Flatbush Gas Company (rates for electricity in Twenty-ninth ward of
Brooklyn), In the matter of the complaint of Samuel Evans Maires
et al. against.
Maximum rate for electricity increased from eight cents to ten
cents per kilowatt hour.....
Long Island Railroad Company, In the matter of the hearing on the
motion of the Commission with regard to the regulations, practices,
equipment, appliances and service of said railroad company and its
compliance with all provisions of law, orders of the Commission and
franchise and charter requirements.
When Public Service Commission has no authority to permit a
railroad company to discontinue passenger service-application
denied
Maires, Samuel Evans, et al., In the matter of the complaint of, against
the Flatbush Gas Company (rates for electricity in Twenty-ninth ward
of Brooklyn).
Maximum rate for electricity increased from eight cents to ten
cents per kilowatt hour.....
New York and Queens Gas Company, In the matter of the application of,
for a change in the standard for the measurement of the illuminating
power of gas to be manufactured, distributed or sold by it in the Third
ward of the borough of Queens, city of New York.
New standard of measurement conditionally established
- powers
of Commission under section 66, subdivision 3, Public Service
Commissions Law
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company, Application of, for the
consent of the Public Service Commission for the First District to con-
demn the one-half interest of James R. Nugent in certain real prop-
erty, owned by the petitioner and said James R. Nugent, as tenants in
common, situated in the former town of Brookfield, in the county of
Richmond, State of New York.
The pendency of an action for partition of real property is no
reason for withholding the consent of the Commission to an
application for condemnation in a proper case..
Street railroad corporations operating electric surface cars in the first
district, Hearing on motion of the Commission as to whether such
corporations should be required to equip their cars with closed
vestibules, the doors of such vestibules to be interlocked with the
control circuit of the car so that no power can be applied to the
motors while the rear platform doors are open..
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Bolivar, Village of, Allegany county, Complaint against Empire Gas and
Fuel Company, Ltd., as to proposed increase in price of natural gas
furnished to customers, also supplemental complaint, and also com-
plaint of said company as to price.
When increased rates for natural gas furnished customers by a
natural gas company will be justified the reasonableness of the
rate per cent return to the company considered..
Boston and Maine Railroad, United States Railroad Administration, In
the matter of the petition of, to discontinue the Wayville and Reynolds
stations.
Broadalbin Electric Light and Power Company, Complaint of A. C. Scrib-
ner and others against, 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
Burleson, Postmaster-General, and New York Telephone Company, Com-
plaint 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
Delaware and Hudson Company, Complaint of village of Granville, Wash-
ington county, against, asking that a new passenger and freight sta-
tion building be provided.
Application to compel a railroad to make certain station and
terminal improvements at Granville suspended by the taking
over of such railroad by the Director-General as to the power
of the Federal Director-General to oust and exclude State
authorities from effective jurisdiction even indirectly.......... 103
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company (as lessee of
New York, Lackawanna and Western Railway), Application of, for
consent to discontinue its stations at Horseheads and Painted Post.
Empire Gas and Fuel Company, Ltd., Complaint of village of Bolivar,
Allegany county, against, as to proposed increase in price of natural
gas furnished to customers, also supplemental complaint, and also
complaint of said company as to price.
When increased rates for natural gas furnished customers by a
natural gas company will be justified the reasonableness of the
rate per cent return to the company considered..
Erie county, Complaint of Board of Supervisors of, against A. S. Burle-
son, Postmaster-General, and New York Telephone Company, as to
The statutory provision that equal rates shall be charged all
patrons of the same class does not apply to State, municipal or
Federal contracts
Fishkill Electric Railway Company, Complaints against, as to discon-
tinuance of reduced rate tickets and as to service; also suspension of
proposed tariff.
Fishkill Electric Railway Company, Petition of, for approval of a declara-
tion of abandonment of a portion of its constructed route.
Fishkill Electric Railway Company, Petition of, for permission to increase
passenger fares.
Where a deficiency in revenue exists in the management of a rail-
road, the real problem is to find and fix the rates that would
permit the most people to ride and still be high enough to cover
costs denial of application for leave to abandon a portion of
a railroad
Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner, Request of, to this Commission as
to fires caused by sparks from locomotive engines.
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
portion of the year progress made of late years in fire protec-
tion 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.
