Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-15
THE COMMISSION.
Circulars Nos. and 2 Issued
Their Contents.
SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
Complaints be Heard To-Day-The Gen.
eraI Freight Agents in Readiness for
To-Day OrdeaI-State SchoIas-
nc Population.


special 70 the Gazette.
Ar-rIS. Tx. July 1.-THE railroad
c. mmissiOn issued circular Nos. / and > 10:
day. III ming as follows:
Cir:ular No Under the latter clause
Of section II the act creating the commits
sion, all tariffs in existence ut the date OF
the organization thereof, June TO- remain
VA force until changed by
J.' with the consent OF the commission. APP
pliCations for change ii rates must be
So I'd by the general or assistaut-general
freight agent OF the road desiring the
change. Applications for joint rates mus;
- signed by the general or assistant gen
eral freight agent Of each read inter
Csted. Changes in rates approved by
tn, corr mission take effect on the
cate specified in the order Of approval, not
less than ten days from the date of filing
the application il this Office, and mist DC
posted rs effective on that date, unless be-
fore revoked by order OF the commission.
Noie-Hereafter all rulings of the com
mission Of general importance will be pub
IiShed in circular form and sent to each
railroad company in the state.
tiycu!ar No. S.-Cndcr section fifteen.
u.ra-I4pA - freight may be carried free or
L. reduced rates for the state or for any city
,Hurly or town government, or for charita-
bile purposes, or 10 and from fairs and eX-
..:bitions Tor exhibition thereof, and
IlC tLstL3N ls'L tsLtlNl@ VI iA--=-tAJ 441C
~ at reduced rates for
any person or corporation not included in
the exceptions above specified, connSitute a
discrimination, and subject the offender &c
the penalties provided in section II
The commission has decided:
/ That . church IS not an object Of charity,
and therefore not entitled to the benefit of
Inc exception applicable to charitable irsti-
rutionS
,. That Buckners orphans home, located
in Dallas county, being charitable institu-
ton. : cntttlli to the benefit Of the eXcep-
tion- CSSSzs
2. That household goods. section house
supplies, or other property belonging 10
railroad employees canno. be transported
free, or at rates other than those prescribed
N the regular tariff, applicable to such
goods or property.
j. r. Galbraith, general freight agent of
the International and Great Northern, filed
applications as follows: For rate of s.. 50
per car for switching cars Al Tyler to a
,?Oint NO miles north. Granted. For an
amendment 10 the classification. Granted,
20 take effect July -. For a
rae on baGGirg and ties from
Galveston and Houston 10 points on the
Texas, Sabine Valley and Northwestern
railroad Held: That the Texas, Sabine
Valley and Northwestern railroad Join in
the application.
The commission viii hear tomorrow both
sides IL the complaint Of \. c. Hunt against
the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass railroad.
Tho complaint IS that the road demands eX-
brilliant rates for hauling coal from the
san Tomas mines. near Laredo.
The general freight agents are all here IN
readiness for the meeting with the COM
mission tomorrow.
Chartered Bolton Water company,
capital 5000; Vermont Investment and
Guarantee company. capital $300,00U
Sherman county has sent the first assess
ment roll for the year.
The scholastic population Of the state, as
disclosed by the reports Just received at
the educational department is 5S3, 10, an
increase over last year Of 1907. Three
Counties Anderson. DimInit and Edwards
have made no reports. Cities have all
reported.
\ bu pas7ed through the legislature,
changing Anderson county from the district
10 tho community school system, cannot be
found, and seems IA have been lost in the
sLuif,e.
Governor Hogg returned to-day from
Marie Falls, whittier he went yesterday TO
fish.