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Show /1 (J Wa.ges changes have been made -in the wa.ge seal e durLng the Joseph-Joseph City Irrigation Co. In 1884, the "day" considered as 10 hours; and the wage-scale as $1.75 or 17¢ per hour for men; $1.50 per day, or 15¢ per hour for a per day, horse team; $1.25 per day, or 12¢ per hour for an ox-team Boys were a to Homer Bush cx:ording age or size--Parley allowed, perhaps Allen were credited $1.00 each per day·, while Willie man, and Andrew af numa rous course history of the st. seems to ha \1a been Richard;, Richards credited was 6¢- exception of With the per hour-, a short time in urgency on .ditch or dam until 1887, when continued wages for a tea..-per hour.' For especial 17¢ was the as same for 2/3 man, and 16 a a team an 'was when ' per increase was perhaps because of allowed made to fO r a man, •. beginning of adopted in 1889 appears to ha"" mntinued until '1903 . . the 1884 mn 20¢ 1888, the hourly wage for men and teams 1889, this was raised to 22 2/9¢ per hour for 1884. In for 25¢ The wage scale when it was lowered to the per hour for a aan. and l6¢ ··for a team. Secretary-Treasurers serting in. 1905 and 1906 entered onl)," Thamtwo total ..ounts of credit for labor, without statement of time or wage r 20¢ . . s·cale.· There is some indicatiijn that the' wage for a man was raised to 25¢ per this is rather indef hour, and for a eam·to 20¢ in March, 1905; but shown. In 1909, is this scale when clearly until inite October, 1907, hour--the being perhaps but change allowed men were again 20¢ per the of a· Company of order meeting the with general made in accordance raused be frWi·36¢ ·tht ordered was it wages when held March 9, 1908, to 40¢ per hour;c and that both team and· man per hour fo'r a- man and team case of a break in the ditch or on "piece-wort"; in be allowed time both ways -to be paid for was onlY' for actual time at work, this but in general work, (This action of the with no allowance for going to and from wo. had been rather drastically work for that price Company, it seems indicated reduced from wages allowed in 1905-1907). '.1,_ ( " . hour for boys 12-16 years wages ·were placed at lO¢ per over 21 years 16-21 years old; 25¢ for men of age ; 20¢· per hour ·for young llien this sale Dec. 1914, waternaster. 31, of age; and 30; per hour- for the and for the' watermaster, and l, was increased per hour for each age group -, I , October 5, 1909, by 5¢ the team wage is stated as 20¢ per hour. the Upper Dam out, oct. an emergency with Perhaps to encourage during of their planning meeting at the site the Board of Directors in II 1923 the wages paid ·for road-work in voted the. t wages be determined by th: Dam,' the county. the company ordered that wages paid At this time that date. of 21 years, as before at men years instead as fo11owaa-- men over scale or shortly thereafter, the wage ws placed Dec 5 beln' 1928 19' a special meeting of youths or 3. 50 per day of eight hours; 19 years of age, 43 3/4 ¢ per hour, 16 under years, day; boys 16-18 years old, 37;¢ per hour; or $3.00 per teams were allowed. the same wage and hour; $2.25 day, or a bouf 28¢ per per as men over 19 years of age. |
