Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STAT
roads operated by steam whose lines
form continuous line OF transportation.
or could be made reasonably so 10 90 Dy
the construction and maintenance OF
switch connection or interchange track
at connecting points. to establish through
routes, and Joint rates, fares. charges
and classihcations for the transporta ton
Of property or passengers. provided there
is no reasonable existing through route
between the places it is desired to serve.
Section z On failure Ct such j, ra ,l d
classi6cations. as provided In the pre-
ceding section, the commission may. in
the same proceeding, or I'm separate
or classifcatione, prescribe Joint rates.
fares. charges and classifications as the
maximum to be exacted for the trans
portation by them of property or pas
sengers and IL such companies cannot
agree as to the division of rates. fares
or the conditions Under which such
through rates or transportation. shall be
established or such cars or other equip
after due hearing. determine and pre-
scribe the proportionate portions of such
through rates. fares or charges payable
to each Of such companies necessary to
the establishment of such through routes
or transportation and the conditions un-
der which such. through routes or trans
portation shall be established, or the con.
ditions under which such cars or other
equipment shall be operated.
Section s. In establishing any such
through route the commission shall not
require any company, without its con-
sent, to embrace in any such route sub
stantially less than the entire length of
the railroad owned, leased. operated or
controlled by it, or operated in conjunc-
petition under this section as the munich
ton and under a common management
xuhi oh les hot
to be served by such through route.
Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to require. or as authorizing the
commission to require. any steam rail-
road to short haul itself or to give the
use of its tracks or of its terminal facilf-
ties to another carrier engaged in like
or similar busness.-t Approved March
To- 1910
CHAPTER 81
An Act to amend Section thirty of Chap
ter twenty -four of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the crossing of railroad
tracks by town ways and highways.
Section thirty of chapter twenty-four OF
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by striking out all of said section ana
substituting therefor the following:
Section 80 Town ways and highways
may be laid out across, over or under any
railroad track, except that no such loca,
ton shall be legal or effective, nor snai
any such way be constructed, unless the
public utilities commission. on applica-
ton Of the municipal orNCers of the city
or town. wherein such way is located, or
of the parties owning or operating lhe
Railroad shall, upon notice and hearing,
determine that such way shall be per-
mitted to cross such track. Said com
: mission shall have the right to refuse It's
J said permission or to grant the same up
on such terms and conditions as 1t may
+ prescribe including the manner and con-
ditions in accordance with which the way
? may cross such track and whether the
, expense Of building and maintaining SO
much of said way is within the limits
of such railroad shall be borne by such
railroad company. or by the city Of town
in which such way is located, or shan De
apportioned between such company ana
, city or town as may be determined by
2 said commission. Said commission SHAH
: make report i'm writing of its decision
tbereupon. file the same in It's once ana
cause to be sent by mail or otherwise 70
each of the railroad corporations, ana the
municipal officers of the city or town as
: the case may be, interested therein. a
copy Of such decision. Such decisloh
shall b. final and binding upon an par
ties uiiYess an appeal therefrom shall he
taken and entered at the next succeeding
term of the supreme judicial court. to
: be held in the county where the crosslns
f is located. more than thirty DAYS alte l,
: the date of the filing of the report; and
said public utilities commission shall be
made a party defendant in such appeal
! and entitled to be heard i'm all subsequent
p proceedings had upon such dppeal' ~
f apbellant shall within fourteen days from
3 the date of the filing of such report ne
t in the office of the public utilities corn
/ mission its reason for appeal ana TOUR
teen days at least before me sa.''t y. b ba
served upon such other interested cor
3 poratior1s or municipality a copy Oh sucI
reasons for appeal certified by the clerR
of the public utilities commission. Inc
presiding justice at such term Of court
shall make such order or decree thereon
! as law and justice may require: Excsp-
: lions may be taken to such order OF de-
: cree The final adjudication shall be re
: corded as provided in section thlrty-tnree
of this chapter and copy of such maj
decision sent to the pubic utiltles CON,
= mission by the clerk of the court Whers
. s;,ch final adiudicat ion is made. Costs
!. NAV be taxed and allowed to either party
), at the discretion of the court. -tApproVeo
r March Is, 1917
r CHAPTER SO.
r An Act to amend Section thirty-four 0;
Chapter twenty-four of the Revised
3 statutes relating to highway crossings
: of railroads.
: Section th,rty-fo Of chapter. twenty
four of the Revised Statutes Is herepy
The first twenty words thereof and sub
: shifting therefor the following: A "a
. railroad company. or the municipaI uli'
t GERS of a city or town in when pupiI
r whether such crossing be at grade OF
) otherwise and by striking out the words
Il mot at grade IN the sixth line OF saao
= sertion SO that said section as amended
i shall read as follows:
section "a. Any railroad company, OF
$ the municipal officers of a city or to"t
in which a public way crosses or i
: crossed bv railroad. whether such
g crossing be at grade or otherwise may
e file a petition in writing with the PUBLIC
e whites commission alleging that public
+ safety requires the adjustment of or ar
n alteration in such crossing. ors It's ap,
+ nroaches: or a change IN the method OF
IL crossing a public way or the closing 81
: crossing and the substitution of another
Il therefor: or the removal of obstructions
n 10 the sight at such crossing, and pray
: ieg that the same may be ordered
I whereupon said commission SHAH appoint
$ a time and place for hearing thereon
: after notice Of not less than ten days to
n The petitioners, the state highway com
r mission. the corporation. the nunicipality
J. in which such crossing is situated. the
3 owners or OCCUPANTS of the land adJoln,
n. Ing such crossing, or adjoining that part
n 81 the way to lie changed in grade, and
r TO the attorney general of the State
:. whose duty it shall he by himself or
y through the county attorney Of the
II county wherein the crossing is located, tc
: represent the interests of the State al
n such hearing. After such MOTIVE and
ahon Inc