Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-24
PAY IS INCREASED.
WAGES OF BURLINGTON ENGINE.
MEN HAVE BEEN RAISED.
CHANGE TOOK EFFECT SEPTEMBER |
New Rate is Per Mile Instead of Per
Trip-Nearly Every Employe in the
Locomotive Department VIII be
Benefited-Two Crews Moved.

The increase in pay of enginemen
in the employ of the Burlington has
been received. In nearly every posi-
ton in the locomotive department
there has been an increase in wages,
although the exact amount cannot be
stated. as formerly the men were paid
a specified amount per trip, while un-
der the new schedule they will be
paid so much per mile. The new rate
will amount approximately to cents
per mile and "a cents per mile for
engineers and firemen respectively on
through freight service and 3.75 and
2.55 cents per mile for engineers and
firemen on passenger service. The
pay will be governed by the different
classes of engines. Enginemen on
work trains, way freight runs, dou-
bling hills, plotting and switching SER
vice have all received comparative
increase The new rate went into ef-
feet Sept. l.
The Passenger Service.
The locomotive equipment in pas
senger service has been grouped and
the following rates will be paid en-,
ginemen operating in this department:
Engineers and firemen on all class A
engines will be paid 3.6 cents per mile
and 2.15 cents per mile; 1878 penis per-
mile for engineers and 2.35 cents per
mile for firemen running on HI, H.,
XII, K-2 and RI engines will be paid,
and HIS; H-4, K-4, P-1, P-2, N, R2 and
R-3 engineers and firemen will receive
SO and 2.55 cents per mile respective
| ly. Enginemen running pay trains, Of
q ;oJ I'M yUfl
be paid at passenger rates, with a
minimum Of 81 per day for engineers
and $40 per day for firemen. A pas
senger engine crew delayed over two
hours at any point during trip will
be paid full time, at 40 and "a cents
per hour for engineer and firemen.
Through Freight Service.
In the through freight service the
highest rate paid an engineer is 4.35
cents per mile. This rate applies to
runners of class H-3. H-4, K-4, P.1, Pr,
N RE-. and R-3 engines. Firemen OF
| class D-4 engines are the highest paid,
they receive 3.05 cents per mile. All
class A engine crews receive cents
and "a cents per mile respectively
for engineers and firemen and AZ and
2.6 cents per mile will be paid to en-
| gineers and firemen on engines in HI,
H., XII, K-2 K-2 and RI classes.
Fremen on class H-3, H-4, K-4, P-1 N,
RI and R-S engines will receive rate
of 2.75 cents per mile and engineers on
class D-4 engines will be paid 4.6
cents per mile. An addition Of 0.3
cents for engineers and OF cents for
firemen will be made to the above for
unscheduled way-freight service.
Rates for Sundry Crews.
| Enginemen on work trains will be
| paid the following rates: Engineers 50
per day and firemen $3.50 per day.
| Twelve hours or less will constitute
1 days work and all time over twelve
hours will be paid for at work train
rates.
Crews in work train service will ba
paid for the following holidays: Fourth
of July, Thanksgiving. Christmas and
New Years. 1t is not the intention to
have crews work on these days OF
Sundays, but when called upon to dc
so they will be paid one and one-hali
4 work train rates Switch enginemen
+ will be paid by the day, ten hours to
constitute days work, usually from
/ Z a. M, to 3 p. m. On the Ottumwa al
vision, engineers will receive 80 cents
per hour and firemen. 20 cents per
i hour Enginemen breaking-in engines
I will be paid 40 and "a cents per hour
for engineer and fireman, respective.
i ly.
1 Crews Go to Burlington.
I Engineers Henry Fox and j. N
Il Walsh and Firemen Robert Terhl.ne
and Peter Sullivan have been promot
!; ed. They have already left for Bur
lington, where they will be given pas
senger runs. 1t is understood both
of these crews will run from Burling
ton to Creston. Although neither Of
them have removed their families to
Burlington, doubtless this will be done
in the near future.
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