as part of a project begun that year.-Appl. Grimh Power Co. to Extend Lines, 684, 688. Towns-Jurisdiction of Commission 2. A town being without authority to grant indeterminate permits constituting exclusive franchise to utilities, the Commission has as much authority to direct a public utility to extend service into a rural town where it is not operating as to order the utility to extend service in a town where it already is operating.—In re Madison Gas and Electric Co. Line Extension, 18, 20. III. PURCHASE AND SALE II. For municipal purchase of utility property, see, MUNICIPALITIES, Proceedings involving proposal of village of Plain to sell its electricutility property to Wisconsin Power and Light Co., page 730. EXCESS-MILEAGE Mileage limit beyond which flat charge for telephone service is not applicable, page 496. EXEMPTIONS For exemption from statutory provisions, see, RAILROADS, IV-1. EXCHANGE Substitution of automatic telephone exchange at Gresham for manually operated board, authorized, page 456. EXTENSION OF LINES See, ELECTRIC UTILITIES; TELEPHONE UTILITIES, II FARM DRAINAGE Proceedings involving a farm-drainage project, proposing the reclamation of certain lands along the Bark River, Waukesha and Jefferson Counties, page 648. FIRE PROTECTION Construction of dam for purpose of maintaining a constant water level for fire protection and conservation purposes, page 595. Iron Belt Municipal Water Commission authorized to extend period of temporary rate reduction for fire protection to July 1, 1938, page 669. Rates for fire protection by village of Dresser Junction, established, page 265. FIXED-CHARGE SCHEDULES See, ELECTRIC RATES FOREST-FIRE CONTROL Construction of dam across Little Peshtigo River for the purpose of conserving flood waters and provide additional forest-fire control, authorized, page 279. FREIGHT RATES See, MOTOR-CARRIER RATES; RAILROAD RATES FUNDS Transfer of utility funds to general fund-When, page 418. GAS RATES I. ESTABLISHMENT Rates of Wisconsin Public Service Corp. in village of Kohler and vicinity, reduced, pages 295, 302. 1. FACTORS Distance from source- 1. Strict application of the theory that utility rates should be determined by distance from the source of supply might deny service to many smaller communities of the state. To obviate this denial a certain averaging of rates between communities of greater and lesser density of population is necessary.-Vill. of Kohler v. Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 295, 301. GENERAL ORDERS Order for Reopening and Order to Show Cause in Docket 2-U-20 relating to extensions of the service and facilities of electric utilities, pages 442-445. (See, also, 6 P.S.C. of W. 484) of August 27, 1936, substituting amended rules for provisions contained in General Order 2-U-965 involving extensions in towns continued in effect, and amended in accordance with finding set forth, page 518. GRADE CROSSINGS See, RAILROADS, II HEAVY-LOADING COMMODITIES Limiting transportation of heavy-loading commodities by motor carrier, page 358. INDUSTRY TRACKS See, RAILROADS, I, IV INVESTIGATIONS Order involving assessment of costs of investigation by Commission to railroads under Section 196.85 (1), Statutes, page 464. JURISDICTION Jurisdiction of Public Service Commission, see, COMMISSION, I LEVEL AND FLOW Regulation and flow of navigable waters, see, NAVIGABLE WATERS, II. LIME SLUDGE Freight rates on lime sludge for agricultural purposes, increased, page 605. (See, also, 33 W.R.C. 239) "LOW COST" RATE PLAN See, ELECTRIC RATES, II-7 MAINS Re-laying of water mains, see, WATER UTILITIES, I. MANGANESE ORE Order involving freight rates on manganese ore, vacated and set aside, page 594. METERS Installation of water meters, see, WATER UTILITIES, I. MILK Transportation of milk by contract motor carrier from and to points in Iowa County, authorized, page 236; in Sheboygan County, authorized, page 234. MOTOR-CARRIER RATES ESTABLISHMENT Application of Gateway City Transfer Co., Inc., for authority to establish new