Under the
 RAILWAY LABOR ACT

 Special Board of Adjustment No. 226




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PARTIES TO DISPUTE:



STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

 Croup 2 ORZ Claim No. 8 is in behalf of senior extra operator, Northern District, for eight (8) hours' pay at the minimum rate for telegraphers account Roadmaster Flake using telephone at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, at 8:25 p.m., June 6, 1957 in violation of Rule 1 (a) and 1 (d) to transmit the following message to Parsons, Kansas-

        "Rail Detector SRS-132 will run light from A-198 to A-188 to Osage and then tie up at Osage tomorrow night, so call us out for 7:00 a.m. in morning."


FI1lDINC°S o

 We find the message is within the Scope Rule applied to the position in question at B&rtlesville. But the claim does not allege and the ORT has furnished no proof that the office at Bartlesville was a "closed office" within the meaning of chat term in Rule 1 (d). Such proof is necessary for a sustaining award under Rule 1 (,d). The Carrier states in its presentation that Bartlesville is an open office where continuous telegraph service is maintained.

 AWARD=

    Claim denied.


                    fs/ Daniel C. Rollers

                    Daniel C. Rogers, Chairman

                    Fayette, Missouri


faC W. 1. Christopher /a/ A_ F. Winkel
 W. '1:q Christopher, Employee Member 1'~. f'. Winkel, Carrier Member
 Deputy President, 0. R. T» Asst. General Manager
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 Dallas, Texas

 August 1, 1958