The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27


panv physician resides; but his board
will be peid by the fund only when
he goes to q company hospital or one
which the company pstronizss.
3. Whenever an employe quits
the service OF the company he ceases
to be q participant OF the fund, and
superintendent and foremen are for.
hidden to issue certificates to such 3
person.
6. Employees sick from veneresl
diseases, the result of intemperance.
vicious habits, or old diseases COM
tracied prior to entrance into the SER
vice of the road. will not be entitled
to aid from the invalid fund.
z. Any employe who has
chronic disease which is liable to
render him q burden to the fund, to
an extent unjust to other employees,
may be dropped from the assessment
roll upon the recommendation Of the
chief surgeon.
s. No employe will be permitted
to rem ain in the hospital at the ex.
pense OF the fund, for period ex-
ceediDg four months, without the CON
ser OF the senior surgeon or general
manager OF the road.
9. Employees who shall become
intoxicated in hospital, or become in
subordinate to the rules thereof, mag
be discharged and dropped from the
benefits of the fund at once upon or
der of the chief surgeon.
10. Assessments to employees who
labor fractional portion OF the
month, will be made in the following
manner: Those who work less num-
Der OF days than a half month, will
contribute to the fund twenty-five
cents; those who work over half
month, and less than one, will con-
tribute the full sum.
In carrying out the details of the
system the services of physicians
at prominent stations along the line
OF the roads are engaged to receive
for their services certain stipulated
annual salary and an annual pass
over the road and branches. They
are expected to answer all calls
promptly land in case oftheir absence
shall leave competent persons TO an
swer such summons. Five hospitals
are designated as company hospitals.
They are located in Denver, Pueblo,
Salida, Salt Lake and Durango. The
surgeons are epjoined to treat invalid
employees with the same consideration
and attention as that given private
PATIENTS; to be specially prompt in
case Of accident In rendering all the
aid possible. and to report all serious
accidents by telegraph to the senior
surgeon.
DR.. Benedict is chief surgeon and
d.. Pike assistant surgeon of SaltLake
Division, and st. Mary's is used as
the company's hospital.
By an employe who has given this
subject much attention, it is es-
timated that the railway company
clears about seven hundred dollars |
ber month, as the salary Of the sur
geons aside from their annual pass 10
very small.
NOTES.
During the month of December
the Western Weighing Association
weighed 42,746 cara.
The Central Pacific has declared
a dividend of three per cent, pay
able on February 1st.
The Baldwin locomotive works,
in Philadelphia, are completing
orders for consolidation freight en-
gines for the Denver & Rio Grande.
Denver is contemplating an ele>
waited railroad, but, as with the
United States Central railroad, the
greater part OF the stock is held
The Denver & Rio Grande re-
Gently gave a small mortgage to the
Union Trust company of New York
for $4,000. 900, which covers their
property in New Mexico and Colo
RADIO.
London has 1000 trains starting
from that city, and 2 200 coming in
every day. American cities which
have lately been Boosting of the
of ira MS arriving and de.
parting daily can now take a back
seat.
The Georgia Supreme court DEL
,ides that railroad employee can
not waive his right to recover
damages from the road if he Is in
iured without fault of his own-thatI
such waiver is against public policy
and void.
In Massachusetts there are IN
operation 3,7sS miles of railroad. |,
with an aggregate capital stock Of
s122, 36S, 900 and a net debt OF S72,-I
333 COO. The gross income Of all the
roads for the yesr ending September ,
30 was S43 $4,000 and expenses !
S32, 100000. Ii
A street railway company has I
been incorporated in Butte, NJ. T., ,
10 build 8 street car road from Butte
10 WslkerviIle, distance of two
niles. Capital, 100000. c. B.
Wm. OweIey, j. w. Steiner,
D. NJ. Upton and G. S. Warren are s
the inc0rporatOTs.
MUesge tickets good for 1.OCOll
niles are sold Oh the Fitchburgi
railroad for $40. The Utah Central
md Denver & Rio GIande charge !