24 Handling Car Bodies or Cars and Empty Tank Cars Exception 25 Launches or other Boats over 25 feet in length LIGHTERAGE Car bodies or cars, complete with trucks or motors and empty tank cars, set up or knocked down, shipped under freight charges, will be received or delivered by carfloats or lighters (except as provided in Rule 23), at the full New York rate, plus $19.00 per car body or car with trucks or motors, or empty tank cars, set up or knocked down, shipped under freight charges, with a minimum of $75.50 for any one delivery within the free lighterage limits. The above revenue, plus the regular 3 cents per 100 pounds lighterage deduction to accrue to the terminal road for harbor service. (See Note below.) On street cars 15 feet or less in length and not weighing more than 4 tons per car, a charge, of $12.50 per car will be made, with a minimum charge of $50.50 for any one delivery. (See Note below.) NOTE.-Extra towing charges beyond the free lighterage limits, per Rule 18, will be made when such service is performed. On launches or other boats over 25 feet in length, the following charges will be made for each lighterage delivery, including transfer to or from cars. Over 25 feet in length to and including 30 feet.. Per Launch or per Boat $19.00 38.00 63.00 Launches or other boats over 50 feet in length will not be lightered. be made when such service is performed. The charges to be applied on heavy articles (except street cars, street car bodies and empty tank cars, see Rule 24), in addition to New York "lighterage free" rate on eastbound and westbound traffic, are as follows: Pieces weighing up to 3 tons.... Pieces weighing over 3 tons and up to 20 tons..... .Free. Shipments of heavy articles, any piece of which weighs more than 35 tons, will be subject to such charges as may be arranged for with the railroad company in each particular case. These charges apply on net or gross tons as rated and together with the regular lighterage charge or deduction of 3 cents per 100 pounds accrue to the railroad company for harbor service. Extra towing charges beyond the free lighterage limits, per Rule 18, will be made when such service is performed. Except as provided in paragraph (a), the expense for staking, wiring or cleating shipments on cars will be made a charge upon the lading as follows: LIGHTERAGE (a) On import traffic forwarded from shipside or dock of steamer upon which imported, or from customs bonded warehouse or appraisers' stores (not internal revenue stores), requiring to be secured by blocking, staking or otherwise, on or in cars for safe transportation, no charge for such service will be assessed against the property (see exception) and no freight charges will be assessed on the weight of material used for this purpose, except that on shipments transported at carload rates in no case shall less than the minimum carload weight prescribed in tariff or governing classification be charged. EXCEPTION. On imported Flaxseed, carloads, cars must be lined at the expense of shippers or owners, the carriers not to assume liability for leakage. When cars are lined by carriers $5.00 per car will be charged against the property for such lining. Section 1. (a) Lightermen shall not be required to deliver or receive freight (except Lumber), at a distance of over 100 feet from the gangway of their lighter or barge, and in no case shall they be required to tier or pile freight on the docks, and in case of delay for want of room in which to deliver freight within the distance above mentioned, demurrage shall accrue the same as if the consignee, ship owner or ship agency were not ready to receive. (b) Lumber will be delivered to or received only from string-piece of dock or to or from tackle of vessel. In case of delay for want of room in which to deliver to string-piece of dock or to tackle of vessel, demurrage shall accrue the same as if the consignee, ship owner or ship agency were not ready to receive. Section 2. When a car float, lighter or barge reports at its destination, shipper, consignee, ship owner or ship agency permitting or receiving the same, as the case may be, must provide a berth, and 48 hours from the time the car float, lighter or barge reports, Sundays and legal holidays (National, State and Municipal) excepted, provided same is on permit time, shall be deemed lay days without charge, after which demurrage shall accrue against each shipper, consignee, ship owner or ship agency, as the case may be, at the following rates per day of 24 hours or a fraction thereof, Sundays and holidays included: 28 Car Floats.... ..$35.00 Steam or gasoline, hoisting barges, when handling shipments, any piece of 30.00 Heavy Hoisting Derricks, when handling shipments, any piece of which weighs 40.00 Other Lighters or Barges...