NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS

THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD

COMPANY

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of The Order of Railroad 'Telegraphers on The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, that:

1. The Carrier violated the provisions of the agreement between the parties when, commencing on Monday, October 7, 1957 and continuing on subsequent dates, it required or permitted the conductor of Crane H-55 to report times of arrival and departure of his train, obtain permission to occupy the block and to copy motor hand car messages at Middlefield, Connecticut.

2. The Carrier shall be required to compensate J. S. Hills or other senior idle telegraphers, extra in preference, who may be determined to be entitled, for eight hours on each day commencing October 7, 1957 and continuing thereafter until the violation ceased.

FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board finds:

That the dispute was certified to the Third Division of the Adjustment Board ex parte by the complainant party; and

That no hearing thereon has been held, and under date of July 14, 1959, the parties jointly addressed a formal communication to the Secretary of the Third Division requesting withdrawal of this case, which request is hereby granted.

AWARD