The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26
he installation,

pirate Including interlocking and
plane protective devices at grade
:stssngs or 'Ifesiions and t block or
ein" ,,nifOrm or other standards OF
ISL, ,ment, and to require the perform
Guy Of any other act which the health
~ as safety Of its empiSylees. nasssengers'
sussssoo,Ion "a. The commission shall in
stetSate the cause of all accidents oc-
'esisg within this state upon the
ssg,operty OF any pubic utility or d.
reeSnscted with it's maintenance or
connation, resulting in loss of life or
ope,rv To- person or property and re-
niyti11g. in the Judgment of the COM
aJnnsioH, Investigation by 1t. and shall
nis the power to make such order or
Discrimination with respect thereto
u in its Judgment may seem Just and
s.s.onable; provided, that neither the
isdsr nor recommendation of the com
OFaeii nor any accident report filed
mi MIS- the commission. shall be admitted
WIN ,sdence in any action for damages
go on or arising out of the loss
ossIISe or injury to person or property,
XII, XII, section referred to. Every pub
~ y. Utility is hereby required to file
n I,h the commission, under such rules
WIZ VIA regulations as the commission
anu nrescribe, a report of each accl-
may 60 occurring of such kinds or
o.ns sss as the commission may from
,Inas to time designate.
''sectIon 35 (a) The commission, sub
70 the provisions of this act, shall
es. N mower to provide by proper rules
a asd regulations the time within which
~ sm railroad corporations shall furnish,
Wa demand therefor. all cars, equip
ment and facilities Necessary SessadS for the
han carload lots. the time within
..lbIch consignors or persons ordering
'ars shall load the same, and the time
Within which consignees or persons TO
.Errl,t ma rnnGlDnpd n
S~rioad and discharge the same and re-
us,ve freight from the freight rooms.
md to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part OF the railroad cor
SSonform to such rules. Charges for de-
murrage shall be Uniform SO that the
same penalty shall be paid by. both
shipper or consignee and railroad cor
nnration for an equal number of cars
yyor each day for which demurrage is
charged; ., ,,,u also
me power to provide the time within
rsyed. gathered, transported and de-
,,vered al destination, and the limits
vithin which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
section SO. (a) The commission shall
have power, after hearin" had upon it's
avn motion or upon complaint, to as
certain and fix just and reasonable
standards, classifications. regulations,
practices, measurements, or service to
Be furnished, Imposed, observed and
followed by all electric light. gas and
water corporations: to ascertain and
fix adequate and serviceable standards
for the measurement of quality, guam
tity. pressure, initial voltage or other
condition pertaining to the supply of
the product, commodity or service fur
nshed or rendered by any such public
utility; to prescribe reasonable regula-
lions for the examination and testing
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-
ity or service Of any such public util-
ity
% The commissioners and their Of
ficers and employees shall have power
10 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 aid tests.
Section 81; The commission shall
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-
ditlons to the property of every public
utility.
Section SO. The commission shall
have power to establish a system of
accounts to be kept by the public ut ~
tiles subject to Its 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
y shall not be inconsistent in the ease
o. corporations subject to the proyi-
SONS OF the act of congress entitled,
An act to regulate commerce." ap-
proved February fourth, eighteen hum
dred and eighty-seven and the acts
a.mendatory thereof and supplemental
,hereto with the systems and forms
rom time to time established for such
corporatlons 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
o Mg Information In addition to that re-
Sulred by the Interstate commerce
section 80. The commission shall.
sner hearing. require any or all pub
ny ~ utlllties to carry proper and ade-
suate depreciation account in accord
s snge with such rules, regulations and
,olms OF account as the commission
may prescribe. The commission may.
ron, rom time to time. ascertain and de-
oSllne and by order fix the proper
S anu adequate rates of depreciation of
n ma several classes Of property OF each
SviHic utility, where those fixed by the
Faliy are not sufficiently large.
dan public utility shall conform Its
ssipreclatlon accounts to the rates so
sbeeer talned, determined and fixed, and
o uali SET aside the moneys provided for
Vi earnings and carry the same In
fnnusgpreclation fund and expend such
mnb oniy Tor such purposes and under
osianl ruIes and regulations, both as to
nssaIal expenditure and subsequent re-
,crIteIihent, as the commission may pre-
a, ~, me income from invest ments
= mOmunn In ouch fund shnll Liz eXlae