The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-02
RULES FOR INSPECTION.
A Circular to the Employees Of the
Central.
TIE GRADE OF WATCH REQUIRED.
The Ns.ty Guys a Link Line Eny,,.
ana inspects the Other Property.
Practical Route Westward.

CHIEF Watch Inspector l.. Lechenger n,
the Houston and Texas Central has adj.
dressed the following circular to the en-.
ployes:
Having been appointed Official watch in.
spector, l take this opportunity to explaio
to you the rules and regulations that the
inspectors will be governed by.
]. No engineer or conductor can he given
certificate on his watch unless II is a
stem winder and setter has Breget hair
spring. adjusted to heat, cold and posi-
tion and should be at least equal In mako
and finish to b. w. Raymond, Elgin or
an Appleton & Tracy Waltham.
No engineer or conductor, on whose time
keeping quality Of his watch life and prop
erty depend, should object to get watch
equal to the above grades. for the local
inspectors as we'll as the undersigned will
be glad to furnish you with one Of the
above grades OF movements In silverinr
open face case for SIS to- $40; in a good
twenty year filled open face case from s25
to $50. Some employee might have fine
Howard or fine Swiss watch hut not hay.
Ing Breget hair spring q certificate will
not be granted; that. however. does not
compel him to buy a new watch for at an
expense of So TO s. any first-class watch
maker VIII mt 1t up with Breget hair
spring.
2. No certificate shall be given to any
employe on a watch that ia not at least
equal in make and finish to new model
G.. M. Wheeler Elgn or p. S. Bartlett
Waltham.
One of the above grade movements IN a
silverine open face case can be bought from
any of us for $3.50, and in good twenty
year filled case, open face, from $3.50 10
$50; and 1t seems to me that no employe
should object to this. for it is conceded by
all engineers and conductors that they
would feel great deal safer when they
have some critical meeting point to make
that theirs as well as their firemen's or
brakemen's watches are exactly alike. An
other thing to take into consideration:
Surprising something occurs to the en-
gneer's or conductors watch while out on
their run, whose watch will they depend
upon II the brakeman or fireman has no
watch? |, therefore, recommend that all
| firemen and brakemen should have a good
watch.
3, No watch shall be given certificate
| if it has not been cleaned and oiled within
twelve months previous,
buy or have your watches repaired any
where you please but II Is to your adyant-
| agc to deal either with the undersigned or
the local inspector, for the following rea-
sons
/. We offer you watches al same price
and probably lower than you can get them
anywhere.
| .. If an inspector at any point, say Deni-
SON. has sold or repaired your watch, and
you are transferred to any point on the
road If anything occurs with your watch,
the local inspector will take care of it Tor
you free of charge.
5. Beginning on the 2Sth OF December.
and every month thereafter, local inspec-
tors will report TO this office what watches
were inspected by them during the preNl-
/ Gus month. giving name OF owner, hummer
| of case. number OF movement and condition
! of same.
This is done in order tn guard against
any employe getting certificate on any
watch than the one carried In service Tor
should at any time find any empioy'
while on duty with a different watch IRON
the one on which he got his certificate cana
| am liable to be on the road any day. INC
fact will be at once reported on TO ing
head of the department under when suei
| ,anIoya Wurks