DECISIONS OF Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission VOLUME 19 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 1942
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al., Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 586 Bearoff, Joseph, Application of 255 Beaver Valley Motor Coach Company, Application of 241 Beaver Valley Water Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 309 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Application of 693 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania and C. L. Bernheisel, et al., t/a New Kingstown Telephone Company, Application of 556 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Clara Morrow v. 28 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, John Palesch v. 478 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 224 Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Borough of Conneautville v. 213 Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, et al., Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 369 Bickley, William H., individually and t/d/b as Bickley's Auto Express, Application of 483 Bingaman Motor Express Company, Inc. et al. v. Motor Freight Express, Inc 771 Bingaman Motor Express Company, Inc. v. Motor Freight Express, Inc. 771 Blue Mountain Telephone & Telegraph Company, Application of 321 Board of Supervisors of the Township of Norwegian, Schuylkill County, Application of 533 Brentwood Motor Coach Company, Application of 195
vl City of New Castle, Application of 77 City of Philadelphia, Application of 271 City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 198 City of Scranton v. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, et al. 732 Clearfield Water Company, Hiram Cole, et al. v. 258 Cole, Hiram, et al. v. Clearfield Water Company 258 Columbia Natural Gas Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 641 Columbia Natural Gas Company and The Peoples Natural Gas Company, Application of 489 Conestoga Transportation Company, Application of 589 Conneautville, Borough of v. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company 213 Corporation of Neville Transportation Company, Application of 718 County of Berks, et al., Reading Automobile Club v. 316 Crystal Springs Park Water Company, J. C. Hulings v. 32 Curlett, W. S., Agent, Petition of, for and on behalf of Lehigh Valley Railroad Company 628 Curlett, W. S., Agent, Petition of 542 D. Darby, Media and Chester Bus Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 233 Dawson, James J., Application of 249 DeBolt, George, George DeBolt, Jr. and J. P. DeBolt, Copartners, t/d/b as DeBolt Transfer, Application of 211 Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corporation et al., Borough of Forest City v. 37 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, Application of 554, 686, 695, 767 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company et al, City of Scranton v. 732 Denney, C. E. and John A. Hadden, Trustees of the property of Erie Railroad Company, Application of 391, Application of.... 115, 129, 250, 283, 393, 399, 543, 606, 688., 697, 738, 744, 786 v. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company et al. 586 v. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, et al. 369 v. Erie Railroad Company, et al. 650 v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, et al. 562 v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, et al.. 467 v. Reading Company, et al. 290, 479, 481
Garrett Water Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v 464, 743 Gayton, Miller L., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v 610 George, W. D., et al., Trustees of Pittsburgh Railways Company, Application of 337 Grantham Water Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 177 Grove City, Borough of, Application of 635 Grove, Samuel v. Red Lion Water Company 777 Hadley, Willb, Controller of the City and County of Philadelphia et al. v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company 236 Hall's Motor Transit Company, Application of 620 Hamill, C. A. et al. v. Boro of Ligonier 750 Hanover, Borough of, Application of 612 Harvey's Lake Light Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 681 Hazleton Auto Bus Company and Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Motor Transportation Company, Application of 486 Heitzenrater, Annie, Petition of 586 Henry, J. Grover v. Pennsylvania Edison Company 642 Herr, Elmer J. v. The United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. 792
viii Hughes, G. C. & Company v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company 507 Hulings, J. C. v. Crystal Springs Park Water Company 32 I. Independent Taxi Service, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 411 J. Jaspan, H. Jerome v. The Philadelphia Gas Works Company.. 69 Jefferson County Gas Company, Application of 679 K. Keis, Harley S., Agent, Petition of 701 Kingston, Borough of, Petition of 631 L. Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad Company, Application of 154 Lackawanna Taxicab Company, Inc., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 371 Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad Company, Public crossing at grade 677 Latrobe Water Company, Application of 133 Laurel Line Taxicab Company, Inc., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 374 Lehigh and New England Railroad Company, Application of 724 Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Public crossing at grade 215 Lehigh Valley Transit Company and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Application of 10, 457 Ligonier, Borough of, C. A. Hamill et al v. 750 Lloyd, Margaret, Application of 383 Mc. McCoy Brothers, Application of 122 McKean Natural Gas Company, Application of. 582 McKeesport Transit Company, Application of 122 M. Madine, Gertrude A., Application of 353 Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Public crossing at grade 675 Meek, H. C. et al. v. Reading Company, County of Berks and Twp. of Muhlenberg 316 Merwine, Effie E., Application of 381 Metropolitan Edison. Company, Howard V. Wentzel v. 190 Metropolitan. Edison Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 765
Montour Railroad Company, Application of 633 Morrow, Clara v. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania 28 Motor Freight Express, Application of 771 Motor Freight Express Co., Inc., Bingaman Motor Express, Inc. v 771 Motor Freight Express Co., Inc. et al., Bingaman Motor Express, Inc. V. 771 Mt. Carbon and Port Carbon Railroad Company et al., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 538 Natural Gas Company et al., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 641 Nauman, Charles A. and Delana M. Nauman, Application of 379 Nauman, Delana M., Application of 384 Neff, H. B., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 629 New York Central Railroad Company, Application of 338 New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, Application of 558 Northern Pennsylvania Power Company, Extension of electric service 782 Palesch, John v. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania 478 Palmerton Disposal Co., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 639 Pennsylvania Edison Company, J. Grover, Henry v. 642 Pennsylvania Gas Company, E. L. Rifling et al. v. 166 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Fitzpatrick v. 4 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Robert Pfeifle et al. v 89, 356 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, William Penn Hotel & Hotel Corporation of America v. 318 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company and Metropolitan Edison Company, Application of 419 Pennsylvania. Power & Light Company, Mrs. Sophia. Dobrowolski v. 784 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Acme Natural Gas Company et al. 641 Beaver Valley Water Company 309 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania 224 City of Philadelphia 198 Darby, Media and Chester Bus Company 233 Duquesne Inclined Plane Company 19 Duquesne Light Company 188 Michael Flanagan 414 Thomas M. Ford, t/a Tom Ford Taxi 416
