Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-10
WATER COMPANY IS
VIOLATING ITS
FRANCHISE IS
ALLEGED
representative Residents and
Prominent Business and
Professional Men Declare
Policy Is Detrimental.

CITY COUNCIL URGED
TO TAKE SOME ACTION
The Water supply company Of Al
huQueruuc Il severely ccnsured critic
cised and condemned and the cts
/ co0ncil b. asked % take immediate
steps 70 regulate the affairs OF the
! company IN the interest Of ccnsuin-
crs. in lengthy petition. signed by a
large numlar Of prominent residents
and property owners. presented 10 the
! aldermen "a meeting held saturday
evening The allegation r. made
that the water company takes an un-
just advantage n the wording 81 -
schedule and makes n charge which
tho corporation has no right 90 make.
Numerous other Allegations are made
% the effect that che water company
h not doing what ~ should do with
reference 20 JUST and courteous treat
mcnt Of the consumers and a demaud
n made Ia no uncertain tones that
Immediate action be taken TO RENE
a. the unfairness which Il In alleged
/ exists.
The mayor referred the petition to
the city attorney with request for
Investigation and a report 10 the
council az the mex, meeting.
The petition follows:
Albuquerque. y. 81. Feb. 8. 1913,
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
beers OF the City Council. Gen
tlemen.--
We. the following taxpayers and
\ residents Of this city respectfully pc
d tltion your honorable body 10 take in-
\ mediate action 10 regulate water
Il charges Of tho city water company.
The ovcrcharEcs made by said com
4 pany have been OF long standing and
. only owing to the small amounts In
VOWED has II been possible for them
4 10 continue the Injustice We thinh
II the duty Of the city council 20 take
this matter Up quickly. once for ail
We. tho following petitioners, make
complaint az follows;
n H. the practice OF the water
u company to charge from 80 cents Q,
81 for turning on ana Oft the water
i According 20 their franchise, tines
4 have no right TO make this charge. u
II an injustice and should b.
Il abolished
~
just and oauallze water bills accord
. ing to their franchise. They take al
II AN ipst-.aavantage OF ,the1r prints'
schedule 81 rates. charging 10 cent
per thousand for the first 5000. ~
respective 81 tho amount consumed
or IN other words they charge si3.1'
instead OF si2.3g u consumer use
49, 900 gallons
They take an unjust advantage o
the word First" in their schedule o
rates by making consumers pay 8
cents per thousand for 5000 gallons
80 cents per thousand for the col
lowing $4,000. instead OF $4,000, an
40 on down their sliding scale. II N
consumer has water turned of 81
the first day 81 the month. and use
no water for whole month there
after. the water company. through Z;
attorney. has instructed the clerk !
the water office to collect $50
a fun months bin. even though no wa
IS ter has been used for the entir
u month. and their records show IN
If water TO have been turned OF "a
/" the entire month.
ID the high rate charged by the waite
" company. and general sentiment tina
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n torncy does Just as h likes with IN
= public 81 this city. n detriment I
the growth and progress of this cor
munity We therefore earnestly r.
quest that such action be taken a. I
compel the water company 10 rcfuu
these over-charges and 90 prohib
any and an such injustice that hl
- or VIII arise b. the future
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