Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-01-07
COMMISSION OPPOSES
GRADE CROSSINGS
PUBLIC SERVICE BODY ORDERS
WINLOCK WATER COMPANY
TO EXTEND MAINS
MAKES PHONE APPRAISAL
Great Northern Railway Files Writ
OF Review Against COMMISSIONS
Ruling on Log Tariff.

The public service commission,
composd of Senator e. v. Kuyken-
dali, Hance Cleland and Frank K.
Spinning, entered an order today In
the case Of the Winlock Water COM
pany in which they require the COM
pany to extend four-inch main from
northern Winlock to connect with
the main district system in Winlock.
This main will be about 1000 feet
long.
The main is to be completed by
July /. under the condition that the
city has the grading and work on the
street done sufficiently to allow the
company to comply with the commits
sion's order. The order also requires
the company to keep enough water
in the reservoir to assure the city Of
fire protection and the company is to
have pumping and power equipment
sufficient to handle this water and get
1t to the people in case Of Are.
The commission also placed val
uation on the Cemas Telephone Z
Telegraph company. serving the pub
lie in Camas, Washopgal, and iater-
mediate territory. OF 1914.
. Whitmaa Commissi sioHaEs, RehBGcd.
sfln the matter Of the application Of
the county Of Whitman for q grade
crossing at the intersection Of the
crossroads OF the o. w. R. q N. over
the Winona road in Whitman county,
the commission has found after in
vestigation and hearing in the matter
that the road crossing is not neces-
sary, as a better road could be se-
cured by the highway along the west
ern side Of the tract, and the apple
cation Is denied.
In the matter of the application Of
the King county commissioners for &
crossing Of the North Grove road
over the tracks of the traction COM
pany in Kiny county the commission
has found that the construction Of
such road would constitute danger
to the people and therefore the petit
tion is denied.
Oknanogan Shippers Complain.
The commission received letter
yesterday from the shippers of fruit
in the Okanogan district alleging
that the ratee Of the Upper Columbia
Steamship company are too high ana
asking for a reduction. The commis-
sion will hold hearing g. and investi-
gate the matter.
A writ of review was filed today by
the Great Northern railroad COM
pany asking the superior court TO set
aside the commissions order In the
case in which the commission ordered
the railroad company to publish
tariff Of $1.S5 per Thousand feet
board measure log scale to cancel the
charge of $2.25 formerly collected By
the company for hauling logs. The
case Is returnable in the Superior
court February 4.
JOe's Bay Residents Object.
The commission has set hearing
in the matter of the complaint of tho
patrons of the Sound Telephone &c
Telegraph company at JOe's Bay
against the application of the tele-
graph company for increased rates, on
JANUARY %, at Lake Bay at 10
o'clock.
The application Of King county for
a grade crossing over the Northern
Pacific tracks near Woodinville will
be heard at Woodnville on January
II at 1880 o'clock in the afternoon.
The application Of the Pacific
Power & Light company for in
creased gas rates In Vancouver has
been set for January 26 at Vancouver
at 10 o'clock in the morning.