Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-16
BRIDGEPORT TROLL LEYMEN GET ANSWER
Principal Demand In Regard To Wages Has Been ReusedCom pany Offers Sliding Scale From l0 To 2I Cents
 Further Action Deferred Until April 20.

hour; second months service, 15c per hour; third 6 months service, 15 10-11c per hour; fourth months, service, 16 9-11c per hour; two years and over, IS 2-11c per hour.
 "On December 18th, 1900, the com pany increased the pay for conductors and motormen, on the above lines, to the following:- 1St mos service. ..... .16c per hour 2d mos services ..... .17c per hour 3d 6 mos service. ....... .19c per hour 4th mos service. .19c per hour years and over ....... .20c per hour
 "On October 9th, 1902, the company voluntarily increased the rate of pay to the following:-
 list mos service. ...... .1Sc per hour 2d mos service. .. ..... .19c per hour 8d mos service. 19c per hour 4th mos service ...... .20c per hour years up to years. .20c per hour years and over. 200 per hour
 This last change covered all the lines operated by the company. The 1n- crease in wages made by the Connecti- cut Railway & Lighting company since it's acquisition of the property, amounts. for the different terms of service, to the following percentages:- For 1st mos service. .82 per cent For 2d mos service ..26 2-3 per cent For 8d 6 mos service ... .1e.4 per cent For 4th mos service. =. .1S.9 per cent For yrs to yrs service. 10 per cent For over yrs service. 15.5 per cent
 You are now being paid on an aver age, as high rate of wages as is paid by any road in the state of Oonnecu- cut for the same service; and the high est rate which is paid you, is, we be- lieve, higher than that of any road ln the state of Connecticut.
 Referring to your request for a nat rate of 2255 cents an hour the compAny does not see it's way clear to grant this request.
 "The company proposes to adopt the l following wage schedule for motormen and conductors, to take effect June l, l 1908, throughout it's entire system:- l For 1st years service. .19c per hour For 2d ana 3d yrs service 20c per hour Thereafter .......... .2lc per hour
 Ut has always been the aim of this company to make ten hours, with a circuit of ten and One-hah hours, days work; but if any employe de- sires to work for longer time, it is the purpose of the company to arrange, as far as possible, to permit of his so doing.
 "The company's officers will be glad to make 8 careful study with view to improving the present runs, and to receive any suggestion from you to that end. They will arrange that no run is to have more than 67a consecutive hours in either half part, that the swing runs will be made as good aS | mi later than 10:30 p. n. shall be made late runs.
 "In reply to your request that in op- erating cars the men shall have their choice of runs In accordance to senior 1 ity of service, we belk that ftrtct ob- l seryance of such a rule would lead to great confusion, but the company is I willing to arrange, as far as this is con- sistent with the proper performance of the service to the public, to grant l this request
 "The company will endeavor to keep l on its spare list sufficient number of men to allow 1t, without detriment to l the service, to grant to any regular man making application, day week off, without pay.
 ''The company will not consent to any arrangement or agreement that will prevent it's offering employment to 1 any person who may desire to enter it's service and may have the character and ability necessary to the proper per formance of the duties involved, and without reference 70 his membership or non-membership in any organizac II ton.
 "The management is ready and will ing to meet at any time any employe or committee of employees for the dig cussion of any grievances or any mat
 ters that they may wish to present.
 "Yours very truly,
 , CONNECTICUT RAILWAY ANI LIGHTING GO.
 "By John B. sewell, General Man ager."