El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-03


/ hours or one hundred miles viii be the
I basis for computing overtime. Miles
1 and hours VIII not be counted together,
: when miles exceed hours, miles viii be
! allowed, and when hours exceed miles,
3 hours viii be allowed.
: OBJ Overtime in passenger service
Except suburban service) viii be paid
at the rate Of 80 cents per hour on
the basis of 20 miles an hour, computed
on the minute basis. Five hours or
less, one hundred miles OF less, TO con-
stitute a days work.
Co On short turn around runs. no
single one OF which exceeds eighty
miles including suburban service
overtime shall be paid for all time
actually on duty, or held for duty, in
excess Of eight hours computed on
each run from the time required to
report for duty to end Of that rum
within twelve consecutive hours: and
also for all time in excess Of twelve
consecutive hours computed from the
time first required to report to the
final release at the end Of the last run.
Time shall be counted as continuous
service in all cases where the interval
Of release from duty at any point does
not exceed one hour.
Article 4 No initial terminal delay
is allowed beyond that involved in the
rule that pay shall begin in all cases
at the time fireman is required to re-
port for duty but final terminal delay
after the lapse Of one hour viii be paid
for at the end Of the trip. at the over
time rate, according to the class Of
engine, on the minute basis. For freight
service final terminal delay shall be
computed from the time the engine
reaches the designated main switch
connecting with the yard track For
passenger service final terminal de-
lay shall be computed from the time
the train reaches the terminal station.
II road overtime has commenced term
lnal overtime shall not apply, and road
overtime shall be computed to the point
Of final release
Article >. Firemen in pool freight
and IN unassigned service held at other
than home terminal viii be paid con
tinuOus time for all time so held after
the expiration Of eighteen hours from
time relieved from previous duty. at
the rate per hour paid him for the last
service performed If ne held fourteen
hours after the expiration Of the first
twenty-eiSht hour period. he viii be
paid continuous time for the next sue
ceeding ten hours, or until the end of
the LWenty-LOur hour period. and sim
ilarly for each twenty-fOur period
thereafter. Should a fireman be called
for duty after pay begins. his time viii
be computed continuously.
Article 6. When q second fireman is
deemed necessary on any engine or
assistance is deemed necessary on any
engine where one fireman is employed .
the matter viii be taken up with the
proper officials by the E1remen'S Com Z
mittee. Failing to reach a settlement (
the matter shall be referred TO an Ad-
justment Commission. to be composed
Of five persons, two Of whom are to
be chosen by the railroad, two by the
Firemen's Committee. and one selected
by the four thus chosen, who shall be
the chairman Of the commission.
Should the four men fail to agree upon
the fifth. then three DAYS after the last
of the four is selected, the fifth man
shall be named by the presiding judge
Of the United States Commerce court
IT, for any reason, the selection Of the
fifth man cannot be made by the pre-
siding Judge of said court. he shall
be named by the United States district
judge Of the district in which the con
trOVersy may have arisen. All expenses I
incurred in connection with the settle
ment of such matters shall be borne
equally by the two parties to the con
troversy-
Article Z. Firemen win be relieved I
Of cleaning engines Lubricators viii
be filled headlights. markers. and other .
lamps cared for Including filling but /
not Ighting), and all supplies placed I
IN engines at points where roundhouse {
lr shop force are maintained. The fire /
men shall not be relieved of response
1ility of knowing that engines for
n hlch they are called are properly I
Article s. Firemen tied up between /
terminals on account Of the hours OF I
service law, viii be paid continuous
time from initial point TO tie mp point I
Gus trip they viii be paid from tie up
point to terminal on the following
basis For fifty miles or less. or five .
hours or less, fifty miles pay; for
more than fifty miles uD to one hun
dred miles or over five hours. and up
to ten hours, one hundred miles pay;
over one hundred miles, or over ten
hours, at schedule rates. This provi- 3
sion does not permit the running Of
firemen through terminal or around (
other firemen at terminals. unless such Z
practice is permitted under the pay /
schedule.
Article g. The earnings Of firemen
in any class OF service shall not be /.
BY the provisions Of this I
award; and If the rates that were &
higher or the conditions that were I
better antecedent to this award are I
necessary to guarantee this require /
ment they shall be maintained Neither I
shall the earnings Of the firemen IN 4
any class OF service, be increased above (
what the higher rates OF pay anc the 4
conditions that were better antecedeDt (
hereto guaranteed him ~ a cOEbiBa- 4
ton Of the rates herein esJs blished (
with the conditions of service antece-
dent hereto. or vice versa
It is not intended that any Of the 1
-erms or provisions Of this award shall I
1ebar committees from taking Up for /
adjustment with the management Of !
the respective railroads any questions
or matters not specifically covered !
herein
Article 10. This award shall take
effect at the time and in the manner :
.rovided by the act Of congress entitled
An Act Concerning Carriers Engaged
N Interstate Commerce and Their EN-
DIOyes, Approved June !. 1898" All
parties to this arbitration having stipu- :
ated in writing. and incorporated in Z
The record of agreement extending the /
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