The morning call., 1894-03-13
DUNDON.

supposed to be the one desired by the COM
pany. 1t secured the necessary seven votes
In committee of the whole, but when
brought up for final passage in the board
Supervisor Refs withdrew his support,
and the favorable combination was broken.
Supervisor Dundon appeared subse-
! Quently with an order re-enactlng the rates
of 1892, but providing for a per cent re-
/ duction on all bills presented to consumers.
Supervisor Refs added TO the confusion of
the board by asking that an order be
drawn up making schedule of rates
which would allow the Spring Valley
| Water Company TO pay its taxes, expenses
and 5 per cent dividend on its stock.
Such an order was drawn up and became
known as the Hinton order. 1t made
cut of 1l12 per cent in the company's rev.
| eDue.
In committee and in general conference
| the Supervisors were unable to reach any
understanding. II was apparent there
would be deadlock. as it was i'm possible
to obtain majority vote on any of the prop
ositioDs offered.
Supervisor James took the bull by the
horns and drew up a compromise order by
making selections from the Denman and
Rogers orders, and incorporated them into
an original measure.
He took the house rates of Denman and
the meter rates of Rogers, and produced
an order which according to yesterdays
voting met with satisfaction on the part of
a majority OF the board. To him belongs
the credit OF having adjus ted the differences
among his confreres by bringing them to-
gether on proposition they we're willing
to unite upon to the extent Of securing It's
passage.
The water question came up yesterday
on report from the Water Committee,
stating that it had been unable TO make
any recommendations of any one of the five
orders presented. owing TO diversity OF
views as to the effect and as TO the reduc-
ton, II any, to be made of the existing
rates. The committee submitted to the
board all the orders for such action as
might be deemed proper, other than that
they be voted on in the following order:
The DeDman, Hinton, james, Dundon aud
Rogers propositions.
The board first took up the Denman
order, and after it had been defended by
its author, who used arguments already
stated by him In committee, Stanton
seconded Denman's measure. The vote
resulted as follows:
Ayes-Stanton Hinton, Denman-3 Noes
Goodwin. Rogers, Kennedy, Forman, Ryan,
Rels, Day, Dundon and Jam es-9.
Supervisor Hinton's order based on
Refs proposition was next voted on after
It's author had explained that it made a
substantial and positive reduction, giving
the company revenue enough to pay 3
per cent dividend, which was all 1t was
entitled to. The voting was as follows:
,Ayes--Stanton, Refs, Hinton and Denman-4.
Noes-Goodwin, Rogers. Kennedy. Forman,
Ryan, Day, DuDdon and James-S.
The great fight followed when James
compromise ORDER was called up.
Supervisor Denman said he would not
vote for the order unless amended. as it
did not incorporate the best portion of his
measure, nor would 1t make the reduction
supposed. He moved TO amend by having
the rate fixed at one-half instead of three
fourths of the ground floor when more
than one family lived in dwelling.
The amendment was defeated, Stanton,
Hinton and DeDman alone supporting it.
Several other amendments offered by Den
man met with the same fate.
Stanton moved to amend that the water
company be allowed SO 10 each for
hydranis, instead of 50 30, as at present.
This proposition also fell by the wayside.
Supervisor James defended the order
by going over the entire field, saying he
did not SEQ how the members could come
together On any other proposition. He be-
lieved that he had succeeded in producing
compromise measure, which was as
strong one as could pass the board. He
claimed that it made reduction of $4,000
in the company's revenue-S48.000 on
house rates and $4,000 on special rates.
| Supervisor Denman moved to have con-
sumers elect to pay by meter rates, but
this was voted down. He also moved 10
amend that the water company be re-
quired to erect reservoir on the 700-foot
level to supply the high districts with
water; but the motion was lost, as it was
thought it would invaiidate the order.
The James order was put TO votes and
carried, as follows:s N1EHF
Ayes-Goodwin. Rogers. Kennedy, FormaD.
Ryan, Day. Dundon and James,. Noes
Stanton. Refs, Hinton and Denman.
The agony was over and the water rates
were adjusted for the next fiscal year.
The representatives of the Spring Valley
Water Company present appeared 10 be
| satisfied with the vote.
A resolution offered by Supervisor James
was adopted requesting the Spring Valley
Warar I,nmnanu To erect rasarunir of