sent to the discontinuance of the station on said railroad at Carthage
and Copenhagen Junction.
Convenience of the entire traveling public must be considered as
well as the convenience of the people using a particular station
unnecessary stops should be eliminated-application granted.. 268,
New York Central Railroad, United States Railroad Administration,
Petition of, for consent to the discontinuance of an agent at the Solvay
passenger station on the Auburn branch of the said railroad.
Where the expense of the maintenance of a ticket office is excessive
for the business at that point the remedy on the part of the rail-
road company is to reduce the compensation of the agent rather
than to discontinue the office entirely..
New York Central Railroad United States Railroad Adminstration,
Petition of, to be relieved from the order of the Commission requiring
the use of oil-burning locomotives on the Adirondack Division during
certain months of the year.
The greatly increased cost of oil would not of itself justify reliev-
ing a railroad company from the necessity of using oil engines
within the Forest Preserve in the Adirondack region during a por-
tion of the year - progress made of late years in fire protection
devices insufficient in itself to cause a modification of the
present obligation to use oil engines the human element in
operating engines must be considered in connection with the safety
of the forests....
... 135
New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, Complaint of Phil-
lipsport, town of Mamakating, Sullivan county, against, as to the con-
dition of a highway bridge, part of which is located on said company's
property.
Where it is uncertain as to whether a town or a railroad company
owns the land on which a highway bridge was erected over the
railroad and where equity would require both parties to pay
toward the replacement or maintenance of the present bridge,
the Commission has no power to determine such question.......
New York Telephone Company and A. S. Burleson, Postmaster-General,
Complaint of Board of Supervisors of Erie county against, as to rates.
The statutory provision that equal rates shall be charged all patrons
of the same class does not apply to State, municipal or Federal
contracts
... 126
Oswego and Syracuse Railroad (leased to and operated by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company), United States Railroad
Administration, In the matter of the Petition of the city of Syracuse,
by Richard B. Williams, Jr., Commissioner of Public Works, under
section 90, Railroad Law, for determination of how new extensions of
three streets in said city shall cross said railroad.
When highways crossing industrial switching tracks may be at
grade
Owego Gas Light Company, In the matter of the complaint of customers
in Owego against, as to proposed increase in price of gas.
Increase in rate of twenty-five cents per 1,000 cubic feet war-
ranted
Persbacker, Herbert C., and others, Complaint of, against The Callicoon
Independent Electric Company, Inc., asking that this Commission
revoke the permission and approval granted said company to construct
and exercise franchise.
Public Service Commission without power to revoke franchise.... 179
Phillipsport, Town of Mamakating, Sullivan county, Complaint of, against
New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, as to the condition
of a highway bridge, part of which is located on said company's prop-
erty.
Where it is uncertain as to whether a town or a railroad company
owns the land on which a highway bridge was erected over the
railroad and where equity would require both parties to pay
toward the replacement or maintenance of the present bridge,
the Commission has no power to determine such question......
Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Company, Inc., In the matter of sched-
ule filed with this Commission October 25, 1918, as its supplement No.
3 to P. S. C.-2 N. Y.- No. 8, proposing increased fares and charges
for passenger travel, etc.
Schedules increasing fare validated..
Rowe, Edgar, of Nassau, Rensselaer county, Complaint of, against Colum-
bia and Rensselaer Telephone and Telegraph Company, as to charge
made him, in addition to the regular monthly rate, for certain tele-
phone calls.
Complaint sustained and company ordered to amend its regulations. 188
Scribner, A. C., and others, Complaint of, against Broadalbin Electric
Light and Power Company, as to alleged dangerous condition of poles
and wire lines.
Where there is a fundamental controversy among electricians and
engineers as to the effects of insulation, the Commission will
not determine such controversy.
Sullivan Electric Company, Inc., Petition of, under section 68, Public
Service Commissions Law, for permission to construct an electric
plant in a portion of the town of Delaware, Sullivan county, and for
approval of a franchise.
Syracuse, City of, In the matter of the petition of, by Richard B. Wil-
liams, Jr., Commissioner of Public Works, under section 90, Railroad
Law, for determination of how new extensions of three streets in said
city shall cross the Oswego and Syracuse Railroad (leased to and
operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com-
pany), United States Railroad Administration.
When highways crossing industrial switching tracks may be at
grade
Tri-County Natural Gas Company, In the matter of the complaint, under
sections 71 and 72, Public Service Commissions Law, of residents of
the hamlet of Mumford, Monroe county, against, as to low pressure of
natural gas, and as to readiness-to-serve charge of fifty cents a month.
Readiness-to-serve charge found to be reasonable - complaint as to
quality of service held open pending decision by Supreme Court.. 265
United States Housing Corporation, by H. Frederick Beck, Works Super-
intendent, against Niagara Electric Service Corporation, as to refusal
to connect certain buildings because meter locations are not according
to rules.
Householder has right to place his meter to suit himself if comply-
ing with company's regulations....
United States Railroad Administration, Boston and Maine Railroad, In
the matter of the petition of, to discontinue the Wayville and Reynolds
stations.
