The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30
Modification Of COmpany's Ply.
siclI Examination CLAUSE.
BELMONT SIGNED AGREEMENT.
uotornsn VIII Carefully Consider Matter
Before Final Vote Is Taken on
the kattaL

New York. oct 3O--All differences be-
ftween the motormen employed on the II
road and the Interborough Rapid Transit
company were settled AT conference
At August Bclmonts office In Nassau
! street
August Belmont. president Of the Inter
lborongh company with Vice President
BRYAN aud General Manager Hedley' met
the mortonmens committee ana talhea
with the members for three hours ro'
the motormen, Grand MASTER - . i,an ..
rahan. OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen, First Grand Engineer T. =
Ingraham and Local Chief Jencks of me
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
were the spokesmen.
II was understood that the credit for
the settlement was given by the com
nitfee 10 August Belmont and Mr. Han
pahan. An agreement was reached, put
In writing. and after some time was spent
by various members OF the committee IN
wrangling over the definition OF the word
"norrnal," the contract was signed.
II think the motormen are satisfied, and
] know the company has done only what
we think right and due to the patrons
of the road" was the only comment MIR
Belmont would make.
Grand Master Hannahan was highly
elsted at the settlement He made IT
understood that ~ was his opinion that
the motormen had been fairly treated by
the company.
MoToRMEN MUST VOTE
While the motormen's organizations
left the matter entirely In the hands OF
the national officers and the Grievence
committee. the final decision for peace
will be reached a week from next Sat
urday night when there win be a joint
~ fI,a md
Brotherhoods at Horton hall. IN One
Hundred and Twenty fifth street. AT
this meeting the action OF the committee
In making peace with the committee viii.
Il Is expected, be ratified.
At the close OF Wednesdays negotia
tions Mr.. Belmont gave out the follow
ing statement:
cit was agreed as regards the differ
sncss between the management and the
respective organizations OF motormen
concerning examinations of engineers and
firemen. that Or. W. r. Townsend. for
mer medical examiner for the Manhattan
Railway company, and Or Leonard j.
Pitkins present medical examiner for the
Interborough Rapid Transit company,
shall jointly. acting for the organizations
named and the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit company determine from the records
Of the examination made by Dr. Town
send OF the engineers and firemen Of the
Manhattan Railway. when men. from the
number OF men who on former examna-
tion OF DR.. Townsend did not snow "A
normal condition. should, i'm their Judge /
ment. undergo an examination at the
present time.
TIME FOR RE-EXAAiINATION
''An men who showed normal condl-
tion at the examination made by DR..
Townsend shall not be re-examined for
q period OF two years and six months
from the date OF their former examina
ton. unless any OF the men may give
indications of weakness In any of the
essential points required for the proper
discharge OF their duties Those of the
men who appear upon the records as
very considerably below normal and
wnose records would seem 10 indicate
that their condition could be improved
by treatment, will be given a reasonable
opportunity 10 At themselves for this ex-
animation before they shall be subjected
TO II.
''In the event of the examination or
re-examination OF the men. II tho man /
Examined Is not satisfied with tho de- I
cision reached by the company's medi- /
cal examiner he will have the privilege |
Of undergoing an examination by any re- |
putabls physician or specialist i'm New
York city. Should the diagnosis of the
second physician not agree with that of
the companys medical examiner. a third
physician or specialist. 10 be agreed upon
by the company and the second physician
or specialists. shall be called in. and tho
decision OF two out OF the three physi-
oians shall be final. The company will
pay the cost OF all the examinations"
Local Chief Jencks declared that the
Il" officials had agreed TO make Ger
tafn concessions other than mentioned
Ia the statement; He would not explain
what they were. III was learned that the
company promised TO make places for old |
motormen when they were unfit TO run |
trains, giving them positions as iiagmen. l
&C.