Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-13
LAW VIOLATED, SAYS UNION
Electrical Workers Make Inspection
of State Trolley Lines.
NEW RULES FOR COLLEGE GIRLS
CO-eds at Drake lei Becau
Of Regulations Prescribing Num-
Der of Callers They May
Have.
From a Stair Correspondent)

organization or the brotherhood OF eiec-
trical workers has entered the state OF
Iowa with a view to enforcing better OBJ
servance of state regulations regarding the
placing Of electrical wires. The Board of
Railroad Commissioners last evening re-
ceived a communication from r. E. Perrin,
special agent Of the brotherhood. lndlcat-
ing that he has been on a tour of the state
inspecting trolley lines. He complains to
the board tina the latter's regulations in
regard to the height of trolley wires In
Des Moines are not enforced. On the Fort
Dodge interrurban line he made measure
ments at thirty places and found the wires
were from seventeen to nineteen feet
above the rails and the state regulations
require twenty-four feet. Mr.. Perrin will
visit other cities of the state and will in
sist on behalf of the electrical workers
that the Law be lived up to. This is the
first time there has b?een any inspection
of the interurbans.
settlement Possible.
Mayor Mathis states that an effort will
be made to effect a settlement of all diff
ferences with property owners over the
amount of damages for the proposed Sew
enth street viaduct. The city makes OBJ
lection TO some Of the awards made to
property owners, claiming they are too
high. But it is now believed that a set
tlement can be effected and thus it will be
possible for Des Moines to get started with
its first viaduct over railroad tracks.
COIege Girls ResentfuI.
Rigid rules for the young women who
attend Drake university is causing a rue
tion at that college. The new matron has
issued orders which include the following
TO all boarding house keepers and renters
of roms:
See that the girls do not have company
more than two evenings a week.
That the callers do not stay later than
1880.
mat the girls inform their landladies
every time they go out in the evening
where they are going and with whom.
ReRppOinted Soldier Home Head.
Colonel c. C. Horton has been reap
pointed by the State Board Of Control to
be commandant of the state soldiers home
at Marshalltown He has been in charge
nearly thirteen years, and the home has
grown into one OF the largest institutions
of the state.
railroad Commerce Cases.
The following cases were filed in The
office OF the Board of Railroad Commls
sioners during the week:
Chicago Great Western Railroad Com
pany against Cora A. Edwards and Mrs.
AIice Edwards, Belmond; application for
right to condemn lana Tor depot purposes.
II. g. MyIie, Des Moines, against Chr
cago, Burlington & Qpincy Railroad Com
panyi Complaint regaiuIng loss in transit.
X. o.. Gamble, Com, against Chicago,
Burllngton &'Quincy Railroad Company
complaint regarding drainage on public
highway a.Gf
NJ. Striegel ct al against Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific Railway Company; COM
/ nlalnI GnnnaTnInR nnnAif.nn Of gtn1r va - Is
at Harper, Keota and West Chester.
e. M. Bourne, Wiota, against CHICAGO,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company;
complaint regarding routing OF car Of EN-
igrant movables.
II. K. Groubech, Jewell, against Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Company; com
plant concerning station service at thai
place.
Lewis Morell, Colo, against Chicago &
Railway, Company; complaint
regarding lack of facilities at stock yards.
!. Z. Deets ct al, Des Moines, against
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
complaint regarding station service at At
ChittendenN 81 Eastman Company. Bur
ington; application for, reduced rating IN
children's collapsible go-carts.
Gases Closed During Week.
The following cases were closed during
the same week:
City, against Chicago & Northwestern
Railway Company; complaint concerning
failure OF company to install telephone ii
; tneir station at Moorhead. Company in
stalled telephone as requested.
Cumberland Commercial Club, Cumber.
Iand, against Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
train service on the Cumberland branch
Upon the matter being taken up with tn,
company by the railroad commission a new
train schedule was installed, which wa,
; satisfactory to the compliments.
w. G. Rollins, Denison, against Chicago
= & Northwestern Railway Company; com
plant concerning drainage. Company
4 agreed to remedy conditions complained of
New state Telephone Company, Siou1
t city, against Chicago & Northwestern
q Railway Company; complaint concerning
: failure of railway company to maintain
E telephone in its station at Danbury. Rail
e way company filed contract with complain
|, ant for maintenance of a telephone In n,
depot at that place.
New State Telephone Company. siol,
City, against Chicago & Northwester
= Railway Company; complaint concerning
failure of railway company to install a tel
lephone in depot at Whiting. Telephone wal
installed as requested.
New State Telephone Company, Siou,
City, against Chicago & Northwester
l Railway Company; complaint concerning
. maintenance of telephone in depot at Ma
r pleton. Company agreed to maintain sam,
as required by law.
: John Roach, Manson, against Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
crossings. Railroad company agreed Il
maintains one crossing IN good condition
which is all the statute requires.
4, NJ. A. Hughitt. Gypsum, against Chlcagl
|, Great Western Railway Company and Iilii
4 nois Central Railroad Company; complain
regarding station service at that place
Illinois Central, which controlled station
n agreed to remedy conditions complained OF
n Leon Commercial Club, Leon, agains
Y Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railwa,
a Company complaint regarding station serv
Ice at that place. Case closed upon reques
: of complainants.
= Citizens OF shannon City against Chicag,
Great Western Railway Company; com
plant regarding station service. Railroad
" company agreed TO remedy conditions com
a planned OF at once.
$ c; r. Bartine. Gearing, against Iowa Cen
: trail Railroad Company; complaint concern
Ing o~vercharge on shipment OF household
: goods. Investigation disclosed that no over
charge had been made.
Herman Frerichs, Remsen, against IN;
nOis Central Railroad Company; complain
concerning failure to furnish grain doors
:, and also as to interstate rate on grain
4 Complaint OF excessive freight rate va
founded on Misrepresentation, and graf
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