Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31

70 SUCH Taiifosd NOR nc iinsa'0h shsn Il. f,sM ioss
be equitable SO to do, Ehe commission
shall have the power Il establish and
FIX through routes aid joint rates.
riers and stage or auto stage lines and
to fix the division of such Joint rates
fares or charges.
have power. after hearing had upon
Its own motion or upon complaint, by
general or special orders, rules or reg
common carrier to maintain and oper-
apparatus. tracks and premises in such
the health and safety Of its employees.
passengers; customers. and the public,
and and, to this end to prescribe. among
maintenance and operation Of appro-
Pirate pIis siss safety y, or other devices or ap;
oer aeHieaa xraae aae
crossings or functions and block or
other systems of signalling, to estab-
lish uniform or other standards Of
equipment. and to require the perform
ance OF any other act which the health
or safety OF its employees. nassengers.
Section 81. the @ eommissioS eani a shaii deaha in
vestigate the cause of all accidents oc-
curing within this state upon the
rectly or Indirectly arising from or
connected with its maintenance or
operation. resulting In loss of life or
quiring, in the judgment of the COM
mission. investigation by It,, and shall
have the power to make such order or
recommendation with respect thereto
as in its judgment may seem just and
reasonable; provided, that neither the
order nor recommendation of the com; COM
with the commission, shall be admitted
as evidence in any action for damages
based on or arising out of the loss
in this section referred to. Every pub
lie utility Is hereby required to file
and regulations as the commission
may prescribe. a report of each acci-
dent SO occurring Of such kinds or
time to time designate.
Section s5. tal The commission. sub;
@ }ect to the provisions Visions OF 1 th1s = act. shali
and regulations the time within which
all railroad corporations shall furnish.
ment and facilities necessary for the
handling of freight In carload and less
than carload lots, the time within
cars shall load the same, and the time
within which consignees or persons to
whom freight may be consigned shall
unload and discharge the same and re-
ceive freight from the freight rooms,
and to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part OF the railroad cor.
conform to such rules. Charges for de-
murrage shall be uniform so that the
same penalty shall be paid by, both
poration for an equal number of cars
for each day for which demurrage is
(b) The commission shall also have
the power to provide the time within
which express packages shall be re-
eeived: gathered. Transported and de-
livered at destination. and the limits
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
-,t -l,n Ill
have power, after hearine had upon its
own motion or upon complaint, to as
certain and fix just and reasonable
standards. classifications. regulations
practices. measurements, or service to
be furnished, imposed, observed and
followed by all electric light, gas and
water corporations; to ascertain and
fix adequate and serviceable standards
for the measurement OF quality, guam
tity, pressure; initial voltage or other
the product. commodity or service fur
nished or rendered by any such public
utility: to prescribe reasonable regula-
tions for the examination and testing
of such product, commodity or service
and for the measurement thereof; to
specifications and standards to secure
the accuracy of all meters and appli-
ances for measurements; and to pro-
vide for the examination and testing of
any and all appliances used for the
measurement of any product, commod-
ity or service of any such public util-
(b) The commissioners and their Of
ficers and employees shall have power
by any such public utility. for the pur-
pose of making the examinations and
tests and exercising any of the other
powers provided for in this act, and to
set up and on such premises any
apparatus and appliances necessary
therefor. The agents and employees OF
such public utility shall have the right
to be present at the making Of such
examinations and tests.
Section 81. The commission shall
the property of every public utility in
this state and every fact which in its
judgment may or does have any bear
shall have power to make re-valuations
from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction, extensions and ad-
ditions to the property of every public
utility.
Section 3S. The commission shall
have power to establish system of
tiles subject to its jurisdiction, or to
classify said public utilities and to es-
tablish a system of account for each
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.
II shall not be inconsistent in the case
of corporations subject to the provi-
sions OF the act of congress entitled.
AN act to regulate commerce." ap-
proved February fourth. eighteen hun
dred and eighty-seveR and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto. with the systems and forms
from time to time established for such
corporations by the interstate com
shall affect the power OF the
to prescribe forms OF ac-
counts. records and memoranda cover
Ing information In addition to that re-
quired by the Interstate commerce
Section So The commission shall,
after hearing. require any or all pub
lie utilities to carry proper and ade-
quate depreciation account In accord
ance with such rules, regulations and
forms of account the commission
may prescribe. The commission may,
from time to time. ascertain and de-
termine and by order fix the 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.
Each public utility shall conform Its
depreciation accounts to the rates so
determined and fixed, and
sh all set aside the mOneYa provided for