El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14

law
Reinstatement of switchmen CO.
cadage, Mason and O'COnnor, with pay
for time lost; discharged for refusing
TO take charge of engine In Galveston
9-Peinstatement. with paw for time
lost of switchman r. 3. Valee for re-
I fusing to take charge OF certain en-
gine in san Antonio yard, and the
correct Interpretation of Sec. 4, Art
IA, Yardmen's Agreement.
40-Reinstatement Of switchman d
Lewis, with pay for tame lost; dis
charged for alleged INSTRUMENTATION
Would Report by Phone.
4l-ReqUesr that men be allowed to
report for duty by telephone.
42-PrOteSt against Mr. CflOVer'S rul-
ing that hours allowed under Art. u,
conductors and trainmen's agreement,
VIII be used in computing monthly
guarantee.
43-Protest- of conductor c. l. Roose-
Welt against demerits assessed for al
legged violation Of rule 219.
A. Reinstatement of engine fore
man Gramley in FL PasO yard, with
pay for time lost; discharged for not
tHgglng against second class train
within yard limits
45-Claim of brakeman T c. Jones
for either the freight rate while in
passenger service, or pay for run
arounds by men from other divisions.
46-Complaint of crews called later
than $3.50 a. m, and required to do
local work after dark, or through to
end of run.
47-ReqUest that local crews between
Del Rio and Eagle Pass, and between
Houston and Echo, be assigned, as
provided for in conductors and train
mems agreement
Ffremen's Lunch Time.
4S-ViOlation of firemen's agreement
account OF firemen IN Del Rio being
discharged for going to lunch and con-
suming s minutes after being on duty
more than seven hours.
49-ReinStaUement of sWitchman
Hardwick, FL PasO yard; discharged
for defending himself against an at
tack made on him by night yardmas-
ter Johnson.
examination of men on eyesight, hear
ing and color perception.
5l-Request that fires on switch en-
CINE be cleaned at noon hours and
also on road engines going through
Morgan City
52-CIaim for $3.75 rate for firemen.
in accordance with Sec. ., Art. 4, Of
firemen's agreement
53-PrOtest against enEinemen hand
ling indicators on engines
54-PrOteSt of engineer c. 3. Muir
alleged Interference with assistant su
perintendent making an efficiency test
An Engineers Protest
55-PTOtest of engineer j. L. BAN
chi against - dement's, account of
failure TO make time with. stock train
between Victoria and San Antonio.
56-PrOtest against the re-eXamina-
tiOn o. conductors and engineers on
train rules, and mechanical re-exami-
nation of engineers.
57-Main line terminals not to be
considered as turn-around points for
crews, except on specified runs by
agreement
5S-Protest Of engineer Dixon
agains 50 dement's assessed account
Of engine failure
59-Trackage rights between San
Antonio and FlatOnia, and Stella and
Galveston
6O-Reinstatement of conductor W.
r Black. with pay for time lost; dis
charged for going out on road before
having had legal time off duty.
6l-Request that engineers at San
Antonio and Houston who have as
signed runs. as for example. Nos.
and s, be not disturbed by any rear
rangement of runs which may be
added to time card If runs are not
operated daily, then man same from
the extra passenger list which is al
ready maintained.
Amendments to Agreements
62-DeclInatlon Of company's propo-
sitiOn to engineers and firemen as to-
amendments to Sec s, Art Is. of en-
Eineer's agreement, and Art y of en-
Eineers' and firemen's agreement. ex-
cept as proposed in letter from chair
man Christy, of joint board, under
date of Sept. IS.
63-ReQuest for removal of so de-
merits from record of engineer Yer
claim for time.
64-Request that seats be put on
road engines for brakemen-
65-Request that instructions issued
September II. 1912. by the Southern
Pacific relative to employees who took
the place of striking shopmen be IS
sued and made effective on the Sun
set Central lines
66-CompIaint against the misappIi-
cation Of the Brown system of disci-
pline-
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ficiency tests the officials making
such tests viii change indicators, IN
cover headlights. turn markers, etc,
themselves. instead of requiring en-
plOyes in train and engine service to
Strike Generally Obeyed.
Houston adVices say approximately
$500 men on the Atlantic division are
out At the various terminals of the
system yard crews left their engines
and as other trains reached the ter
mlnals the men ceased work
In statement issued at Houston.
general manager Van Week announced
that the Sunset Central lines have
available all the men necessary to re
place the strikers
An eaStbOund tranScOntinental pas
senger train was reported to have left
San Antonio last night on time with
crew made up of two assistant super
intendents, a train dispatcher and
Reports from New Orleans say the
strike order was Obeyed by nearly ev-
cry man on the New Orleans-Lafayette |
division Of the road Every engineman |
and trainman at the Algiers terminal /
walked out.
Railroad COmpany's Side.
Officials Of the Sunset Central lines |
have issued a lengthy statement rela-
tive TO the strike trouble. After deal I
ing with numerous instances in which /
firemen, enginemen, conductors and i
brakemen had insisted on reinstate- {
ment of discharged men and going in /
10 detail relative to these meetings,
the company gets down to the joint (
action taken by the four organizations,
which Immediately preceded the strike. !
It says;
owing to high water and other i'm \
portant matters requiring attention /
the officers Of the company were not 4
able to set a date to discuss these !
cases demands Of firemen and engi- /
neers), Immediately and on October II !
a letter signed by grand officers Of !
all four organizations. submitting a 4
list OF 81 alleged grievances and re-
queStIng Joint conference for the Dur-