Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10


to such raiiioad mor sihreaion thsa its si1cM iocs
rate. fare. or charge whenever 1t will
shall have the power II establish and
fix through routes and joint rates,
Iares or charges over common car
to fix the division of such Joint rates.
fares or charges.
Section 33. The commission shall
its own motion or upon complaint, by
general or special orders. rules or reg
ulations, or otherwise, to require every
ate Its line. plant, system. equipment,
apparatus. tracks and premises In such
manner as to, promote and safeguard
the health and safety of it's employees,
and to this end to prescribe. among
maintenance and operation Of appro,
piiances. Including interlocking and
crossings OF functions and block or
other systems of signalling, to estab--
ance Of any other act which the health
or safety of its employees. passengers.
Section 81. The e eommissoS ni aS shaII emaha IN.
vestigate the cause of all accidents oc-
curing within this state upon the
rectly or indirectly arising from or
connected with its maintenance or
operation. resulting in loss of life or
quiring, in the Judgment of the COM
mission. investigation by 1t. and shall
TO fp
as in its judgment may seem just and
reasonable; provided, that neither the
mission. nor any accident report filed
with the commission, shall be admitted
as evidence in any action for damages
based on or arising out of the loss
of life. or injury to person or property.
in this section referred to. Every pub
Lie utility is hereby required so to file
and regulations as the commission
may prescribe. a report of each acci
classes as the commission may from
time to time designate.
Section 35. (a) The commission. sub
ject to the provisions of this act, shall
have power to provide by proper rules
and regulations the time within which
all railroad corporations shall furnish.
after demand therefor, all cars, equip
ment and facilities necessary for the
handling of freight In carload and less
which consignors or persons ordering
cars shall load the same, and the time
within which consignees or persons to
whom freight may be consigned shall
unload and discharge the same and re-
ceive freight from the freight rooms.
and to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part of the railroad cor
porations. consignors and consignees to
conform to such rules. Charges for de-
IaeaEe same penalsy sna Snail S be P paid ID % by both
shipper or consignee and railroad cor
poration for an equal number of cars
for each day for which 'demurrage is
(b9 The commission shall also have
the power to provide the time within
which express packages shall be re-
ceived gathered. transported and de-
liyered at destination, and the - limits n is
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
Section Sc. (a) The commission shall
have power. after hearinp had upon Its
own motion or upon complaint to as
standards. classifications, regulations
practices measurements, or service to
followed by all electric light, gas and
fix adequate and serviceabie standards
tity. pressure, initial voltage or other
condition pertaining to the supply OF
the product, commodity or service fur
nished or rendered by any such public
utility; to prescribe reasonable regula-
tions for the examination and testing
of such product. commodity or service
establish reasonable rules, regulations
specifications and standards to secure
| ances for measurements: and to pro-
vide for the examination and testing of
any and all appliances used for the
| ity or service of any such public util-
| ity.
| (b) The commissioners ana the1r Of
| ficers and employees shall have power
| to enter upon any premises occupied
| by any such public utility. for the pur-,
| pose of making the examinations and
| tests and exercising any of the other
| powers provided for in this act, and to
| set up and use on such premises any
apparatus and appliances necessary
| therefor. The agents and employees of
such public utility shall have the right
| to be present at the making OF such
| examinations and tests
Section 81. The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value of
| the property of every public utility in
judgment may does have any bear
| ing on such value. The commission
shall have power to make re-vaiuations
| from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction, extensions and ad-
ditions to the property of every public
| utility.
| have power to establish a system of
accounts to be kept by the public util-
tiles subjec, tets to its juriissdiction; or to
tablish system of account for each
| class, and to prescribe the manner in
| which such accounts shall be kept. The
| system of accounts established by the
| commission and the forms of accounts
records and memoranda prescribed by
| of corporations subject to the provi-
| sions of the act of congress entitled
An act to regulate commerce, ap-
proved February fourth, eighteen hun
| dred and eighty-seven and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto. with the systems and forms
from time to time established for such
| corporations by the Interstate com
| merce commission. but nothing herein
contained shall affect the power OF the
| commission to prescribe forms of ac-
| counts. records and memoranda cover
| ing information in addition to that re-
| quired by the interstate commerce
commission.
Section 80 The commission shall,
| after hearing, require any or all pub,
| lie utilities to carry a proper and ade-
quate depreciation account In accord
ance with such rules, regulations and
forms of account the commission
| may prescribe. The commission may.
| from time to time. ascertain and de-
termine and by order fix the proper
| and adequate rates of depreciation, OF
| the several classes of property OF each
public utility where those fixed by the
| Each public utility shall conform Its
depreciation accounts to the rates so
ascertained, determined and fixed. and
shall set aside the moneys provided for