Title: State regulation of public utilities.
Authors: King, Clyde L. 1879-1937,; King, Clyde L. 1879-1937,; American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Year: 1914
Subjects: Public service commissions.
Contents: Methods of judicial review in relation to the effectiveness of commission control, by O.L. Pond. -- II. State regulation and municipal activities: Lower telephone rates for New York city, by E.H. Outerbridge. Effects of state regulation upon the municipal ownership movement, by D.F. Wilcox. Effect of state regulation of public utilities upon municipal home rule, by J.A. Smith. State versus local regulation, by S.P. Jones. Public utility regulation by Los Angeles, by C.K. Mohler. -- III. Uniform accounting and franchises: Governmental regulation of accounting procedure, by L.G. Powers. Accounting in public service regulation, by F.W. Stevens. Effects of the indeterminate franchise under state regulation, by W.J. Norton. -- IV. Public control over securities: Should the public utilities commission have power to control the issuance of securities? By J.M. Eshleman. Texas stock and bond law, by C.S. Potts. Rate of return, by J.E. Allison. Capitalization of earnings of public service companies, by M. Schaff. -- V. Valuation of public utilities: Certain principles of valuation in rate cases, by R.H. Whitten. Depreciation, by J.E. Allison. Non-physical or going concern values, by H.P. Gillette. Recent tendencies in valuations for rate-making purposes, by E. Gruhl. -- VI. Electric and water rates: Electric lighting and power rates, by H. Erickson. Elements to be considered in fixing water rates, by G.W. Fuller.