The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

pAuvoAn southworth and r. w Baird. AT Sunny Side, on
1.-The Itta Bena branch, Col B.L Jones got aboard
INSPECTIONS and went Webb and return From
lItta Bena the train proceeded to Greenvile and
returned to -Greenwood at 10 o'clock IL was
very pleasant trip and everybody pronounced ue i " s
Commonwealth . ~, /
Section 4316 of the Annotated Code, provides that
the railroad commission must inspect all railroads at eas
in each year. The section is specific as TO the 90
Of such inspection and directs that report must De
based upon It's results covering the following grouno
Conformation as to the condition of the roadbed bridges
treses rolling stock and depots IL is also iequi'eo
that it. as consequence of such Inspection. 'ne co"
mission shall find any road-bed trestle, bridge,
switch, or any part of railroad track III
unsafe condition, 1t shall direct the raiilo"u oop' "
make the necessary repairs"
Tho onopaoe Of the statute is as mandatory in its ma
as is clear in its purpose In consideration OF the
PRIVILEGES granted under its charter the law makes GER
tain requirements of every railway company operating "
the state Among these are the prov1lng ana man'an
inc of suitable depos the posting OF certain ouen ne
nroper maintenance of its tracks, ct cetera LIE sec'h
onoted is simple provision for directing the manner III
which such supervision shall be exercised over inc
mon carriers of the state shall secure from them sucn
oro and comniance with the law their patrons may
M entitled tn The state has merely elected to avail itself
&c tho services of a commission, the best means OF
to its citizens the strict observance by Ger
tain chartered institutions of the provisions IL mas oeeo
essential to the public service, comfort and safety'
# was not considered necessary to enoin any speclhc
method of making the prescribed lnspecton Inc
so plainly sought be accomplished by IT, are
Successive enough of the means to their attainment
A. not beieve It possible under any known system OF
bermeneutics to find in the language OF the section any
warrant for the manner in which the tour OF Inspection
food to above was made The manifest purpose OF an
;noct;on Is to enable the commission to ascertain, as
raar,v as nossbe IN what the plain requirements
of the law are complied with from day to day, not on
sneca occasions hence the utter absurdty OF giving no
tce Of the dav upon which inspection is to be made
The notice IS passed along the nedepots are cleaned
bulletins are posted boards long unfamiliar with
the mark of chalk sdings are put in order ana every
thing is made ready for the final act IN the 1arce al ne
annonted time member of the commission is met by an
oc;al Of the road to be inspected and in private Cal
RIM is made over the line What would be the reply OF
railway or express company to suggestion to adop
}, such methods in it's auditing department!
The writer happened to be waiting at station some
fifteen miles east of the western terminus OF the oounern
railway when the inspecting party mentioned IN the Com
monweath passed over the road The passenger train TO
which he was waiting eight hours ae,-deayed oy
freight wreck reported to have been caused by oe1ec
't tive track: sspreading rails" he informed. Th
snspecng special passed merriy along at about athry
mile clip. and did not much lessen It's speee
ncb less hermit the officials board to 60 through tn
y usual pro forma proceedings, though the clamps wer
l. trimmed and burning, in expectancy pursuant upo
n notice.
g Of what value would report be, based upon such
j. inspecton?o What nformaton as to the condition
H. the road-bed bridges reses, roingsock and depot
sec. 431e) can be gathered under such methodist How
H. we respectfully submit such an inspection SO asce
It's tain If any roadbed trestle bridge, switch, or ar
or mart ut a railroad track be in unsafe condition
n (Sec 4316) as to enable the commission to determl
We whether or not it should drec the railroad company
is make the necessary repars For this was not even
be the daytime mark you, but he hour was late, the mig
on was dark" As matter of fact more than one part
the track passed that night and more than one swift
IL passed without glance have been, we're then and are
nd an " unsafe condition"
~ The concern of The Times in this matter is ST
on ply that of taxpayng citizen of the state freghtpa
CT inc patron of the road Of the travelling public
The We are merely discussing incident in the admnist
aid ton IF one branch of most important business office
he the state " whether or not this be fair sample
ow Times will not presume to say is, then in the ma
se Of common sense, protest against such farce.
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