The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-31
New Rules
Are Issued
State Railway Commission Pre-.
,cribes Regulations for First
Class Railroads.

The state railroad commission has
.,t,,lished the following new rail
road rules.
,-Any and all regulnr trip tickets
sold by any railroad company in this
state for use within the state at reg
,lor or schedule fares shall entitle the
nsrson lawfully holding the same to
continuous transportation between
uoin,s de ,ignated in such tickets at
auy time within thirty days from
and after the date OF sale.
a-Any lawful holder of a regular
trim ticket hereafter sold by any rail
road company in this state for use
within the state at regular or sched-
nile fare may, at any time within six
months from and after the date OF
sale Of such ticket, present such ticket
to any general passenger agent as
sistant general passenger agent OF
general agent Of the railroad selling
srch ticket, or at the ticket office
where such ticket was purchased, for
redemption, and be entitled to receive
from such agent in cash the amount
paid for such ticket. When such
ticket is 50 presented to such agent,
and demand made for redemdtiOn
thereof, it is hereby made the duty OF
such agent to forthwith redeem the
SINE.
}The Northern Pacific Railway
Company, the Great Northern Rail-
way Company and the Oregon Rail
road and Navigation Company to-
gether with their branches in this
state, operated by them. whether
owned or leased, are hereby demon
mated and classified as railroads of
the first class. Each OF such rail-
roads shall keep on sale at every reg
ular ticket office where coupon
tickets are sold in this state mileage
books good for 1000 miles of trans
portati0n, which mileage books shall
besold at not to exceed $50; said
mileage books shall entitle the pas
senger to transportation over any of
the roads above mentioned, as well
as such additional lines as may be
specified by them. or new lines con-
structed by them in this state, to
gether with the usual amount of
baggage afforded the holders of first
class tickets.
limo case shall Il greater amount
OF mileage be drawn or detached
than the mileage actually ira yelled.
When for any cause transportation
Sregularly furnished between points
ata sum less than the ordinary price
charged for such mileage at the regu-
lar rate. no more mileage shall be
Drawn or detached than the con.
structive mileage OF such distance
charged at the regular rate. That
Is, the mileage drawn, or detached.
snail not exceed the regular ca sh fare
divided by three, the rate regularly
charged per mile.
Unused mileage books shall be
reaeemable at the expiration OF one
year from date of sale at the rate at
which sold or a credit of the unused
portion to be applied on new book,
u the same rate at which sold, when
presented by the original pursha ser
70 the agent selling same, or to a
general agent of the company. Such
inlleage book may be redeemed with
,aa year from date OF sale, allowing
,''ee cents mile for portion of
book used.
""S unused mileage book issued to
aoS employee OF any person or firm
'of use OF such employee in his en-
r"sment with his employer shall be
saaea up at any time upon demand
VI The employer and credit of the
us'leu portion of such mileage book
'aa'l oe credited on a new book of
'ue same kind in favor of any other
euployee designated.
AL passenger waiting rooms
% s. passenger cars in use by the
'''oads within this state shall be
~sp' supplied with pure drinking
ra.. e'' ana shall be so lighted, heated
~. '''eu and equipped as to render
e occupants OF the same reasonably
u'ortable - the circumstances in
." case being considered. Suitable
.o''ets shall be provided, with due
ten 'u 10 sanitation. A separate
ssu v' Snail be kept for women, which
.a''' De unlocked at all times when
w waiting room is open. Toilet
,os sls on all cars carrying passen-
w;., 'nali DE kept clean and supplied
WIN m toilet paper,
T., 'ihS rooms at all stations hav-
o,.. =" agent shall be required to be
~ ior the accomm odation of
MO. "'eling public at least 80 min
'elore and after schedule time