The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
Ire Railroad Commission at Y ork.


UFFIcE OF THE RAILROAD CoaTaissI2s - rHE1
STATE or eIs-f-siPP
JACKSON, Mss April !, 1856
In advance oil the revision ii the Tariff
Of charges for transportation. Gas 70 which
the representatives Of the various rail-
roads within the Stale will be heard at the
proper timel the Railroad Commissioners
desire now to call attention Of the railroad
companies to the provisions Of the super
vision Law relative t. certain police regu-
lations, and 10 announce that they hope
for the cheerful CO operation Of The various
roads in securing the Observance OF them
to the end that the enforcement Of the
penalty NAV IL no instance be necessary
ACCIDENTS TO TRAINS.
J.. Section Is Of the Act creating the
Railroad Commission. approved March IL,
1884, requires each railroad company with
ia tweuty-fouf hours after the occurrence.
to give notice to the Commissioners ii
'any accident to a train attended with
serious personal injury We ask that the
delay in giving such notice be not so long,
ii il can be avoided, as twenty-four hours,
but that Ibis be done at the earliest practi-
cal moment by telegram to he Clerk of
the Commission at Jackson. One or more
of the Commissioners viii At once investi-
gate and report the facts and circum-
stances attending the accident"
BULLsTIS BOARDS
2 II !. further required by section S OF
said Act, that a bulletin board shall be
kept al each depot in tie room Tor the re
ception OF passengers, showing the time Of
arrival and departure of trains, and when
any passenger train or other train for
Transporting passengers Is delayed notice
Of same shall lie made on said bulletin
boards Tor the information Of passengers,
stating as nearly as can be ascertaiEed the
extent Of the delay and probable time Of
arrival"
A compliance with this regulation IN
cludes the announcement in letters printed
or painted. So as to be easily read. Of the
schedule time for arrival OF each irain
allowed to carry passengers, ms well as the
further written announcement on such
boards that he train is either "Cn time
or 'behind tiJue," giving the number Of
minutes and hours II "behiud iime," aud
in d. designating lie trains, ii numbers are
used, IS, for example, No. l on time"
the bulletin boards should, or some notice
posted con- picuously near il, should q fine
what terms are meant by the nnmber-
ara, IuF eHaHIlrs ] ram NO. II tie prs
senger train going giving itS direction,
south, east, north or west, as the cas- may
be- due when on schedule time at giving
the time of arriyalJ.
Railroad employees and few others are
familiar with the various trains by uuu-
bers, but the great mass OF the people are
not, hence the necessity Of the above regu-
latiou, which will apply, until otherwise
directed by the Commission, TO all depot-
where there Is teiesraphic communication.
RECEPTION ROOM FOR PASSENGERS.
3. The law also provides that at each
depot (unless excepted by the Commission
there shall be provided by the Company
! "at least one comfortable and suitable re-
ception room for the use and aceommoda-
ton oil pc. sons desiring transportation over
their line" and impose penalty oil fifty
dollars for each day that any railroad
company fails or refuses, after notice by
the Commission, TO make such provision
such notice viii be promptly given by the
Commission when satisfied OF the renliss-
ness of any road in this particular.
l. The Clerk OF the Commission will be
in charge of the office at jackson, and Il
receive and deliver all communications IN
tended for the Commissioners.
j f. SESSIONS, Chr'n,
J. c. KYLE,
VIZ. McMILLIE,
Commissioners.