Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-04
+. u. Decision
In Freight Rate
Case on B. & A. r. X.

The Public Utilities Commission
has rendered an opinion in the mat
ter of w. H. Martin vs.. the Bangor
dering that the company be directed
to refund to Mr.. Martin the sum Of
S1O6.G admitted by the respondent
carrier to be ar amount in excess of
4 reasonable charge for the trans
portation of the shipments in uues-
ton.
ION Oct. 18th and 18th, 1922, Cars
b. A. A. 96US and 1856, containing
respectively 4001J and $4,000 pounds
of potatoes, were forwarded from
Monticello and Easton to Greenville,"
says the decision. The transporta-
ton charge Of $156,06 applied for
the movement from Monticello to
Greenville was based on a rate of 80
cents per 100 pounds. The shipment
from Boston to Greenville was sub
ject to a rate of 41 IL cents per 100
pounds. resulting in a transportation
charge of $1SS. The rates stated
being those provided in respondent
carriers Tariff NJ. P. L. c. No. 100.
"On Oct. 18th, 1922, respondent
carrier filed with this Commission a
copy Of its Tariff NJ p L. C. No 953,
which effective Oct. Goth. 1922, es-
tablished certain commodity rates
from its stations to Greenville, the
rates so established to Greenville
being from Monticello, ~ cents. and
from Easton, rs IL cents per 100
pounds. The application of the com
modify rates as made effective Oct.
20. 1922. would have produced a
transportation charge on the Month
cello shipment Of $10S.04, and on the
Easton shipment $129.11, making a
total transportation charge on both
cars of $237.15, or $106.91 less than
the total transportation charge ORR
ginally assessed and collected from
shipper. w. H. Martin.
1T Is admitted by the respondent
carrier that the rates lawfully ap-
plicable at the time and over the
route which the shipment moved
were, under all circumstances and
conditions then existing. excessive
and unreasonable, and application is
now presented for authority to grant
reparation in the sum Of S10691, ad-
mitted to be the amount in excess Of
a reasonable charge"
It appearing that the petition for
reparation comes within the provi-
sions Of Section so, Chapter So of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by
Chapter 131 Of the Public Laws of
1917, the Commission rendered it's
decision which is outlined above.
Other Decisions
In the matter of the Perry Coal
Company vs.. the Bangor & Aroos-
took Railroad Company. the Com
mission has rendered a decision d.
recting a reparation Of $63.59 in
transportation charges on six car
load shipments of bituminous coal
forwarded from Presque Isle to Mars
Hill and Limestone.
Decree has been handed down by
the Commission on the application
of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
for authority to establish reduced
rate on carload of corn, from Houl-
ton to Old Town, on less than statu-
tory notice. Petitioner represented
that it desired permission to estab.
lish and make effective, on less than
statutory notice, a rate of - l.
cents per 100 pounds, applying on
corn. in carloads. minimum carload
weight 10000 pounds. from Houiton
to Old Town. The Commission de-
creed that the railroad company be
permitted to file and make effective
Nov. II. 1922. its Tariff NJ. p. L. G.
No 964, providing for the reduced
rate applied for.