The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-04

| OeSlreS 10 furn1Sh service. NOtlCe or 1 said hearing shall be published in l some paper or papers having a cir | culation in said boroughs, cities or | towns for at least five successive days, l commencing at least three weeks prior I to said hearing; and at the same time l a copy of such notice shall be mailed | by the commission to the mayor of every city the warden of every bor- ough and the first selectnan of every | town within, to, or through which, or any portion thereof, the applicant seeks authority to furnish service or i construct it's fixtures, and to every ] other company with which the appl1- | cant would probably come into com petition if the application were grant ] ed; the commission may also give such further notice as it may deem expe- dient or equitable.
 | RIGHTS TO CONDEMN PROPERTY 19. Any railroad or street railway | company may condemn any land or easement, except public highway, l commission, or reasonably necessary | to carry out or comply with the pro- | visions of any statue, or with any or | der of authorization of the commis- 1 sion. Any water company may con- | demn such land or easement as may | be authorized under the General Sta- i tutes No public service company | shall have authority to condemn any | land or easement except as herein | specified.
 PROPERTY HOW TAKEN DAM
 AGES.
 l 20. Lands and easements shall be | condemned, and damages appraised, in | the manner now provided by Section | 36S7 of the General Statutes for taking real estate for railroad purposes.
 POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES l NOT ALTERED.
 21 Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or repeal the ex- I isting powers and control over the l moval of tracks, poles, wires, mains, | pipes, and other fixtures or construc- | tion in the public highways, now vest | ed in city, borough, or town officials. l EXPIRATION OF EXISTING CHAR TER RIGHTS.
 P. All existing charter rights to erect structures in, over, or under l the highways, or other public places | in this state. or to condemn private property for public uses shall cease and terminate on January 1, 1912, ex- l cept as extended by the commission in accordance with the provisions of ! the preceding sections; provided. | however, that any gas, electric, wa 1 ter, or telephone company may extend i1 highways in any towns in which such company shall, on the first day of l January 1912, be legally supplying ser ] vice for general use under charter | rights: but nothing in this proviso | shall be so construed as in any man. ner to extend existing territorial char l ter rights.
 Part III. Safety of Public and Em- l ployes.
 DUTIES RELATIVE TO SAFETY OF
 PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEES.
 23. The commission shall, so far as is practicable, keep itself fully inform | ed as to the condition of the plant | euuipment and manner of operation of all public service companies in SC far as the safety of the public and
 of the employees of such companies may be involved, and may order such reasonable repairs Or alterations in such plant or equipment, or such changes in the manner of operation as may be reasonably necessary fo1 public safety or for the health or safe- ty of said employees.
 COMPLAINTS AS TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
 "A. Any person or any borough
 city, or town may make complaint in writing to the commission of any de- fleets in any portion of the plant or equipment, or of the manner of opera tion. of any public service company by reason of which the public safety
 or the health or safety of employees is endangered; and if he so requests
 the name of the complainant shall not be divulged, unless in the opinion o1 l the commission the complaint is such that publicity is demanded.
 PROCEDURE UPON COMPLAINT 25 Upon receipt of such complaint
 the commission shall immediately ex-
 anime into the alleged conditions, and if it shall find the conditions to be | dangerous to public safety or the
 health or safety of employees, it may
 make such order as may be necessary l to remedy the same, and shall furnish
 a copy of such order to the complain
 ant upon request. If the commission I finds that the complaint is not justi- fled it shall so notify the complain
 specifying the reasons for such find
 ing, and shall file a copy thereof in
 the office of the commission.
 l HEARINGS.
 | 26 Any public service company af- fected by an order made as provided
 in Sections g or 25, or any person
 or borough, city or town whose com
 plaint has been found mot justified, J
 may within one week after receipt
 of such order or notice of such find I ing file with the commission a writ
 ten request for a hearing upon such
 order or finding. Thereupon the com- | mission shall fix time and place fol
 such hearing, and shall give due no
 tice thereof to all parties in interest
 Upon such hearing the commission
 shall confirm, repeal, or modify such
 order or finding, or make such fur
 ther order in reference to the matters Il involved, as to it may seem just; and
 shall notify all parties in interest o1
 such action. Any company filing such
 request for hearing shall be excused l from complying with such order until final action by the commission upon
 such hearing.
 | COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS. | PENALTY.
 27. Every public service company
 shall comply immediately with any
 order of the commission made in ac-
 cordance with the provisions of Sec
 ton 26 or in accordance with the
 provisions of Sections g or 25 unless
 excused as provided in Section 26. Any
 company failing to comply herewith
 shall be fined not exceeding one thou
 sand dollars for each offense, and shall be liable in double damages for any j injury or damage resulting from such
 failure. l
 COMPANIES TO REPORT ACCI- DENTS.
 28. Every public service company
 shall. in the event of any accident
 attended with personal injury or in
 volving public safety which was ol