OPERATION AND SERVICE The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. authorized to provide bus service on East Keefe Avenue, as designated, page 621. Petition of Yellow Motor Bus Co. for authority to change operating schedule on its Oshkosh-Stevens Point line, denied, page 516. Adequacy 3. The shipper's remedy to a problem in transportation is not necessarily to employ a contract-carrier.—Appl. John C. Witt to Amend License, 41, 42. Parcel pick-up and delivery service by telegraph companyClassification 4. Since the proposed contract motor-carrier parcel pick-up and delivery service in connection with applicant's telegraph business would be in the nature of errand service of an emergency character, and would probably not result in anything approaching a regular operation over a regular route, the Commission held that the proposed service might properly be differentiated from a general-cartage service, and that it would be proper to authorize such errand service from Milwaukee to any point within the limits of Milwaukee County, and within the limits of the city of Madison.-Appl. Western Union Telegraph Co. for License, 359, 362. Public service-Proof as to public convenience and necessity 5. Where, under a contract motor-carrier application, a public service is proposed which would necessarily be competitive with existing common motor-carrier service, the proof as to public convenience and necessity required in such a case should be of the same nature as that required to justify a regular route common motor-carrier operation. Appl. R. J. Monaghan to Amend License, 368, 369. Transportation of cement-Limitation of 6. The policy of the Commission to limit the radius of operations of contract motor carriers in the hauling of cement to 60 or 65 miles from point of origin is grounded on sound public policy and the mandate of the statute to relieve the highways of unnecessary burdens, and mere selfish private interests should not be permitted to defeat the interest of the public.-Appl. Louis Meyer, Inc., to Amend License, 654, 656. Transportation of heavy-loading commodities-Limitation of 7. It is the policy of the Commission to limit the transportation of heavy-loading commodities such as stone, to a reasonable territory within which the transportation of such commodity by truck should be performed. Where, as in this case, there are railroad facilities capable of performing this service, the longer-haul movements should be performed by railroad so as to relieve the highways of this type of traffic, unless it is shown that the railroads cannot adequately perform the service.-Appl. Alvin Kragnes to Amend License, 357, 358. MUNICIPALITIES I. AS PUBLIC UTILITIES City of Plymouth as a water utility, authorized to construct a new well, pump house, pumps, etc., to insure an adequate water supply, page 653. of Port Washington as a water utility, authorized to install at a cost of approximately $100,000, a new lake intake with submerged crib and shore-well connection, page 626. of Richland Center as electric utility, authorized to install a pipe line from, and return to, the river at an expenditure of approximately $28,000, to supply condensing water for engines in the municipal electric plant, page 327. Village of Argyle as electric utility, authorized to install a Diesel electric generating set and auxiliary equipment at an approximate cost of $23,000, page 39. of Kohler authorized to install new well at an approximate cost of $3,000, page 487. of Muscoda as electric utility, authorized to install a full Diesel electric generating unit at an approximate cost of $21,000, pages 42, 658. Proposal of city of Durand to abandon its toll bridge across the Chippewa River, approved, pages 460-466. Management-State agencies-Services 1. Technical services of the Commission's staff are available to municipalities at cost under provision of the utility statutes, and the 1937 Legislature created a new state agency which has as one of its express purposes aid to municipalities in solving problems of municipal utility management. In re Proposal Sale of Electric Utility Property by Village of Plain, 730, 741. II. ACQUISITION OF UTILITIES Order approving purchase by city of Kaukauna as an electric utility, to purchase certain water-power property as an addition to its existing plant and facilities, page 581. fixing compensation and terms and conditions of purchase in re city of Superior acquisition proceedings, page 747. Proceedings for purpose of determining the just compensation for the taking by the city of Marinette of the property of the City Water Company of Marinette, dismissed, in view of order in Docket 2-U-1087, approving said purchase, page 693. (See, also, 15 P.S.C. of W. 204) involving proposal of Village of Plain to sell its electric-utility property to Wisconsin Power and Light Company, page 730. NAVIGABLE WATERS Complaint involving the erection of an illegal fill on bed of Mill Lake, Walworth County, investigated, and upheld; findings submitted to Governor, page 656. Findings of Commission in re Waukesha County Farm Drainage Project proposing the reclamation of certain lands along the Bark River, a navigable stream in Waukesha and Jefferson Counties, page 648. I. DAMS 1. PERMITS Dam permits issued to following applicants: City of Owen authorizing construction