The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-07
GAS CONSUMERS ARE
SAVED BIG EXPENSE

the consumers of the gls company
until an order giving them that author
ity is issued by the state corporation
commission. That much was settled
by an order of the COMMISSION this
morning
The Ardmoreite last evening publish
ed a notice signed by the Ardmore
Heat & Light company notifying the
people OF Ardmore that on Friday,
October IA the gas would be cut off al
heir homes for the purpose OF test
ing the lines in the city to determine
whether there was any leaks In the
gas mains. mayor Cotner Immediately
got busy. He had planned TO bring
suit in the district count to restrain
the company from depriving the people
OF gas and was at the same time pre-
pairing a pet!i,on to be presented TO
the corporation commission of the
state
a. p. Watson, a member of the com
mission, was here this morning from
Guthrie. The petition was presented
to him here and he Immediately Is
sued a temporary order. The petition
stated that the people had been noti.
fed hat the gas was to be cut off, that
such action would be violation of the
franchise of the gas company, the
commission was requested to save the
people from being deprived of gas for
heat and light and further asked the
commission TO make an investigation
of the affairs of the different compan-
les interested in the gas.
Mr.. Watson Immediately issued the
following order:
October 7th, 1910.
To the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Railway Co., and W. B. Janson, The
Ardmore Gls Co., and the Ardmore
Heat G. Light Company.
You are hereby notified that COM
plant has been filed against you be-
fore the Corporation Commission OF
Oklahoma, that you have given notice
through the papers to the citizens OF
Ardmore that you contemplate cutting
off the gas from your consumers In
he City OF Ardmore on the 14th day
of October, 1910
You are hereby notified to not cut
off the gas from your consumers In
the City OF Ardmore without permis-
sion from the Corporation Commits
sion. That II any contention arises
between the defendant companies that
they can appeal TO the Corporation
Commission for adjustment Of the
same.
The Corporation Commission has an
expert electrician and meter tester
that they can send down at any time
TO adjust any contention that may
arise without interfering with the
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city OF Ardmore.
Signed by,
A. P. WATSON,
Commissioner.
The Ardmore Gas Company. which
is the company that owns the mains
from the Wheeler fields to the city
limits. is the company that Is being
hurt by the conditions which they COM
plain Of They state that the gas rs
measured to them and as measured to
he consumers possesses discrepancy
that run into several thousand cubic
fee. each month. Something should
be done TO relieve this company but
there Is no seeming necessity for the
gas to be cut off. Such action would
cost the people more than five thous-
and dollars as very conservative
estimate. The people generally will
commend Mayor Cotner for his effort
in their behalf in saving them the IN
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wood or coal equipments.
The people of Aldmore will cooper
ate with the gas company in making
test of the mains in the city. They
can be tested without depriving the
people of gas. The consumers and the
gas people have every reason to be on
good terms, their business has always
been mutually satisfactory and with
little cooperation on the part OF the
pc Ople the mains can be tested with
ont loss and with but little inconven-
ience. II the people a given time TO
be named by the company will cut of
the gas in their homes and leave it
off for the space of three hours the
mains can he tested. The Ardmore-
lie believes that every consumer of
gas In the city will see that their own
gas is cut of for this space OF time
and the company can absolutely rely