---- 20.00 Demurrage floats, Lighters cr Exceptions or, at the option of railroad company, if no berth is provided or the car float, lighter or barge is not unloaded within the lay days, the property may be removed to and stored in any public or licensed warehouse in New York Harbor, at the cost of the owner and without liability on the part of railroad company, and subject to a lien for all lawful charges. Delivery of the property when covered by domestic bills of lading will only be made upon the payment or satisfactory guarantee of demurrage charges. (a) When a carfloat, lighter or barge contains more than 200 tons of freight for one shipper, consignee, ship owner or ship agency, an additional 24 hours free time will be allowed that shipper, consignee, ship owner or ship agency for each additional 100 tons or fraction thereof in excess of 200 tons. (b) On deliveries to a steamer or other vessel, when car float, lighter or barge contains shipments for two or more shippers or consignees, but one bill for demurrage will be collected, provided, the ship owner or ship agency pays or guarantees the charge. If the ship owner or ship agency will not assume the demurrage charges, they will be collected from shippers or consignees pro rata, based on the number of shippers or consignees, as the case may be, whose freight remains on the car float, lighter or barge after expiration of the free time. (c) Railroad company will accept permits only when a reasonable time is provided thereon to make delivery. (d) On deliveries of domestic shipments at public or private piers or landing places, the demurrage, if any, shall be collected from shippers or consignees pro rata, based on the number of shippers or consignees, as the case may be, whose freight remains on the car float, lighter or barge after expiration of the free time. (e) When there are two or more lots of freight on one car float, lighter or barge tendered to a steamship company under permits for one steamer and for delivery thereto at more than one time, the lay time will begin from the time specified as "permit time" on the permit calling for latest delivery. 28 Demurrage Charges on Carfloats, Lighters or Barges Carrying Freight under Export or Domestic Bills of Lading -Con. Exceptions-Con. LIGHTERAGE (f) If shipment is tendered to the steamship company prior to time of delivery specified on permit, the demurrage rules and charges named above will be applied from the time of delivery specified on permit. (g) When a steamship owner or a steamship agency enters into the following agreement, the charge for detention to lighters or barges provided for on all lighters or barges under load with freight for such steamship owner or steamship agency shall be computed on the basis of the average time of detention to all such lighters or barges released during each calendar month, such average detention to be computed as follows: (1) A credit of one day (24 hours) will be allowed for each lighter or barge released within the first twenty-four (24) hours of free time. (Should a lighter or barge, by reason of having more than two hundred (200) tons aboard, have more than forty-eight (48) hours free time, the credit allowed will be in proportion to the total number of days of free time allowed to the boat.) A debit of one day will be charged for each twenty-four (24) hours or fraction thereof that a lighter or barge is detained beyond the free time. (2) At the end of the calendar month, the total number of days credited will be deducted from the total number of days debited, and twenty dollars ($20.00) per day for a lighter or barge charged for the remainder. If the credit equals or exceeds the debit, no charge will be made for the detention of the lighters or barges, and no payment will be made to ship owners or ship agencies on account of such excess of credit; nor shall the credits in excess of the debits of any one month be considered in computing the average detention for another month. (3) A ship owner or ship agency who elects to take advantage of this average agreement may be required to give sufficient security to the carrier for the payment of balances against them at the end of the month. Agreement ..Railroad: Being fully acquainted with the terms, conditions and effect of the average basis for settling for detention to lighters or barges, as set forth in the rules regulating Lighterage as per. R. R., I. C. C. No... and being desirous of availing myself (or ourselves) of this alternate method of settlement, I (or we) do expressly agree to and with the............ Railroad, that with respect to all lighters or barges which, during the continuance of this agreement, be handled for my (or our) account in New York Harbor, I (or we) will fully observe and comply with all the terms and conditions of said rules as they are now published, or may be hereafter lawfully modified by duly published tariffs, and will make prompt payment of all demurrage charges accruing thereunder, in accordance with the average basis as therein established or as hereafter lawfully modified by duly published tariffs. 192......, and to continue until termination by written notice from either party to the other, which notice shall become effective on the first day of the month succeeding that in which it is given. Approved and accepted.. behalf of the above-named railroad by 192......, by and on Section 3. The foregoing rules shall not be considered as applying to grain in bulk. Section 4. Whenever the word "ton." appears in the foregoing rules, it is understood to mean tons of 2,000 pounds each. 29 Towing Charges Barges and Car- On rejected or re-ordered freight, a towing charge of $11.50 per lighter or barge will be made for each towage movement between points within the free lighterage limits. Extra towing charges beyond the free lighterage limits, per Rule 18, will be made when such service is performed. When such freight is returned to the railroad termini, it will be subject to Rule 28. If the freight is not unloaded within the established free time from arrival at point to which lighter, barge or car float was originally ordered, the charge for demurrage per Rule 28 will be assessed for any excess over such free time, in addition to the charge above