United States Railroad Administration - New York Central Railroad, In
the matter of the petition of, under section 54, Railroad Law, for con-
sent to the discontinuance of the station on said railroad at Carthage
and Copenhagen Junction.
Convenience of the entire traveling public must be considered as
well as the convenience of the people using a particular station-
unnecessary stops should be eliminated — application granted.. 268
United States Railroad Administration, New York Central Railroad,
Petition of, for consent to the discontinuance of an agent at the Solvay
passenger station on the Auburn branch of the said railroad.
Where the expense of the maintenance of a ticket office is excessive
for the business at that point the remedy on the part of the rail-
road company is to reduce the compensation of the agent rather
than to discontinue the office entirely....
United States Railroad Administration - New York Central Railroad,
Petition of, to be relieved from the order of the Commission requiring
the use of oil-burning locomotives on the Adirondack Division during
certain months of the year.
The greatly increased cost of oil would not of itself justify reliev-
ing a railroad company from the necessity of using oil engines
within the Forest Preserve in the Adirondack region during a por-
tion of the year-progress made of late years in fire protection
devices insufficient in itself to cause a modification of the
present obligation to use oil engines the human element in
operating engines must be considered in connection with the safety
of the forests..
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United States Railroad Administration New York Central Railroad
Company, Petition of, under section 54 of the Railroad Law, for con-
sent to discontinuance of an agent at Lewiston Heights Station, on its
railroad in the southeasterly outskirts of the village of Lewiston.
United States Railroad Administration, Oswego and Syracuse Railroad
(leased to and operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company), In the matter of the petition of the city of Syra-
cuse, by Richard B. Williams, Jr., Commissioner of Public Works,
under section 90, Railroad Law, for determination of how new exten-
sions of three streets in said city shall cross said railroad.
When highways crossing industrial switching tracks may be at
grade
Waverly, Gas Light Company of, In the matter of the complaint of
twenty-seven customers of, against said company, under sections 71 and
72 of the Public Service Commissions Law, as to increase in price of
manufactured gas and as to service charge.
Reasonable increase in rates— complaint dismissed....
Westchester Street Railroad Company, Petition of, for approval of the
exercise of rights under amendments to certain franchises of said com-
pany from municipalities; also as to filing passenger tariff on short
notice.
Appplication granted to a street railway for permission to establish
rate zones approved by the local authorities..
Yonkers Railroad Company, In the matter of the petition of, under sec-
tion 184, Railroad Law, for approval of a declaration of abandonment
of portions of its constructed route and franchises.
Application for the abandonment of the Hastings line granted.... 201
Ballston, Town of, Saratoga county, Appeal of James M. Cleary, from the
refusal of District No. 9 of said town, to pay academic tuition.
Where a pupil may be furnished with advanced instruction in her
own district school, the district cannot be required to pay for her
instruction in another district....
Carlton, Town of, Orleans county, Appeal of Homer I. Raymond, from the
refusal of District No. 1 of said town to provide transportation.
Where a district through dissolution and annexation has received
considerable addition to its assessed valuation and revenues
derived therefrom by taxation, it has the obligation of furnishing
suitable conveyance to the pupils of the annexed territory who
are required to travel an excessive distance to and from school.. 284
Cato, Town of, Cayuga county, Appeal from the refusal of Union Free
School District No. 5, of said town, to provide transportation for cer-
tain pupils of said district.
A school district receiving the benefits of annexed territory and of
a district quota formerly paid to a dissolved district must furnish
suitable means of transportation for the pupils residing therein.. 282
Cleary, James M., Appeal of, from the refusal of District No. 9, town of
Ballston, Saratoga county, to pay academic tuition.
Where a pupil may be furnished with advanced instruction in her
own district school, the district cannot be required to pay for her
instruction in another district.....
Kortright and Meredith, Towns of, Delaware county, In the matter of the
appeal from the action of special district meetings held in district
No. 11.
District meetings-illegal votes - evidence — transportation of
Liberty, Town of, Sullivan county, In the matter of the appeal for the
transfer of certain academic pupils from said town to the High School
maintained in the town of Callicoon, and the payment of their tuition.
Claim for relief based upon provisions of former “Township School
Law"-appeal dismissed ....
Little, Margaret F., In the matter of the application of, to have her name
placed upon the active list of public school teachers employed by the
board of education of the city of Cohoes, in order that she may make
application for retirement upon an annuity as provided by law.
Teachers - leaves of absence- pensions-powers of superintend-
ents of local boards-city of Cohoes-Laws of 1908, chapter
332, Laws of 1915, chapter 130, State Constitution, article 3, § 28,
article 8, § 10....
301
Meredith and Kortright, Towns of, Delaware county, In the matter of the
appeal from the action of special district meetings held in district
No. 11.
Newstead, Erie county, In the matter of the contract for the instruc-
tion of the children of school district No. 1, in said town.
A contract for the instruction of the children of a school district
in the elementary branches in a union free school of another dis-
trict will not be approved unless provision is made for the proper
conveyance of such children..
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