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HkRTIES TO DISPUTE:

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes ) Case No. 16
and ) Award No. 16
Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana
(Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company)
STATEMENT OF CTAIM:



(1) The Carrier violated the effective Agreement by failing to assign B&B forces to the work of installing two concrete culvert pipes under the Carrier s tracks on the FFA Branch line on July 14 and 16, 1959.

(2) That B&B Mechanics and Helpers in Gang No. 4 on the Lafayette Division, namely:







be allowed a hours each at their respective pro rata rates of pay on each of these dates July 14 and 16, 1959, account of this referred to violation of the Agreement.

FINDINGS:

Upon the whole record and all the evidence, after hearing, the Board finds that the parties herein are carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway labor Act, as amended, and that this Board is duly constituted by agreement and has jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject matter.

From the record in this case, the Board finds that the Carrier granted the State of Louisiana an easement for public road purposes to a tract of land 80 feet in width across 100 feet of railroad right of way. In return, the State agreed to install at its own expense the necessary and adequate drainage structures as a part of the highway improvement program. The Carrier had its Station Section Gang remove and replace the rails. For this work, they were reimbursed by the State of Louisiana. The work complained of in this docket was not work belonging to the employees of the Maintenance of Way.

AWARD: Claim denied.



                              (s) A. J. Cunningham

                              A. J. Cunningham, Employee Member


Dated at Houston, Texas (s) L. C. Albert
December 17, 1962. L. C. Albert, Carrier Member