The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-03

to have been made when the cars were rendered. The agent must give the consignee written notice of all cars | he has been unable to deliver because of the condition of the private or in terchange tracks or because of other conditions attributable to consignee. This will be considered constructive placement. (See rule A. notification.) (b) When delivery cannot be made on specially designated public-delivery tracks. on account of such tracks be- ing fully occupied. or from other cause beyond the control of the railroad com- pany,' the delivery will be made at the nearest available point accessible to the consignee and the consignee so | notified
 Rule 6.-Cars For Loading.
 (a) Cars for loading will be consid- cred placed when such cars are act ually placed or held on orders of the consignor. In the latter case, the agent must give the consignor written mo- tice of all cars which he has been un- able to place because of condition of | the private track or. because of other conditions attributable to the con- signor. This will be considered con- structive placement. (b) When empty cars, placed for | loading on orders. are not used. de- z a. m. after placing or tender until l released. with no time allowance. Rule 7.-Dcmurrage Charge. After the expiration of the free time allowed, a charge of $1 per car per day, or fraction of day, will be made un- til car is released.
 Rule S.-CIaimS. No demurrage charges shall be as- sessed under these rules for detention of cars through causes named below. If through error. demurrage charges pH conditions they shall be promptly can celled or refunded.
 Causes.
 (a) Weather interference
 l. When the condition of the wealth CT during the prescribed free time is such as to make it impossible to em- ploy men or teams in loading or un- loading. or impossible to place freight in cars. or to move it from c"-S. with out serious injury to the freight.
 ?. When shipments are liuAen so as to prevent unloading during the pre- Scrihed free time. or when. because of high water or snowdrifts. it is impos-
 Ing uurlng the prescribed free time.
 (b) Bunching. @
 1. Cars for loading.-Tvhen by req son of delay or irregularity of the rail- road company in filling orders. cars
 
 accumulated numbers in excess of daily orders, the shipper shall be a.- lowed such free time for loading as he would have been entitled to had the cars been placed for loading as or dered.
 2. Cars for unloading or reconsign-, ing.-When, as a direct result of the act or neglect of carriers. cars destined for one consignee, at one point. and transported via the same route.- are punched in transit and delivered in ac- cumulated numbers in excess of daily shipments. cliam to be presented to the, agent before the expiration of the free time. The consignee shall be allowed such free time as he would have been entitled. to had the cars been delivered in accordance with the daily rate of shipment.
 Co Demand of overcharge.
 When the agent demands the pay nlent of transportation charges in eX- cess of tariff authority.
 (d) Delayed or improper notice of railroad company
 Note.-When notice has been given in substantial compliance. with the re- QuirementS as specified by the rules, the consignee shall not thereafter have the right to call in question the suf- ficiency of such notice unless within twenty-four hours after receiving the same he shall serve upon the railroad d his objections to the sufficiency of said notice.
 le) Railroad errors or omissions. 7 Rule 9.-Average Agreement.
 When a shipper or receiver enters into the following agreement. the charge for detention to cars. provided for by rule '. on all cars held for load ing or unloading by such shipper or re- ceiver shall be computed on the basis n a detention such cars during each calendar month, such average detention to be computed as follows:
 (a) A credit of one day will be al- lowed for each car released within the first twenty-four hours of free time A debit of one day will be charged for each twenty-four hours or fraction thereof that a car is detained beyond the forty-eight hours of free time. In no case shall more than one days in no case shall more than seven days credits be applied in cancellation, of debits accruing on any one car.
 Cb) At the end of the caneldar month the total number of days credit ed will be deducted from the total number of days debited, and $1 per day charged for the remainder. If the credits equal or exceed the debits. no charge will be made for the detention of the cars. and no payment will be made to shippers or receivers on ac- count of such excess of credits. or shall the credits in excess of the debits of any one month be considered in com putting the average detention for an- other month.
 Co Credits earned on cars belong ing to one class of equipment shall not be used in offsetting debits accruing on cars belonging to a different class of equipment. For the purpose of ap- plying this provision. cars shall be deemed to consist of two classes: CD box cars. including refrigerator cars; CD freight cars of all other descrip- tions.
 (dl A shipper or receiver who elects to take advantage of this average agreement shall not be entitled to can cellation or refund of demurrage charges under sections a and b of rule 8.
 (e) A shipper or receiver who elects to take advantage of thu average agreement may be required to give sufficient security to the railroad com pany for the payment of balances against him at the end of each month.
 Agreement. To Railroad ..............
 In accordance with the terms of rule g of the car demurrage rules of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. as set forth in I. c. C. No. X10, P. $. C.-1 N. Y.-No. X6, F. $. C.-2 N. Y.-NO. X6, and sub sequent issues thereof, reading at pres ent as follows but subject to change i