The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10


resolution duly adopted by the city
council of said city, and it shall be
made during the months Of January
and February. For the purpose OF
so re-adjusting such rates, said city
shall select two persons, one OF
whom shall be an experienced mer-
chanical engineer and the other shall
be a man experienced in the manu-
facture of artificial gas, and the
said company shall select two men
having similar qualifications, and the
four men so selected shall choose a
fifth man who shall be an experience
ed business man with or without
qualifications similar to the four
first selected, and the five so
selected shall constitute the COM
mittee for the re-adjustment of such
rates. Neither OF the persons so
selected shall be member of the
city council or other officer of said
city, nor an agent, employee, officer
or stakeholder of the said company,
or in any manner interested in any
contract with said city for the sup
plying of light or fuel to said city,
or the inhabitants thereof. Such
committee shall be permitted by said
company to examine and inspect all
books of account pertaining to the
business of the manufacture and sale
of such artificial gas and all other
records pertaining to the operation
of their business, and shall be per
mitted to inspect all properties OF
the said company used in connec-
ton with the manufacture and fur
nishing of such gas, and be permit
ted to examine fully into the value
of such properties, the expense OF
operating such business, including
the salaries paid to officers and en-
ployees, and to make any and all
legitimate inquiries and investiga-
tons necessary to determine the
cost of manufacturing and supply
ing such gas and the proper man
agement of the business. From such
examination and investigation such
committee or a majority thereof,
shall make and file written report
and decision, fixing the rate which
shall be charged for artificial gas by
said company, and such report, when
filed WITH the city auditor of said
city, shall be final and binding up
On said city and said company I'M
til such time as a further re-adjust-
ment Of such rates shall be made as
provided herein, and the rate SO fixed
by such decision, if different from
the rate then being charged by said
company shall go into effect on the
first day of the next succeeding
month after the filing of such re-
port. In determining and fixing such
rates, such committee shall take
into consideration the amount of
capital, exclusive of any valuation OF
this or any other franchise, actually
invested in the business of manufac-
turing and supplying such gas to
said city and its Inhabitants and
shall so fix such rates as to allow a
fair rate of profit upon such invest
ment. In case such re,adjustment
shall result in the fixing of a lower
rate for such gas than Is being
charged at the time such investiga-
ton begins, then all costs and ex-
penses of such committee, including
compensation of its members shall
be paid by said company, otherwise
all such costs and expenses shall be
paid by said city.
Section Z. The artificial gas which
may be furnished by the company
a. INC
so manufactured by the company
that such gas shall be merchandise
Illuminating gas of not less than
twenty (20) candle, power, that Is,
of such quality that the burner con-
Stunning five to cubic feet of gas per
hour at pressure of not exceeding
eleven-tenths inches at the photomet-
rio burner, shall give Light as meas
ured by the photometric apparatus
in ordinary use, OF not less than
twenty (20) standard sperm candles,
six to the pound consuming 10
grains per hour. The burner used in
all tests shall be the ordinary lava
tipped, fsh-tail or bats-winged bur-
ner, but in case the full illuminat-
Ing value Oh Lue dlLIllCidl gas Luz AAA-7AA
ed by the company is not given by
the above described burner, such
burner shall be used as will the full
amount of light obtainable from the
gas. If the company shall at any
time make and furnish to the inhab-
itants of said city an all-coal gas,
the candle power thereof shall be
not less than sixteen 16) candle
under the test hereinbefore men-
toned, except that the water pres
sure shall not exceed six-tenths in
ches; such gas to have the illumir-
ating quality above specified in the
company's gas mains at any point
within a radius of one and one-half
miles of its works. The artificial
gas which may be made and furnish
ed by the company shall be inspect
ed and the tests herein mentioned
shall be made at such times and un-
der such reasonable rules and regu-
lations as may be hereafter prescrib-
ed by the ordinance of said city, and
any failure Or refusal Of the com
pany to manufacture and furnish
gas of the quality above specified