The Monte Vista journal., 1912-11-02

onssings or functions ana plock or
ether ,nIform or other standards OF
ISL, ,msnt, and to require the perform
NSs' NJ any other act which the health
sn' safety Of its employees, Messengers.
ssrr,,omers or the public may demand.
sussssO,ion "a. The commission shall In
se.tsate the cause of all accidents oc-
y'sfsri5g within this state upon the
eTSSop , of any public utility or d.
reeussc with Its maintenance or
cohnnstion. resulting in loss of life or
o,lpnry to person or property and re-
lniIring, in the judgment of the com
a,ssion, Investigation by 1t, and shall
MIS- MIS- the power to make such order or
characterization with respect thereto
~ in It's Judgment may seem Just and
s.sonable; provided, that neither the
or deII NJ nor any accident report filed
ni,S the commission, shall be admitted
w''aavidence in any action for damages
sss,ed on or arising out of the loss
Pile. or Injury to person or property,
o. Ms section referred to. Every pub
~ y. ',mtilItv is hereby required to file
w rI,b the commission. under such rules
wa regulations as the commission
snu urescribe, a report Of each accl-
may 90 occurring of such kinds or
c.., as the commission may from
,Ims to time designate.
NE Section 50. (a) The commission, sub
,.s, "a the provisions of this act, shall
ec eel N mower to provide by proper rules
ma regulations the time within which
III raifroad corporations shall furnish,
sasr demand therefor, all cars, equip
ment and facilities IN FOR the
Nan carload lots, the time within
mich aiaih consignors or persons ordering
s.rs shall load the same, and the time
within which consignees or persons to
r wJCd and discharge the same and re-
ss,ve freight from the freight rooms,
md to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part OF the railroad cor
cSonform to such rules: Charges for de-
unrrage shall be uniform SO that the
same penalty shall be paid by. both
shipper or consignee and railroad cor
or each day for which demurrage is
ehs ns The commission shall also have
me power to provide the time within
eejyed gathered. transported and de-
i,vered at destination, and the limits
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
Section Sc. (a) The commission shall
have power, after hearine had upon its
own motion or upon complaint. to as
certain and fix just and reasonable
nandards, classifications. regulations
practices. measurements. or service to
Be furnished, imposed. observed and
followed by all electric light. gas and
water corporations; to ascertain and
fx adequate and serviceable standards
for the measurement of quality. guam
tty, pressure, initial voltage or other
condition pertaining to the supply of
he product, commodity or service fur
nlshed or rendered by any such public
utility: to prescribe reasonable regula-
tons for the examination and testing
and for the measurement thereof; to
establish reasonable rules. regulations,
Specifications and standards to secure
the accuracy of all meters and appli
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-
ity.
o. The commissioners and their Of
feers and employees shall have power
TO enter upon any premises occupied
by any such public utility, for the pur-
tests and exercising any of the other
powers provided for in this act. and to
set up and use on such premises any
apparatus and appliances necessary
such public utility shall have the right
to be present at the making of such
examinations aid tests.
Section 81. The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value of
the property OF every. public utility in
this state and every fact which In It's
Judgment may or does have any bear
ing on such value. The commission
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 a system of
aecounts to be kept by the public util-
tiles subject to its Jurisdiction, or to
classify said public utilities and to es-
n nv, Of mi Co a,l,
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
records and memoranda prescribed by
u shall not be Inconsistent in the ease
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-seven and the acts
mandatory thereof and supplementary;
hereto. with the systems and forms
rom time to time established for such
merce commission. but nothing herein
contained shall affect the power OF the
commission to prescribe forms of ac-
counts records And memoranda cover
CURED by the Interstate commerce
Section go. The commission shall,
ssNer hearing. require any or all pub
n ~ utIlltles TO carry proper and ade-
suate depreciation account In accord
INC, snce with such rules. regulations and
rorms OF account as the commission
nay prescribe. The commission may.
TON, rom Time to time. ascertain and de-
snd n and by order fix the proper
ahno adequate rates of depreciation of
Wy, me several classes of property of each
Y Y,n,ie utility. where those fixed by the
rlily are not sufficiently large.
ssn Vn public utility shall conform Its
expectation accounts to the rates SO
ss.ertalned, determined and fixed, and
S onsu set aside the moneys provided for
a Oh earnings and carry the same in
,unp only for such purposes and under
a,i In rules and regulations, both as to
nisseianal expenditure and subsequent re-
,criE'ethent, as the commission may pre-
moneys In such fund shall likewise
carried in such fund.
eo,,etlon 40. (a) No street railroad