x Simon Franklin 705 Garrett Water Company. 464, 743 Miller L. Gayton 610 Grantham Water Company 177 Harvey's Lake Light Company 681 Lackawanna Taxicab Company, Inc 371 Laurel Lin.e Taxicab Company, Inc 374 Metropolitan Edison Company 765 Mt. Carbon and Port Carbon Railroad Company et al... H. B. Neff 629 Palmerton Disposal Company 639 Philadelphia Gas Works Company 75 Public Service Taxicab Company, Inc 376 Rapid Transfer Company 352 St. Marys Water Company 769 Solar Electric Company 273 Leonard H. Turner 408 T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Company 22 Tube City Taxi and Transfer Company 693 Valley Transportation Company 121 William C. Webster et al 429 Westmoreland Mining Company 775 West Penn Power Company 82 Yardley Water and Power Company 52 Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Application of 33, 192, 323, 329, 331, 389, 404, 547, 647, 752 Pennsylvania Railroad Company et al., City of Johnstown v... 448 Pennsylvania Railroad Company et al., Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 467 Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 562 Pennsylvania Railroad Company, G. C. Hughes & Company v. 507 Pennsylvania Railroad Company et al., Application of 163 Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation, Application of 160 Penn Transit Company, Corrine Schmidt v. 670 Peoples Natural Gas Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 641 Pfeifle, Robert et al. v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company 89 356 Philadelphia Electric Company and Conowingo Power. Company, Application of 305 Philadelphia Electric Company, The Real Estate-Land Title & Trust Company v. 170 Philadelphia Gas Works Company, H. Jerome Jaspan v 69 Philadelphia Gas Works Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 75 Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, Application of 136, 595 Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, Wilib Hadley. Controller of the City and County of Philadelphia et al. v. 236 Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, S. Davis Wilson et al. r.. 237 Philadelphia Steam Company, Application of 221 Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, Application of 43
xi Pittsburgh Box Company et al., Application of 265 Pittsburgh, Lisbon and Western Railroad Company, Grade crossing of State Highway 716 Pittsburgh & Shawmut Railroad Company, Application of 707 Public Service Taxi Company, Inc., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 376 Puhl, J. R. and L. M. Falconer, copartners, t/d/b as Puhl and Falconer, Application of 728 R. Rapid Transfer Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 352 Reading Automobile Club v. County of Berks, et al. 316 Reading Company, Application of 1, 66, 643 Reading Company, County of Berks and Twp. of Muhlenberg, H. C. Meck, et al. v. 316 Reading Company, et al., Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 290 Reading Company, et al., Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 479, 481 Reading Street Railway Company, Application of 535 Real Estate-Land Title & Trust Company v. Philadelphia Electric Company 170 Red Lion Water Company, Samuel Grove v. 777 Rilling, E. L., et al. v. Pennsylvania Gas Company 166 Rodgers, Carl, Application of 501 Rosen, Arthur, t/d/b as Hall's Motor Transit Company, Application of 620 Rosenfeld, Henry and Anna Rosenfeld, Application of 560 S. St. Marys Water Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. 769 Schmidt, Corrine v. Penn Transit Company 670 Schreiber, Harry, t/a Schreiber's Trucking Company, Application of 711 Schreiber, Samuel and Marian, Copartners, t/a Schreiber Trucking Company, Application of 711 Scott Transportation, Application of 503 Scranton Electric Company, Re 264 Scranton -Spring Brook Water Service Company, Citizens Protective League and John J. McGeady, individually v. 157 Scranton Transit Company, Application of 550, 720 Shallet, William, Application of 668 Shotsberger, R. L. and Ernest R. Shotsberger, Copartners, t/d/b as R. L. Shotsberger & Son, Application of 183 Sieminski, John et al. v. Borough of Ambridge 516 Solar Electric Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v 273
Southern Pennsylvania Power Company and Philadelphia Electric Company, Application of South Pittsburgh Water Company, Application of South Pittsburgh Water Company and Whitaker Water Company, Application of Spackman, Robert B., Application of Spackman, B. M., t/a The Eastern States Transportation Company, Application of Steubenville, East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Company, Application of Summit Hill Branch of Lehigh and New England Railroad Company, Public crossing at grade Swoyersville, Borough of, Application of 300 594 594 655 655 424 238 25 T. T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Company, Application of Thomas, W. H. & Brother, Inc., Application of Thomas, Warren H. et al., t/d/b as W. H. Thomas & Brother, Application of Thomas, W. H. & Brother, Inc., filed by, a proposed corporation Tube City Taxi and Transfer Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Turner, Leonard H., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v 22 421, 666 498 498 498 693 408 U. United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Elmer J. Herr v. 792 V. Valley Transportation Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Vandeboe, C. C., d/b as Shinglehouse Water Company, Application of 121 297 W. Webster, William C., et al., Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Wentzel, Howard V. v. Metropolitan Edison Company Westmoreland Mining Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. West Penn Power Company, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v White Star Lines, Inc., Application of Williams & Company, Inc., and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Application of William Penn Hotel & Hotel Corporation of America v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company 429 190 775 82 514 260 318
xiii Wilson, S. Davis et al. v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company 237 Witmer, F. A. Trustee, Application of 620 Witmer, F. A. Trustee of Hall's Motor Transit Company, Application of 620