The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-24

, In such through route, and the ccn-
misslsa maE raiElo.a .a more me ti shsn il. local
rste fare. or charge whenever II Will
he equitable so to do. The commission
shall navs inc pH~sr and o JOINT ra,"s.
fares or charges over common car.
riers and stage or auto stage lines ana
to nix the division OF such joint rates.
section 33. The commission shA!i
have power. after . hearing haa upon
IT'S own motion or upon complain; iI!H an .sS. Sy
aiations. or otherwise. to require every
common carrier to maintain ana opef-
ate Its iin. plant sy15sm; .s,sss .auiipsrS IL sacS
manner a. to promote and safeguard
the health and safely of Its employees
passensers, customer. .S ne .rsssr,Ss ssS ns monE
other thinxs, the Installation. use.
maintenancs and operation OF appro-
pi ppiisnces. Including in,erlocking. and
ather protective devices at grade
crossings or functions and block or
Nher sysssm' OF OF oshsr a. Of
equipment. and to require the perform
ance OF any other act which the heath
or safety Of 's the may
section 81. The Commission shall In
yestigate the cause OF all accidents oc-
pqf property Of any public atiliiy or d,
connected with itB maintenance or
operation. rssnitinG In raosstS ioss Si and e re-
uuiring. in tho judgment OF the com;
mission. investigation by II. and shall
recommen endation with respect thereto
as in its Judgment may seem Just and
reasonable: provided, that neither the
mission. nor any accident report filed
with the commission. shall be admitted
as evidence In any action for damages
sf saifa lie on on Injury to person Or property
in this section referred to. Every pub
lie utility 10 hereby required TO rle
and regulations as the commssion
may prescribe. . report OF each acci-
dent 80 occurring Of such kinds Or
tim. fI 10 time dssixnste.
,ect to the provisions Of this act, shall
and and rsSuiations the time Within which
ali railroad corporations shall furnish.
after demand therefor. all cars. equip
handiina mHns a' Of freight In carload and loss
than carload lots, the time within
which consignors or persons ordering
within which consigness or persons to
whom freight may be consigned shall
unload and discharge the same and re-
and to provide penalties to Be paid for
failure on thsppart of the railroad cor
porstions. consfsnors and eonsignees to
murrage shall be uniform 20 that the
shipper or consignes and railroad cor
Eo4 ..ss q. ssy z 70. e%aich :
Is The commission shall also have
Witch tI express packages shall b. rs-
csivsd, gathered transported and de-
livsred at destination. and the limits
Ssth"rsd % and distributed.
Section 20. (a) The commission shall
have power. after hearin~ had upon its
own motion or upon complaint. to e..
standards, classifications. regulations.
practices. measurements, or servic4 to
Be furnished, imposed. observed and
water CORPORATIONS: to ascertain and
III adeouate and serviceabls standards
for the measurement OF quality. guam
condition psrtaininK to the supply Of
the product. commodity or service fur
nished or rendered by any such public
ions tor the examination and testins
pf such product. commodity or service
and for the measurement thereof: to
and standards 10 secure
he accuracy OF all meters and Appll-
Iacse for neasursments: and g pro.
81 any product. commod-
ity or service Of any such public util-
SSb) The commissioners and their Of
eicers and employees shall have power
10 enter upon any premise. occupied e
% BOSE of makins the examinations and
tests and exercising any OF the other
powers provided for In this act and to
apparatus and appliances nScsssary
sueh ipSublis utaity shall have the right 4
= sa.%,nsssioss ss ssioss' ana tests. @ A % sue"
Section ~. The cbmmisston shall
have power to ascertain the value Of
The property Of every public utility in
dgmsnt may or does have any bear
Ing ON such value. The commissions
lhall have power to make re-valuations
from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction. extensions and ad-
utility.
section -. The cemmission shall
accounts to be kept BY the public util-
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,
and memoranda prescribed by
il shall not be inconsistent in the case
Of cprporAttono subject TO the prOvt-
piond Of the act of congress entitled,
"An act to regulate commerce" Ap-
proved February fourth, eighteen hun
dred and eighty-ssvsn and the acts
thereof and supplementary
thereto. with the systems and forms
from time to time established for such
by the interstate COM
msfce commiesion: but nothing herein
to prescribe forms Of ac-
counts. records and memoranda cover
Ing Information In addition to that re-
auirsd by the interstate commerce
Section 80. The commission shall.
after hearing. require any or all pub
lie utilities to carry proper and ade-
auate depreciation account In accord
lncs with such rules. regulations and
forms OF account as the commission
may prescribe. The commission may.
from time to time. ASCERTAIN and de-
lsrmine and by order fix tho proper
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.