Of Sessions for Week Beginning Monday, March 26. Wednesday, March 28.

Applications.

9.30 A. M.

A. 949-1917. Application of the Nypano Railroad Company and the Erie Railroad Company for approval of the con struction of a crossing above grade over Depot street in the borough of Mill Village, Erie County.

A. 1014-1917. Investigation on the Commission's own motion of the dangerous condition of an existing crossing at grade in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, at a point where the tracks of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad Company cross State Highway Route No. 39 near Mt. Dallas Station.

A. 1026-1917. Application of U. G. Boak for approval of the beginning of the right to operate auto-bus line between MeDonald and Venice.

Complaints.

C. 1062. F. D. Zimmerman, et al. vs. Newmanstown Electric Light and Power Company. In re: Alleged inefficient ser

vice.

Thursday, March 29.

AT HARRISBURG.

9.30 A. M.

Municipal Contracts.

M. C. 482-1917. Hanover and McSherrystown Water Company and Borough of Hanover (Water for fire protection, etc.)

M. C. 483-1917. West Chester Street Railway Company and Borough of Downingtown (Maintaining and repairing of streets occupied by railway company).

M. C. 484-1917. New Castle Electric Company and City of New Castle (Electric current for building on East street). M. C. 485-1917. Penn Public Service Company and Borough of Mahaffey (Street lighting).

AT CHERRY TREE.

Before Examiner from Engineering Bureau.

A. 785-1916. Application of the Beech Creek Extension Railroad Company for approval of change of location of grade crossing over township highway leading from the borough Cherry Tree to the village of Stifflertown, in the township of Burnside, Clearfield County.

AT CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA.

C. 19. M. Callaghan vs. Springfield Consolidated Water Company. In re: Alleged excessive rates for water.

C. 206. Borough of Shenandoah, et al. vs. Schuylkill Railways Company. In re: Alleged inadequate service and exces

sive rates.

Friday, March 30.

AT HARRISBURG.

9.30 A. M.

Municipal Contracts.

M. C. 486-1917. Lehigh Navigation Electric Company Township of Whitehall (Franchise).

Applications.

and

A. 1015-1917. Application of The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania for approval of agreement between said con

pany and the Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Company and the Yardleyville Delaware Bridge Company covering erection of aerial cable on bridge spanning the Delaware River between Wilburtha, Mercer County, New Jersey, and Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

A. 1016-1917. Application of James E. Werley, trading as the Lehigh Valley Transportation Company, for approval of the beginning of the exercise of the right to operate auto-bus line between Bowmanstown and Palmerton, Carbon County.

PENNSYLVANIA WAGON COAL SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION, ET AL., vs. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. Tariffs Rules and regulations of carriers-Discrimination.

A supplement to a tariff which results in the payment of a higher rate by shippers of coal who do not have mine tipple connected with the tracks of the respondent than is paid by shippers who use such a tipple for loading, is discriminatory.

A rule of a carrier which provides that shippers of bituminous coal loaded at other than mine tipples can receive only bor cars for shipping their product, and have no definite method of determining the number of such cars which will be allotted to them, is unreasonable and discriminatory.

Complaint Docket Nos. 1329, 1330.

REPORT AND ORDER OF THE COMMISSION.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Complaint was made to the Public Service Commission by a large number of shippers of coal that the respondent railroad company had filed re-issues or supplements to its existing tariffs covering the transportation of bituminous and cannel coal, which would result in the charging of unjust, unreasonable, un