The Washington herald., 1908-06-30
Capital Traction Co. Provides
Motive for Efficiency.
MERIT SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE
Conductors and MotOrmeB CLassifed
and Put in the Way of Adding to
Their IncOme-An Outlay of $4,000
Annually Is Contemplated by the
Company TO Promote Good Work.

ductors and motormen, and is intended
10 be a further incentive toward efficiency
in the operation Of the road.
on and after July l. 1905, the con-
ductors and mot0rmen are to be classified
as follows:
Class A-Those who have satisfactorily served the
company for two years.
Glass B-Those who have satisfactorily served the
company for five years.
Glass C-Those who have satisfactorily served the
company for ten wears.
For each additional year of good and
efficient service members Of class A may
receive as a gratuitious reward the sum
Of fifty dollars CS5yj until they have
served for five years. and thereby be-
come eligible TO membership in class b.
Members Of class b may receive in ike
manner and under like conditions for
each additional year Of good and efficient
service the sum Of seventy-five dollars
CS75) until they have served ten years, and
thereby have become eligible TO member
ship in class c; and
Members Of class G. for each additional
year Of good and efficient service. may in
like manner and under like conditions,
receive one hundred dollars ($lOO
Monetary Reward for Merit.
These rewards will be given entirely as
a gratuity and not as an increase Of sal
airy, and will be paid al the end of each
year only 10 those whose record OF serv-
ice merits such reward
All conductors and motormen shall be
entitled 10 membership in classes A. B.
and { when they have served respectively
two. five. and ten years satisfactorily.
A conductor or motorman In any of the
classes created will render himself ineli-
gible To receive the reward for satisfac-
tory service II within the year the rec
ord charges him: First-With six repri-
mands for violations Of the rules or reg
ulations severally Of the company: or.
second-with two reprimands for the
violation OF the same rule or regulation.
and three reprimands for the violation of
the rules and regulations sevcrally. or.
third-With one suspension and two rep
rimands for the violation Of the rules
and regulations severally; or, fourth-wth
two suspensions: or, hftn. with con-
unued Indifference and inattention in
service, without a positive violation OF
rule or regulation when said inattention
or Indifference has been called to his at
tention az least three times within the
year by the general manager.
Dismissal, OF course, forfeits all oppor-
tunity for reward.
To properly direct the bestowal Of re
wards. board of three. consisting OF the
president. second vice president and gen
eral manager and the superintendent OF
L 81 rn-r.F .F.r
ploye belongs. has been created. and to
make more certain the action Of this
board IN the matter Of rewards for merit.
the following rules have been adopted:
Letter to Employees.
A letter 20 all conductors and motormen
signed by President Hamilton and Vice
President and General Manager CARL,
says:
On acoopting service in the Capital Traction
Companl. IN consideration of wages agreed upon
you assumed the duties of operating cars carefully
and according 20 rule Of polite ard cousidcrafs
attention t0 passengers of correct personal babits
a recognition n the rights II the public i'm the
streets occupied by o1r lines, and Il the positive
avoidance of every act n commission or omission
that miTht result In the loss of life OF limb ~ iD
the destruction Of property
To perform well these important duties II Il,
necessary that you should all times realize that
HEN
only % passengers but o. all rerson, uei,g tbe
streets and that safety 20 passengers and 10 the
public can only be secured by a pronr. and i'm,
plicit obedience 20 rule. and exoeeding care esne-
oughfarcs.
We desire particularly to euioin upon you the ab
solute necessity Of giving ample time to passeugcrs
70 get on and on Of cars Never run in cross of
the legal speed limit. and within that limit mod
crate H1d control your speed whare ipters..,i,,
streets clres. and crowds make faster travel dam
gerOus.
To save t. company from loss obedience 10 nile
ana uie aVoidance OF accident is positive obliga-
ton; but 10 save passengers and the public fyom
bodily harm and the loss Of life is even a more i'm
pSratiTs duty
A neat appearance while on duty polite atten
uuh' am Always polite language % passengers
especially 70 The old and the inirm 10 women and
children; closo attention 70 every point Of opera
uon. the giving Of full and sufficient time Al ALI
htoIs 10 passengers 20 get on and OF cars and q
never iHilng lookout for incompetent drivers Of
Fehlcles. crossing pedestrians. and small children
PLAYING In the street. should characterize the con
DUCT OF every conductor and motoTman.
In urging these considerations upon you We are
not unmindfm Of the fact that large percentage
o the conductors and m0fnrmen Of the Cauitai
Traction Company have In the past given good scrv
iee ana hav3 earned thereby the confidence Of the
company and the commendation OF the pubrc IL
y. however. our wish that YOU should by greater
interest and measure up even 10 a bi,her
standard OF excellence and thus aid the eornrany
IN lis effort TO give 70 Washington street rail
way line equal in service ard equipment 10 apv
IN this country.
To increase your interest and rnin vopr 60
operation. propose 20 place IL in the rower NJ
every conductor and mOtomaD who gives 10 the
comrany good careful honest service TO receive
outside Of and in addition to his wages peclniary
reward graded according 70 his time Of service and
a. set forth and explained IN the accompanying
pamphlet
To this system of rewards for efficient service
and good conduct call your particular attention
oehefing that u viii prove Of mutual benefit to
the company and its employees.
Statement by President Hamilton.
'The Capital Traction Company desires
and intends 20 give Washington a street
railway service as good as the best.
said President Hamilton yesterday
speaking Of the plan just adopted
10 DO this requires the cooperation OF
all Of its employees, and to obtain in full
measure this cooperation ii is needed
that for all employees some incentive over
and above fair wages should be given.
and that to those who well and faithfully
meet the obligations Of employment and
serve well the interest Of the company.
some reward should be offered.
Careless and indifferent operation Of
cars is the most fruitful cause OF acci-
dent, and accident means not only loss 10
the company, but suffering, injury, and
sometimes death to passengers and to
the people using the streets. This can
only be avoided through the intelligent,
faithful, and efficient service OF our con-
ductors and m0tormen. To secure such
service, the best our men can give us is
our desire and aim, and TO this end we
have adopted the merit system, which we
believe VIII prove:
"First-Of benefit to the public by Teduc-
ing the chances OF accident
"Second-Of benefit TO the employees by
placins. IL In the mower of each To obtain