Fuhrmann, Louis P., as Mayor of Buffalo, In the matter of complaint
of, against Iroquois Natural Gas Company as to proposed increase in
price of natural gas.
Insufficiency of evidence to establish "capital actually expended "
when capitalization of gas leases not permitted - when Fed-
eral income tax not allowed as a deduction from income...... 209
Granville, Village of, Washington county, Complaint of, against The
Delaware and Hudson Company, asking that a new passenger and
freight station building be provided.
Application to compel a railroad to make certain station and
terminal improvements at Granville suspended by the taking
over of such railroad by the Director-General-as to the power
of the Federal Director-General to oust and exclude State
authorities from effective jurisdiction even indirectly. . . .
Granville, Village of, Washington county, Complaint of trustees of,
against Granville Electric and Gas Company, as to proposed increases
in prices of gas and electricity furnished customers.
An increase in the rates of a gas and electric company sustained
where required to give it a reasonable margin over operating
costs to say nothing of a fair return on its investment........ 160
Harrietstown, Town of, Franklin county, In the matter of the petition of
the town board and superintendent of highways of, under section 30
of the Railroad Law for a determination of how a new highway shall
cross the New York Central Railroad at Lake Clear Junction.
A court of competent jurisdiction should determine legal questions
involved
International Railway Company, Petition of, for permission to increase
passenger fare in the city of Lockport.
Where a transportation corporation uses its own private right of
way within a city as well as the city streets, nevertheless all
the passenger operations of the corporation within the said city
should be considered, whether of an urban or interurban char-
acter, in fixing passenger rates.
Iroquois Natural Gas Company, In the matter of proposed schedules of
rates fixed by, to take effect January 1, 1918. Order to show cause.
Insufficiency of evidence to establish "capital actually expended "
- when capitalization of gas leases not permitted — when Fed-
eral income tax not allowed as a deduction from income...... 209
Kingston Consolidated Railroad Company, Petition of, under subdivision
1, section 49, of the Public Service Commissions Law, for permission
to increase passenger fares.
Application granted increasing fares to six cents...
La Bastile Lodge, No. 494, I. O. O. F., Complaint of, against Middleburgh
and Schoharie Electric Light, Heat and Power Company, as to electric
light, heat and power companies' rates being definite.
Rates of electric light, heat and power companies must be definite
flat rates objectionable..
Lawrence Park Heat, Light and Power Company, Petition and supple-
mental petition of, for leave to exercise certain rights and privileges
granted to it by the village of Bronxville, also for order dated January
21, 1919, vacating original order to show cause, in the same case, made
by the Commission on May 21, 1918.
Order upon proof that applicant herein has complied with recom-
mendations previously made by the Commission..
Melville, L. I., Complaint of residents of, and others, against Huntington
Railroad Company, as to discontinuance of service.
Where a railroad is in actual operation a complaint against a
threatened discontinuance of the entire service presents no issue
where the matter is before the Supreme Court.....
Middleburgh and Schoharie Electric Light, Heat and Power Company,
Complaint of La Bastile Lodge, No. 494, I. O. O. F., against, as to elec-
tric light, heat and power companies' rates being definite.
Rates of electric light, heat and power companies must be definite
flat rates objectionable...
Mumford, Hamlet of, Monroe county, In the matter of the complaint
under sections 71 and 72, Public Service Commissions Law, of residents
of, against Tri-County Natural Gas Company, 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
Municipal Gas Company of the city of Albany, N. Y., Application of,
for leave to increase gas rates in Watervliet, the town of Green Island,
the incorporated village of Green Island and the town of Colonie, all
in Albany county.
Order fixing maximum rates for gas for fuel and for light based
upon an agreement entered into by the Municipal Gas Company
of Albany and certain communities, outside of said city, inter-
ested in such rates and provisions for modification of said order—
determination that a previous order be modified as provided in
this order
New York Central Railroad, In the matter of the petition of the town
board and superintendent of highways of the town of Harrietstown,
Franklin county, under section 90 of the Railroad Law, for a determi-
nation of how a new highway shall cross said railroad at Lake Clear
Junction.
A court of competent jurisdiction should determine legal questions
involved
New York Central Railroad, United States Railroad Administration, In
the matter of the petition of, under section 54, Railroad Law, for con-
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