Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
Commission Makes Over Dozen Re-
Communications to the Governor.

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| The Public Utilities commission has
| transmitted its fifth annual report te
| the governor covering the year end
ing June 80, 1916. The report con-
| talns a general review of the work
| of the year together with certain rec
! concentrations and suggestions and
detailed summaries and ANALYSES OF
| the financial condition of the several
classes of companies under it's juris-
! diction. A brief abstract of the report
follows:
one hundred and eighty-seven pub
lie service companies are under the
jurisdiction of the commission: %
eiectric, 8 railroad, "a street raiwya,
/ 5 telegraph, 10 telephone and Sc water
ompanies. o
The Commission recommends:
IA law directing the Commission
| to prescribe Uniform systems of ac-
counts for the several classes of re-
porting utilities, consideration to be
given to the systems prescribed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
companies reporting to that Commits
sion.
"A law whereby the Commission
may require companies to make re-
turns for the calendar year instead of
for the year ending June Both, as at
present, such change in reporting year
to be made if and when the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall, as fis now
contemplated, require companies re-
porting to said Commission to report
for the calendar year.
3-That section 1921 Of the General
Statutes, Revision of 1902 and Chap
ter 149 of the Public Acts of 1905, re-
curing a certificate by the president
treasurer and an engineer of certain
companies, be amended by requiring
a certificate of this Commission.
hot
Acts of 1913 be amended so as to in
clude a requirement for companies
therein described to report to this
Commission all changes in name of
such companies and the acquisition of
any plant, which would, under Section
L of Chapter 1913 of the Public Acts
Of 1911, make a reporting company
out of an heretofore non-reportiris
company.
5-That Section / of Chapter 1913 of
the Public Acts of 1911 be amended
by eliminating, limiting or more ex-
pressly defining the phrase "al COM.
mon carriers
6-That Section / of Chapter 12s of
the Public Acts of 1911 be amended
by removing the exception of munich
pal utilities from the operation of
the Public Utilities Commission Act.
to the extent of giving the Commits
sion Jurisdiction over municipality
owned utilities operating outside the
corporate limits of the municipality
THAT section 1859 of. the General
Statutes, Revision of 1902, be repealed
or amended and authority given the
Commission to establish a standard OF
measure of gas and that Sections
4571, 1873 and ASIA of the General
Statutes, Revision Of 1902 be repealed
to eliminate possible conflict with the
genreal provisions of the Pubic Util-1
ties Commission Act.
S-That Section 1904 of General
Statutes, Revision of 1902, be amended
by giving to the Commission rather
than to the County Commissioners
appellate jurisdiction over the location
of poles and other structures Of cleo
trio and other untility companies. &
9-That Chapter "a of the Public
Acts of 1909 be amended authorizing
the Commission to designate the Ioca-
ton Of fire alarm and other municipal
wires upon poles used Jointly with
telephone or telegraph companies !.
10--An amendment of certain stat
yates which give to the superior court
or judge thereof original Jurisdiction
over administrative matters pertaining
to public utilities, or appellate juris-
diction direct from local authorizes,
or which require such court to make
findings as to public convenience and
necessity with reference to the oper-
alton of such companies. -
Ian amendment Of Sections 2
and 9 of Chapter Sc Of the Public Acts