. Electric railway journal . s occurring on interurban railroads in the districtand the number of persons killed and injured. The ac-companying group contains a wreck photograph takenby the electric railway inspector. The division also de-termined the number of collisions between automobilesand electric cars. All of the latter accidents resultingin fatalities were investigated. Notwithstanding ef-forts to reduce accidents, there was a material increasein the number of automobile accidents occurring atgrade crossings of highways and electric railways dur-ing the year. With the object of reducin
. Electric railway journal . s occurring on interurban railroads in the districtand the number of persons killed and injured. The ac-companying group contains a wreck photograph takenby the electric railway inspector. The division also de-termined the number of collisions between automobilesand electric cars. All of the latter accidents resultingin fatalities were investigated. Notwithstanding ef-forts to reduce accidents, there was a material increasein the number of automobile accidents occurring atgrade crossings of highways and electric railways dur-ing the year. With the object of reducing the numberof such occurrences, the commission caused a confer-ence to be held between representatives of the automo-bile clubs and electric railway officials, at which thesubject of safety of operation at grade crossings wasfully discussed and a committee was appointed to con-sider the matter. This committee has now made defi-nite recommendations [Electric Railway Journal of December 30, 19161 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 1333. Standard Culvert Under Electric Railway Track Collision Between Electric Railway Cars Commission Regulation—Examples of What the Electric Railway Inspector Examines 1334 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLVIII, No. 27 Dec. 9, page 1221] for standard signals and improve-ments in surrounding highway conditions. The jurisdiction of the commission over local trans-portation service, as supplied by electric railways, wasextended by the Legislature of 1914 to cover the so-called jitneys, all operators of vehicles for a 15-cent fareor less in all cities of the State being required to obtaina certificate of public convenience and necessity fromthe commission as well as the consent of the municipalauthorities. Upon the application of a jitney operatorfor such a certificate, the commission holds a hearing ifthere is any question of competition with an existingcarrier or of opposition of any sort. This hearing al-most invariably takes place in the city
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