The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-27
~ N,ement Is to Run for a
Period of Five
Years ~
QUARRIES HAVE BEEN
IDLE SINCE APRIL 1
Bethel Cutting Operations
Not Suspended, Because
Stock Was Plenty


ment and bill Of prices between the
Woodbury. Granite Co. and Bethel branch,
No. 2l, Q. w. |. Z. of n. A., were signed
late yesterday afternoon by w. C.. Cliff
ford general manager of the company,
and Fred Clodgo, Andy Burns and Charles
Tonelli constituting majority of the
quarry workers. committee.
Article /. Eight hours shall consti-
tute a days work. Hours to be from
a. m. to II m, and from ! p. nj. to 4 p.
III. from April to Nov. / and from Nov.
to April ! hours to suit daylight.
Standard time to govern.
| Art 2. Men to be ready to work when
the whistle blows.
| Art. 3. Minimum rate of wages for
tripod drill runners, pneumatic drill run
ners and quaTymen shall be 29$4 cents
per hour minimum, from April |, 1915, to
April /. 1917, and from that date to the
expiration of this agreement, 3l1s cents
per hour minimum.
Art. A.. Hosting engineers shall re-
ceive for skeleton and electric hoists 3lia
cents minimum per houl from April |,
1915, TO April /. 1917, and from April |,
1917, TO expiration OF this bill "a cents
minimum per hour. Hosting engineers
with steam hoist and boiler shall re-
ceive same pay as engineers above men
toned and shall receive straight time.
Art. 5. Channel bar drill runners and
powder men shall receive 3l% cents mini
mum per hour from April j. 1918, to
April J. 1917, and from that date to the
expiration of this agreement, "a cents
per hour minimum. Men using explo
sives shall De experienced men. No blast
ing shall be done during the noon hour
and employees sh6 II be given time to reach
a place of safety before fuse or battery
is touched off. The minimum wage for
aborers and shovelcrs shall be 22is cents
per hour from April /, 1918, to April |,
1917, and from that date to the expira-
ton of this agreement, - cents per hour
Art 6. Blacksmiths shall receive ~
cents per hour minimum from April |.
1918, to April !. 1917, and from that date
to the expiration of this agreement, a.
cents minimum per hour. In cast of small
fires. wages may be arranged between the
and employer and if there shall
be any objections. the matter is to be
settled by grievance committee from
the quarry workers union and the com.
nany. ANY blacksmith receiving less
han present bill calls for shall receive
same increase as above. Blacksmiths
shall be furnished blacksmith coal for
orge. A blacksmith shall be kept on
he job at all times while there are drills
Art. :. Head derrickmen shall receive
NJ cents per hour minimum from April
. 1919 10 April /. 1917. and from that
late TO the expiration of this agreement
Z cents per hour minimum. Second der
iekmen shall receive - cents per hour
minimum from April l. 1915, 10 April I,
al7. and from that date TO the expira-
ion of this agreement, 3lis cents per
our minimum.
Art. 5. Electric compressor runners
hall receive 3lis cents minimum per
our from April /, 1918. TO April l. 1917.
nd from that date to the expiration Of
bis agreement, - cents per hour mini.
ium.
Art. =. Channel bar helpers shall re-
.i,e. 2GNs cents per hour minimum from
prif I. 1918, TO the xpiration Of this
grecment.
Art. ~. Pay day shall he weekly and
u more than six DAYS shall be- held
~. payments shall h. made in cash.
Art. N. Men discharged or leaving
lall receive psy in fnll Immediately IT
" company's Office in Bethel. they to
recent board bin rcceipted or board
n t. h. retained for boardinghouse.
Art. y. None but union men shall be
uploved or those willing 20 become
.eh
At. ~. Firemen shall recsirs 2sis
nts minimum per hour.
Art. a. This bill docs not apply ~
n shovelcrs, strippers. old meu Or boys
aployed.
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