Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-22

, on second examination, they viii be re-
duced to bottom of extra list or disposed
of as the company desires White fire.
men now in the service who are physical
~ incapacitated for service will not be
subject to this rule. When tiremen are
promoted 10 the position of engineer. they
shall be given certificates of promotion
signe1 by the examiner
J. That all firemen when hired shall be
placed in freight, yards, or hosting SER
vice. and the senior white firemen shall
have preference of engines ana runs.
T. That all hostlers shall receive their
present rate of pay; assistant hostIers
shall be considered as yard frernen and
paid firemen's rates; extra fremen when
used as hostlers shall receive the rate
paid to hostlers
.. That passenger, through, local
freight and yard engines will not be
blocked by non-promotable men,
0. That hremen will not be required to
throw switches, flag street crossings or
trains except in cases of emergency
MAY FIX PERCENTAGE.
In the event the board of arbitration
IN its awards, shall not grant the first
proposition, concerning the employment of
negroes as locomotive hremen. II may
award whether or not there shall he
1Xed percentage beyond which the party
OF the first part shall not employ ne
sroes as fremen, either on the road or in
its yards, including its terminals at At
lanta; and whatever award the board
Of arbitration may make as to the en-
ployment or unemployment of negro
f1remen, or as to the restrictions in the
percentage of negroes to be employed
shall also apply to hostlers' helpers.
And In the event the said board of ar
bitration shall award that negro flremen
may be employed on the Georgia rail
road or in its terminals at Atlanta, said
award will not Oe used by the employer
to displace or reduce in pay any one
OF the ten white individuals who were
displaced and have been restored in ac-
cordance with the terms of this agree
ment; but that those particular individ-
uals shall be allowed to hold their posi-
tions as hostlers' helpers until they are
promoted or for any reason leave their
present position.
The said board of arbitration may
award all. or none. or any part or any
modification of any of the above six
propositions submitted for it's arbitration.
CONCESSIONS MADE.
Third-In consideration of the foregoing,
the employer will at once restore to their
former positions and standing on the ros-
ter, without prejudice of any character
all employees of the Georgia Railroad COM
pany or its terminals at Atlanta who
went out on strike May H. 1909 or who
were dismissed from service previous To
or since that time, on account of causes
connected. with the strike or leading up
thereto; this provision including the resto.
ration to their former positions and pay
the ten white hostlers helpers in the ter
minals at Atlanta who were displaced
from their positions by negroes.
Fourth-The employer hereby appoints
Hon. Hilary Herbert to act as a men,
Der of the board of arbitration under this
agreement, and under the aforementioned
act Of congress; and the employees here.
by appoint Hon. Thomas w Hardwick
to act as a member of the board of ar
bitration under this agreement, and un-
der the aforementioned act of congress
The two arbitrators so appointed shall
meet at the offices of the interstate COM
merce commission at Washington on June
IA, 1902 and shall, II possible, agree on
a third commissioner of arbitration; but
in the event of their failure to name such ,
third commissioner of arbitration within
five days after June IA, 1909 The third
arbitrator shall be named by the chair !
man of the interstate commerce commits .
sion and the commissioner of labor of the !
United States, acting Jointly. The board I
or arbitration, when constituted as here
in provided, shall meet in Washington, |
D. c., for preliminary organization with |
.
ment of the third arbitrator as herein !
provided, and shall hold hearings openly {
for taking testimony and hearing argu- !
ments. All hearings at which wit 4,
nesses are summoned to give tes- !
timony and at which arguments /
are made, shall be held in the city |
Of Augusta or the city Of Atlanta. Ga, |
or in both. Both parties hereto shall be /
entitled to five days notice in writing of
any hearing or hearings had by the said /
board. The said board may adjourn from ,
time to time as 1t may seem proper, pro
viding not more than five days be con-
sumed by each side in submitting evil i
1ence and hearing argument. \ majority ,
Of the said board shall be competent to
make a valid and binding award. The de-
cision of the said board shall be in writ
ing and shall be filed with the clerk OF
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