Download or read book Annual Report of the Department of Public Utilities, Vol. 14 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annual Report of the Department of Public Utilities, Vol. 14: For the Year Ended November 30, 1926; Commissioners' Report, Division Reports David A. Ellis, who had been a member of this Commission since the creation of the Department in 1919, resigned his position, effective as of February 1, 1926, to devote his attention to the practice of law. Both the Department and the Commonwealth were fortunate in securing a man with the experience, ability, and knowledge of public utility matters possessed by Mr. Ellis which made his services extremely valuable, and his resignation was a matter of sincere regret to the Department and a distinct loss to the Commonwealth. Lewis Goldberg was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Ellis and assumed the duties of the office on February 3, 1926. The work of the Department has been carried on during the year covered by this report with an increase in the personnel of the employees of two inspectors in the Railroad and Railway Inspection Division. As stated in our annual report for 1925, the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1925 necessitated such increase and purchase of at least two automobiles. During the year ended November 30, 1926, the Commission held 631 formal hearings and many informal hearings or conferences. In addition, 3866 complaints have been received which have been adjusted or are in the process of adjustment. It has been necessary to hold numerous hearings upon petitions for certificates that public convenience and necessity require the operation of certain motor vehicles in accordance with the provisions of said chapter 280 of the Acts of 1925. A statement similar to those inserted in the annual report of the six preceding years follows, giving the number of companies, persons and municipalities under the jurisdiction of the Commission engaged in some form of public utility operation, which have filed annual returns showing the result of their operations: There are 340 such companies, persons and municipalities, divided as follows: - steam railroad companies, 30; street railway companies, 42; telephone companies, 19; telegraph companies, 6; steamboat companies, 4; canal companies, 1; sleeping car companies, 1; voluntary associations, 15; express companies, 17; gas companies, 52; electric companies, 56; water companies, 50; municipalities, 42; manufacturing and other companies doing an electric business, 5. In addition to the above, there are now under the jurisdiction of the Commission 68 independent motor vehicle operators engaged in the business of furnishing transportation by means of busses in accordance with the provisions of said Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1925 to whom certificates of public convenience and necessity have been issued or granted. The following indicates the volume of work requiring the attention of the Commission in 1926 as compared with the volume of work requiring its attention in 1925: Petitions. - Railroad, 58 in 1925, 102 in 1926; street railway, 85 in 1925, 93 in 1926; telephone and telegraph, 1 in 1925, 5 in 1926; gas, 64 in 1925, 50 in 1926; electric, 65 in 1925, 68 in 1926; water, 12 in 1925, 7 in 1926; sale of securities, 5 in 1925, 34 in 1926; motor vehicles, 200 in 1925, 155 in 1926; totals, 490 in 1925, 514 in 1926. In addition thereto the Commission held hearings on 4 abandonment cases (Boston Maine Railroad) for the Interstate Commerce Commission and has also held hearings with the Interstate Commerce Commission on 2 milk rate cases. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com