provided for extra towage. LIGHTERAGE 30 Cartage and Ferriage Rates on Export or Domes- EXPORT FREIGHT The following charges will apply on less than carload shipments of export freight handled by railroad company's drayman and will be in addition to the inland and ocean rate (see Sections (c) and (f) of this rule). From any station south of 23rd Street, New York City, to any steamship pier south of 23rd Street, New York City, or between stations located in the territory bound on the south by 23rd Street and on the north by 59th Street: From any station south of 23rd Street, New York City, to any steamship pier north of 23rd Street, to 59th Street, New York City, or From any station south of 59th Street to 23rd Street, New York City, to any steamship pier south of 23rd St., New York City, or From any station in New York City south of 59th Street, New York City, to any steamship pier in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jersey City, N. J., or Hoboken, N. J. $1.00 for ferriage on each 4,000 pounds or fraction thereof will be added to the rates shown below: (d) The drayage charges on shipments destined to domestic points from railroad piers will be as follows: The above transfer charges will also apply on less than carload traffic when handled by lighter in lieu of cartage. NOTE. Where cars are unloaded by transfer agent, an additional charge of 40 cents per ton of 2,000 pounds will be added to the rates named above and said charge will apply on the entire contents of the car unloaded, even though some of the pieces or packages may be less than 2,000 pounds. (e) Deliveries from New York stations to vessels in Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken, 50 per cent. in addition to the rates shown in Section (d) of this rule plus seventy-five (75) cents for ferriage on each 4,000 pounds or fraction thereof. (f) Where cartage and ferriage at above amount aggregate more than $7.56 on an export shipment or $11.50 on a domestic shipment, such shipment (if not included in restricted articles) may be lightered at the following rates in addition to rate to New York. Export shipments, 31⁄2 cents per 100 pounds, subject to a minimum charge of $7.56. Domestic shipments at rates named in Section (d) of this rule, subject to a minimum charge of $11.50. 31 Handling Charge on Freight Received from or Delivered to Vessels, etc. LIGHTERAGE (a) On bulk freight moving over the lines of the railroad company, delivered to or received from outside lighters, barges or vessels at rail termini, if the loading or unloading of cars, including shoveling, hoisting, filling and dumping of buckets, handling to or from dock, or stowing or trimming in or on cars, is performed by the railroad, the cost of such service will be charged in addition to the rate applying to or from rail termini, except as provided in Rule 36. EXCEPTIONS.-When shipments are entitled to free lighterage privilege under the tariffs applicable, the loading and unloading, if performed by the railroad, will be done without charge; this however not to conflict with the provisions of Rule 36. (b) Carload package or piece freight except lumber, received directly from or delivered directly to barges or lighters not owned or controlled by the railroad company, will be received at or delivered to string piece or platform and loaded or unloaded from cars by the railroad company, except that this rule will not be applicable upon freight moving under tariffs which specifically provide that the rates apply F. O. B. cars at New York Harbor terminals. 32 Freight Delivered or Received by Vessel or Lighter at Railroad Piers or Stations No allowance will be made to any steamboat, lighter or other water carrier delivering or receiving freight at railroad piers or stations coming from or destined to points beyond the extra towing limits (see Rule 18), except as noted below: On eastbound and westbound shipments in lots of 150 tons or over, subject to New York "lighterage free" rates, an allowance covering the actual cost of towage but not to exceed $75.00 will be made to vessels for towing to rail termini, the vessels having already docked in New York Harbor at piers other than this company's rail termini, and coming from points beyond Long Island Sound or Sandy Hook, the amount paid to be limited to the amount actually paid to the towboat, as shown in receipted bill of the towboat to the vessel. No allowance shall be made to lighters on westbound shipments from points within the free lighterage limits, except on articles specified in Rules 36 and 37. 33 Transfer in Lieu The railroad will allow a maximum of 3 cents per one hundred pounds for drayage and ferriage in lieu of lighterage on: unloaded at railroad termini, and carted to New York or Brooklyn deliveries. Payment for such cartage and ferriage will only be made on certification by consignee that the property has actually been carted across the Hudson River. The above allowance only will be made when the rate to Jersey City, Hoboken or Weehawken is the same as to New York. The railroad will allow free ferriage for transfer in lieu of lighterage on car shipments of: Celery. Fresh Fish. Horses. Live Poultry. Matches. 34 Ferriage in Lieu of Lighterage and on live stock brought by rail to and slaughtered at Jersey City, Newark, Weehawken or Harrison, N. J. Free ferriage will only be allowed on bona fide shipments actually ferried. The above allowance will only be made when the rate to Hoboken, Weehawken or Jersey City is the same as to New York. |