MARYLAND MANUAL. 53


THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

Munsey Building, Baltimore, Md.
Harold E. West ......1929 Severna Park
J.Frank Harper - 1931 Centreville
Steuart Purcell 1933 Baltimore
H. Carl Wolf, Chief Engineer Baltimore
Frank Harper, Executive Secretary Baltimore
Thomas J. Tingley, People’s Counsel Baltimore

Governor appoints three, one of whom he designates Chairman;
one for two, one for four, and one for six years; and, as these terms
expire, the successor is appointed for a term of six years. (Ch. 180,
1910.)
This Board has the supervision of railroads, steam and electric,
common carriers in general, gas corporations, electrical corporations,
telephone companies, telegraph companies, water companies, steam
heating and refrigerating companies, express companies, sleeping car
companies, steamship, steamboat, motorboat and sailing boat com
panies and automobile bus companies doing business as common car
riers, provided any of the aforementioned companies are doing busi-
ness within the State of Maryland. Its supervision and jurisdiction
covers the service furnished, the rates charged, capitalization, issue of
stocks and bonds, the right to exercise franchises granted by the
counties or by the cities, the right to fix rates for service, fix stand
ards for service and general supervisory and regulatory powers.

In the matter of permitting the companies to exercise franchises
and to issue securities, they are required in all cases to advertise the
fact that the Commission will near their application upon a certain
date. This done in order that any person, or persons, opposed to the
exercise of the franchise or the issuance of securities may have an
opportunity to be heard and submit to the Commission their reason
for believing that the Commission should withhold the order permit
ting the things to be done under the application filed.

The Governor appoints an experienced and qualified attorney as
People’s Counsel. No term specified in the Act. (Oh. 29, 1922.)




THE STATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
COMMISSION
Equitable Building, Baltimore.
Name. Term Expires. Postoffice.

Commission:
Robert H. Carr, Chairman 1929 Baltimore
George Louis Eppler 1931 ..Cumberland
Omar D. Crothers1933 - - ..Elkton
Secretary, A. B. Brown .. ...... Baltimore