The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-25
UNIFORM ACCOUNTING
Electric Roads Must All Install the
Same System.


Same System.
The following is a report of the
finding of the public service commits
sion in the matter of uniform sys-
tenn of accounting for electric rail
ways:
On May II, 1909, this Commission
issued by registered mail to the cor
porations operating Electric Railways
in the State OF Vermont the following
notices:
You are hereby notified to appear
before the Public Service Commission
of the State of Vermont at its office
in the State Capitol, in the City of
Montpelier, County of Washington,
and State of Vermont, on the 2Sth day
of May, 1909, at 2 o'clock in the after
noon to show cause, If any you have,
why a general order should not be
issued by this Commission, to take
effect July /, 1909, and requiring the
corporations operating electric rail
ways within the State of Vermont to
adopt the uniform system of accounts
prescribed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, June l, 1908, as
more fully appears by printed copies
of the following classifications then
| issued by that Commission:
classification OF operating revenue
of electric railways as prescribed by
the interstate commerce commission
in accordance with section 20 of the
Act of Regulate Commerce. First
issue"
classification of operating ex-
penses of electric railways as pres
sribed by the interstate commerce
commission in accordance with Sec
ton 20 OF the Act to Regulate Com
merce. First Issue"
Classification of expenditures for
road and equipment of electric rail-
ways as prescribed by the interstate
commerce commission in accordance
| WITH section 20 of the Act to Regulate
Commerce. First Issue"
1t is hereby ordered that at least
ten days before the date of said hear
ing certified copy of this notice be
sent by the Clerk of this Commission,
by registered mail, to each of the cor
porations operating electric railways
in the State of Vermont
1t is further ordered that at least
ten days before the date of said hear
ing the Clerk of this Commission snail
furnish to each of said corporations
| one each of the printed copies of the
classifications above named.
Done at Newport this 18th day of
May 1909.
John w. Redmond,
Eli H. Porter.
5. Hollister Jackson,
Public Service Commission of the
State of Vermont.
Office of Clerk
Filed May II. 1909,
Attest: Rufus W. Spear,
Clerk.
We met at the time and place
named in said notice for the purpose
therein indicated; and after full con-
sideration of the matter including the
suggestions of sucl of said corporal.
ions as were represented at said
meeting, we find that the public good
requires the adoption OF the uniform
system of accounts described in said
notice and indicated in the following
order:
Beginning with July /, 1909. and
thereafter till further order of this
Commission, each of the corporations
operating Electric Railways within
this State Is hereby ordered to adopt
and use the uniform system of ac.
counts prescribed for Electric Rail-
ways by the Interstate Commerce
Commission on June /, 1908, and
WHICH is fully described in the classi-
fication then issued by said commits
sion, which are described in the
notice above recited, and copy of
which has been furnished by this
Commission to each of said corpora
tions.
Dated at Newport this 10th day of
June, 1909.
John w. Redmond,
Eli H. Porter,