Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-25
Investigation Of Rates

Investigation Of Rates
The Public Utilities Commission
Wednesday issued an order calling for
an Investigation on it's own motion
OF the rates charges by Martin P. Col
| bath. a wharfinger at Seboomook, Me-,
as defined in Section Is of Chapter
Sc of the Revised Statutes, for SER
| vices to be rendered and offered to be
rendered.
The commissioner state that having
become satisfied that sufficient grounds
exist to warrant a formal public hear
ing being ordered as to the matters
10 be investigated, 1t is ordered, Gd-
tndged and decreed that notice be given
10 Martin p Goliath that the Pub
lie Utilities Commission has under in
Hestigation the rates charged by him
for services rendered and offered 70
be rendered the public. within the
State of Maine, as a wharfpgcr'. to
wit, whether the fates are in any re-
spect unreasonable or unjustly dis.
criminatory, and, if so. what rate or
rates ought to be SUBSTITUTED therefor.
Death Of c. {. Kimball
| The Public Utilities Commission
! Wednesday rendered a decision in the
matter Of the accident on the preyni-
ses of the Maine Central Rail-oa1 at
Bangor, Sept. p last, which resulted
in the death OF Clarence E. Kimball
aged about 80 years. of Bangor, yard
brakeman, while in the employ of the
Maine Central Railroad, who received
injuries while in the performance of
duties in the Bangor yard, Sept q.
1911. from which death easued a .alf
| hour later.
Mr.. Kimball was member of a
switching crew, which was then en-
gagged in moving freight cars from a
side track to make up a train. The
engine was pulling the cars out back
ward, kimball was riding on the car
rearest the engine. flat cal Load
ed with lumber The conducto- and
ether brakemen We're on the last car.
, The train was proceeding four or six
miles an hour.
In going to the ladder truck this
train passed freight car standing on
another side track, in from tie switch
, far enough to give clear passing room
| and in plain view of the men on the
train If they. looked ahead. Kimball
teld onto the side of the fiat car with
che hand, leaning out and facing op-
Tosite TO the way his train was go
! ing. In this position he hit the sta
tionery car on the other track. was
Knocked Oft and run over by tire for
ward truck of the second car IN his
T! train. One arm vas crushed, his head
truised and other injuries received.
/ with the result already stated.
THE accident appears 10 be due
solely to his failure to observe .vn-
ditions which were plainly visible and
to stand in as close TO the side Of
his car as he ought to have done"
Commission at Sanford
Commissioners Cleaves. Shelton and
Bunker, accompanied by Assistant Clerk
Roy F. Leach and Stenographer Edward
J. Connor were in Sanford on Wednes-
day for hearing in the Town hall for
the purpose Of taking evidence in regard
to widening the overhead bridge of the
Boston & Maine Railroad between San
ford and Springvale.
| Today at GuiIford
I The Public Utilities will TODAY be at
Guilford, where a session will be held in
the selectmen's office a the Town hall
for the purpose of an Investigation or
the proposed change In schedule Of rates
OF the Guilford Water Co.