The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

arising from or connectec with rs main
tenancc or operation, resulting In loss OF
NC or injury to person or property and re
l qulring. In the Judgment OF the commits
| sion. Investigation BY Il, and shall have
I the power to make such order or recon
/ ihtndntion with respect thereto as In Its
Judgment may seem Just and reasonable;
/ provided. that neither the order nor rec
/ ommendation Of the commission, nor any
accident report filed with the commission
shall be admitted as evidence In any action
Tor damages based ON or arising out of the
loss of life. or Injury to person or prop
cry, In this section referred to. Every
public utility Is hereby required TO file
with the commission, under such rules and
regulations as the commission may pre-
scribe, a report o. each accident so o--
commission may from time to time deslg-
nate.
Section 81. (a) The commission. subject
70 the provisions Of this act. shall have
power to provide by proper rules and reg
ulatlons the time within which ali railroad
corporations shall furnish. after demand
Iheretor. AZ cars. equipment and facilities
carload and less than carload lots, the
time within which conslgnors or persons
ordering cars shall load the same. nnG
the time within which conslgnees or nor
sons to whom freight may be consigned
snail unload md discharge the same and
receive freight from the freight rooms.
hhd TO provide penalties 20 be paid for
failure on the mart Of the railroad cor
porntlons. conrlgnors and consignees TO
conform TO such rules Charges FOR do
murrnge shall be uniform 50 that the same
penalty shall he maid by both shlpner or
consignee and railroad corporation for nn
equal number NJ cars for each day for
which dcmurrnge Is charged
Ol The rommlsslon shall also have the
power 10 provide the time within which
express packages shall he received gath
cred, TRANSPORTED and delivered ut destInn-
tlon. nnd the limits within which express
packages shall be gathered and distrib-
uted.
Section 70. IN The commission shall
have power. after hearing had upon Its
1Wn t morton or upon complaint. to sscer
ards clnsslficatlons. regulations. prnc-
uccs, measurements, or service to he fur
h,shed. Imposed. observed and followed by
~ electric light. gas and wntcr corporn-
tlons; to ascertain and fix ADEQUATE ana
AcFNlc'nhle standards for the measurement
OF punllty, quantity, pressure, initial volt
age or othcJ condition pertaining to the
supply OF the product commodity or scry-
ice furnished or rendered by nnv such
nnn,ic n,ic utility; to prescribe reasonable reg
umuons Tor the examination nnd testing
OF such product. commodity or service and
Tor the measurement thereof; to establish
reasonable rules, regulations. specifications
ana standards 10 secure the accuracy OF nIl
meters and appliances for mcnsnrcments:
nnd TO provide for the examination and
tssunr OF any and NIL appliances used FOR
,hc measurement Of any product. cnrnmod-
ity or service Of any srch public utility.
Chl The commissioners and their Officers
ana employees shall have powcr to enter
upon any nremlses occupied nv nnv such
nubllc utility for the purpose Of mokInp
the examinations and tests and exercising
nnv OF the other powers provided for In
,nis ,,rn,, sct ana TO set np and use on. suc7
necessary therefor. Tho agents and ON
nloyeS Of such public utllty shall have tho
right 10 be present nj the making Of such
examinations and tests.
Section 81, The commission snail have
the power TO ascertain the value Of the
pronertv or every public utility In this
state md every fact which In It's Judgment
may or does have nnv hearing on surh
value. The commission shall have power
To make re-vnlratinus from time 10 time
nhd 70 ascertain I'll new construction. ex-
tensions md additions to the property OF
every ruhllr utility.
Section lS. The commission shniI have
nower to establish n avstcu, of accounts
70 be kent nv the public ntiiItlcs snbjert 10
Its Jurisdiction. or ~ rlnssifv said puhlIc.
utilities and 20 establish system NJ nc
count Tor ench class. nnd 70 prcscrihe the
manner IN witch such nccounts shall bc
kept Tho svstem Of nccornts established
nv the commission and the forms Of ne.
counts, records and memoranda prescribed
by II shall not he Inconsistent In tho cnsc
OF corporations subject 10 the provisions
OF tho act Of congress entitled "An nci
forrth. eighteen hrnhrcd and eighty seven
md tho nets nmendniorv thereof and sun.
elementary thereto, with tho r-stems an6
forms from time 20 tlmc established for
m"rcc commission, but nothing herein con
tnlncd shall affect 'he t,owcr of tho aonl-
mission 70 rrcscrlhc foruis ~ accounts.
recorfs md mcmorhndn covering Irrorrna-
tion In addition "a thnt recuired by thr
Interstate commerce commission
Section 3n. The commission shall aftcr
nearing require Hny or nll public uttiittps
70 carry nroner md ndcunnte dcprccln-
tlon nccount In accordance with such
rules; regulations md forms of accornts
Ms tho commission NAV prescribe The
commission NAV, from time to time nscer-
tnln md determine and hr order ftv tho
nroner and ADEQUATE rates of deprccIntinn
nrhlir utility, whore those fiNed nv the
utilifv nrr NOT s~fficlcntlv larrc Earh
nnhllc utility shall conform lts deprccis.
tlon ncrornts 10 the rates 81 nscertnlncd
determined and fixed. and shall set nsIae
the moneys nrovlded for ont of earnings
nnd carry the snme In depreciation fund
nnd cNncnd such frnd only for surh nur-
noses md undcr such rules nnd regulations
both ns TO original expenditure md srN-
scNncnt renlncemcnt, ns the. commission
may prescribe The income from invest
ments OF moneys In such fund shall like
wlsc he cnrrlcd In such fund
Section 40 IN No street railroad cor
rorntion. telcnhnne cnrporatlon or water
corporation shall hcurcforfh bcrtn con
structlon or street rallrond, or Of line
plrnt or system. or ot nny extension OF
such strect railroad. or line. njnnt or s> =
tom, without having first ohtat atnNd Pom
IN" commlsslon n certificate that the preS
'Ul nT lWilUN nnnllc convenience md
ressltv REQUIRE or will REQUIRE such ron-
strnction; provided that this section shall
not l,c construed 20 rcHulrc nnv snch cor
porntlon to sNcnrc such certificate for an
extension within amy citv and COUNTY or
city or town within witch n shall have
Heretofore lawfully commenced onera.
tons or for m extension into territory
clther Within or without n city and county
or city or town, contiguous 10 It's street
railroad. or line. plant or system and not
Heretofore served hy a public utility Of
like character or for m cXten slon within
or 10 territory already seved hy II ner.
ESSAY In the ordinary course ~ Its husl-
ness. and urrvldcd further. that n nnv
nuhllr utility, In constructing or extending
It's line. pl7nt or svstPm shall intcrferp
or he about 20 Interfere with tho nhvsicnl
rroncrty or oncrntinn ~ 'hc it~~, pInnt or
svstem of pnv other n"hlir utility. nlrcndv
constructed, the commission. on camnlaint
of the public utility clr'minr 70 he inirr-
iNrslv affected, NAV. after bearing make
such order and nrcscr'hN such towns and
conditions for tho location of tho lines
plants or systems affected ms TO n NAV
seem lust md reasonable; mud provided