Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-16
Governor Frear's statement before
Senate Committee on Pacific Islands.


Senate Committee on Pacific Islands.
Continued from Friday
The Chairman-lt Is In section G,
on page :.
Provided, however, That the conf
pany. shall have the right to charge,
receive. and collect from each GUS
toner of electricity for lighting the
sum of two dollars per month, and
from each consumer of electricity for
power the sum of one dollar per
month per horsepower of apparatus
connected to the service of the COM
pany: Provided further, That power
is hereby conferred upon the courts
of appropriate jurisdiction at all
times and upon the petition of any
consumer of the company to hear and
determine from time to time whether
an existing rate or rates is or are un-
reasonable, and II rate be unreason-
able, to order the same to be decreas-
ed and to enforce such orders by APP
propriate judgement or decree"
Mr.. McClellan-That is the mini
mum provision.
Senator Warner-Is 1t not the max
imum?
Mr.. McClellan-The minimum.
That Is the rule of companies In a
number of places, understand; at
any rate, II is the rule in Honolulu.
This is copied from the Honolulu
franchise which was passed by Con-
gress five years ago. They could not
afford to have plant such as they
must have to supply n customer with
out some assurance that he will pay
at least minimum sum per month.
The Chairman--lt does not state
minimum. | should say IL was the
maximum.
Senator Warner-That, I think,
would be the construction placed up
on IL In court.
The Chairman-Let me read what
Immediately precedes. Something
may reflect upon 1t:
Said company shall also have the
right to maintain, use. and operate
electric meters or other means of
measuring electric light, power, or
current supplied from time to time,
and to locate the same at such places
as may be deemed necessary for their
protection, and also to charge, re-
oeive, and collect from all customers
of electricity such reasonable prices
as may be from time to time fixed
and determined by the company"
Senator Warner-That applies tc
two classes of consumers.
The Chairman (reading):
Provided, however, That the com
pany shall have the right to charge
receive, and collect from each con
sumner OF electricity for lighting thu
sum of two dollars per month, anC
from each consumer of electricity fol
! power the sum of one dollar pei
month per horsepower of apparatus
connected to the service of the com
pany."
II ought to read, ito charge, re
ceive, and collect from each consume
for lighting the minimum sum-" d.
you not think so. Senator?
Senator Warner would be afrait
of minimum sum.
The Chairman-It ought to be Ell
Their minimum or maximum. Mr.. Nc
Clellan says he understands II to b.
the minimum. II so, We ought L
say minimum.
Mr.. McClellan-Of course II coul,
not well be maximum, because II
man has used 100 electric lights h
could not get the service for 81 pc
month.
Senator Warner-Was not that In
tended for furnishing light and tn
other for power? Are not two class
es of consumers intended? But It
not very clearly set out in that wa,
Mr.. McClellan-Fora consumer G
electricity for lighting the sum OF s
per month, and for n consumer {
tltClTlClly lOT pOWeTb thut 10, VIII
wires attached to a motor, 81 pc
month.
> Senator Warner-The second pre-
yiso is for power and the other is "a
lighting.
Mr.. McClellan-This Is copied sui
, stantially from the Honolulu frar
chise which passed some four or fiy
years ago.
The Chairman-It is not clear
, me. | think It must be intended I
e provide minimum. Any consume
would put the company, shoul
think, to quite that much troub
and expense. A dollar a month Il
power would not pay them.
I Senator Milton-Two dollars
month must be intended as min
mum.
|. The Chairman-lt Is intended as
minimum, because the preceding pr
vision would be negatiyed entirely
Il were a maximum.
Senator Warner-Would II not
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