The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-10-06
ID REGULATE AUTO TRAFFIC IN THIS
 DISTRICT
In The Matter of the Investigation of Automobile Traffic on Auto Stage Lines Between Clifton, Morenci and Vicinity
Docket No. $50.

Docket No. $50.
 Geary, Commissioner:
 Pursuant to notice thereof duly given, this cause came regularly on for hearing before the Commission at Clifton, Arizona on the 17th day of August, 1916.
 The complaint herein involves ser, vice, character of service and safety features appertaining to the same, rather than rates. There appears to be no contest or complaint regarding the latter feature. From the testi- mony of the various witnesses, it is evident that the automobile lines engaged in transporting passengers and freight for hire between Clifton and Morenci and intermediate points are badly in need of regulation. The various drivers who are in thel busl- ness are unanimous in their demand that a bond of the owner or lessee of each automobile, conditioned for the safety of the public in such manner as the Commission may deem best, shall be imposed by the Commission. The highway traversed is extremely mountainous, carrying innumerable sharp curves and having heavy grades, and experience in drivers is para mountly necessary to insure safety. Several accidents have taken place upon this highway and the evidence shows that persons have opeIated automobiles thereon without previous experience and their cars being un- equipped with brakes or other safety features. A cash payment of. One Hundred Dollars upon Ford car and an. optimistic feeling as to the commercial features of the situation appear to be the present qualified tions necessary for engaging in traf- fic upon this particular highway: We deem it our duty to attach responsi- biIity to this field of operation by re- quiring the filing of bond as set forth in the order herein and the institution of rules and regulations hereinafter designated.
 All facts of record being duly con sidered, it is the opinion of the Con- mission, and,
 It is therefore ordered that public convenience, necessity and safety de- mand the institution and observance of the following order:
 This case being at issue upon con- plaint, and notice of hearing having been duly served upon all firms, cor porations, associations and persons owning. operating or maintaining auto mobile stage lines in the transporta- tion of persons and property for hire between Clifton and Morenci and 1n- termediate points within the State of Arizona, and a public hearing hay ing been held at which the public and all parties in interest were given an opportunity to be heard, and the Con- mission having, on the date hereof, made and filed a report containing it's findings of fact and conclusions thereon, which said report is hereby referred to and made part hereof,
 IT IS ORDERED: That all persons and associations of persons, whether incorporated or otherwise, operating automobiles, automobile stage lines. motor cars or motor vehicles, for the transportation of passengers or prop erty for hire between Clifton and Mo- renci, and points intermediate there to, shall, on or before the 18th day of October, 1916. observe and con- form to the following rules and regu- lations:
 1. Each passenger shall be suppli- ed with a ticket which shall contain and show:
 a. A serial number.
 b. Date of sale and date of expira- 
 C.. The rate or price paid for same.
 d. The amount of liability of car rier to passenger and liability for bag gage if limited.
 2. All chauffeurs or drivers oper- ating or driving cars in the service herein referred to shall be at least twenty-one years of age; shall have had at least one years experience in driving and operating automobiles, and shall be sufficiently acquainted with the road and route to safely operate car thereon.
 8. Cars must not be loaded in excess of their seating capacity as declared or rated by the manufactur- CTS.
 A. No property shall he carried in or upon cars, on footboards or other wise which rroiects beyond the foot boards or lenders of cars..
 No person, or association of per sons, whether incorporated or other wise, shall drive or operate, or allow or cause to be driven or operated, any automobile or other motor vehicle carving passengers for hire between Clifton and Morenci and intermediate points, unless and until he shall have first filed in the office of the Corpor' ation Commission of the State Of Ar1- zona, at all the times while such per son be driving or operating such auto mobile for hire, bond of the owner or lessee of such automobile for hire with a Surety company as surety thereon in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars for each car operated. The total liability on such Five Thousand Dollar bond for loss from accident re suIting in bodily injury to, or in the death of, one person is limited to fve thcnsand dollars, and subject to the