New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES..

Governor Dunno OF Illinois will have his
public utility bill. covering 70 printed
pages, introduced in both branches of the
General Assembly at Springfield to-day.
II abolshes the Railroad and Warehouse
commission and merges that department
with the proposed Public Utilities Com
mission.
Springfield Light, Heat and Power Co.
1he Springfield Light. Heat and Power
Company mas been authorized by the Pub
ice Service Commission Of Ohio 10 issue
S5'ooc' general refundine . per cent
thlrty-year gold bonds and $4,000 Of pre-
ierred stock. The company applied for an
amount 100000 greater than was granted
ny the commission. The proposed s52s coo
preferred stock was to be exchanged in
part for common stock and part sold TO
reimburse the company for Improvements
and extensions made
In the case of the Valley Light and
Power Company OF Toledo the commission
also allowed a smaller issue than was
applied for. The company was authorized
t. issue $4,000 6 per cent sold bonds and
$4,000 of common stock The application
called for sl06.OOo OF bonds and sl5l .oo Of
common stock.
Toledo Traction, Light and Power.
At q meeting of stockholders of the To
ledo Traction. Light and Power Company,
held in Toledo. new boards Of directors
and officers were elected. The new officers
are: Frank r. Coates. president; Rath-
bun Fuller. Toledo. vice president; 5. ID.
Carr. Toledo. treasurer. and NJ. II, Bump.
New York secretary. The directors are:
Frank Il. Coates. Rathbun Fuller, Thorn
as II. Tracy. Charles \. Frueauff. John
n Taylor William r. Hoffman. Column
bus: Il. d. Losa F. j. 'Derge. Warren.
Ohio Milan r.. Bump. George Williams
and Frank w Frueauff OF New York
City, G. +. Chapman. H.. Frank W.
Caughin. George D. Welles. Harry W.
Eisenberg. Frank r. Miller. Robert New
berger. Eugene II. Winkworth. Newton \.
Tracy. Cyrus : Camp and George Heater,
the last ten being OF tne law firm of King.
Tracy Chapman & Welies. OF Toledo. \
conference will he held between Barton
Smith and Charles Fruesuh. Rathbun
Fuller and r. H.. Tracy whose faction
oustod the Doherty officials from the
management OF the properties two weeks
ago. II Mr. Smith refuses to surrender
the Offices Of the company to those elected
Monday the latter announce they Will IN
stitLte quo warrau,o proceedings
Massachusetts, Northern Railway.
The report Of the Massachusetts North
ern Railways Companies for March shows
gross earnings Of 500 so. as compared with
So. 40 in March of 1912. an increase OF
s.. i9i. CT 1884 per cent. The large amount
Of business done in March by manufact-
uring plants i'm the territory covered by
the Massachusetts, Northern Railways
Companies helped largely to increase the
earnings of the railway company. The
company owns the entire capita stock OF
the Athol & Orange Street Railway. sub
stantially all of the stock and all DEBT or
the Templeton Street Railway and large
ma iority Of the capital stock of the Con-
necticut Valley Street Railway and the
Gardner. Westminster & Fitchburg street
Railway. The controlled companies ag-
rregate lightweight miles OF road, serv-
ing fifteen cities and towns in central and
northern Massachusetts,, having total
population OF over l2joO0.