Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-18

practise or service as IL shall have de.
tcrnincd TO be reasonable and which
shall be observed and followed IN the
future.
a. The commission may. when com
plant Is made Of moro than one rate
or charge, order separate hearings
thereon, and may consider and deter.
mine the several matters complained
of separately. and at such times as 1t
may prescribe. No complaint shalt at
any time be disclosed because OF the
absence of direct damage 10 the cam
plainant,
b. Whenever the commission shah
believe that any rate or charge may
DO unreasonable or unjustly discrimln.
atory, or that any service is Inadequate
and that an Investigation relating
thereto shall he made IL may on its
own motion investigate the same. II
after making such Investigation the
commission becomes satisfied that sui
ncipnt grounds exist to warrant a hear
ms being ordered to determine whether
me rate so investigated Is unreasonable
or unjustly discriminatory. or whe her
'ne rate SO investigated is unreaSop.
aiple OF unju&ly discriminatory. -
Whether the service investigated is in
adequate 1t shall furnish the railroad
or railroads interested statement set
ing forth the rate OF service inves4
tigated, which said statement shall be
accompanied by q notice fixing a time
ana place for hearing on such rate or
service, as the case may be- Notice
may likewise be given to other parties
IN interest, and therea. err proceed
ings shall be had and conducted in
reference to the matter investigated in
IKE manner as though complaint was
filed with the commission relative to the
matter investigated, pursuant TO the
provisions OF section 70 Of this act and
the same order or orders may be made
IN reference thereto as II such invosti-
cation had been made on complaint.
c. This section shall be construed
to permit any railroad to make COM
plant with like effect as thourh made
by any person firm, corporation or
association, mercantile, agricultural or
manufacturing society. body polite
or municipal organization
d. Whenever a complaint is lodged
with the railroad commission by the
common council of any city. the town
board OF any town, or road supervisor
81 highways, or by five or more free
holders ard tax payers In any city,
town or village. to the effect that a
public highway and u railroad cross
one another IN such city, village or
town at the same level. and that such
grade crossing is unsafe and dang grous
10 travellers over such highways or
railroads 1t shall be the duty of said
commission to give notice 70 the rail-
road company In interest. of filing OF
such complaint and TO furnish a copy
OF the same to the railroad company,
and to order hearing thereon in the
manner provided for the hearing in
section e Of this act n upon such
nearing 1t shall appear to the satisfac-
uon OF this commission that the cross
lne complained of is unsafe and dam
gerouh to human life. said commission
may order and direct the railroad COM
rany TO erect gates at said crossing
! and place an agent In charge to open
and close the same when an engine
or train passes, or that a fiagman be
stationed at such crossing who shall
display flag when an engine or train
/ ~ about TO pass, or that such cross
| Ing shall be provided with an electric
signal, or other suitable device. as the
commission determines the better Sc.
| curity OF human life and the public
travel requires; and such railroad
company shall comply with the term.
of such order
& WITNESSES DISPOSITIONS. ETC
Section is. Each of the commits,
sloners, for the purposes mentioned In
THIS act. shall have power TO admin,
lister oaths, certify to official acts
Issue subpoenaes, compel the attend
ance OF Witnesses, and the production
of papers, wdy-bills, books, accounts
documents and testimony. In case o.
disobedience on the part of any per
son or persons TO comply with an,
order of the commission or any com
missioner or any subpoena or on tn
refusal of any witness TO testify Ia an
matter regarding which he may b
lawfully interrogated, 1t shall be tn
duty of the district court of any count!
or the judge thereof, on application o
commissioner, to compel obedience
by attachment proceedings for con
tempt, as In the case of disobedience OF
the requirements of a subpoena issued
from such court, or refusal to testif,
therein.
a. Each witness who shall appea,
before the commission by its order
shall receive for his attendance tn
fees and mileage now provided for wit.
nesses in civil cases in district courts
which shall be audited and paid by the
state In the same manner as other ex'
penses are audited and paid, upon tbs
presentation of proper vouchers swor!
to by such witnesses and approved By
the chairman of the commission; pro-
Vided, that no witness subpoenaed al
the instance of parties other than the
commission shall be entitled to compen.
sation from the state for attendance Of
travel unless the commission shall
certify that his testimony was mater
fa1 L.,