Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor, Volume 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Labor |
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20 cents 365 and earnings actual daily earnings age days Agents apprentices Aver Baggagemasters Blacksmiths Boilermakers Brakemen Carpenters Cleaners column of actual column of groups combining rates compact by combining Conductors daily and 50 daily rate nearest daily rate NUMBER days days days doll and 200 doll doll doll EARNING THE AMOUNT EARNINGS ARE FREQUENTLY EARNINGS ARE RARELY earnings or daily earnings or NUMBER EARNINGS-Continued EMPLOYED THE DAYS Employés paid Enginemen explanation of column Flagmen Foremen FREQUENTLY FROM $500 gang GROUP II)-Continued groups of actual helpers Hostlers ings Inspectors less than 301 Machinists Marginal number nearest to 25 nearest to average note to Table NUMBER EARNING Painters ploy Preceding periods combined prefatory note RAILROAD range of 20 RARELY ABOVE $500-Continued rate NUMBER EMPLOYED rates into groups Repairers SIXTY SYSTEMS specific occupations combined SUMMARY BY OCCUPATIONS-Continued Switchmen SYSTEMS OR ROADS-Continued TABLE I.-CLASSIFIED TABLE V.-AVERAGE Telegraph operators Tinsmiths Watchmen Wipers yard
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Page 47 - The notice may also be served by post by a registered letter addressed to the person on whom it is to be served at his last known place of residence or place of business ; and, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served at the time when a letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of post...
Page 49 - Under sub-section one of section one, unless the defect therein mentioned arose from, or had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer, or of some person in the service of the employer, and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the ways, works, machinery, or plant were in proper condition.
Page 45 - ... the workman, or in case the injury results in death, the legal personal representatives of the workman, and any persons entitled in case of death, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the workman had not been a workman of nor in the service of the employer, nor engaged in his work.
Page 48 - Where, after the commencement of this act, personal injury is caused to a workman (1) By reason of any defect in the condition of the ways, works, machinery, or plant connected with or used in the business of the employer...
Page 54 - every railroad company organized or doing business in this State shall be liable for all damages done to any employe" of such company, in consequence of any negligence of its agents, or by any mismanagement of its engineers or other employes, to any person sustaining such damage...
Page 51 - The notice required by this section shall be in writing and signed by the person injured or by some one in his behalf, but if from physical or mental incapacity...
Page 57 - ... under this act, such proportion of the pecuniary benefit which has been received by such employee from any such fund or society on account of such contribution of said employer, as the contribution of such employer to such fund or society bears to the whole contribution thereto.
Page 46 - ... and unless the claim for compensation with respect to such accident has been made within six months from the occurrence of the accident causing the injury...
Page 53 - It shall be unlawful for any person, company or corporation to require of its servants or employes, as a condition of their employment or otherwise, any contract or agreement whereby such person, company or corporation shall be released or discharged from liability or responsibility on account of personal injuries received by such servants or employes while...
Page 49 - By reason of the act or omission of any person in the service of the employer done or made in obedience to the rules or bye-laws of the employer, or in obedience to particular instructions given by any person delegated with the authority of the employer in that behalf...