The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
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Cancellation shall be final and binding
on all parties.
REFERRED TO UMPIRE.
II, however. the said board Ia unable to
decide any question submitted or point
related thereto, that question or point
shall be referred to an umpire. to be APP
pointed. at the request of said board. by
ono OF the circuit judges OF the Third Ju-
dicial circuit OF the United States whose
decision shall be final and binding In the
premises.
The membership OF said board shall at
ali times be kept. complete, either the op-
orators or mineN organizations hdving
night at any time when controversy Is
not pending TO change their representa-
tion thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such per-
son or persons as they may respectively
select
No suspension OF work shall take place.
by lockout or strike. pending the adjudi-
cation OF any matter so taken up for ad-
5ustment
CHECK wEIGHMEN
Whenever requested by a majority OF
the contract miners OF any colliery.
check weighmen or check docking bosses.
OF both. shall be employed. The wages OF
said check weighmen and check docking
bosses shall be fixed. collected. and paid
by the miners in such manner as the said
miners shall by majority vote elect ana
when requested by majority os said ns-
ners, the operotors shall pay the wages
hxed for check weighmen and check
docking bosses out OF deductions made
proportfonately from the earnings OF the
said miners on such basis az the majority
OF said miners shall determine.
DISTRIBUTIONS OF CARS.
vi. Mine cars shall be distributed
among miners. who are at work, az uni
formly and as equitably as possible. ana
there shall be no concerted enort on the
part OF the miners or mine workers OF any
oolliery or collieries TO limit the output
of the mines or TO detract from the quail
ity OF the work performed, unless such
Limitation OF output be I'm conformity TO
an agreement between an operator or OPP
orators and an organization representing
a majority OF said miners In his or their
employ.
VII. In all cases. where miners are
paid by the car. the increase awarded to
the contract miners is based upon tho
care In use, the topping required and the
rates paid per car which were I'm force on
April 4. 1902 Any increase in the size
OF car. or I'm the topping required. shall
be accompanied by n proportionate in
crease In the rate paid per car.
A SLIDING SCALE.
VIII. The following sliding scale OF
wages shall become effective April l. 1903
and shall AFFECT all miners and mine
workers included IN the awards OF the
commission.
The wages fred In the awards shall be
the basis OF and the minimum under the
sliding scale:
For each increase OF FIVE cents I'm the
average price OF white ash coal OF sizes
above pea coal. sold at or near New York.
between Perth Amboy and Edgewater
and reported 60 the Bureau OF Anthracite
Coal Statistics. above $3.50 per ton r o. D.,
the employees shall have an Increase OF
one per cent In this compensation. which
shall continue until a change In the aver
age OF said coal works n reduction or an
increase In said additional compensation
hereunder: but the rate of compensation
shall In no case be less than that fixed
in the award.
That r.. when the price of said coal
reaches A.5 per ton. the compensation
viii be Increased one per cent. 90 con-
f1nue until the price falls below 81 30 per
ton. when the one per cent Increase will
cease or until the price reaches Ne0 per
ton. when an additional one per cent will
be added. and 80 on.
MONTHLY COMPUTATION.
These average prices shal be computed
By en- accountant or commits