The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-19


pr!ncss Including interlocking and
protective devices at grade
0thss.s,ngs or functions and block or
s,Ssr systems of signalling. to estab-
ON" uniform or other standards of
lisnlnment, and to require the perform
sQs' n any other act which the health
snV afety Of its employees. Messengers.
d,,,omers or the public may demand.
oo,,sate the cause of all accidents oc-
vssssri5g within this state upon the
SSGroperty Of any public utility or di-
IsGsnneeeted with its maintenance or
connrstion, resulting in loss of life or
Tginry to person or property and re-
lnnaiiring, in the judgment of the com
aJssion, Investigation by 1t, and shall
tnSe the power to make such order or
hSanoSmmendation with respect thereto
~ In It's Judgment may seem Just and
E.sonable; provided, that neither the
ledsr nor recommendation of the com
OOnission. nor any accident report filed
lnitb the commission. shall be admitted
v. Evidence in any action for damages
W lie, or injury to person or property,
" MS section referred to. Every pub
~, ~ utility is hereby required to file
m si the commission. under such rules
sm prescribe, report of each accl-
h ssnt SO occurring of such kinds or
iasses as the commission may from
time to time designate:
at 10 the provisions of this act, shall
Ssye power to provide by proper rules
md regulations the time within which
III railroad corporations shall furnish,
sner demand therefor, all cars, equip
ment and facilities necessary for the
Ending of freight In carload and less
than carload lots. the time within
ubieh consignors or persons ordering
rsrs shall load the same, and the time
enItbIn which consignees or persons to
whom freight may -be consigned shall
unload and discharge the same and re-
Csive freight from the freight rooms.
md to provide penalties to be paid for
allure on the part of the railroad cor
porations, consignors and consignees to
murrage shall be uniform SO that the
same penalty shall be paid by both
shipper or consignee and railroad cor
uoratlon for an equal number of cars
for each day for which demurrage is
'A III The commission shall also have
the power to provide the time within
which express packages shall be re-
Eered at destination, and the limits
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
section SO. (a) The commission shall
have power, after hearinp had upon it's
own motion or upon complaint. to as
certain and fix just and reasonable
standards. classifications. regulations,
practices, measurements. or service to
followed by all electric light, gas and
water corporations; to ascertain and
fix adequate and serviceable standards
for the measurement of quality. guam
condition pertaining to the supply of
the product commodity or service fur
nlshed or rendered by any such public
utility; to prescribe. reasonable regula-
tons for the examination and testing
Of such product, commodity or service
and for the measurement thereof; to
establish reasonable rules. regulations.
Specifications and standards to secure
the accuracy of all meters and appli-
ances for measurements; and to pro-
vide for the examination and testing of
any and all appliances used for the
measurement of any product. commod
ty or service of any such public util-
ty.
(b) The commissioners and't Of
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
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
examinations aid tests.
Section 81 The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value of
the property of every public utility in
this state and every fact which in its
Judgment may or does have any bear
Ing on such value. The commission
shall have power to make re-valuations
from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction, extensions and ad-
dltions to the property of every public
utility.
Section ss. The commission shall
have power to establish a system of
accounts to be kept by the public uti-
tiles subject to it's Jurisdiction, or to
classify said public utilities and to es-
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
u shall not be Inconsistent in the case
o. corporations subject to the provI-
SONS OF the act of congress entitled.
An act to regulate commerce." ap-
proved February fourth, eighteen hun
ored ana eighty-seven and the acts
mandatory thereof and supplement ar :
tm re with the systems and forms
corporations by the Interstate com
merce commission. but nothing herein
contained shall affect the power of the
counts ,iSs rSGor TO- prescribe forms OF &C
n mf Information In addition to that re-
CURED by the interstate commerce
commission.
Section 80. The commission shall.
A. After hearing. require any or all pub
o an usillties to carry proper and ade-
suate depreciation account in accord
s snSe with such rules. regulations and
,Vanh OF account as the commission
may, may Prescribe. The commission may.
from time to time, ascertain and de-
mihlhe and by order fix the proper
Ihnu adequate rates of depreciation of
pm e iSJeVtrai classes of property of each
SSilNpIie utility. where those fixed by the
lily are not sufficiently large.
dsnro public utility shall conform It's
sspaaseClatlon accounts to the rates so
I'd ivn
snall set aside the moneys provided for
A Al tarnings and carry the same In
fpnN pitGlhllon fund and expend such
,anS only FOR such purposes and under
olist IuIes and regulations, both as to
bissanllhI expenditure and subsequent re-
Icrft theht, as the commission may pre-
o, ~ me Income from invest ments
be cang5ys IN such fund shall likewise