Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-07
WILSON UTILITIES
BILL TO STRIKE
SNAG IN SENATE
Egan's House Bill, One of Cow
ernOr's Pet Measures, Not
to Be Recognized.
SUBSTITUTE is NOW
in UPPER HOUSE
Rate-making and Other Drastic
Clauses Are Included
in Act.

trrom q stan Correspondent. |

TRENTON, March 1.-The Senate
today gave notice that it would not
recognize the Wilson-Egan public utfli-
ties BILL one of the four administration
bills indorsed at the Democratic ma
jority conference yesterday.
Following the House reporting favor
ably the Egan measure the Senate COM
mittee on railroads and canals, through
Senator Bradley, reported the Senate
substitute for the Gaunt bill.
This in substance provides some of
the more important features of the Os-
borne BILL including absolute power in
rate making where discrimination Is
shown 1t is the only utility bill the
Senate will pass.
The principal changes in the existing
law which will in the opinion of those
seeking further power for the commits
sion follow
Changes In Law.
To require every public utility to
keep it's books, records and accounts.
so as to afford an intelligent under
standing of the conduct of it's business.
and to that end to require every such
public utility of the same class to
adopt a uniform system of accounting;
such system shall conform, so far as
in the judgment of the board may be
practicable, to any system adopted or
approved by the Interstate Commerce
Commission OF the United States Of
America.
To direct any public utility as here
in defined found to be granting re-
bates or other unjust, unfair and un-
reasonable determinations to imme-
diately cease therefrom.
Upon complaint in writing made by
any person affected thereby alleging
that a certain rate, toll, charge or
schedule imposed by any public utility,
as herein defined, is unjust. unreason-
able, insufficient or unJustly discrim
mating, preferential or otherwise. in
violation of the law, to fix such rate,
toll, charge OF schedule to be there
after imposed by any such public util-
ity at whatever is just and reasonable
whenever the board finds such existing
rate, toll charge or schedule to be
unjust unreasonable, insufficient or
unjustly discriminating, preferential or
otherwise In violation of Law.
To fix just and reasonable standards,
classif1cations, regulations, practices
measurements VI SCiNibt " NC LII
nished, imposed, conserved and fol-
lowed thereafter by any public utility
as herein defined.
To ascertain and fix adequate and
serviceable standards for the measure
ment of quantity. quality. pressure,
initial voltage or other conditions per-
tanning to the supply of the product or
service actually rendered by any public
utility, as herein defined. and to pre-
scribe reasonable regulations for ex-
animation and test of such product or
service and for the measurement there
Of
For Railroad COurtesies.
To direct any railroad, street rail-
way or traction company to establish
and maintain at any junction or point
of connection or intersection with any
other line of said road. or with any line
of any other railroad, street railway or
traction company such just and rea-
sonable connections as shall be neces
sary to promote the convenience of
shippers of property or of passengers,
and In like manner to direct any rail-
road. street railway or traction COM
pany engaged in carrying merchandise
to construct maintain and operate,