Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-09
PASS QUESTION TO
Be GIVEN PUBLIC
HEARING JAN: 20
Public Service Commission Decides
to Listen to Arguments
Before Decision
ONE OBJECTION is MADE
Commission Busy With Drinking
Cup and Other Questions
Piled Up For 1t
ONE OBJECTION IS MADE

The Public Service Commission has
determined to hold hearing on sub
ject of passes and all matters relating
to free service or reduced rates and
their relation to the public service
company law before deciding the
numerous questions which have arisen
throughout the State and Tuesday.
time to hear all persons interested.
This action was taken this morn
ing after consideration Of the re-
quests for ruling on the question
whether the new law prohibits the is
suance of passes to families Of rail-
road employees, the furnishing of free
or reduced rates for transportation,
water. light, power and other service
to charitable or public institutions, the
issuance of clerical orders and the
numerous other propositions that
have arisen.
Question Raised by Letters
The pass question has been raised
by score or more of letters many
individuals and by committees rep
resenting the organized railroad men.
The only protest to be made against
issuance of passes to families of rail-
road employees was made by D. H.
Shrewe, of Beaver. He will be asked
| to state his reasons when the hearing &
is held.
The Board of Public Education OF
Pittsburgh inquiries If the present
public school rates, effective in the
city of Pittsburgh for gas and cleo
tricity, will be affected by the new
law and the American Baptist For
eign Mission Society requests the
Commission to consider the matter OF
! the continuance of clerical rates.
Must Supply Drinking Cups
Copies of the order of the Public
Service Commission that railroad
companies supply an adequate amount
of drinking water and individual cups
| were sent to-day from the Capitol to
! railroad companies 1t is held by Of
| ficers of the commission that the or
! der applies to every passenger cal
operated by q railroad company
whether on local, suburban or ex-
press service. They must be provided
| with water and cups sufficient to
give each passenger a cup.
| The order applies only to railroad
=, companies and there is no mention
| of electric cars in operation on inter-
| urban service.
! The United Mine Workers of Am
| erica complain to the commission that
the cars operated on the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad be-
tween Blossburg and Morris Run are
! insufficiently heated.
| Morris Helms, of Scranton, wants to
, know If he Is required to pay regular
meter rate for heat while his house
is in course of construction.
Enough Wafer and Cups
| The Public Service Commission last
I night issued an order that, for the
accommodation of the travelling pub
lie. all railroad companies engaged in
/ the transportation of passengers
within the State are required to pro-
vide sufficient supply of water for
drinking purposes upon each of the
cars when engaged in such transpor-
tation, together with sufficient sup
ply of sanitary drinking cups, such as
will enable each passenger to have one
/ cup for his individual use. 1t is fur
Fther ordered that an accessible and
sufficient supply of water and cups be
! provided in each of the agency sta
tions of the roads engaged in such
transportation of passengers.
! The commission approved the appli-
cation of the Cumberland Valley Rail-
| road Company to make effective a
special rate between Chambersburg
| and Waynesboro without the REQUIRE
ments of posting for period of thirty
| days