The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-16

Another important circular has been
issued by Superintendent DAILY, which
| is as follows:
TO AGENTS AND CONDUCTORS.
This company has adopted for use at
stations, consecutively numbered, Jap
aimed tin seals with metal disc, and a
supply of the same, together with scaling
presses have been forwarded to station
agents, under valuable package label, by
the superintendent OF transportation.
These seals will be charged to agents
by commencing and closing numbers and
each seal must be accounted for as is
done with tickets.
recent case of loss made it necessary
to examine the seal records of a peddl-r
car as taken at several stations, and 1t
was found that the regular station rec
ord for recording each car and it's seal
record was not being properly kept up.
You must bear in mind that this record
book is furnished to be properly posted
in INK a record of each car taken at or
left at a station. and the seals on each
door. Where seals are broken on peddlcr
| cars, a record must be kept Of the seals
under which ii arrives and departs.
1t is also the duty of conductors TO
keep a record of the seals that are
broken as well as the seals that are put
on cars in transit by agents.
1t is wise for conductors, after check
ing their train, to pick out the cars they
will peddle from and put the numbers
and initials on the page following and
! leave space enough between each num-
Der to allow keeping a record of seals
| put on while in transit.
When taking record of seals, show the
number printed on the tin and not the
| number on lead rivet.
The seals of all loaded cars delivered to
| or received from connecting lines at
| junction points must be examined and
record taken of the same Immediately
! they are placed on delivery or receiving
track; loaded cars, delivered by con-
Meeting lines without seals, must be seal
| ed before they are moved from receiving
| tracks.
Loaded cars received from connecting
! lines or at stations bearing blank seals,
should be reported w and l.. (wire
and Lead, T. and l.. 0in and lead), Il,
and L. Uin and eyeleD, as the case may
! be.
| All cars loaded at your station, which
| admit of so doing, must be sealed an
| soon as loaded; this applies to all OPEN
| ings in the car which admit of access.
| Conductors are instructed to take no
| loaded cars which admit of sealing, from
| stations at which an agent is located,
unless same are properly sealed.
| Loaded cars which admit of sealing,
| taken from stations where no agent is
located, must be sealed by the agent at
| the first open station at which train
stops. Conductors will see that this is
| done.
| No seals must be broken except by
| station agents or their authorized rep
| resentatives.
! Station agents must seal all local
| freight cars in train after merchandise
for their station has been unloaded.
Seals will be numbered consecutively
and must be so used commencing at the
| lowest number.
| If ears received at stations bear Della
| ware, Lackawanna and Western seals no
more seals than necessary to unload car
should be brokens all D., L. e. w. seals
In good condition. Regardless of where
| applied, should be allowed to remain on
| car; foreign seals should be removed
when cars are unlOaded; when reloaded
| D., l., q W. seals must be applied
| Cars left at stations over night partly
| loaded or unlOaded, should he sealed.
Seals and sealing presses must be kept
in a secure place, accessible only to party
| authorized to use them.
! After first supply, seals Will be fur
nished on requisition upon the general
storekeeper, at Scranton. Pa.
J. NJ. DAILY.
Approved: Supt. of Transportation.
e. G. Russell, Genl Superintendent.