Decisions of the Railroad Commission of the State of California Volume 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...Company. U. T. Clotfelter, The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company. Allan P. Matthew, Western Pacific Railway Company. B. C. Booth, Southern Pacific Company. F. E. Chapin, Peninsular Railway and San Jose Railroads. A. S. Halsted. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company. W. S. Palmer, Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company. F. L. Wood, The Pullman Company. W. V. Hill, Pacific Electric Railway Company; Fresno Traction. Stockton Electric and Visalia Electric Railways. John S. Mills, San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways. Report Op The Commission. Gordon. Commissioner. A great many complaints have been received by the Commission relative to the inability to obtain drinking water on passenger cars in this State. During the warm months of July. August and September these complaints became more numerous; also a great many verbal complaints were made. On account of the number of these complaints, which were made informally, the Commission decided to investigate this matter on its own initiative. On September 3, 1013. the Commission issued its order notifying all common carriers in the State that it would institute on its own initiative an investigation in the matter of the supply of sanitary drinking cups on passenger cars of steam railroads and intcrurban electric railroads in the State of California, and that a hearing in said matter would be held on Tuesday, September 23, 1913, in the office of the Commission, in the city of San Francisco, State of California, at which time and place all interested parties would have an opportunity to be heard. A hearing in the above matter was held on the date set, at which time testimony and opinions of all interested parties who desired to be heard was taken. On October 30. 1912, ..