The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-31
LEGISLATION ASKED
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Two Bills Of Interest In This Section In
That They Affect Connecticut
River Power Co. Introduced
In Legislature.

RIVER ROVER W. iuIouuceu
in Legislature.
Two bills of interest TO residents Of
this section in that they have 10 do
with the Connecticut River Power com
pany have been introduced in the Mas
sachusetts legislature. The first pro
vdcs for the regulation Of companies
for the transmission or manufacture OF
electricity for power or heat and is Tor
the purpose of allowing such companies
TO come under the control OF the state
board of gas and electric light commits
sioners. This bill accompanied petit
ton presented by Henry |. Hartman.
The second bill, which accompanied
petition presented by Philip Young,
provides for the incorporation Of the
French King Rapids Power company
with the authority to build dam
across the Connecticut at a specified
point and to furnish electric light and
power. Both measures have been re-
ferred to the committee on public light
ing. They are as follows:
An act to provide for the regulation
of companies for the transmission or
manufacture of electricity for power or
heat.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives in General
Court assembled, and by the authority
Of the same, as follows:
Section /. Companies incorporated
under the laws of this commonwealth
for the transmission or manufacture OF
electricity for power or heating pur.
poses, or for both such purposes, shall
be subject to the authority of and con
troll of the board Of gas and electric
light commissioners in the manner and
to the extent herein provided.
Section 2. Amy company subject to
the provisions of this act may secure
locations for its poles, structures, wires
and conduits in, under, over and across
the public streets and highways in the
manner now provided in sections one
and two Of chapter l22 and sections
&c and 81 of chapter III OF the re,
vised laws, and may with the assent Oh
the owners erect its poles and other
structures necessary to carry its wires
and string and maintain them across
private land, and for this purpose may
purchase and hold real estate and rights
therein.
If a petition for location necessary
to connect lines between two towns
and cities or town and city IN
which the construction has been pro-
vided for is refused or no action taken
thereon within three months after nj
ing the board may on application, ana
after notice, and if it finds that public
convenience and necessity SO require
grant connecting location. sad
board may upon notice grant authority
to string and maintain wires over the
tracks of railroad and street railway
companies and over the wires OF tele-
phone. telegraph and electric light com
NAMES and prescribe the manner there
of.
Sec. 8. The board Of gas and cleo
tric light commissioners in any order
granting or approving location to any,
company subject to the provisions Oh
this act in any city or town where
an electric light company is established
may specify the purposes for which
and the manner and quantities in when
electricity may be sold within such
city or town by the company obtaining
the location. Such company snan NJ.
be authorized to sell eiectricity lIi
lighting purposes except that any sucn
company may, with the approval OF tne
board Of gas and electric light commls.
sioners, sell electricity for lighting
purposes to any municipality or electric
light company, and except that any
purchaser of electricity for power may
make use of such eiectrlc,ty lor
power
Sec. 4. The mayor and aldermen OF
cities and the selectmen OF towns, re,
spectively, may regulate, restrict and
control all acts and doings Of the com
panies subject hereto which may IN any
manner affect the health, safety, con
venience, or property of the lnhapl
tants of their respective cities OF
towns. Any party aggrieved by, any
such action may within 80 days there,
after appeal to the board of gas and
electric light commissioners, whose de-
cision shall be final. Such board may
at any time, after notice to all parties
interested, and hearing, pre- prescribe Ssam