The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-28
IMany Problems
III.
10 IJlllestiga te
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
TO LOOK INTO PR0P0s8D : Z
INCREASE OF RATES.
WILL HAVE HEARING FOR SEW.
ERAL COMP NEEs At WHEEL
ING 0NoCT0BER 81.

tions" Of the' Public SERVICE Commits
sion of which Chas. Fl. Bronson i
4 the head, is becoming very busy ant
/. has some very large problems 7
work out in the way Of regulating
rates is evidenced by the legal order;
that are going upon tile records OF
the commission and being sent out tt
public service corporations. Howard
in. Ogden does the legal work fol
the commission and he has ample
opportunity to satisfy his great ca
pacity for work Of this nature. Somt
Ior tlc recent orders Of the commits
sion relate TO gas companies, electric
Hight companies, water companies OF
| the northern section Of the STATE
which Mr.. Ogden has recently pre-
cared and are as follows:
| General Order No. 2.-Prohibiting
increases in rates and charges ten
CCpt on certain named cOnditi0nS) by
public service corporations supply
Ing gas. electricity and water To con
IsUmora. and telephone service, and
modifying the requirements Of soc
ton . Of the Public Service Commits
sion act as to the filing and publish
! inE Of schedules OF rates and charges
of such corporations Il
l. Whereas, The Public Service Cor
.ori1 ions furnishing gas. electricity,
watcr6aud telephone service III this
State. PURSUANT Va q former general
| order: and request Of this commits
1sion. .ha"r heretofore filed with The
ItomhlisSion their respective schedules
Ct rates and charges in force and cf-
feet on the 3lSt day Of May. \. u.
l9fa. the day on which the Public
Service Commission Act. Chapter ..
Acts Of the Legislature" Of West Vir-
tHinia. 'I9l3. took effect; and
Whereas, Discretionary power to
mndify The requirements Of section ,
OF said rl'aptcr,o in respect 10 tn"
publishing aud filing Of tariffs anu
OF schedules OF rates and cIlnrg"s is
granted to this commission; and
whereas, ny section 10 OF said
act the cohI'''"SIolI mas genera Sn-
lrrrviaion" Of aIi such corporations. it
is therefore ordered by tn" c"'nmIS
SI"n:
First; TI'at II" charge NY way u
4 "lncrraSc Of l'!n rates ana rhargHH
OF any pune service corporations III
inns state furnishing lSaS, clcrS,rllcltE'
wafer an" telephone service 10 tH'
public IN erect on ~" Isl oay OF
May A. ~ |" = SIlal! r. approved OF
allowed ny inns coHlHlsSIoE' nor
SNalI Such corporations Ne pcEi'll'c''
[" me- post IN" pH4Ni!stt Ehc1r SeNe"-
'lIcS anu taFlIS"snoWlnS,. "nr'A n"'N
increased rates anu charges NM"
"I'ch corporations nav" ny proper pc
Iition and sufficient evidence shown
t" I'll" Satisfaction u the commission
the necessity Tor making SNcIl III
crease III Salo raves an" 'HarSfS anu
mat I'll" proposed new ana lhcr"ASc''
rates ana charges are 1l'St ~" re ga
"onaolc; an" "Nt'I ana al12E ANS
commission mas eh'ere" ltS u"""E
accordingly upon such petition an"
l. .,. "r"rr 'Apr'SS'S "ppr"'!"s "'H
!Il'N& Tue nc" Seh"o"lcS S"""'"e
such increase" rates an" charges
second: Every "UcIl coTPor"l'"n
proposing To change its rates ana
charges III chect on tNe Isl ia! ~
May, y. y. 1913 as heretofore 1u"
IisIIed ana FILED with TINS commission
IS hereby ordered not 10 put MO et~
Icct such proposed increased charEcs
|anh rates uHtll an investigation can
DC made by thl" commission 10 0'teF-
mine whether such propose" III,
|'ercabGd rates are hNccSsarE' JUST an"
reasonable. n.,. q.
Thiru:t TITS ORDER snail lake "He"l
from this date. to-wit: OctOpcr; ~
\. d., 1918.
81 Fourth: That Il copy OF lhlS OF
der shall Dc served lOrtIl"lth ny maj
on all public service corporations III
this state engaged in the business o'
furnishing EAS, electricity AN" "'t'2'
to consumers. aud t"Icphonc'S'r'Icc'
kIntirn nj TUUnetiGHfi0n,