The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-31
NEW RULES
81 "a 30 aaasspisssa BY By the Rail-
Commission.
sT POST TRAINS.

to Aid in Procuring Reasonable
plants Will Probably DO Invited.
IL Agents Fail to Garry Out the
Rules.
The railroad commission has before
it for consideration q set of rules
and regulations governing the pas
senger traffic, which the board will
take up at the next meeting for final
action. The proposed rules are in
tended to remedy such inconven-
fences Of travel and Of failure to
travel as the posting of late delayed
trains, the publication of schedules,
the maintenance of fires, lights and
other conveniences at depots, the
handling of baggage and the condi-
ton of passenger coaches. The com
mission, if this set of rules is adopt
ed, will also invite. the complaining
public to complain to the commission
when anything goes wrong and the
implication is that the commission
intends to remedy whatever goes
wrong.
Inasmuch as the matters covered
by the proposed rules and regulations
arc of much concern to the travelling
public they are given in full, as fol-
lows:
GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO PAS
SENGER SERVICE.
Rule /. All railroad companies, or
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as common carriers, shall be required
to have printed in large type, and
kept posted in a conspicuous place in
each waiting room at depots in
South Carolina, from and after the
first day of ------, 1907, the following
notice:
"N%otice.---All railroad companies
are required under the laws of South
Carolina and the rules of the railroad
commission to bulletin passenger
trains when late; to furnish good
wholesome drinking water to passen
gers; to keep waiting room and pas
senger coaches clean, we'll lighted
properly ventilated and comfortabl,
heated when necessary.
"The railroad commission of South
Carolinawould appreciate the prompt
reporting to it's office at Columbia
S. c., of the failure Of any company
or its agents to comply with these
requirements"
Rule 2. Railroad companies arc
required at all stations where pas
senger tickets are offered for sale
to open their waiting rooms at least
thirty minutes before schedule time
of the arrival of all passenger trains
or trains carrying passengers.
Rule 8. A scperate room for white
and colored passengers, sufficient fol
their comfort and convenience, shall
be provided at all stations where pas
senger tickets are offered for sale
and these waiting rooms shall be fur.
nished with adequate lights, and
when the inclemency of the weathe,
requires, with fire, and at all times
kept clean and made comfortable fol
passengers.
A substantial water cooler must be
in each waiting room with drinking
vessel conveniently placed. The said
cooler to be supplied with wholesome
water at all hours, to meet the re-
quirements of passengers. There
shall be connected with each of these
waiting rooms a ladies' toilet, and
wherever practicable, a toilet for
men. Such toilets will be considered
as connected with the waiting room
If the walks thereto are walled up on
each side, and open into or neal the
waiting rOOms;r SO as to afford a
reasonable privacy to passengers.
Rule 4. On all passenger trains
or trains carrying passengers in this
State the railroad companies shall
furnish safe and adequate heating
appliances and lights, and shall keep
the passenger coaches clean, suni-
GENTLY warm and properly ventila-
ted for the comfort of passengers.
Rule s.. All railroad companies
shall provide such means OF applianc-
es as may be necessary to secure the
careful handling of and 60 prevent
injury to baggage. At al stations
where no proper appliances are sup
piled the baggagemaster shall have
such assistance from the train hands
or others as may be necessary to
handle all baggage without injury to
anne
Rule 6. Whenever any passenger
trains or trains carrying passengers.
on any railroad in CHS State, shall be
more than one-half of an hour behind
it's schedule time, it shall be the duty
Of said railroad company to bulletin.
and to keep posted at every tele-
graph station along its line in the d.
re6Con in which said train is going,
pthe time such train is behind its
3 schedule time, and the time of it's ar
rival as near as can be asccrtained.
Each bulletin board, upon which
the foregoing information is to be
posted, shall contain the regular
schedule Of the arrival and DEPART
ure Of all trains carrying passengers.
All notices as to trains behind schc-
dule time, shall be erased from the
bulletin Immediately after the de-
parture of such trains.
Rule z. Notice of any change in
the schedule time of passenger trains,
or trains carrying passengers, must
be posted conspicuously at each of
the stations along the line of the road
and notify the commission in writing,
atleast five % days before the change
is to take effect.
Rule g.. Each passenger shall be
entitled to baggage not exceeding
two hundred pounds.
Rule 8. In case Of accident with
injury to any person, the railroad
COMPANY upon whose line such acct
dent occurred shall cause immediate