Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Variant namesThe Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission (1871-1913), comprised of three governor-appointed commissioners, supervised and oversaw Illinois railroads and warehouses. Specifically, these duties included initiating violation proceedings against railroad and warehouse companies; warehouse license cancelation; annual report issuance to the Governor on railroad and warehouse operation; grain inspection rules, regulations and rate establishment; and Chief Inspector of Grain supervision. An appeals committee was appointed to handle grain inspection complaints (1873), and the Commission was empowered to issue warehouse licenses (1907). Commission jurisdiction expanded to supervise express companies, water carriers and sleeping car companies; investiage railroad accidents and regulations; and public utility investigation (1911). The Commission was succeeded by the Illinois Public Utility Commission (1913).
From the description of Letterbooks, 1871-1911. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37142339
The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission (1871-1913), comprised of three governor-appointed commissioners, supervised and oversaw Illinois railroads and warehouses. Specifically, these duties included initiating violations proceedings against railroad and warehouse companies; warehouse license cancelation; annual report issuance to the Governor on railroad and warehouse operation; grain inspection rules and regulation enforcement; grain inspection rate establishment; and Chief Inspector of Grain supervision. An appeals committee was appointed to handle grain inspection complaints (1873), and the Commission was empowered to issue warehouse licenses (1907). Commission jurisdiction expanded to express, water carriers and sleeping car company supervision; public utility and railroad accident or regulatory investigation (1911). The Commission was succeeded by the Illinois Public Utility Commission (1913).
From the description of Annual reports of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 1872-1911. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37184628
From the description of Cash ledger, 1906-1913. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37184759
From the description of Expense journal, 1880-1884. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37184715
From the description of Grain Inspection Department payrolls, 1897-1898. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37185000
From the description of Complaint book, 1877-1887. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37142900
From the description of Transcript of Interstate Commerce Commission hearing, 1912. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37149814
From the description of Consulting engineer letterbooks, 1891-1910. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37143008
From the description of Consulting engineer inspection reports, 1891-1893. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37143132
From the description of Record of actions taken on crossing petitions, 1889-1910. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37142434
From the description of Consulting engineer inspection reports, 1898-1910. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37143158
From the description of Record of information exchanged, 1873-1875. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37142928
From the description of Minutes of Commission meetings, 1871-1886. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37142392
From the description of Gubernatorial appointments, 1883-1895. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37182518
From the description of Ledger, 1871-1876. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 37184674
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| associatedWith | Kilpatrick, William. | person |
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