Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
Arrangement of Schedules Must
 Be Left to Company.
THE NEW CLASSIFICATION

Conductors of Passenger and Freight \ Trains in One Class-All Trainmen
 and Yardmen in Another The Rail-
 road Commfttee win Meet the En- ployes To-Morrow to Arrange a Schedule of Wages.
 New Haven, March 25.-The griev-
 ance committee of the trainmen and
 conductors of the New York, New Ha-
 ven & Hartford railroad received a communication from President John M Hall this morning asking them to meet him at his office st 10 o'clock The munication contained no hint of the action taken by the board of directors yesterday in regard to the demands of the men and the preparation of new schedule It was expected, however, that at the conference, President Hall would make known to the committee the directors position. The commit tee waited on the president at the hour named in his note, T8 The following statement was given
 out from the office of President Hall to-day:
 The special committee of the board | of directors of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford Railroad Go met the committee of the conductors and train
 men to-day and submitted the follow ing action and proposition of the board in response to their claims:
 The board of directors have care fully considered the differences be- tween the company and its employees and have unanimously decided as fol7 lows: st
 With regard to schedules:
 l. That the number of schedules and the different classes of employees to be included in any schedule and the rules and regulations thereunder, must, for the safety of the public and proper management of the company, be left to the discretion of the directors.
 2. That the existing schedules, so far as they relate to the classification of employees, must be maintained until otherwise decided by the board with the following modification: (a) that all conductors, both freight and passenger, be included under one scheduae; Cb) all yardmen and trainmen under anoth- CT schedule.
 "The board insists that the classifi- cation of employees is a right belonging to the company and its exercise Is re- quired for the proper management of the company's affairs Long estab lished usage sanctions the practice of this road, and the fact that most of our connecting roads preserve the same di- visions confirms it's wisdom. a
 "It is conceded, however, that req sonable amendments affecting wages or regulations under schedules from time to time. existing, should be promptly considered, and that all com plaints thereafter arising under any of the schedules should have also prompt consideration by the company.
 tWith regard to compensation of employees:
 "The board having received from the operating officials full detailed reports concerning the present rates of com pensatfon of classes affected by the con-. ductoTs schedule and the trainmen and yaTdmen's schedule, and also all other classes of employees, and having care fully considered the same. and having found as a result of such investigations that, generally, the pay of said em- ployes is already as high and in some cases higher than that paid by other roads in this locality, although in a few instances lower, unanimously de- cided as follows:
 ssThat the board desires that it's em- ployes shall receive just and liberal treatment and wages equal to those paid for like service by other leading railroads, and that their committee be authorized to meet the committee or committees of the employees with a view to accomplishing such results.
 And thereupon,. on motion of MT Morgan. seconded by MT Rockefeller, it was unanimously
 Resolved, That John Hall, presi- dent, William D. Bishop, vice president of the board Charles F Choate, direc- tor, George Mac CullOch Miller direc- tor, and William F. Merrill, first vice president, be and are hereby appointed a special committee to meet the joint committee of employees on Wednesday morning, March 25. 1903. for the pur pose of informing them of the decision of the board as above set forth.
 'sAnd further:
 Resolved, That said special commit tee will meet a committee of employees l representing III scOndu ductors employed | by the company, on Thursday morning l March 26. 1903, for the purpose of to them new schedule of | wages or regulations to become effec- | tive at a date to be agreed upon.
 Resolved. That said special commit tee will meet comnitt representing | all of the men employed as trainmen and yardmen on Friday morning. | March 27. 1903. for the purpose of | granting them a new schedule as to wages or regula tions, to become effec- tive .at date to be agreed upon.
 stResolved, That there is no objection on the part of the company to promo lions to the position of passenger being filled alternately upon some other basis-between baggagemen and ereight conductors, provided in both cases the applicant is duaHfied: the always reserving the right to pass upon his qualifications.
 Resolved. That the company re- serves the right to designate the num- Der of employees that shall constitute a crew. either in train or yard service, except as otherwise regulated by law.
 s'Resolved, That the various proposi- -I-s1 T.