The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12

| to such railroad more than It's local
rate fare or ehar5e wn hen II w
shall have the power to establish and
fix through routes and Joint rates.
riers and stage or auto stage lines and
/ to fix the division of such Joint rates.
| fares or charges.
Section IS. The commission shall
general or special orders. rules or reg
Common carrier to maintain and oper.
apparatus. tracks and premises In such
the health and safety OF It's employees.
passengers. customers. and the public.
to ts Ell: end .h to
maintenance and operation, OF appro-
pirate safety. or other devices or ap;
o other protsctivs s device. .'es al grade
other Systems of signalling. to estab.
equipment. and to require the perform
ance Of any other act which the health
or safety Of It's employees. nassengers.
Section a. The Commission shall In
vestigate the cause of all accidents &C.
" any habc t.ae or
connected with Its maintenance or
INJURY HpsraG 70 person Or props T and re-
curing. in the Judgment Of the com.
mission. investi9ation by Il. and shall
Recommendation with respect thereto
as In Its judgment may seem Just and.
hs. or II. sne
with the commission. shall be admitted
BASED a. in .e oo es
in this section feierfsd 70. Every pub.
With ut hs such 70 rules
may prescribe, q report Of each acci-
CLASSES - the commission may from
time to time designate.
ses q II; Is ns es sss .e
a sna tSs time y within WHEN
Alter ali cara. equip
handling Of freight In carload and less
which eonsiSnors or person. ordering
cars shall load the same. and the time
within which con.isnees OF per5on n. 20
unload and diseharse. the same. and re-
ceiye freight from the freight rooms.
nd to provide 10 6H psd co oGr
porations. consfsnors and consignees to
conform 10 such rules. Charges for de-
.m: :hs shah e p.s On
shipper or consi9nes and railroad corr
poration for an equal number OF cars
Tor each day for which demurraEe 10
(b5 The commission shall also have
the. power to provide the time within
iivsred At destination. and the limits
w wtha Mn sna eaRtsis De
have power. after hearinr had upon Its
own motion or upon complaint. to as
standards. ciassifications. regulations.
practices, measurements. or service to
8 In .ee;se as ss. an: .ns
liz adequate and servicssbIe standards
If, the nai sosss q osse
the product. commodity or service fur
Utility; to prescribe reasonable resuia-
lions 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
s snS sof for msssursmsnts; ana 10 pro-
vide for the examination and testing OF
any and all appliances used for the
its or ssrvies Of any such public utii-
10 The commissioners and their Of
BY any such public utility. for the pur:
., s the IN tss o and
powers provided for in this act, and to
set up and use on ouch premises any
rse agents anS y
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
may or dSes nave an1 Sear
Ing on such value. The commission
shall have power to make re-valuationy
new construction, extensions and sd-
utility.
section So. The commission shall
accounts to be kept by the public utii-
tiles subject to Its Jurisdiction, OF to
tabiish a System Of account Tor each
which such accounts shall be kept. The
Commission and the forms Of accounts,
records and memoranda prescribed BY
II shall not be inconsistent In the case
sions Of the act Of congress- entitled.
IAN act to regulate commerce." ap-
1red s and eighty seven and n's the n sct.
amendatory thereof and supplement airy
thereto, with the systems and forms
corporation by the Interstate COM
msrce commission. but nothing herein
contained shall affect the power of the
counts, records and memoranda cover
ing Information In addition to that re-
quired BY the Interstate commerce
Section 80. The commission shall.
after hearing. require any or all pub.
quate depreciation account in accord
ence with such rules, regulations and
forms of account as the commission
from time to time. ascertain and de-
termine and by order zig the proper
and adequate rates Of depreciation OF
public utility, where those fixed by the
utility are not sufficiently large.
depreciation accounts to the rates so
aacertained, determined and fixed, and
shall set aside the moneys provided for
a ~ itsE and L.