The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-17
SERVICE RATES
ARE TOO HIGH
Second Complaint by City Against
p. p. & L. Co. IL Filed
at Olympia
ALLEGES RETURNS ARE
TOO BIG FOR INVESTMENT
Investigation as to Valuation Of
Plants and Order for just and
Reasonable Rate IL Asked Of
the Commission

Reasonable rate ID Asked OF
the Commission
Containing three separate allega-
lions that rates charged for water,
gas and electric current are excessive
and unreasonable in consideration of
both investment and physical valua-
ton of the plants Of the Pacific Power
e. Light Company, the second com
plaint Of this city against the corpora
tion has been prepared by City At
torney G.. o. shumate and forwarded
to the state Public Service Commits
sion at Olympia by Mayor A. J.
rSplawn.
The first complaint to the commits
sion took up only the matter Of water
service. alleging impurity. insufficient
pressure and other defects. This COM
pladnt deals solely with charges for
the three commodities furnished the
North Yakima public by the company.
Must Depend on Value
Any r,Iling in response to this COM
complaint by the commission will have
TO be made after it's engineers have
Investigated and found the physical
valuation of its properties here.
The complaint, after establishing
the identify Of the city Of North Yak
tina and it's mayor. and Of the Pacific
Power & Light Company as corpora
tior organized under the laws of the
state Of Maine. and with headquar-
ters In Portland, Ore, says:
ION or before the 10th day of Feb
~ A~H- Ia -
schedule Of water rates with the
Public Service Commission of the
State Of Washington, at Olympia,
known as Schedule A--Meter Rates
and Schedule B-MonthAy Flat Rates,
.tcxether with certain rules and ,regu-
lattors regarding water service; and
that said schedules promulgated by
the Pacifici Power & Light Company
and filed with the + Public Service
Commission are hereby referred to
and made b part hereof, the same as
II fully wrdtten in
Complains OF Water
The complaint regarding water
rates is as follows: THAT your re-
aAtor Mayor splawn) 10 informed an
believes and so charges the facts to
North Yakima and the inhabitants
hereof fer water as shown by said
schedules are excessive, and unreason-
able and yield the Pacific Power &
Light Company an excessive return
on the actual capital invested in Its
water plant and yield more than a
fair and reasonable return on the ac-
tual physical valuation thereof"
Complains of Electricity Rates
Al The allegations regarding the rates
for electric current for power and
hight are as follows: ",rhat on or be-
fore the 1st day OF June, 1912, the
defendant filed its schedule of charges
for electric light and power rates,
known az Tariff No. 20 and cancel
hing Tarif No. IS, with the Public
Service Commission Of the state OF
washington at Olympia, together with
certain rules and regulations concern
ing electric service; that said Tariff
No. 20, promulgated by the Pacific
Power & Light Company. and filed
with the Public Service Commission.
is hereby referred to and made part
hereof the same as il fully written
herein.
THAT your relator Is informed and
believes and so charges the facts to
be that the rates charged the city of
North yam ID the inhabitants
thereof for lights and power
service as sh.t " said Tariff No.
20, is excessive ~. ] unreasonable and
yields the Pacific Power & Light
Company an excessive return on the
actual capital invested In its electric
light plant and yields more than a
fair and reasonable return on the ac-
tual physical valuation thereof"
Says Gas Charges Are High
The complaint as TO gas charges is
as follows. ''That on or about the 26th
day of january, 1912, the defendant
filed it's schedule of charges for gas
rates. known as Tariff No. 8, with the
Public Service Commission of the
state of Washington at Olympic, to-
getner with certain rules and regula-
tions regarding gas service; that said
Tariff No. 8, promulgated by the Pa
cifc Power & Light Company and
filed with the Public Service Com
mission OF the state Of Washington.
is hereby referred TO and made a part
hereof the sam as IL FULLY written
herein.
Gas Returns Too High
That your rela.tor Is Informed and
believes and so chargea the facts TO
be that the rates charged the oity of
North Yakima and the inha bitants
thereof for gas service as shown by
said Tariff No. 8, are extoruonate, ex-
cessive and unreasonable and yield
the Pacific Power q Light Company
m excessive return on tho actual cap
ltnl invested in its gas plant and
yields more than a fair and reason
able return on the actual physical
valuation thereof.
Wherefore your relator says:
"First-That your honorable body
Institute an investigation in the prem
ises and determine the value OF the
defendants water works plant. the
ssandnss or the same and that a fair.
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