Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-18

that this ovefehafve. while small n
each individual case. amounts 10 "A
large lnoroaae az revenue Tor the com.
pany There Is no question n my
irind that this system of charges "a ln
violation Of the terms 81 the franchlsc
ana "a illegal
ia anen,. A. 4. th4 e.n,,aI iunres.
sion that the v.,t.t ..,,n.n, n,,v
,naL. ~, ,,it,tt.t,,... s.,.. een ,..
month m nm esses hnt and th.t thn
terms ~ a.. fr.nfbl.,. .nf, n,rtt,ifr
lesr .,,, ttf. '.s..,,,,,,ti,.,, r,1s, ,,.
Terms ~ fn. fr,mehfs. th. D,,,,na,,,
may nst,hiiah minimum r,t. nf
lkt.So nne month vb.r. th. ,,.t., ls /
/ Installed al ths fefuast nf An, sam
sumner hut whore th4 .ntun,nt n
STALLS "a meter .f tfs ovsn ,ntitlnn and
I for ts own nrsfr,tien fhs mlnin,,in,
chprea ~ th. schedule r,t. fnr thr
pftmis,s unless s8{a seh,att.. t,t, ~.
prpds klNN NOR utnnfh v,h.u n,.t.t
rates must se fhHreeA Al H. inu.
trattnn tin. -fhrttttt. MN, for r,si.
denre nf fo,tr raatos er i,..s l. n. ..,ts
p,r month protfainn thrre are ma rx.
J tras such ns hath Hh toilets wash
basins. etc IA this ease tho minimum
rate who.o The meter ,yas Installed IA
th. Initiative If the rantnan, Vnnld b,
S5 cents per month and ao Ina Am
cases whore the schedule ion thol
premises does not exceed $3.50 pcrI
month This system uf ovcrcharec
nlfrrts seriotl4lv the smsller consumer
land / and is NOT enforced b, the enm.
pAny M an eascs
finder the nratlaioue of tha frAn.
ehis, M. .omnan, = reoulred AS make
Ian adjustment ~ rates to a minimum
/ nf Al No per month ou IuN nf each
wear This means in effect that CON.
/ sumere are to have credit durne the
| GUNNER months when more water ls
lua.d Tor the auantftx the, failed to
use during the winter ana for which
thev were charged the fun minimum
INTO. for exatanle II J. consumer uses
lan average ~ 2 6un uallons monthly
from, Nnv.rh.r 80 Anrlt he would he
entitled - IA credit ~ about y 90 eal-
IONS ner moutb h. h. npnled ON hills
for months when the consumptiou
ua4 in exfras ~ s1nO rnllous that
! heinp ahont the anantitN fnr which h,
unuid nsV Ill 80 ner nnnth IA tho
, ,...,r ,,t. rnd tb,t thc nr.arnt
! ,naran,.n,nt ~ ii. eompanv mnke-
y a., .lt,ot,,.s,t ~ r,t.e ,nd riyee nn
81 rrrdlts bta mai tbe former manage
3 mont th.t is thass Ia rnntrnl un IA
.nont tv,n Vesrs s,o AID mako pe-
- rindic.l aat,.sffsents and r,Ne credit
a f., ,.,t.,. ,.luf..,i f,, in .yr,as nf m,
4 .,,,,,.,,,,t ,...d
, -. ,.......t,..t ,,,,,,.,,,,, ,,r,
Z .l,t.t. 10 ....f..t..,,.. ,,,d ,,,.,tf..ti,
. ,,,,r.,,.,.n.,t.l., .hs,ae. IN I'M. ease
, r.ho,. ,i,.. monthly. hlll lnrrea.ed from
A a. M n., ,,antb ~ which aptr, Il
r h,a ,,.,,,.g,,..8 ~. s..,s,al ,nsYs 4,
hi 4os XXI the n,nnth ana the metel
, ,,,d,,s hue ~ tncrnase nf rnn.
4 s,,n,,,tion ~ f9an, a55 gallons 4,
to'tts ,,tinus sithn,tgb there ma,
49,, -.,,,,s.,s,,,i, ~, i,,.,,',s,. i'm th. ar
d. anal .'n,,,,,. - ,ssts, consumed Thi
% !. nm rxtfefne e.se bnt lind theri
~ src a iares nntnt.r ~ easns Of th,
2 ..,5 'ei.' ,.'.,,...,. - ~. CON,
, ,''.,,'. ,eit"i,t. =. ,..,,,nisint. I'M s,,rl
m mf,', y. t..-srt..i.t.. ~, ~, ,,nsnn,e
has ,.as,na n'' 49, a..,s.s -, th., thsre /
,'',t,,,,. +, H. ,,inss h,,t am, M th,
= n,tnf', ~. ,tts h no, suoieicnt +,
od.',,a, ~. 49,. itsf,..na n,.iss IN i. mn.
(, ior,,,' ~ ths .asss ana NM M man,
( i instsnreu ,he meters ars not read n
.1 ,,.,,t, -. ,.s,.t.ssness ~ ~.
easn ,i,s a4ti ~ fanttarV laia showed
.,,,,'.,'.,,i',l t,e,...,ss,, ,,...,. tbat IN ne.
I ',,,'ts, al,ho,t,.h ss il nnttcr ~ fact
80. - -, d,,rtn. thc lsst
fifteen davs af the fiscal month and
+, the consumer obtained an Of his sup
, lpy from a neiehbor a peculiar fea-
! tnre of the matter WuE that the neigh
bor's hlH fer the month was only
about half that uf the consumer
whose meter WIS lrozen. although the
neghbor had used his usual amount
Of water and Ia addition supplied an-
other family. ln another case durlne
two months the meter was frozen and