Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-15

the electric light ordinance was reat
! the city solicitor said that there were
raa sons why this ordinance could no
! be enforced. Mr.. Northup said that a
| one time, when suit was commenced
/ in the United States court. an estab-
lisiled rate for electricity was agreed
| TO in the compromise, and the agree
n,ent was entered into between the city
ard the present company. After the
meeting the solicitor explained that this
! case was an old one, dating back nine
or ten wears. when T. D. Evans was
! city solicitor.
The city attorneys statement % the
{ electric light situation called forth q
ran!arl, from the mayor. who said thai
/ while he hadn't gotten out brass band
and told everybody about It. that this
, vas the reason Why he ha6n't pushed
tie electric light ordinance.
Outline of the Ordinances.
The ordinances presented become al
fectiye April ! ana rates May !.
Pro posed Gas Rate.
May l, 1910. ..........-s1.1 Sl.05
Jan l. 1911 ......... 10 100
i discount of 10 cents per thousand
cubic feet IS allowed for cash Il paid
before the 10th Of each month. This
rate Is very nearly The same in effect
as the present 81 gas ordinance which
has been enjoined
Proposed Electric Light Rate.
Net
Less than 80 k. ". per mo-. lie zoe
More Khan 50 k W. per mo-. &c &C
More than $50 k ". per mo. size 432c
one cent per K ". per month is al
lowed as cash discount and no Dill a.
The cent net rata shall be less than So
per month or more than 500 which in
effect makes the turning point between
He 10 cent rate and the s cent rate at
50 and between the s cent rate and the
~ cent rate at 500. Mr.. McCa!len.
explained today that the 10 cent and
IS cant rates ara a reduction from the
proposed Darling rates which he voted
againsJ while the 4ic cent rate was The
same and that the limitations on the
bills at the : cent rate We're made 50 that
there would not be period o. con-
sumption just oVer 30 X. W, al which a
consumer could go more electricity at
the & cent rate for less money than he
would pay u slightly less than 80 X W
a. the 10 cent rate. The same would
apply 70 the break between e cents and
% cents fckl-s ne Sci4tI lLAuA S4lc pt'l =
pose which the four councilmen had in
mind Was 70 make the reduction from
Jones * Hoveys il cent rate 10 10
cents apply to the general average Of
consumers instead Of more particularly
10 the large consumers and for this
reason they had made the maximum
raze lower than Darl:ng's and likewise
mad made the cent rate begin at bills
~ So per month instead of at s. per
month as Darling Rad proposed.
Proposed Power Rate.
Net.
Less Than 50 X W. cents. -. cents
More than so h W. cents....4 cents
More than 900 X w cents. 3 cents
The cash discount on power bills Is
made cent per *. w and bills a, tho
Intermediate rate Of cents are linn
led TO not less than $3.50 nor more
thah s10.s0 for the same reason. as ex-
plaiaed by Councilman McCarten in
regard % the light rates, 10 make the
break come gradually and not charge
more f7r electricity al one rate than
nucn more electricity could be used
1a- - the next rate. Councilman Greg
says mat -il1 Jones & Hoyey max
irnun4 rate on power now is 10 cents
That Darling offered - cents, while
this ordinance proposes Z cents. He
says that Jones & Hovey now charge
cents beyond a turning point while
this ordinance drops 10 a cent rate
very quickly as cents seems TO be
the prevailing rate for power in almost
all up-to-date cities. Darling offered a
cent rate at IS per month while they
propose to start it at $3.50, however.
they have not fixed the minimum pow
er rate TO very large consumers al
quite as low a rate as Darling offered.
theirs being cents where ne offered
81 cents.
Doubles Street Car Service.
Mr.. Hulls street car ordinance calls
for a six minute interval between all
cars in each direction on the line be-
tween the corner Of Third street and
Main and the Northwestern railway
station. The present schedule is Twelve
minutes. II also calls for doubling the
frequency of cars or the line from
the Third street junction 10 the SOL
diers' home and to the water works
which is now p minute interval.
They Mean Business.
aIr. Hull says that he means business
with these rate ordinances for he has
gone over the rates very carefully and
iiis:::s satisfied himself that they ara fair
He says that. while they are slightly
lower on electricity than the proposed
Darling rates the council is not asking
for q gross income tax and is entitled
to lower rates accordingly. He says
that ne has. Information from twenty
or more cities in the middle west all
about the size OF ;Marshalltogvn in pop
uation where the gas rate is 81 per
thousand cubic feet and he has the or
dinance from one city of 10000 people
in which the gas rate has been 80 cents
since July 1905 Therefore he believes
81 gas is fair for 4Iarshalitown and
when he can get two good lawyers for
nothing he wants to know How can
you beat ito