Evening star., 1919-08-22

rate of wages. No man shall be COM
PEELED to instruct students against
his wishes.
"All motormen and conductors who
relieve cars or go to work at points
other than the regular barn or depot
shall be allowed extra time to the ex-
tent Of double the one-way running time
from said barn to point of relief plus
fifteen minutes.
Time for Making Reports.
"An motormen and conductcrs shall
receive an allowance of thirty minutes
to make out any report except detention
reports. provided. further, that all motor
men and conductors shall he allowed
twenty minutes for making up their
manifest and turning in receipts. The
company agrees that the receipts turn
ed in by the conductors shall be count.
ed in the presence of the conductors
THE association shall have the pr1vi-
lege of placing in each barn. shop, pow
erhouse or station a bulletin board,
where notices of the association can be
posted.
THE dues collectors of the association
shall be allowed to collect association
dues on the company's premises.
Employees of the company members
Of the, association shall be allowed to
sell tickets for the excursion or other
entertainments on the cars Or other
property of the company.
WHSH al cIupIOyC HdS u6Q 8u 6CCle
dent or any other trouble which re-
quiFes him to make out a report, and
he makes out such report as he sees
it, and he is called to any of the COM
pany Offices for additional report, he
shall be paid for double the one-way
time held at said office at his regular
rate OF wages.
PAY for Time Lost.
'Tf a regular man is required to at
tend court or inquest. or to hunt up
additional evidence, he shall be paid
for all time lost at his regular rate of
pay, and when an extra man is re-
quired to attend court or to hunt up
additional evidence. he shall be paid
eight hours time: provided he returns
to his barn as soon as possible and
does not get sufficient work to net
him eight hours total pay for that
day.
For all snow-sweepers and snow
plow work employees assigned to such
work shall receive time and one-half
time per hour. and the company
agrees to provide meals for all en-
ployes assigned to such work. All
snow sweepers and plows shall be
equipped with air brakes on or before
November 1, 1919. All trainmen oper-
ating mandrake cars after October
I. 1913, shall receive 10 cents per hour
in addition to his regular rate of
wages.
The regular man who misses his
run shall be made serve as last extra
Tor that day only. The extra man who
misses shall lose his standing for that
day only; and no additional punish
ment shall be meted out to q regular
man or an extra man for missing.
The present practice Of suspension
or employees for minor offenses shall
be discontinued. And employees may
De cautioned and warned against q
recurrence of such minor offenses
without suspension or loss of time.
Free passes at all times shall be
Iurnlsned by the company for all en-
ployes of said company.
The company agrees to provide
Iavatory accommodations on all lines.
Increase Of Wage.
All employees. other than motormeu
and conductors. shall receive an in
crease of wages at the rate Of a5
cents an hour. over their present
wage scale.
The number of service hours for
al employees prescribed in section 2s
shall be eight hours.
All employees referred to in section
Is shall be paid at the rate of time
and one-half for all time worked in
excess OF their regular days work.
They shall also be paid time and one
naif Tor all Sunday work and legal
holidays. And where switchmen and
other employees are required to report
for extra duty the shall be paid time
and one-half for all such reports
ed from duty.
This agreement and ali the pro-
VISIONS contained therein shall re-
main in force and be binding upon til q
parties hereto until March 80, 1920,
t<
Provided, That either party to this
agreement shall have the right to
open SAID agreement for the pur-
pose OF changing any section or sec
lions contained herein, by giving writ
ten notice to the other party thirty
t3o) days prior to March 80 of each
year.
signed on behalf of the parties OF
"signed on behalf of the parties o,
the second part:
Employees Of Washington Railway and
sion No. SIS of the AmaIgamted AS
sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America:
John d. NOTTRE,
CHARLES F. CANNON
FRANK DIGGS"
TT will be impossible for the com
pany to accede to the demands of the
men without relief" declared Presi.
dent William F. Ham of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
after his conference with representa-
tives of the amalsamated association
today.
The demands will probably mean al
increase in running expenses of NOR,
than 25 per cent. At present we ar,
losing money and considering the ad
visibility of petitioning for a receiver.
ship on the City and Suburban line.
Considers Good of Public.
"I am sure that both the men and tn,
company wish to consider the good o