The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-17
LIGHT, AEAT,.POWER
ENTERS A PROTEST
ON A COMPETITOR
Five Representatives of Com
pany Attend Meeting To-
day to Make a Eight.
DEMAND FAIR Play
Say They Negotiated For
Natural Gas With Com
pany Asking Franchise.

A meeting was held this afternoon
at the Commercial Club rooms to con-
slider the terms of the proposed fran
chise submitted by the Allegheny Gas
company to sell natural gas in Rich
mond. A delegation of representa-
tiyes of the Richmond Light, Heat and
Power company attended the meeting,
and Attorney Wilfred Jessup stated
that they were there to protect the
company's rights" He also stated
that the Light, Heat and Power com
pany had been negotiating with the
Allegheny company for natural gas
service, but these negotiations have
been dropped by the latter company,
and it was now seeking to enter the
local field to compete with the Light,
Heat and Power company, which ac-
ton he termed unfair.
1t was stated at the opening of the
meeting that the representative of the
Light, Heat and Power company,
who included vice president G. H. Oh
ney, Wilfred Jessup Fred G. White, R.
S. Ashe and local manager J. B. Whar-
ton, would be asked to state their case
and then withdraw as their presence
was not required.
Summary of Franchise.
A summary of the, proposed fran
chise submitted today by the Alleg-
heny Gas company, a corporation of
the state of Indiana, follows:
Section 1-Grants the company the
right to lay mains and pipes in the
city to distribute natural gas, and the
right to lease or purchase any mains
and pipes now in use in this city.
The grantee shall not charge or de-
mand for natural gas furnished under
this contract a rate to exceed the sum
of fifty $50 cents for the first five
thousand (5,000)) cubic feet used
thereof per month, subject. however,
to a discount of ten cents per thousand
$4,000 cubic feet per month thereon
to each consumer who pays or makes
tender of payment thereof on or be-
fore the 10th day of each calendar
month for the gas consumed by him
during the preceding calendar month;
forty-five (45) cents for the next nine
ty-five thousand (95,OO0) cubic feet
used per month thereof per month to
tender of payment on or before the
10th day of each calendar month for
the gas consumed by him during the
preceding calendar month, and thirty
900 cents net per thousand 1,OOO
cubic feet for all gas consumed in ex-
cess of one hundred thousand QOO,-
O00) cubic feet used per month, pro-
vided, however, that there shall be no
charge less than fifty 500 cents per
month to any consumer FOR readiness
to serve all of which gas herein men,
toned shall be measured by meter.
which said meter shall be furnished
and regulated by grantee free of
charge; and the grantee is given the
right, authority and power to go on
tie premises of the consumer at any
and all reasonable times for the pur-
pose of inspecting, rPsulating and
reading of said meter. eLt
Extension of Lines.
Section 3.-The grantee shall con.
struct it's said mains and pipes to the
property line of the consumer and the
consumer shall construct, maintain
and keep in good order the service
pipes anu COuuSCtlOuS vi Hio o"u
premises; provided however, that
street mains or pipes shall be extend
ed only where a consumer is assured
for each one hundred (100) feet OF
such extension of mains or pipes.
Section 4.-Provides that construc
tion work will be under the supervis
ion of the city.
Section 5-Gives the company pow
er to enforce necessary rules with ref
erence to the distribution and furnish
ing of gas.
Section 6.-Gives the city power tC
purchase the franchise rights of the
company. subject to the approval OF
the state public utilities commission
at price not less than the highest
bona fide offer received by the com
pany for its property.
Section Provides that the com
pany cannot transfer its contract with
out the approval of the city.