The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-03
NEW DEMURRACE
 RULES IN EFFECT
Loading and Unloading
 Time Cut to AS Hours
Some Articles Allowed 72 Hours-Various Provi-
 sions of the Rules

The new car demurrage rules of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. applicable to al 1 stations and sidings of the company
 were received Thursday, on which day | they went into effect. The rules were issued under special permission of the l Interstate Commerce Commission. | The main feature of the rules is the | reduction of the free time allowed | consfgnorS or consignees for loadins ! or unloading cars, from the former period of ninety-six hours to just half | that time. or forty-eight hours. ex- l cept in the case of coal. grain and grain products. and lumber and for | est products. when the time Is seventy I two hours, at points in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. These | exceptions. however. expire May Sl, | 1911, unless sooner. cancelled, changed | or extended. The new demurrage rules | in full are as follows:
 Rule 1.-Cars Subject to Rules. Cars held for or by consignors or consignees for loading. unloading, for warding directions. or for any other purpose. are subject to these demur- rage rules, except as follows: (a) Cars loaded with live stock. (b) Empty cars placed for loading coal at mines or mine sidings, or coke at coke ovens.
 (c) Empty private cars stored on | railroad company's or private tracks, provided such cars have not been placed or rendered for loading on the order of a shipper.
 Note.-Private cars while in railroad service, whether on railroad company or private tracks. are subject to these demurrage rules to the same extent as cars of railroad ownership.
 Empty private cars are in railroad service from the time they are placed by the railroad company for loading or rendered for loading on the orders of shipper. Private cars under lad ing are in railroad service until the lading is removed and cars are regu- larly released. Cars which belong to an industry performing its own switch ing service are in railroad service from the time they are placed in the indus try upon designated interchange tracks and thereby rendered to the railroad company for movement. If such cars are out of service when withdrawn by the industry from the interchange; if returned under load. railroaod service Is mt at an end until the lading is duly removed.
 Rule 2.-Frec Time Allowed.
 (a) Forty-eight hours 0wo days) free time will be allowed for loading or unloading on all commodities, ex- cept as provided in Rule 10. tT
 (b) Twenty-four hours Gone daO free time will besallowed
 l. When cars are held for recon signment or switching orders.
 2. When cars destined for delivery to or for forwarding by connecting line are held for surrender of bill of lading or for payment of lawful freight charges.
 8. When cars are held in transit for inspection or grading.
 Co Cars containing freight for tram shipment to vessel will be allowed such free time at the ports as may be provided in the tariffs of the rail- road.
 (d) When freight tariffs issued by the railroad. and on file with the In- terstate Commerce Commission and Public Service Commission First and Second Districts. State of New York, provide special rules or charges at des- tination, holding at transfer point in conflict with these car demurrage rules and regulations. the special rules and charges covered by such tariffs shall prevail and govern.
 Rule 3.-COmputing Time.
 Note.-In computing time Sundays and legal holidays )national, state and municipaD will be excluded. When legal holiday falls on a Sunday the fol- lowing Monday will be excluded.
 (a) On cars held for loading, time will be computed from the first z a. m. dIter pidCeIiieAI OH pupiiC oeiiNeiS tracks.
 (b) On cars held for orders. time will be computed from the first a. m. after the day on which notice of ar rival is sent to .consignee. On cars held for unloading. time will be com puted from the first a. m. after place ment on public delivery tracks and af- ter the day on which notice of arrival is sent to cOnSignee.
 (c) On cars containing freight in bond time will be computed from the first z a. m. after permit to receive goods is issued to consigneeS by United States collector of customs.
 (d) On cars containing freight sub. ject to State inspection time will be computed from the first a. m. after inspection by State officials.
 (e) On cars to be delivered on any other than public delivery tracks time will be computed from the first 7 a. m. after actual or constructive place ment on such tracks. See rule (no- tification) and rules 5 and 6 (construc- tive placementf.
 f) On cars to be delivered on inter- change tracks of industrial plants per- forming their own switching service time will be computed from the first z a. m. following actual or construc- tive placement on such interchange tracks until return. thereto. See rule Cnotification) and rules and (con,
 
 loaded will not be recorded released until necessary billing instructions are given.
 Rule 4.-NotificatiOn.
 (a) Consignee shall be notified by railroad companys agent in writing, or as otherwise agreed to by the agent and consignee. within twenty-four hours after arrival of cars and billing at destination. such notice to contain point of shipment car initials and numbers. and the contents. and if transferred in transit. the initials and number of the original car In case car is not placed on public delivery track within twenty-four hours after notice of arrival has been sent. mo- tice of placement shall be given to con- signee.
 (b) When cars are ordered stopped in transit the party ordering the cars stopped shall be notified upon arrival of cars at point of stoppage.
 (c) Delivery of cars upon private or industrial interchange tracks or writ ten notice to consignee of readiness to so deliver. will constitute notification thereof to ronsignee.
 Rule 5.-Placing Cars for Unloading.
 (a) When delivery of cars consigned or ordered to private or industrial in- terchange tracks can not be made, on