The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

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tration shall take effect and be enforced as
OF the 9th day of September, 1906
This agreement is intended e substitute
let tie agreement refetofore enieIeo mo ny
~ above named parties on the 6th Gay OF Sep
In witness whereof. the foregoing parties
through their proper ofhcers have hereuniO
subscribed this memorandum u agreement this
18th day OF September. 1906.
UNITED RAILROADS OF 5. p.
BY Pat Calhoun.
Amalgamated Association OF Street and Elee-
tric Railway Employees ~ America. Division
international Brotherlood Of Electrical Work
ers. Local Union no. 15l BY IL. L. Northing-
Stationary Firemen. Local sc. By chss- S.
street Railroad Construction Workers. Local
No. 2.368 of the American Federation Of Labor.
In pursuance of this agreement a Board Of
Arhitre t0rs was selected as follows.
By the unions. Rev. Peter q. Aorke. BY the
company, Major Frank Mclaughlin. who agreed
upon Judge W II. Beatty as the third member
OF tine board.
STATEMENTS REQUIRED
Immediately after organizing the board re
cuested the parties 20 the controversy 10 make
formal sratemenfs IN writing - their respective
claims. which was accordingly done. i was
found however. thar the unions. in formulating
their demands. had included some matters not
covered 10y the arbitration agreement @ha "
became necessary Tor the board at It's first
meeting consider and define the limits OF
81 Jurisdiction Its unanimous conclusion upon
thfs point was announced its next session
fo rhe effect that under the agreement of the
parties the only questions 10 he decided were
th proper hours of labor aud fair rates OF
wages
The order OF procedure then agreed upon
was thar the board SHOULD meet on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays end Fridays Of each week Tor the
hearing OF Testimony. that the case of tie elec-
fricai workers should hrst he taken up and the
others 90 the order IN which they are herein
considered. but while the several cases were 10
be- kept distinct and separate for the purpose
OF decision 81 agreed thnt all evidence
~ 70 general conditions submifed IN one case
should be considered, as far ar relevant in each
IF the other cases
owing 70 tie interrupted sessions or ihe board.
the hearing. which commenced on October -,
1906, was not completed until January .. 1907
Since that date the members of the board haF e
held number OF meetings Tor discussion ana
exchange OF views, and they have devoted much
time to a review Of the evidence and the argu-
meuts OF counsel. The result has been That,
as 10 most OF the matters of controversy, the
members ~ tie board have reached conclusions
practically unanimous but az 10 some others
fhore have been developed differences OF opinion
De-, reen the arbitratOrs representing tho oppus-
Ing parties when have cast upon the third ar
hrrator the DUTY OF deciding by his casting
vote or by comnron ise. where a compr0m ise
view seemed 10 accord with just regard for the
rights OF the parties.
10 stating tie award upon the cases OF the
electrical workers, the stationary hremen and the
construction workers, IL VIII not be necessary
enter upon any review Of the evidence or the
grounds Of decision, since the slight differences
~ opinion in regard 10 these which at
hrst existed among tie members Of the board
This preliminary statement prOceed 70 declare
award follows: