Regulations for United States Military Telegraph Lines, Alaskan Cables, and Telegraph Stations, U.S. Signal Corps (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...Prompt rendition of accounts and protection of line receipts. Line receipts from all stations will be accounted for in accordance with law and instructions given by the Chief Signal Officer of the Army through the chief signal officer of the division. Ample protective measures will be taken by all concerned that line receipts and accounts are placed in the hands of the chief signal officer of the division or such other officer as may be designated with the utmost dispatch and security. RULE 66. Checks not to be changed; statement of uncollected messages; how accounted for, etc. An office having sent a collect message and having received a notice of failure to "collect" will under no circumstances request that the check be changed, but the message will be entered at both sending and receiving offices precisely as if the tolls had been collected. If the message pass in part over " other lines" the receiving office will take credit for the amount of " other lines" tolls on the " other lines" account current and forward therewith an "other lines" "statement of uncollected messages" one copy only accompanied by a skeleton copy of every uncollectible message and a full copy of every service message pertaining thereto. Credit will be obtained for "this line" tolls by deducting the amount from the receipts for the days on which messages were entered, and the operator in charge will forward a "this line" "statement of uncollected messages," in duplicate, with copies of messages as described for " other lines." An office receiving a collect message on which tolls could not be collected will, in order to receive credit therefor, show that the sending office was duly not...