La Junta tribune., 1915-12-11
LIGHT RATE HEARING.

1 IL
Public Utilities Comniission Condncts
Hearing - Conaplaint Filed b.
Twenty.flve Citisens.
The Public Utilities Commission Of
the state Of Colorado arrived In Il
Junta last Monday. and ON Tuesday
and Wednesday were In session ct
the city hall conducting hearing on
the complaint filed by twenty-five
citizens Of La Junta against the Ar
kansas Valley Railway. Light and
Power Company. alleging that they
are entitled to and should receive .
cheaper rate for electric light and
power service than ID now being
charged. The members Of the COM
mission included 8. 3. Kendall.
chairman. and George 7. Bradley and
NJ. H. Aylesworth. They were &C
companied by Fred w. Herbert, sta
tistician. and Fred J. Rankin, elec-
trical engineer. both Of whom are In
the permanent employ Of tho publlc
utilities commission.
The public utilities commission
convened around the aldermanic
board at the city hall promptly At 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning. Chairman
Kendall presidinE. with his associ-
ates. George T. Bradley and N. H.
Aylesworth. on either side. The Ar
kansas Valley Railway. Light and
Power Company was represented By
w. r. Raber. Of Pueblo. general man
ager: J. w. Preston. Of Pueblo. gen.
eral counsel: Z. J. Rosenauer. Of Pu-
eblo. general auditor. and =. H.
Lane. Of Chicago. manager Of the
engineering department Of the II. n.
Byllesby Company. holding company
OF the Arkansas Valley Railway.
Light and Power Company. and Geo.
". Milliken. local manager Of the
company. The complainants were
Represented BY o. q. Hsss. O. attor-
nsy. and the city Of L. Juata by May-
or I4anb and City Attorney Aliss.
| NJ. Hen aud Ms. Allsn both ~
oTsttsd TIT thaV had ~ .eallal T.
ia IN. eass e g lass en- hsur sAoe
'neithsf ha1 Nd tine 70 pesesso .
case. but Mr.. Aylssworth iatsejsetel
at this juncturs With the obssrvntieo
that the oaiy way to detsrmise
whether the people Of L. Junta were
belns charssd . fair and equitable
rate for electric Hight and power sss-
vice would b on . Thorough investi.
cation Of the plant valuation. oDse-
atins rsvsauss and expsases Of ths
company. A. effort had beeu made
70 secure this data through the stat
istieisa aad the electrical sasinsse
regularly employed BY the commits
sion. The commission. :" said Mr.
AyIcsworth. rs not interested In aay
municipal plant that the city Of L.
Junia may Contemplate erecting. asd
the only question q issue IL ~ 70
whether the rates charged consum.
ers IN La Junta by the Arkansas Val.
Icy Railway. Lixht and Power CON.
psny are fair aud equitable. This
can only be determined ny an inves-
'isaiion Of the company's plant vaiu.
alton. operating revenues and 81.
pcnscs. and these facts will bc pre-.
scnicd In the reports Of the stat
isiician and electrical engineer.
Tho first witness 90 take the sssnd
WAS Fred W. Herbert. statisiirian q
the public utilities commission. NJ.
lierbert's letter Of tsansmiiisi stated
that he had examined the accounts
and financial condition of the L.
Junta plant Of the Askaasas Valley
Railway. lAsht and Power Company,
asd that part Of The Pseblo plant e
this company psrtsinlns 10 ths piaas
isvesemest. opssating seveaues asA
espsases apSlicable 70 the IL Junts
plant operations. The report also
showed The operations Of the Il Suui
u plast - opsssted ~ the IL JuooS
Electric Company. for five years prs-
vloss 70 lss sole 70 The Arkahsas val-
ley Railway. l.ight and Power Con.
pesy. from 1895 10 1919; also - o.
Grated By the present holdins coa.
paay from 1910 10 June 80. 1913.
The report covers t~easy or more
typewrssisa pssss giving . msss q
dessiis aad fieurss that oaiy - e.
pest accountant couId cemprehsul.
NJ. nssssrt was sseslteae1 " nsn-
bsss es she csmmisslsa sad alsD ~
CITY Attorney Ailea ceaeesnlas many
Items ID the rsDoss. ed say loeo
vhicA ~ essi1 ~ esulala y deeol1
was later DeeDeua1s1 y 11s. 0eeonr
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