The Meeker herald., 1912-11-02

10 such railroad more than II, local
- sanit able 20 to do. The commission
shall have the power TO establish ana
ftx Through routes ana fsn ONT, ~.
rtern and stage or auto stag lines ana
10 fix the division u such Joint rates
fares or eharge4
have power, after . hearing had upSn
its own motion or upon compliant. oJ
general or special orders. rules or reg
uIations, or otherwise. to require every
common carrier TO maintain and oper-
ate Its line. plant, system. sQuipme NJ.
syparasus; u r. 1922 ano pf and saf.xuAra
the health and safety OF tts smp!oyesSfs'
passengers, customers. and the panuc.
other ola things The instalIstien. use,
pirate safety or other devices or ap.
other protective devices al grade
crossings OF functions and block or
ether .ysssms OF s a,ps1 ssp q Of
equipment. and to require the pc tform-
ancs Of any other act which the heath
so1ssy Of g. IL the pDaSe may
vsstisats The cause Of All accidents oe-
propsrty OF any public utility or al
eennsctsd With its msinten.pes or
injury TO person or property and re-
curing. In the Judgment 81 the com,
mission. invs.ti4.tion BY IL: and nd. shall ~
Recommendation with respect thereto
A. In its Judkment may seem Just an, md
ordeg nor Reconsideration OF the com.
With the commission. shall be admitted
bsssd on Or arisinx out Of the loss
OF life, or injury to person Or properly.
With the Commission. under such rules
and regulations .. the commi.sion
msy prssess6s report such 81 si sind see or
time 10 time designate.
,.es si 70 me :rovisions Of this act. shsii
s aad rses eIi on the time vithia which
after demand therefor. All ears. equip.
msnt and facilities necessary ios tne
handling Of freight In carload and iess
which consignor. or person.. ordering
cars shall load the same. and the time
within which con.iEnees or person as. IG
csivs freight from the freight rooms:
failure On the part Of the railroad cor
porstions. consfgnors and consignees to
conform to such rules Charges Tor ae.
same pen.ity shall BE- paid ~ both
shipper or consig0ee and railroad cor
poration for an equal number OF cars
Tor each day Tor which oe"u'f~s"
(bS the commission shall also have
the power to provide the time wthin
iivered 1t destination. and the limits
.,ss,s Sh .as e diHstsisussd ~
a~rtion ss. Tar The commission shall
have power. after hearin, had upon It's
own motion or upon complaint; TO -.
stahdards, classiflcations. regulations.
practice.. .msasurements, or service 70
f 70 5Ssd BY ali eiectric light. gas and
IL sdeSSass and servieesbIs standards
e, ii: na soiss. u esss
s SSnG proaucs. commoaity or service tur.
Utility: 10 prescribe reasonable regula-
lions for the examination and testing
Of such product. commo1ty or sefv' &c
establish reasonable rules. regulations.
specifications and standards to secure
:s ss. sef for mnes g. and 70 pro-
vide for the examination and testing Of
any and All appliances used Tor the
IL or service Of any such public utii.
~ The commissioning. and their Of.
s s. any snss. SUCH PUBLIC utility. %. tss bur
q the .ny ~ Il. o, isa
powers provided for in this act, and to
set up and use on such premises any
tSsssfora The agents and employees q
such public utility shall have the right
TO BE- present e the making OF such
section ~. The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value Of
the property of every PUBLIC utility IN
i ia n.a. may or does ssvs any bear
shall have power to make re-valuations
new construction, extensions and ad-
utility.
Section as tn. ., sS%mis: .S.,.n ,h. y
tics subject to Sc jSr,.diction, or 10
fssiisSy SAG ss.es Sn Of aecoant nc Tor e each
class, and to prescribe the manner In
which such accounts shall be kept. The
commission and the forms OF accounts.
records and memoranda prescribed by
4 shall not be insS S,Has II the case
IAN act to regulate. commerce." ap.
srss and ana sse n .ee.
smshdatory thereof and supplement airy
thereto. with the systems and forms
corporations by the Interstate COM
msrce commission, but nothing herein
contained shall affect the power of the
commission to prescribe forms of ac-
counts, records and msmorand. cover
quIred by the interstate commerce
Section 10. The commission shall,
after hearing. REQUIRE any or All pub
lie utilities to carry q proper and ade-
auate depreciation account IN accord:
forms of account as the commission
may prescribe. The commission may.
from time to time. ascertain and de-
and adequate rates Of depreciation Of
the several classes Of property of each
public utility, where those fixed by the
utility are not sufficiently large.
Each public utility shall conform Its
depreciation accounts to the rates so
ascertained, determined and fixed. and
shall set aside the moneys provided for