Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-23

portant respects we feel that there
should be change in such rules and
in the necessary requirements con-
corning the time when certain reports
shall be made, such changes being
made imperative by the provisions of
cur law. The Interstate Commerce
Commission rules and forms cOntem-
plate the reporting OF an accident re-
sulting in the loss Of human life at
any time within 80 days after the
month within which the accident
causing such loss 9, life occurs. Our
statute plainly provides that in the
case of an accident resulting in the
loss Of human life. ne utility shall i'm
mediately report the same by telephone
or telegraph, and follow such initial
eport by detailed written statement.
I'VE also feel that the provision IN
tine Interstate Commerce Commission
rules, viz: That unless a person dies
within "a hours after the accident, he
is not to be reported as killed, hardly
fits the State Of Maine conditions or
re quirements. Any accident which re-
suits in serious injury to a person or
serious damage to .'he property Of the
railroad should be Immediately re-
ported to this commission in order that
an investigation may be had: and as
result Of such investigation we can
keep in touch with the conditions #
injured parties who may die more
/ than "a hours after such accident.
| 1T does not follow by any means that
the reports in writing which the steam
and electric railroads send us need differ
in any respect from those required to be
j furnished to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The same blanks can be
used and the same period of time permit
ted as required by the Interstate Com
merce Commission rules and forms with
| the addition that separately from such
reports the railroads must In compliance
with our law and with our views of the
necessities of this State furnish immediate
information concerning an accident re-
sulting in the loss of life of causing Sc
rious injury to person or property
And so, after mature consideration and
full investigation, it is ordered that in sc
far as the same apply to steam and elec-
trio railroads, the rules governing month.
ly reports of railway accidents adopted
| by the Interstate Commerce Commission
] at general session held at Washington
D. c., June 4. 1915, and effective on and
after July /, 1915, be and the same hereby
are adopted by this commission for the
reports of the accidents named in said
rules, such reports to be made to this
commission upon the forms provided fol-
in said rules and issued by said Inter.
state Commerce Commission, and being
! entitled Form IT. Form " Form F
and Form r.
1T is further ordered that in addition
| to the reports mentioned in said rules anG
said forms, each steam and electric rail
road in this State shall Immediately by
! telephone or telegraph report to this com
mission any accidents occurring upon its
premises, or directly or indirectly arising
from or connected with it's maintenance
or operation which results in the loss Of
human life, and follow such report within
three days by a detailed written report
in the form of letter, and in all cases
of collision or derailment so occurring
and which result in injury to person Of
such character as to be likely to in
! capacitate such person in the perform
ance of his ordinary duties for two week.
or more, or injury to property involving
an amount in excess Of one thousand dol
lars, such such accident shall be report
ed to this commission in the manne
which is provided for with reference t,
accidents resulting in the loss of human
life.
ut is further ordered that this orde
shall be effective from June &c. 1885,