Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-02
DATES Of PUBLIC
SERVICE HEARINGS
Burlington Gets Two, May II and
28-Demurrage Decision
against Railroads

Newport, May 1.-Rufus W. spear
clerk OF the public service COMMISSION
announces that the following hearings
have been assigned for the month OF
May:
May 1, at the Junction House, White
River Junction. 900 a. M, ADJOURNED
hearing with reference to location OF
passenger station.
May a. At Sons Of Veterans hall.
South Royalton. II 100 a. m, adjourned
henring on petition Of seIectmcn of
Royalton ct al. vs.. Central Vermont
Railway company for the elimination
Of certain grade crossings In the VII
lagS Of South Royalton.
May Is, at Hotel Allen, Fair Haven.
300 a. m. hearings In the following
cases: Delaware & Hudson company
W. Genevievc f. Ingalls, and Lille p.
Kennedy; Rutland Railway. Light &
Power company vs. Jacob Warner
Durick keenan, q Co, ct al vs.. Della
ware & Hudson company; Jacob WAR
ner vs. Delaware s. Hudson company
Rutland Railway. Light & Power com
pany VS.. Mrs. n. r. Reed. These hear
ings are for the purpose of settling
land damages growing out Of the elm
nation of tho grade crossing on River
street by an underpass and changing
the grade of the street.
May 16, at the Bardwell House, Rut-
land. 900 a. m, adjourned hearing on
petition Of Clarendon Power company
for permission to increase its capital
stock and issue bonds. At the same
time and place, hearing on petition
Of Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad
company. praying to be exempted from
abolishinE any grade crossings during
the year 1912.
May II, at Hotel Vermont. Burling-
ton. 300 a. m. hearing on petition of
Burlington Traction company for per-
mission to issue bonds In this sum OF
$500, 900. The petition in this case sets
forth that the proposed issue Of
bonds is to pay for the property of the
Vergennes Power company, which the
petitioner desires to purchase. to re-
tire bonds now outstanding which are
due and payable January /, 1913. and
for the further extension of and i'm
provement of the property OF the Bur
lington Traction company.
May %, at the office of the commission
in Newport at $3.50 n. m, hearing on petit
ton OF the Newport Electric Light COM
pany for permission to increase its capital
stock. Petitioner asks for authority to
issue stock for an amount sufficient to
pay for money expended in improvements
during the years 1908. 1875 and 1911, and
amounting to about S45.O 400. At the town
hall. Peacham, 200 =. m. hearing on
petition to incorporate the village of
Peacham. This petition is brought under
No. 115 of the acts Of 1910, which en-
powers the public service commission to
grant and amend city and village char
tiers.
BURLINGTON STATION HEARING.
May 2S. at the city court room. Burling-
ton. 900 a. m, adjourned hearings in
Isham ct. al vs. railroads; Rutland Rail-
road company vs. Shepard & Morse Lum-
Der company; Rutland Railroad company
vs. city OF Burlington. ct. al; city OF
Burlington VS.. Rutland Railroad com.
pany and Central Vermont Railroad COM
pany. These hearings are with referenc e
to the now union station and proposed
separation OF grades. on which many
hearings have previously been held. AT
the same time and place, hearing on peti-
tion Of Bristol Railroad company pray.
Ing to be exempted from abolishing any
grade crossings during the year lyl2
The Maine Central Railroad company
has filed an itemized statement of ex.
penses incurred In eliminating two grade
crossings In the town of Guildhall. under
the order of the commission issued Apr1
o. 1910. and the statement has been an
proved. The entire COST Of the elminat ion
Is n2.SS.lo, of which sum the State r.
vermont pays Is per cent, $82l4b3: the
town OF Guildhall. $500; and the Maine
central Railroad company bears the re-.
Hainder OF the expense, $8S4357
In the case Of W. O. Williams ent
other residents Of West Pawlet va tht
Granville Telephone company. n hear
ing was held at West Pawlet on Arr,
16. The petitioners complained as =,
certain toll rates charged by the tele
phone company At the hearing. how
ever. Il appeared that the rates DOM.
planned OF are a part of the GranvilI,
Telephone company's interstate traf.
70. its principal exchange being locate,
in Granville. N, 7. For this rcason
the commission dismissed the com
PLANT on the grounl that it had n,
'~''eu0s'S'"' ~ ce'HG IN lnter0tat 4
Hn&tter.
DECISION AGAINST RAILROADS.
In the case OF John G. Sargent. at
torpsy-general. vs.. Central Vernon
Railway company and Rutland Rail
roac company, the commission has is
su-d its Sorrnsi order In which II hold
the, section 1880. public statutes, an,
No lat. acts OF 1910. with reference t.
demurraSo charges, apply strictly t,
iutros.ate business and We're not IN
tended to apply and do not apply It
Interstate commerce. The statutes !!
question allow consignees of freigh
four days not including Sundays o
holidays. for unloading freight, afte
The consignee Is notified verbally o
by mail Of Its arrival. before any de
murraGe charge can be made: and al
lows consignore the same length o
time for loading any car. after tn
consignor is notified verbally or b.
placed to his use, before any iemur
rage charge can be made.
The railroad companies claimed tina
these statutes were intended to appl
to Interstate commerce as we'll as t
tntrastnte commerce.. AMI therefor
that they are invalid as a violation O
the commerce clause of the fedora
murrage rules. the railroad compan
IL allowed to charge demurrage afte
two days instead Of four days as un