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Los Angeles, C a l., Dec. 14, 1915 File E- 36- 50 --Weights Ap.pli cable . on oils in tank cars--- M r . Kelby: ?. • ? The conditions nave not oeen fully explained here: Our oil tariff namingoil rates over this line carries an item to the effect tnat -the weights and charges for commodi ties in tank cars will be based on .tne full gallonage capacity of the tank, and further states f o r ,gallonage capacity of tank cars see circular 6, .which .is a list of car capacities of United States and Canada rail roads, issued by W. H , Hosiner. note quoting ICC Order effective August 15th, 1912, which provides. tnat packages containing inflammable liquids must not be entirely filled; that an-interior space must be left vacant and that this vacant space must not b'e less than 2 % of the capaci ty of the container, including dome capacity of tank cars. It is further provided in this note that "To arrive at the minimum gallonage- capacity in billing cars transporting commodities subject to the above, the gallonage capacity of the dome should be added to the gallonage capacity of the cars before the allowance of 2 % for expansion is deducted". This circular carries on the second You will note from this that the gallonage capacity of the tank cars when cor lining inflammable liquids, subject to ICC
