1912 House Bill 2224. An Act To Provide For The Establishment And Maintenance Of Adequate Service By Public Service Corporations And Improvements Therein: To Authorize A Lease Of The Boston And Maine Railroad To The Mew York, Mew Haven And Hartford Railroad Company, The Operation Of Said Corporations Under The Name Of The New England Lines, A Tunnel Connection Between Their Respective Roads In The City Of Boston, The Electrification Of Their Roads In And About Boston, A Uniform Rate Of Freight And Passenger Service Within The Electric Zone, With Prohibition Of Discriminatory Rates; And In Connection Therewith To Create A Public Service Commission With Mandatory Powers, With Direct Supervision Over Public Utilities, Together With Further Definition Of The Duties Of The Public Services And Special Provisions For Their Enforcement.