STATE OF INDIANA FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF INDIANA 1909 To the Governor INDIANAPOLIS : WM. B. BURFORD, CONTRACTOR FOR STATE PRINTING AND BINDING 1910 2744.1 с THE STATE OF INDIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, January 28, 1910. Received by the Governor, examined and referred to the Auditor of State for verification of the financial statement. LITTAUER LIBRARY HARVAS OVERSITY OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE, INDIANAPOLIS, February 16, 1910. The within report, so far as the same relates to moneys drawn from the State Treasury, has been examined and found correct. J. C. BILLHEIMER, Auditor of State. February 16, 1910. Returned by the Auditor of State, with above certificate, and transmitted to Secretary of State for publication, upon the order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding. MARK THISTLETHWAITE, Filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, February 17, 1910. FRED A. SIMS, Secretary of State. Received the within report and delivered to the printer February 17, 1910. A. E. BUTLER, Clerk Printing Board. JOSEPH L. REILEY, Secretary. M. T. BRADY, Clerk. J. B. MCNEELY, Assistant Clerk. H. O. GARMAN, Purdue University, Consulting Engineer. ALEXANDER SHANE, Chief Inspector. DAVID E. MATTHEWS, Inspector. ROBERT T. PROCTOR, Inspector. FLORENCE A. MELOON, Stenographer. MYRTLE M. DRURY, Stenographer. K. WOLVERTON, Stenographer. Office Room, 84 State House. Public Hearing Room, 85 State House. Commissioners' Room, 50 State House. *Resigned January 1, 1910. FINANCIAL STATEMENT COVERING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1909. Received from appropriations... Disbursed on orders of Commission- For postage $28,274 75 $461 16 month Telephone r ntal and long distance service... Telegraph service For office supplies and miscellaneous... Fees paid officers and legal notices, publication.. Fees paid engineer inspecting interlocking plants (committee) ..... Expenses convention on accident classification... Printing ... Salaries thre commissioners, one year, at $4,000 each ... Salary paid secretary, one year. Salary paid clerk, 5 10-31 months, at $150 per Salary paid chief inspector, one year........... For legal services and expenses, special appropriation* Total Collections account of— 200 71 75 18 81 34 60 56 3,661 58 21 05 18 00 380 12 101 90 180 00 49 00 1,310 94 201 26 $6,802 80 $12,000 00 2,500 00 799 31 2,100 00 3,000 00 $20,399 31 FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Railroad Commission of Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, January 1, 1910. To the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, Governor of Indiana: We respectfully submit the Fourth Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Indiana. The Commission, during the past year, has endeavored to faithfully and energetically perform its duties. Its continuous work has been shown and published in former reports. As its functions become better known, the Commission is brought more and more in communication with all localities in the state. Formally or informally, the latter where practicable, we have considered complaints and appeals as to rates, practices, discriminations, rebates, penalties, car service, train service and connections and accommodations, agents, and depots, new and old, and lighting, heating and sanitary conditions. We have supervised the physical road, and through our inspectors and otherwise have obtained information as to the manner in which they are operated with reference to the security of employes and the public. Reports of all railroad accidents have been made to us, and these have been carefully examined and investigated, and such recommendations made to the railroad companies as will tend to prevent like accidents. Interlocking plants, their installation and operation come under our jurisdiction, and are carefully attended to. We have continued to insist on elevation, care and safety of bridges, and the elevation of telephone and other wires to lawful clearance, and on the removal of lateral obstructions, and on the cleaning up and leveling the tracks, and the boxing of dangerous wires and pipes. We have inspected bridges and cars and engines, and ties and tracks and |
