The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-17
Order Of Railroad Comm,.slon.


Inc Following is full report OF the
"ruer issued by the railroad commission In
regard to the Wharf company "ase, which
was heard on Tuesday
Austin. Texas, March 1s. ls97.--whereas.
This commission has decided that the track
OF the Galveston Wharf company's railroad
Is railroad" under the Jurisdiction of
the railroad commission of Texas: and
Whereas. this commission has given the
ten days notice required by law OF its
intention to fix the rates for freight and
passengers on said Wharf company's rail-
road and all connecting railroads; and
THIS question having been duly considered
by the commission.
II Is hereby ordered by this commission
mat all classiicatons. rulings and rates
heretofore by IL adopted or approved aud
all classiilcatops, rulings and rates which
1t shall hereafter adopt or approve for the
transportation OF general merchandise and
commodities of all kinds and classes be-
tween the city of Galveston and other
points In the State OF Texas. shall. on and
aftor the sth day of April, 1891, apply and
be in force from and to all points of ship
ment and delivery OF sucn merchandise
and commodities in the city of Galveston
reached by the line of each railroad com
| pany entering the city of Galveston. either
| with its own tracks or in connection with
the tracks OF the Galveston Wharf COM
pany.
/ 1t is further ordered that each railroad
| company having ana operating a line OF
railroad in the transportation of freight
from and to and within the city of Calves
| ton shall furnish TO shippers at points
| upon their tracks In said city at which 1t Il
customary or practicable to load freights
| the cars required to receive shipments
are intended to be forwarded from Calves
ton to points in Texas, and the raiiroat
| companies accepting such shipments shall
| assess charges for their transportation IRON
| points at which they are loaded TO ma
| destination at and under the cassihcatious
/, rulings and rates prescribed or approved
| by this commission for application iron
Galveston to such final destination;
| And 1t is further ordered that each rail
| road company having and operating lin'
| Of railroad In the transportation OF trclgh'
from and to and within the city of Calves
ton. shall deliver at such points reached
by its own tracks or In connection VIII
| the tracks Of the Galveston Wharf compan,
| in that city. at which II Is customary o.
| practicable to deliver freighta as may III
designated by shippers or consigneos IL
such delivery, .ho frcights by them trans
ported from points In Texas and destinc'
| and consigned to Galveston, and the charg
Is for such transportation from orislna
shipping points to points of final deliver
shall be made at and under the classin
cations. rulings and rates nrescrihed o
approved by this commission for the trans
portation of such freishts from their pom
Of origin TO Galveston, ana delivery o
freight at a po.nt OF delivery IN the el.'
of Galveston having been effected In &C
cordance with the provisions hereof, tn
OBLIGATIONS of railroad companies in sur'
respect shall cease, and further serFio
required of railroad companies ia The re
moval of shipments from their point oil de
livery. as herein provd "a, to a point i
the city of Galveston thereafter seiec'i
by tho shippers or consignees, shuii u
subject 10 the customary charge for switch