In
structed to notify said company that 1t
is the purpose of the said n?otormen and
conductors to. adopt nine hours as
working day, under the scale of wages
per hour fixed by the board OF arbtra-
ton.
(Signed)
G. T. SIMMONS, President.
JOHN a. BANNON. Secretary.
NO REASON FOR STRIKE.
Mr. Wendenburg. when seen last nigat
| and asked his opinion regarding the sit
uation. said he saw no reason why there
should be another strike. and he be-
lleved the differences could be readily
| adjusted without further, trouble. He
said the stand the company had taken
looked like it desired to create discussion
which would undo the good results OF
the recent arbitration However, he
SAID, I have advised the men to rest
their case, and to proceed with caution.
waiting until the company puts the men
to work twelve hours at the new rate OF
wages in violation of their obligation.
President Simmons. Of the Union. left
the city early yesterday afternoon for
his suburban home. so gave no state
ment on the new phase Of the situation
last night.
CoMPANY's POSITION.
Mr.. f.. Sitterding. the president OF the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company,
was seen at his residence at Chestnut
Hill last night and asked for an eSpla-
nation Of the petitions" referred to IN
one OF the afternoon papers. Mr. Sitter
ding replied that the papers referred as
petitions were prepared merely to as
certain OF the various lines whether they
want a stwelve-hour or nine-hour day.
These papers have been placed with
the superintendent OF each division,