The Arvada enterprise., 1913-08-14
CounCi|men Try to Shut Out
Local Electric Light Plant.

If of electric light that had
$6l69o3 year and the board held monthly bill
and when you asked why of its members told in plain
English to go to h-ll!' what would you do2
Possibly you would do what Mr. Stern, general of
the Electric Light Company did Monday nghtr show the
matter and then compliments the before mentioned
member of the board in such that there
understanding as to what you meant or as to whom
addressing.
unfortunate for the town that such disgraccuI
should De enacted the council chambers and the Enterprise takes
pride in relating the incident only because it be-
the town being conducted and who responsible in its
credit Is injured and its good name trampled in the dust
he trouble arose over the bill of the Electric Company which
was hed up last month because Mr. Campbell Mr.
cded that the Electric Company charging its
service in this town and that they would put company
business or compel it to reduce its
Ihe franchise which was made with the company pro
des that at the end of years business proper authorities
may inspect the books and companys business
mas reached sufficient proportions justify reduction in the
Instead of demanding this Messrs Campbell and Buck intro
duced resolution to terminate the the company on,
September st 1913 compel the company TO sign new
ment or quit business This resolution defeated however
by vote of four to Campbell Buck being its only SUD-
Mr. Stern formal remand had not
been made for the books and that company had no objections
showing them and in evidence of this produced the last
report made by the company to the United Internal
commission which showed that earnings of the plant
m past year were as heretofore state 50 opcrt
expenses &c. He further showed that company
revenues TOR the month OF June 1901 with an opcranp
t M o T4Goo| rms leaves profit of $93s9 which
9e e plant was taken from the former company
Nzooo and an Indebtedness of $l was assumed hv t
ia tIn,n
hu issue OF $4,000 was made at that time improvements
anu extensions have been made the estimated v,I IN
coed the capital stock of 1000 is $537543 In hc five
years business the books show total loss of 500 81
also showed that of rcocbed
ni"um mint OF $4,000 kowat hours per month oorood no,
'"hch'Se before reduction should be made the ma xi, n
o"'e goes not exceed 1900 Kowats per month ~ "
NOW, Whle the Enterprise not aiming to GgL tIo l,
"e Electric Company does believe in heinz ,rrn @
~ 10 put 1t out of business on "A mere pIoss,yor, ~
o ne DOCKS are to the inspection of any ono
'''Si 10 an Investigations wle swarm sto,o,t
presented 10 the government showing as does lose ;n ~
pio' should have more weight the pubc than .o ~ -
Wduals speculative opinion " ' "'"' some ihdi
! oo ac,S are these that the Electric COMPANY is bor
. Ns eood service and to street CORNERS AID ~
e people are being robbed the streets Of i , soy
'i"S "shcd AT cost of less than 81 90 pcr ngIt , '
little strong ~ T'"' per mohth, is putting it u
., inerG are very few towns Of this size which can
iat 'ec'c service and believe this fact sho,LI L w
of IT, Few private residences exceed tI ii
F ~ N"Ich Is not eXorbitant as mnmlms 90 '''"'"
It ~ r" some towns have a Kilowot rata or 10
as ~" as hne cents, but in those towns ,, ,,i an"
III excess OF Sl}5, "A dollar and half or - ,
, even with cheaper Kilowa rate wouLI ,no ','
r sup on the average Arvada household And m E''r
w s'rN" all together, that would be fine boiob ~ r P
WY III economy, but we do believe in rntr,,oL',
sto =, "Hp PoIrVe IN paying bills when tLcv bcco,
.""Ihg them up and thereby bringing rcnrooh ~