. Electric railway journal . mpatible with the duties ofhis office, nor shall he participate in any hearing or pro-ceeding in which he has any pecuniary interest. The personnel of the commission consists of sevencommissioners as follows: William U. B. Ainey, chair-man; James S. Benn, Samuel L. Clement, Jr., S. RayShelby, John W. Reed, John S. Rilling, Milton J. Brecht. The secretary of the commission, John G. Hopwood,under its direction, is the executive officer, besideshaving jurisdiction over the remainder of the staff, pre-paring and issuing its determinations, rulings andorders. The Attorn
. Electric railway journal . mpatible with the duties ofhis office, nor shall he participate in any hearing or pro-ceeding in which he has any pecuniary interest. The personnel of the commission consists of sevencommissioners as follows: William U. B. Ainey, chair-man; James S. Benn, Samuel L. Clement, Jr., S. RayShelby, John W. Reed, John S. Rilling, Milton J. Brecht. The secretary of the commission, John G. Hopwood,under its direction, is the executive officer, besideshaving jurisdiction over the remainder of the staff, pre-paring and issuing its determinations, rulings andorders. The Attorney-General of the Commonwealth is ex-officio general counsel of the commission, appointing twoattorneys as counsel and assistant counsel. These areFrank M. Hunter and John Fox Weiss duties of the counsel are to attend hearings beforethe commission, conduct examination of witnesses andrepresent the commission in the courts as well as to per-form all other professional duties required of them bythe The staff of the commission is subdivided into sixbureaus, namely: Engineering under Chief Engineer F. H. Snow;accounts and statistics under R. F. Busher; accidentsand safety under John P. Doheney; rates and tariffsunder P. F. Fickenscher; public convenience underMajor E. M. Vale; and a law department under Coun-sellor Frank M. Hunter. Powers and Duties op Bureaus Engineering—The chief duties of the engineeringbureau are to make strict investigations and act in anadvisory capacity, reporting directly to the commissionon all assigned subjects. By law several valuations arerequired, such as original cost, reproduction value lessdepreciation and such other valuations as are deemednecessary by the bureau. In connection with this work this bureau hasdeveloped a system of engineering conferences for thepurpose of saving the time of the commission andexpediting the work. At these engineering conferences,made up of engineers representing the interestedpaj-ties b
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