Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12

contain more than thirty grains OF
total sulphur per 100 cubic feet, ana
not more than a trace of sulphur as
unsulphuretted hydrogen.
Rule Is. Each company shall keep
a record of complaints which shall in
/ clude the name and address Of the
consumer, the date, the nature of the
complaint, and the remedy. CLASH
| fed summary of these records shall
be submitted to the commission on or
before the twenty-eighth day of each
month.
Rule IA. No electric meter which
registers upon 'no-load" shall be
placed in service or allowed to re-
main in service.
Rule 10. No electric meter shall be
placed in service or allowed to re-
main in service which has an error
of registration in excess of four per
cent on ligbt load, half load, or full
load.
Rule 16. Each electric service me-
ter shall be tested and adjusted for
accuracy at the time of its installation.
Rule II. Each electric service me-
ter shall be tested at least once each
year, the test to be made by compar-
ing the meter while connected in its
place of service with suitable stand
ards, on light load, half load, and full
load rate of operation.
Rule IS. complete record shah be
kept Of all tests made on electric me-
ters.
| Rule 10. Each company supplying
electrical energy shall provide Itself
with suitable equipment for the test
| ing of meters, and shall employ such
methods as are approved by the rail-
road commission.
Rule 90 Each company supplying
electrical energy shall make a test OF
! the accuracy of a meter upon request
of consumer, provided such con-
sumner does not make request for
tests more frequently than once in six
months. A report giving the results OF
such tests shall be made to the con-
sumner, and complete record of the
same shall be kept on file in the
loffice of the company.
Rule 21.-Upon formal application
of any consumer to the railroad COM
mission, a test shall be made upon
! the consumers meter by an inspector
employed by the railroad commission,
such test to be made as soon as prac-
ticabIe after the receipt of the apli-
cation. For such a test a fee of two
dollars $4,000 shall be paid by the
consumer making application, for the
: test if the meter is found to be- slow
! or correct within the allowable limit,
and by the company owning the me-
ter if the meter is found to be fast
/ beyond the allowable limit.
Rule % Each company supplying
electrical energy shall maintain a
record of all Interruptions of service
upon the entire system or major di-
visions of it's system, and include in
such record, time, duration, and
cause Of each interruption.
Rule % Each company supplying
| electrical energy on constant poten-
tial systems shall adopt and maintain
| a standard average value of voltage
as measured at any consumers cut
out, which shall remain constant from
day to day, and vary during any one
day by an amount not more than SIX
iper cent of the minimum value.
| Rule "a. Each company supplying
| electrical energy for incandsecent il
Illumination shall adopt and maintain
some method of procedure which will
insure periodic inspection of mean
descent lamps to which current is
! supplied and under which the COM
| pany will render its consumers assist
ance in securing incandescent lamps
Ibest adapted to the operation of the
system Each company shall submit
! to the railroad commission of Wiscon-
sin the details Of such method of pro-
cedure as it may adopt.
Rule %. Each company supplying
electrical energy for incandescent IL
Illumination shall specifically inform
each of its consumers as to the con-
ditions under which efficient illumin-
ating service may be secured from its
lsystem.