Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-21
COUNCIL BLUFFS TO GET EIGHT
CENTS MAXIMUM
RATE.
OMAHA COMPANY OFFERS
REDUCTION OF 2ska PER CENT
City Council viii Look the Gift Horse
in the Mouth But Rates Begin at
Cents and Decline to eye Cents Per
X. w, For Maximum Consumption
According to Schedule Offered.

Council Bluffs, July 21.-The city
council Monday night placed itself on
record as disinclined to purchase any
gift horses until their dental equip
nlent has been examined. The Citl-
gems Gas & Electric Company, by its
president, George H. Harris, presented
a schedule of reduction III price OF cleo
trio current for light and power to con-
form to reduction made In the CITY Oh
Omaha, agreeable to the CONTRACT I'M
der which the company does business
in Council Bluffs. and the council voted
to defer approval OF the proposed sche-
dule until the regular light committee
of the council can examine the pro-
posal and report at the next regular
meeting of the council.
President Harries was IN Councll
Bluffs Monday afternoon and In SPEAK
ing of the reduction in rates SAID ne
believed the city of Council Buns
when the new schedule is put into ell
feet will enjoy the lowest rate OF al
most any city of its size in the couh-
try.
Omaha he said, "is the thirty-fifth
city in size in the United states ana
the seventh in rates" This in effect
means that Council Bluffs. which gets
the Omaha rate has as low electric
light and power rates as any of the
thirty-five largest cities In The United
States with seven exceptions
Reduction Nearly Quarter.
The schedule submitted by the com
pany proposes reduction Of approx
mately 231a per cent in current rates
with minimum charge Of 80 cents pei
month to cover fixed cost charges for
installation and maintenance OF ser
vice, meter-reading and bookkeeping.
The general lighting rate, for ser
vice based on a single phase sixty
cycle alternating current of JOG or IL
volts. for all lighting and for SINAI
motors up to one horsepower and TO-
small domestic appliances. is to be a
follows, provided the rates propose
by the company are accepted by tn
council:
First % kilowatt hours per month a
so cents per kilowatt hour.
Next 125 kilowatt hours per mont
at so cents per kilowatt hour
Next 1850 flilowatt hours PEP -ozz1
at so cents per ksIowat. hou-.
Next $500 ktlowa.s hc--s E-s- .-s-lt-
at 40 cents Per sslowa-. a1@-
Next 1900 ksl7watc aa-zrs s'sr EsEF,zl5
at 80 per klo*aa. zs--
Excess k-o#a.n .cn- sss5- us.ur4r
2.5 cents per kl11v Ell 1.5sIz-
The first $500 Ei-s.Fss BIZ -f'rs-r ~
under the above s.41-4,11r-1s .. --Eftssss "
be billed az oae-hat. tsnz -.rR -i.E',s
per kiiowatr 5aur szan Las -aEf
shown. but this aItfttnrssl a-ss-,:s.
cent (1sc) per kiIowasr 1aaG- VIII ast 2
collected f the bin II paid Win. y
(10) days OF the date thereof
Minimum biIl-Fftty cents fsocj -
month per service connection.
The retail rate for alternating cur
rent for power, for three-phase. Sky
cycle current carrying standard volt
ages for motors greater than one
horsepower, viii be as given below:
First so kf1owatt hours per month al
10 cents per kilowatt hour.
Next so kilowatt hours per month al
so cents per kilowatt hour
Next 100 kilowatt hours per month
at 6.5 cents per kilowatt hour.
Next 100 kilowatt hours per month
at SO cents per kilowatt hour.
Next 100 kilowatt hours per month
at As cents per kilowatt hour.
Next 300 kilowatt hours per month
at 40 cents per kilowatt hour.
Next 500 kilowatt hours per month
ut 80 cents per klowatt hour.
Next $500 lsilowatt hours per montl
at 25 cents per kiloWatt hour.