rates, denied, in view of order entered in Dockets 2-R-607 and MC-1, Sub. 8, page 723. (See, also, 15 P.S.C. of W. 296) MOTOR CARRIERS Findings in re Advance Transportation Co. tax assessments, page 710 et seq. Order requiring all common and contract carriers traveling over authorized routes in city of Milwaukee to use Highway 100 as a by-pass around the city, page 709. CERTIFICATES Application of Albert Wiesman (Marion Trucking Company) for authority to extend operations to offer single-line service from Green Bay to municipalities northwest of Shawano and Clintonville as far as Antigo, denied, page 512. for approval assignment of interstate certificate, OS-33, by Arthur Enzmann to Lincoln Express and Freight Lines, Inc., denied, page 607. Assignment of Certificate CC-265 by W. L. and D. A. Sawyer to O. L. O'Hearn (Melrose Truck Line), approved, page 351. Order of February 25, 1937, amending Certificate CC-257, held by Gross Common Carrier, Inc., affirmed, and amendment ORDERED into effect, page 346. Operation by following applicants, authorized: Hill, Harold E., Lake Geneva-regular scheduled sightseeing trip Megan, Charles P., trustee of C. & N. W. Ry. Co.-Wisconsin Certificates of following carriers, amended: Northland Greyhound Lines, Inc. (CC-298)-to authorize operation between Frederic and Superior, as designated, pages 29, 32-33. O'Hearn, O. L. (CC-302)—to authorize substitute route-Melrose and Black River Falls, page 351. The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. (CC-12)—to extend urban routes in city of Milwaukee to include East Locust Street, as designated, page 693. Assignment of interstate authority-Certificate of Compliance 1. The issuance of a certificate of compliance by this Commission in connection with an application for assignment of interstate authority indicates that the assignee has properly complied with the statute, but such certificate gives no right whatever to lawfully operate under the Federal Motor Carrier Act.-In re Certificate Assignment-Arthur Enzmann, 607, 608. Duty to render reasonably adequate service 2. The occupation of a highway by a common motor carrier entails the duty to render reasonably adequate service to the territory traversed. Appl. C. & N. W. Ry. Co. for Certificate, 343, 344. LICENSES Application of Monaghan, R. J., Appleton-for additional contractcarrier authority to perform a delivery service, as proposed, denied, page 368. of New Richmond Roller Mills Co., Inc., Shawano—for authority to distribute soap and soap products from Shawano to municipalities within 35 miles thereof, denied, page 367. of Pazen, Harry, Oshkosh-for additional contract-carrier authority, as proposed, denied, page 365. of Sullivan, William, Walworth-for additional contract-carrier authority, as proposed, denied, page 363. of Witt, John C.-for amendment to License LC-975 to authorize the transportation of petroleum products from Milwaukee to Edgerton for the Tobacco City Oil Co., denied, page 41. Order of March 11, 1937, denying application of Louis Meyer, Inc., for authority to extend cement-hauling operations for HuronPortland Cement Co. from the present 60-mile radius of Milwaukee to various municipalities within 125 miles of Milwaukee, affirmed, page 654. (See, also, 15 P.S.C. of W. 238) of March 11, 1937, granting in part application of Gross Brothers for amendment to contract-carrier license, LC-3761, affirmed, page 370. (See, also, 15 P.S.C. of W. 247) Licenses issued to following applicants: Amacher, Edward H., and Albert W. (Medford Draying Weir, Charles-authorizing the transportation of milk from Western Union Telegraph Co.-authorizing transportation of packages not exceeding twenty (20) pounds in weight each, page 359. Licenses of following carriers, amended: Kragnes, Alvin, Colfax (LC-8309)-to authorize additional authority to transport finished and rough stone for the Colfax Stone Co., page 357. Stender, Herman M., Green Bay (LC-6926)—to authorize addi- Sullivan's Delivery, Inc., Milwaukee (LC-11110)-to authorize |