The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-01
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION OF THE STATE
OF IDAHO
In the Matter Of the Application of the
City OF Twin Falls, for Certificate OF
Necessity for Construction OF Wa
terwOrks Of Said City. Case No. F.
6S,

Now comes Twin Falls Waterworks
Company, Ltd, and acknowledged the
receipt OF a motion for an order and
decree granting certificate of con-
venience to Twin Falls City, together
with the affidavit of the City Attorney
of Twin Falls attached.
In reply thereto the Twin Falls Wa
terworks Company, Ltd, shows that
Immediately upon the entry OF the
order of the Commission in this mat
ter the Twin Falls WaterwOrks Com
pany, represented by its manager and
one OF its directors, met with the City
Council of Twin Falls, at Twin Falls,
on June Goth, 1915, at which time 1t
was agreed that the City OF Twin
Falls, through it's City Council or le-
gal representative, would present to
the Twin Falls Waterworks Company,
Ltd, its plans or scheme for the IS
suance of bonds, and that thereupon
price would be fixed by the Twin Falls
Waterworks Company, Ltd, for its
system, payable in said bonds.
Later, on or about the goth day of
July, request was made by the City
of Twin Falls that a cash price be fix
ed upon the waterworks system, and
thereupon, on August 11th, an offer
was made by the Twin Falls Water
works Company to Twin Falls City, for
the sale OF said system at $92 500 90,
the same being reasonable offer, IN
view of the amount expended by the
Waterworks Company and the pres
ent condition of the plant as going
concern
That thereafter, on September 9th,
1915, the City Council, by majority
vote, passed resolution offering to
the Twin Falls Waterworks Company
the sum of 100000, payable in bonds
of the City, but making no cash offer
of any kind, which offer was, on the
Sth day of September, 1915, rejected
by the Twin Falls Water works Com
pany. Ltd The offer SO made by the
City of Twin Falls was and is unrea-
sonable, and not in any manner fair or
just. as is shown by the fact that after
negotiations between the City of Twin
Falls and the Waterworks Company
more than two years ago, an Offer was
made by the City Council of Twin
Fa,sl on May 14th, 1913, to purchase
said NaterwOrks system for the sun
of $8O,OOO.O0 in bonds. This offer was
not accepted because it was not deem
ed adequate, and at the same time ar
offer was made by the Twin Falls Wa
terworks company, Ltd, to the City
to sell said system for 100000 o
the bonds of the City. Since said las
named date large amount OF capita
expenditure has been made by th'
Twin Falls Waterworks Company, ant
the system is omre valuable than !
then was.
The Twin Falls Waterworks com
pany, while not admitting or conced
ing the jurisdiction OF the Public Util
tiles Commission in the premises, ts de
sirOus that the facts may be befor
the Commission for it's information.
TWIN FALLS WATERWORKS COM
PANY, Ltd,
BY E. B. CRITCHLOW,
Vice President
State of Utah, County of Sal
Lake. IS.
e. B. Critchlow, being first dull
sworn. deposes and says: That he
and for five years last past, has bee
the Vice President of the Twin Fall
Waterworks Company. Ltd. that h
has read the foregoing statement an
knows the contents thereof. and tn
! same is true. Further deponent say
eth not.
E. B. CRITCHI4OW,
Subscribed and sworn to before m
this eth day OF September, A. D. 1911!
E. M. DAVIS,
(SeaD Notary Publ,
1919.