Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
RAILROADS.

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s. +. 32-Providing for purchase of 20,-
| 900 railroad commission maps appropriate.
! ing $4,000 therefor.
| II. f. 220-To limit maximum passen-
| ger rates on railroads in Iowa as follows !:
| Roads with annual gross earnings per
mile of $4,000 or more. cents a mile !;
gross earnings between $4,000 o and S4;oOoo
cents Effect July 4
s. II. 224-Approprlation of $4,000 to en-
able railroad commission to Investigate
S. +. 192-Requiring vestibules enclosed
| on four sides of street cars for protection
of employees operating cars.
ments for sidewalks and street improve.
ments in cities and towns upon right OF
way Of railroads fronting or abutting up
on alleys. streets, etc
! II. f. DISTRIBUTING to joint freight
rates over two or more connecting lines
| of railway between points within this
state t. and relating to the power and duties
| s. It. Ito repeal section 2113 of the
| code, relating to the powers and duties
of railroad commissioners, and enacting q
H. +. 290-Tor the better protection of
| farm lands from the infection of foul
seeds and to require rairond SrTrG
tain noxious weeds growing upon Its
/ right Of way.
Fl; f.. s1s-Provdlng for reports and in.
| vestigatlons of accidents on railways by
state commission and governor.
II. f. 65-To safeguard the. travelling
public and employees upon railroads by
utive hours on, out Of "a hours and providing
| for ten hours of rest.
H. F. 362-Directing state railroad com
mission to regulate express companies
| and their rates.
H. f. 63-RequIring railroad companies
to construct fences along their rights Of
| way subject to approval by fence viewers.
s. f. 234-To authorize the reconsign-
I Hiatt.
tion Of the property forwarded by a COM
| mon carrier, and to provide for the treat
| ment of the same as an original shipment.
s. +. S40-Relatlng to the conditional
| sale or lease of railroad or street railway
| equipment or rolling stock, SO as to pro.
vide for the conditional sale or lease Of
power house and electrical equipment OF
interurban or street railways or of cleo.
trio light and power companies or of
steam heating companies.
| ii. +. 435-Defning, regulating and con
ferring rights and powers upon automo-
S. F. 305-To amend section PIG of the
code, relating to the duty of railroads.
| placing burden of proof on railroads.
| 6. H. 235-To nrotect the safety of rail-.
| road employees by regulating the maintain
ing and stringing of other wires over rail-
S. r. 237-Providing for scales and the
| weighing of commodities transported In
carload lots, and furnishing certificates
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ii. +. 479-To authorize and require
| street railways and interurban railroads
! operating street railways to permit inter-
| urban railroads to use their tracks and
| terminal facilities and to furnish power to
| interurban railroads In cities, and provid-
| ing for fixing the compensation therefor,
| and authorizing street railways to furnish
\ power to interurban railroads.
1 H. +. 3S5--Relating to cattle guards at
| private crossings of railways.
! III. Il. 403-To enlarge the powers and
| further define the duties of the board Of
| railway commissioners relative to inves-
! tigating rates outside the state and max
| ing complaint to interstate commerce
/ commission of determinations.
Ii. II. 421-Relating to street railways
over highways.
/ s. r. 356-Authorizing any interurI n
| or other railway company to acquire a
| right of way for an interurban or OF er
| railway across the lands of the Iowa state
! hospital at Mt. Pleasant.
| Ii. II. 3I9-1o prohibit common carriers
| Of passengers from issuing, furnishing or
| giving free tickets. free passes, free trans
| portation or discriminating reduced rates,
| except to certain described persons; to
| prohibit the acceptance or use OF such free
tickets free passes, free transportation or
discriminating reduced rates by any ex-
| cept certain described persons.
| s. +. 237-providing for scales and the
| Weighing of commodities transported In
! carload lots and furnishing certificates
! OF weight by common carriers and provid-
| ing penalties for the violation thereof.
! Substitute for s. T. 23J--To protect the
| safety of railroad employees by regulat-
ing the maintaining and stringing of 9th
er wires over railroad tracks.