Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01


Copyright, 1891, BY New York Sun forsiSn
PUBLIC LIBRARY
In connection with the present inter-
est in public utilities in washington, the
Public Library calls attention to the
following books:
Theory and Practice
The Public and It's Utilities, by W. @,
Raymond. 1875. HL.R219p.
"An attempt to set forth those fun
damental ideas which should
govern in the adjustment Of all questions
of public interest arising In connection
with the creation and operation Of pub
lie utilities, whether owned by the pub
lie or by private individuals or corpora
tons"
Problems in Public Utility Management.
by Philip Cabot and D. w. Malott
1880. HL.C IL.
"The problems have been prepared
under the supervision Of the department
Of public utility management OF the
1IduuhOC 6G1AOOl VI 0uSAAiCbo <AAAnAAA4Ao~
tration, Harvard University"
Utility Corporations. Letter from the
Chairman Of the Federal Trade Com
mission transmitting q
monthly report on the Electric Power
and Gas Utilities Inquiry. u. B.
Federal Trade Commission. 1928
1890. 4v. HL.Un31 u.
Covers hearings on electric power and
gas utilities conducted during 1928 and
1880 before the Federal Trade Commits
sion and reported to the FIRST session Of
the Seventeen Congress.
Public Utilities and the Law, by w. NJ
Wherry, jr. 1925. HL.W577p.
The author views the establishment Of
public utility commissions as q phase Of
law reform, and cites many cases Of
complaint and controversy arising in re-
gard TO public utilities TO illustrate the
operation Of the law in different States.
The Story OF Public Utilities, by Ed
ward IIungerford. 1928. HL.H89s.
A historical study, intended for
school use, but equally interesting to
the general reader.
Regulation.
Effective Regulation Of Public Utilities,
by John Bauer. 1925. HL.BS28e.
1.-THE book has been written not only
from but for the firing line in the
hope that It may serve the large num-
Der of accountants, economists, engi-
neers, and lawyers to clearer and more
vivid understanding Of what is involved
in regulation and what Is needed To
make 1t effective"
Public Utility Regulation, by n. L.
Cooke, ed. 1924. HL.C77p.
"The authors of chapters and others
who, have co-operated in making the
studies resulting in this text are for the
most part men who are either now In
the public service or who, having held
such employment in the past, have had
special opportunities to know the public
as contraSted with the private mind in
these matters"
Making for Public Utilities, by
Lamar Lyndon. 1928. HI L993r.
1.-THE positions taken and the conclu-
sions reached are the result Of many
years Of personal experience in the val
uation OF properties and rate making,
reinforced by the study Of numerous
authorities, decisions and works on the
subject"
Regulation and the Management Of
Public Utilities, by G. s. Morgan.
1928. ML.M826r.
while the general problem
Of public control OF business enterprise
is fundamentally the one attacked in
this study, the study itself has been
made specifically in terms Of public
utilities"
Depreciation.
Depreciation of Public Utility Proper
ties, and its Relation to Fair Value
and Changes in the Level Of Prices,
by H. e. Riggs. 1922. HL.R444d.
"This work has been done as part
Of q sincere attempt to fnd that middle
ground Of absolute fairness and justice
which must be determined before the
public utility issue may be considered as
reasonably settled"
Fair Value, The Meaning and Applica-
ton Of the Term Fair Valua ton" as
Used by Utility Commissions, by H.
II. Hartman. 1920. HT.H257f.
This treatise attempts to state the
theory OF fair value, the law and the
practice"
Depreciation in Public Utilities, by D. r.
Wilcox. 1928. HL.W645d.
presentation Of "the relation Of ac-
crued depreciation to annual deprecia-
ton and maintenance" particularly as
related to street railways"
Local Ut1l1C1cSs
The following, which deal with pub
lie utilities in Washington, D. c., may
be consulted in the Washingtoniana Di-
vision, which Is open for reference use
on week days from 8 am. to 4 pm:
Annual Reports, 19i3-1929. d. C. Pub
lie Utilities Commission. 1914-193O.
HL.D63.
Formal Cases. D. G. Public Utilities
Commission. 1917. -FHLD63a.
Opinions and findings covering the
valuation OF the Potomac Electric Power
Co, the Washington Railway g. Electric
Co., the Capital Traction Co., the
Georgetown Gas Light Co., the WASH
ington Gas Light Co., and the Chesa-
peake 81 Potomac Telephone Co.
Annual Reports, 1s22-192S. Public
Utilities Companies. 1s2s-1s2s.
Regulation Of Public Utilities In the
ID. G. u. 8. Congress House Com
mittee on the d. G. 1920. + HI Un32r.
1921, -tHL.Un sara.
the early reports on the regulation Of
gas rates In the District of Columbia
including: A report of the Washington
Gas Light Co to Congress in February,
1881; the Revised Charter of 1887; re-
port of the Commissioners on the cost
Of gas and electric lighting in 1891; q
report of the East Washington Citizens
Association on lighting the city Of
Washington in 1894: and q report Of o.
special committee of the Washington