of dam across Popple River, Clark County, to create a pond for recreational purposes, page 502. County of Chippewa authorized to construct a dam across Long Lake Creek to replace an existing dam, and to raise the level of Long Lake, page 376. County of Marinette authorized to construct a dam across Little Peshtigo River for the purpose of restoring an old logging dam flowage to create recreational shore-line properties, etc., page 279. County of Sawyer authorized to construct a dam across the Brunet River for the purpose of recreation and water conservation, page 282. County of Sheboygan authorized to construct a dam across the Sheboygan River to maintain a constant water level in the Sheboygan Marsh for fire protection and conservation purposes, page 595. II. REGULATION OF LEVELS Chippewa & Flambeau Improvement Co. ORDERED to maintain water level in Rest Lake Reservoir, Vilas County, at gauge heights specified, through establishing a higher minimum for lakes affected, page 467. Chippewa County authorized to construct a dam across Long Lake Creek to replace an existing dam, and to raise the level of Long Lake, page 376. Commissioners of Dandy Creek Drainage District authorized to divert water from Dead Creek ditch, and the Bass Creek lateral north of Dandy Creek Dam No. 12 described, for the purpose of creating and maintaining a reservoir to aid in conserving and protecting the timber and wild-life resources within the area of the Central Wisconsin Game Project, page 627. Diversion of surplus water from the north fork of the Chief River to Round Lake in Sawyer County, for the purpose of restoring said lake to its normal elevation, authorized, page 254. Normal elevation of Burlington Pond (Echo Lake), established, page 600. OBSTRUCTIONS Obstructions in navigable lake, 656. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Order directing public electric utilities to show cause why the proposed revision of General Order 2-U-20 relating to extension of service and facilities should not be made effective, page 442. (See, also, 6 P.S.C. of W. 484) OVERHEAD BRIDGES Construction of overhead bridges to effect grade separations, see, RAILROADS, II-1 (c). PERMITS For dam permits, see, NAVIGABLE WATERS, I-1. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Transportation of petroleum products by contract motor carrier, denied, in particular case, page 41. PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE Parcel pick-up and delivery service by motor carrier in connection with telegraph business, authorized, page 359. PIPE LINE City of Richland Center authorized to install a pipe line from, and return to, the river at an expenditure of approximately $28,000, to supply condensing water for engines in the municipal electric plant, page 327. POTHOLES Chippewa & Flambeau Improvement Co. ORDERED to inaugurate program of dredging certain areas in its Rice Lake Reservoir system, Vilas County, as designated, page 467. PROMPT PAYMENT Revision of telephone rate schedule to provide for prompt payment of bills, authorized, page 395. PUBLIC SAFETY Question of public safety as involved in passing upon practicability of installing mechanical operating device by railroad, page 755. PUBLIC UTILITIES See, also, ELECTRIC UTILITIES; TELEPHONE UTILITIES; I. ABANDONMENT Jurisdiction of Commission 1. No public utility shall abandon any service without first securing the approval of the Commission.-Appl. City of Durand to Discontinue Toll Bridge, 460, 461. PURCHASE AND SALE For municipal purchase and sale of utility property, see, MUNICIPALITIES, II. RAILROAD RATES I. ESTABLISHMENT Order of April 26, 1937, revising rates on sand, modified, as designated, page 36. (See, also, 15 P.S.C. of W. 465) of August 13, 1930, revising rates on lime sludge for agricultural purposes, modified, by increasing the rates 1 cent per hundred pounds, page 605. (See, also, 33 W.R.C. 239) of August 27, 1928, establishing a reasonable rate on pulverized manganese ore-Wausau to Madison, vacated and set aside, page 594. (See, also, 31 W.R.C. 639) II. REASONABLENESS 1. REFUNDS Order of November 24, 1936, requiring defendant, Chicago & North Western Railway Co., to refund excess charges designated on certain shipments of sand and gravel-Janesville to Ipswich, affirmed, page 508. (See, also, 14 P.S.C. of W. 290) Function of Commission-Section 195.37, Statutes 1. The Commission is of the opinion that the contention of the defendant railroad that the complaint, alleging overcharges resulting from differences in weights, must fail because it did not deal with each carload separately, is based upon too narrow a construction of the Commission's function under Section 195.37, Statutes, which was enacted to assure fair treatment of shippers and receivers of freight in the assessment and collection of charges by railroads, and that the remedy should not be defeated on any such technical basis as suggested in this case.-Conway v. C. & N. W. Railway Co., 508, 510. RAILROADS Order requiring railroads named to file verified statement of gross operating revenue, as designated, necessitated by Section 196.85 (1), Statutes, page 464. Plans of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. for a proposed centralized traffic-control installation at Sturtevant to facilitate train movements, approved, page 753. |