The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-27
THE RAILROAD
COMMISSION
ISSUES ORDERS
THE FIRST COMPLAINT AGAINST
TELEPHONE COMPANY EVER
BEFORE THE COMPASSIONATE.
PoRTANT RULINGS ON OTHER
MATTERS.

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Tallahassee. Dec. 2e.-LThe iagt !egis-
under the supervision Of the railroad
commission just as the railway com.
pauies have been. The following or
der issued on the 23rd is of interest
to the public, being the first "tele-
phone order" issued by the railroad
commission. The order is as follows:
Before the Railroad Commissioners
of the State of Florida In the mat
ter of the complaint of Arthur Chaires
against the Southern Telephone &
Construction Company.
After due and lawful notice to all
parties concerned, this matter came
on for consideration at the office of
the commissioners in the city of Tai
lahassee on the 10th day Of Deem
Der, 1911, the complainant, Arthur
Charles, appearing in person and by
his attorney. George B. Perkins. and
the Southern Telephones Construc-
ton Company appearing by w. L.
Moor, president, and John L. Nicely,
attorney, and all parties were fully
heard, whereupon the matter was
taken under Amusement.
Now, therefore, the said railroad
commissioners of Florida, being fully
advised in the premises, are Of the
opinion that the differences between
the parties to this proceeding as to
under the circumstances of this case
to be settled by the courts and not
by the commissioners, and the said
commissioners do order that the said
Southern Telephone & Construction
Company install a telephone in the
residence of said Arthur Charles upon
the same terms and conditions as are
granted to other subscribers without
reference to said past differences and
that the said company desist from all
attempts to require the settlement of
any disputed account alleged to be
due from said Chaires to said com
pany as a condition to the installation
of said telephone.
1t is further ordered that this order
be complied with on or before January
/, 1912.
Done and ordered by our board in
open session at our Office in the city
of Tallahassee this 23rd days of De-
r. HUDSON BURR,
Chairman.
Lowest Rate Applies.
It is not likely that the railroad COM
mission had in mind particularly the
little book entitled Pigs Is Pigs
when they issued their amendment to
freight rule No Is on the 22nd, but
the rule as amended is very suggest
i've of the troubles of the agent who
finally decided Pigs Is Pigs Their
amendment to rule No. Is is as fol-
lows.
"1s.-Whenever there is any conflict
between class and commodity rates,
or between mileage rates and COM
modify rates, for the transportation of
freight between any two points in
Florida, the lowest rate in effect shall
be charged
1t is further ordered that this
amendment shall take effect on the
22nd day of January. 1912.
Done and ordered in open session of
our board at our Office in the city of
Tallahassee this 22nd day of Deem
Der, 1911.
R. HUDSON BURR.
Chairman.
Demurraae Ruling.
Another ruling of interest to the
public by the railroad commission is
sued recently is an amendment to
Rule 6 governing demurrage. The rule
as amended will read as follows:
when the consignee shall refuse to
, accept freight rendered in pursuance
of the bill of lading, the carrier
charged with the delivery shall give
the consignor legal notice of such
: refusal: and if he shall not. within
three days thereafter, give directions
for the re- shipment or unloading of
such goods. he shall thenceforth be-
come liable to such carrier for de-
nnurrage upon the car or cars in which
they are stored to the same extent
and at the same rate as such charges
are now, under like circumstances by
the rules of this commission, imposed
upon consignees who refuse or
neglect. after notice of arrival. to re-
move freight of like character from
the cars of a carrier.
A consignee who has once reused
to accept a consignment of goods
shall not thereafter be entitled to re
ceive the same except upon payment
of all charges for demurrage which
would have otherwise accrued"
. 1t is further ordered that this
amendment shall take effect on the
22nd day of January. 1912.
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