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Correspondence regarding disposal of waste from Michigan Central Railroad dining cars
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1911-1931
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F9
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F9
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1911-1931
- Series
- Ken Verrell Collection - Michigan Central Railroad records series
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Filed internally at the Michigan Central Railroad as File No. 10444, this file contains correspondence regarding the disposal of waste from Michigan Central Railroad dining cars. Includes correspondence between H. Shearer, the Division Superintendent of the Michigan Central Railroad in St. Thomas, and C.R. Emery, Assistant Superintendent, Dining Car Service in Detroit, Michigan, discussing where and how employees should properly dispose of waste from dining cars in response to complaints, including from the International Bridge Company. Also contains correspondence between H. Shearer and F.W. Cowley, Trainmaster, regarding a complaint from W.J. Shaw, Sanitary Inspector from the Board of Health Office in St. Thomas. Also contains correspondence regarding unauthorized indiviuals stealing garbage that had been removed from dining cars, rather than being collected via proper channels, and a police report being filed in response to this issue.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
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