OT THE

Board of Railroad Commissioners

OF THE

STATE OF NEW YORK

1905,

VOLUME I.

TRANSMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE JANUARY 8, 1906.

COMMISSIONERS:

GEORGE W. DUNN,

FRANK M. BAKER,
JOSEPH M. DICKEY,

GEORGE W. ALDRIDGE,
HENRY N. ROCKWELL.

ALBANY
BRANDOW PRINTING COMPANY
STATE LEGISLATIVE PRINTER

BOARD OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS,

ALBANY, January 8, 1906.
Hon. M. LINN BRUCE, Lieutenant-Governor, Albany, N. Y.:

SIR.--The Board of Railroad Commissioners herewith trans-
mits its twenty-third annual report to the Legislature.

Very respectfully,
JOHN 8. KENNEDY,

Seoretary.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE.

vii-xiii

3-47

48-52

53-105

106-109

11

111-115

116-122

123–133

134-147

148-152

153

154

155

Report of Commissioners...

Decisions and recommendations:

Complaints of cities, towns, associations, individuals, etc....

Stations and station buildings...

Crossings.....

Decisions of courts as to questions arising under the Grade Cross-

ing Law....

Highway crossings signs on railroads...

Applications for change of motive power.

Applications for increase of capital stock..

Applications for consent to the issue of mortgages..

Applications for a certificate under section 59 of the Railroad

Law....

Decisions of courts as to questions arising under section 59 of

Railroad Law......

Abandonment of part of route..

Change of name..

Cessation of operation during winter...

Application for approval of cooking ranges in cars.

Accidents....

Length of steam roads. .

Length of elevated, underground and surface street roads.

Inspections...

Minutes of Board...

Unfinished business..

Companies formed...

Companies consolidated..

Certificate under section 59 of the Railroad Law, filed in the Secre-

tary of State's office..

Extension of route.....

Companies recognized..

Leased roads....

Increase of capital stock.

Classification of stock..

Change of route....

Change of place of business..

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163-167

157-162

168–172

173-300

301-480

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