The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-08-20
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Office Of Railroad Commits
sion.
STATE OF FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Aug. 9, 1899
CIRCULAR NO. %
COMMISSION

NDER THE RAILROAD COMMISSION
~ Law as amended, Chapter 3s62, section 6)
which Went into effect July oth, 1889 each railroad
company doing business III this State is directed
upon the requirement of the Commission to make
and submit within 30 days, schedule Of Just and
reasonable rates Of charges for the trans poratOn
Of trcghts, passengers and cars, lis railroad and
for ali roads under its coutrol and rnanagemcnt
which schedule before being acted upon or put in
operation by said railroads, shall be submitted to
said Railroad Commissioners Tor their revision and
adoption. The law also provides, That said ON.
msaOners before revising, fixing. adopting or al
lowing any sucn schedules or prescribing. rules and
regulations TO govern the trans 'ortation feights
tlsStD myers ana cars, shall give public notice Of
their intended action IN such newspapers, and for
such time shall be deemed fair and advisable by
said Commissioners, to al! railroad corporations 10
be affected, and to the public generally o.: the
times and places Of their meetings, and all railroad
corporations and persons interested shall be emit
tied TO u full and fair hearing before said Commits
sloners
Pursuant to the statute, the Commissioners on
July sth, 1889, the date the law into effect re-
CURED each railroad company file such schedule
in the office of the Commission. which done.
The Commission has also prepared certain rules
and regulations, which they propose and intend to
adopt for the government of the transportation of
freights, passengers and cars on the railroads in
this State; now therefore,
NOTICE
Is hereby given TO all railroad corporations doing
business wholly or in part within this State and to
the public generally that the Railroad Commits
sioners before revising, allowing and adopting said
schedules and rules and regulations, will hold ses.
sions at the following times and places. to-wit:
Jacksonville. Friday, August 10, 1899.
Palatka. ............ Saturday, August II 1899
Sanford .................M Monday, August 10, 1889
Barlow. Tuesday, August 20, 1889.
l)ade City. Thursday, August %, 1889.
Leesburg. Friday, August %, 1889
Ocala Saturday. August "A, 1899.
Gainesville Monday, August 26, 1889.
Live Oak .... ......... Tuesday, August %, 1889.
Pensacola. ........... Thursday August 20 1889
Mariana Friday, August 30, 1889.
On and after September p 1889, the Commission
will be in continuous session, at Tallahassee from
day to day. for the purpose of allowing and adopt
ing a schedule for each railroad company after
careful revision of the same during which time all
persons and railroad companies interested will be
heard.
The object of these meetings is to afford con.
vcnient opportunity to shippers and carriers alike
TO make suggestions, and TO furnish such informa-
ton as will enable the Commissioners to adopt
schedules of just and reasonable rates for the trans
portation of passengers, freights and cars on the
railroads of this State
Any who cannot attend in person may communi-
cate in writing with the Commissioners
By order of the Board,
40 JOHN G. WARD, Secretary