Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-17

mated cash value thereof the cost OF
Eoperation of such works or plant dur
ing the preceding year, and the re-
spective items Of such cost of operas
4 ton, the gross income received from
| the operation Of such works or plant,
the net income SO received, the char
acter and quantity OF service rendered
Thereby, the cost Of maintenance and
THE cost Of all improvements and ex-
tensions constructed during such pre-
ceding year, and in addition thereto.
such further information relating to
the operation Of such works or plant as
the council Of any such city or town
shall, by resolution, require, OF which
resolution any such individual or COR
poration operating such works or plant
shall have due notice In writing at
least thirty days prior to the filing Of
such report.
Sec. 2. Whenever the council OF any
such city or town shall have determ-
lined that any existing regulation Of
any such works or plant. or any rate
or rent fixed or charged for water. gas.
heat or electric light or power by any
such works or plant, or OF or for meters
or other devices used by such works or
plant shall be revised or fixed anew.
such council shall have power, for the
purpose of determining what rate or
rent shall be fixed or regulation estab-
lished, to investigate the operation OF
such works or plant, and to that end
they shall have the right to enter upon
the premises occupied by such works
or plant, to inspect the same and to ex-
anime all books, papers and records
kept in connection with the operation
thereof; and such council shall have
the power to examine, under oath, or
otherwise, any officer, director. agent
or employee of any such individual or
private corpora ton operating any such
works or plant and to issue subpoenas
therefor.
Sec. 8. Should any individual or cor
poration operating any such works or
plant refuse to file the report or me-
elect to set forth any item therein,
under the terms and provisions of Sec
ton / hereof and within the time here
in required, or, should such individual
or corporation operating any such
works or plant within any such city
or town refuse to permit the investt.
CATION provided for under the terms
and provisions OF section hereof or
refuse to permit an examination OF the
books, papers and records kept in con-
nection with the operation of any such
works or plant under investigation, Or
to disclose fully and to the satisfac-
ton of the city or town council with
such works or plant are operated all
facts deemed necessary for the exer-
else of the powers conferred upon cit
les and towns, relating to the fixing of
rates and the establishing Of regula-
lions for charges for services govern
ing the same within such city or town,
shall have the right to file an applica-
ton in the district court Of the county
within which such city or town is To-
Gated or with any judge Of such court,
its application, in writing, setting forth
such refusal or neglect of any such in
dividual or corporation operating any
such works or plant, and asking there
on that there shall be appointed a ref
cree and such court or Judge shall
therempon appoint referee who shall.
for the purposes of taking testimony
and Issuing all necessary process
therefor, stand in the place OF the
court and shall have the same powers,
so Tar as necessary, 10 uasCAaieo AAe
duty.
Sec. 4. Such referee, appointed upon
the application OF any such city or
town, shall have the power to sum-
mon and enforce by attachment the at
tendance OF witnesses, to punish them
as for contempt for non-attendance,
for refusal, or to testify and adminis-
ter all necessary oaths. In the investt-
CATION of the operation OF any such
works or plant OF any matter pertain
ing thereto, the investigation OF which
1t is sought, under the application upon
which such referee shall have been APP
pointed, to take testimony by commits
sion, to continue such investigation
from time to time, as may be neces-
sary, until It's completion; to preserve
order and punish all violations there