El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-03
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satisfactory, he will be dropped from
the company's employ.
For quarreling while on duty hos
tier has been suspended for sixty days
on the record. The man he quarreled
with not being Personal Record man,
has been disciplined otherwise.
A brakeman has been commended on
the record for good work in finding a
broken arch bar under car In his
train on q heavy grade and before de-
railment occurred, thereby possibly
preventing serious accident by his
watchfulness.
For continued carelessness in hand
ling of local freight, resulting In its
damage, brakeman has been suspend
ed on the record for thirty 1907 days.
No merchandise should be pitched
out of car doors.
An engineer and fireman called on
short notice through oversight of
new employe failing to carry out in
structions, succeeded in getting the
train out on time. They are commend
ed on the record. The company ap-
preciates their promptness in this case.
A section foreman received one days
leave of absence, but failed to return
to duty at it's expiration. He has been
discharged. On investigation of this
case, it appeared that The man went to
q nearby city and got so intoxicated
that he was unable to resume duty.
Under such circumstances, discharge
WAS inevitable.
A brakeman changed his room but
failed to place his new address on the
address book, or ito notify the caller
The consequence was that the caller
could not fnd him and was obliged to
call another man on short notice. This
brakeman has been suspended on the
record for thirty 800 days, this being
mis- first offence.
A brakeman called to desd-head and
Join work train crew on the road,
missed his train through negligence or
otherwise. He is suspended on the
record for thirty (3O) days.
Brakemen must understand that no
excuse of getting left, failure to. be
found or failure to carry out orders
will be overlooked.
A foreman Of a switch engine. switch
ing in a junction yard, k1ched some
cars upgrade on one track and at
tempted to get his engine and cars in
on another. No effort was made by
him to stop the cars first kicked up,
and the consequence was they ran back
hold of, and damaged three cars. He
has been suspended on the record for
forty-five (45) days for his carelessness.
He should have placed g switchman on
the first cut.
A brakeman was called to report at
the Office, and answered that he would
come presently. A few minutes subse-
quently the call boy again notified him,
when the brakemen commenced trifling
with and joking the caller. Instead of
at the Office, as he should
have done, he attended to his own
affairs first. For this trifiing about
business relating to the Office the brake
man has been suspended on the record
for twenty days.
A brakeman threw switc in from
of an engine and derailed it; switch led
TO a spur track. The wind and sand
were blowing hard, brakeman became
thinking he was on passing
the track. While the offence merits dis
charge, the extenuating circumstances
of the binding sand storm and heavy
wind are taken into consideration, and
the brakeman has been suspended on
the record for sixty COY days.
OThe greatest care should be taken by
all men handling swift cbes, and their
minds must be upon their work at
such time, or serious accidents may
result.
A brakeman being pulled off one
crew, and called for another, signed
the call book, but claiming that he
did not have time to gather his bed
ding, ETC.. together and get out on
time, notified the caller to call another
man. He has been suspended on the
record for thirty (30) days.
1t is the duty Of all employees to 60
where sent and when sent, and the fact
that they cannot gather their plumber
together and take it with them, is not
accepted as an excuse.
A freight train pulling out of a sid
ing, left the rear brakeman at the