. Electric railway journal . n stock cardis a check upon the goods on hand as well as the perma-nent stock card. At the close of each day the receivingmanifests are sent to the general office, where all the billsare checked. In checking the bills the general office first attaches to thebill an approval slip which has a space for the order num-ber, audit number, check number, distribution and ap- office has charged the supply account. The duplicate rec-ord is retained by the storekeeper for reference, as byreferring to the audit number, which is also shown on thestock card, the storekeeper can
. Electric railway journal . n stock cardis a check upon the goods on hand as well as the perma-nent stock card. At the close of each day the receivingmanifests are sent to the general office, where all the billsare checked. In checking the bills the general office first attaches to thebill an approval slip which has a space for the order num-ber, audit number, check number, distribution and ap- office has charged the supply account. The duplicate rec-ord is retained by the storekeeper for reference, as byreferring to the audit number, which is also shown on thestock card, the storekeeper can trace any invoice. No goodsare delivered from the storeroom without an order whichmust be signed by a foreman, which shows the purpose ofthe requisition. These orders are presented to the stock-room clerk, who delivers the material and charges them outon the bin stock card already described. The orders areclassified in accordance with various accounts to be charged,with reference to the stock cards, as the supply of material. New Bedford Carhouse—General View of Storeroom provals. The bill is then checked with the order book tosee if the same quantity and quality of goods as orderedhave been billed, and the order entered on the approvalslip. The clerk next checks the bill with the receiving mani-fest and if the goods have been received enters the invoiceon the supply journal, whose headings are: audit numberdate of invoice, consignor, date received, description of is drawn upon. At the same time a record is made on asupply sheet which the storekeeper sends once a month tothe general office as a record of supplies given out and withwhich the supply account should be credited. GENERAL OFFICE AND TRAINMENS ROOM The general office, trainmens lobby and poolroom areillustrated herewith and provide unusually roomy accommb- August 23, 1913. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 297 dations. The general office is equipped with three cashierscages, the usual size being 20 ft. x 9 ft., and contains
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