Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-09
BILLS RELATING TO
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PASSED BY HOUSE
Work of Commission Not
Seriously Impaired by the
Legislation E n a C t e d.
Powers Extended by Two
Measures.

The public utilities commission of
this state on which a bitter fight was
started when the present legislature
opened its session, will escape with
out serious injury, for action of the
two houses Thursday show that all the
bills affecting the commission have
been disposed of. Two of these ex-
tend it's power by giving it supervis
! ion over jitneys and other automobile
stages or vehicles run regularly over
certain given courses for they are
made common carriers and additional
supervision over railroad crossings
and accidents so as to prevent the lat
| ter.
Senate bill No. 106, by Thomas and
| house bill No. 234, by the committee
on agriculture, take certain powers
away from the commission. The for
mer excludes from its jurisdiction mu-
nicipal public utilities, of which there
are a number of Idaho. The latter
excludes from it's jurisdiction nom
profit telephone companies. The lat
ter. is the farmers bill and applies to
the Rupert situation, principally. Both
passed the legislature Thursday. Sec |
ton AS. the certificate and conve-
nience clause of the commission act.
which was attacked, remains intact.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. 70, by Hill ct all
Creating First and Second congress
sional districts.
House bill No 800, by committee on
approprlations-Rai salaries of
guards at the state penitentiary from
$40 to $50 per month.
Senate bill No. 81, by Mitchell
Empowering city council Of cities and
| towns to grant licenses by ordinances
upon veins, lodes or other mineral de-
posits underlying surface of townsites.
Senate bill No. 100, by Baker-Pro-
Ividing game laws shall not apply to
Big Lost river game preserve.
| Senate bill No. 11S, by Ingard-De- I
filming duties of treasurers of good
roads districts.
| Senate bill No. 100, by Mitchell and
Hughes-Providing for codification of
state laws.
Senate bill No "a, by Atherton-Pro-
viding for the division of irrigation
districts into units for the election of
! directors.
| Senate bill No. 1874, by Pettibone-
Providing for organization and gov
eminent of highway districts. or a
bridge enabling act.
Senate bill No. 139, by Cummings,
Lewis and Nelson-Providing city
manager form of government for
cities in Idaho.
House bill No. 80, by Barry-Provid-
E, ing that statutes of limitations shall
not be bar to recovery in certain
actions.
| Senate Joint resolution No. 10, by
Pettibone and Notwithstanding bond
ed Indebtedness of the state to " per
cent of the total assessed valuation.
House bill No. BAL, by Goehry-Re-
uuiring automobile owners operating
their cars as common carriers to come
under jurisdiction of public utilities
commission.
House bill No. 1872. by Lewis-Pro
viding operating property of electric
| transmission lines shall not be as
| sessed under certain conditions.
Senate bill No. 81 by Curtis-Mak-
ing 1t compulsory for counties to sup
port their blind.
Senate bill No. 81, by Jackson-Re-
lating to violation of regulations gov
erning amusement places.
Senate bill No. 106, by Thomas
Defining the powers and duties of
public utilities commissioner. Exempt
ing municipal public utilities from
Jurisdiction of commission.
Senate bill No. 1917, by Curtis-Pro-
viding the governor shalf appoint a
woman as a member Of the state
board OF education.
Senate hill No 1874 by Curtis
Changing the northern and western
boundary lines of Independent school
district, Boise.
Senate bill No. 165, by briggs,
Evans and Lewis-Providing that in
terest upon state deposits shall be
/. apportioned to the credit of the sew
} eral funds forming the principal upon
! which the interest is computed.
Senate bill No. 100, by Shepherd
Authorizing school districts to issue
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