Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-20
HlLRDAD| EMPLOYEES
AGAIN WORKING
FOR NEW LAW
Full Crew Bill Makes Its Ap-
pearance in the Legislature
Representative on Hand to
Work for It's Passage.

fspeesaI cnrse-pssaeaee "a shs Heraldl
tenin fe \. a.. Jan. 20.-.Tha
houft eomnitls on Judiciary this
trrk expects % take 40 House bin
10. 7. known ~ the fun crew hil.
measure 81 Witch every railroad
man IN Ncw Mexico r. interested. This
nea ~ firsi measure introduced n
~" present secession ~ the lcelsie, eve
and Representatives 81 the railroad or.
dtrs now n Santa 70 propose 60 spare
nu gains lu pashins u 90 final pass
age u possible The bin was pass a
lr the house durlns the fast session.
huf failed ~ Hassaeo III tn senate
during closing days ~ tho session
The PROPOSED iaN. Shieh Was o.
tered by 4 representative chavos Of
Torrance county provided IN brlcf.
that on passenger tsains ct more shan
tive cars. running upon roads which
upcrss. more than four trains daily.
. brakeman shall be- carried In ada.
ton to the Grow NOW carried. an
tr ight trains Of more than forty cars
two brakemcn and flagman shall
IL carried instead el the two brake
men a. h the custom nov. Coal
burning engines 81 the Malicf typc
WV NNNiMMHN ~ INV a. NNNTNNNM anu
fir sman's helper in addition 90 thu
onEineer making three Instead OF two
iuou in the engine crew. Engines
runniug light must carry d conductor
81 wcii - the engine crew when run.
rlur Between ftniions sud provision
b. mndc for "a min mum crew on
switching engines. ard local trains
must each have crew of 40 least
SIS men.
This iaw Is opposed by the railroads
pn The ground that the additional
mcn eniled Tor are unnecessary for
the proper operation of trains. while
the representative 81 the railroad
employees orders uoN here insist that
tho provisions Of the proposed law
are vitality necessary for the safety Of
tbs passengers ana employees ~ com
mon carriers.
A similar law passed By the Art
zuua legislature a. now held up hy IN
junction proceedings Ia the United
States courts pending decision 90
So "a cohstitutlonality Following IL
thc proposed New AieEi8o law
An act 10 promote tbf safety 81 em-
ploycs and nilroad sHyeicrs upon
railroads hy cdmPvhing common
carriers rs railroad 90 properly man
their trains and providing penalti b
therefor
ne Il enacted bA the Legislature SCI IA
state Of New McXieo.
Section : single locomotive, pr
single locomotive With its accom-
aansing tender. when operated out
sic OF the yard limits. shall bee equip
we'd Nth and shall carry crew con-
tlstinE Of not less Than one engineer,
one fireman and one conductor. eX-
tcp In cares 81 breakdowns and wash
outs. IN section not 10 apply GA ans
run OF twenty miles ur less, or be-
tween ans points where the staff syH-
tenn b. ln use. of WHERE the line b.
double track
Sec. = a passenger mail or express
train cumpoFed ct lens than five ctrr.
when operated outside ST IN. yard
iinifs shall be equipped with and
thnii carry a crew cuusisting of not
irrs than on" engineer one fireman.
oup conductor. one brakeman and
our ilugman. when operating moro
than four trains each way day.
Sec. 2. q passenger mali or cX-
press train composed Of five ur more
oavs when operated outside Of tn