Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-30
ASK FOR LOWER LIGHTING RATE
 IN CITY
HEARING IS HELD BY CORPORATION COMMIS- SIONER IN THE COURT HOUSE YESTERDAY.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

l Whether or not to lower the pres
 cnt residential and business house
 electric lighting rate and whether or not to ratify the action taken by the Prescott Gas & Electric Company in changing power rates last fall were among the questions submitted to the corporation commission which held a i hearing at the court house yesterday.
 The hearing was in charge of Com missioner F. A. Jones, who was as sisted by Commission Engineer Fer guson, Commission Accountant Sang ster and the official stenographer The first question was raised by the city which demands that the present rate for lighting of Is cents per kilo- watt hour for business houses and 20 cents per kilowatt hour for residences be reduced. The petition for the re- duction was presented by City Attor- ney E. J. Mitchell at the request of Mayor Timerhoff and was taken un- der consideration by the commission.
 The second matter was raised by F. s. Viele. representing the Prescott Gas & Electric Company which made application for revised power rates for the City of Prescott.
 The company's representative pre- sa14aJ Eo,,-ae +o eloy, Fbot 4l,a o1d flat rate of 62-3 cents per kilowatt hour for motor service was a discrim- ination against the users of current in large quantities, and explained that the revised rate which starts at 8 cents per kilowatt hour and scales down to 2H cents per lilowatt hour, effected saving to the B users of power in town of about $200 per year, it being therefore a reduction in the aggregate, and not an increase, as has been stated.
 The new rate, it was claimed, is lower than the motor rate charged in Tucson, Douglas, Yuma, Nogales, 'Clarkda1e, Jerome and Globe, and is the lowest rate charged by any public utility for power purposes in the State of Arizona, with the exception of Phoenix. it being identical with the Phoenix rate The object of the revised rate IS to have technically correct rate which makes it possible for power users to use electrical ap- paratus in large quantities at a price cheaper than they can produce pow CT in any other way was the conten- ton advanced by the power corpora ton.
 The old rate of 62-3 cents which was in effect for so many years was instituted when there were practically no users of power in Prescott, and a flat rate of this character is entirely inappropriate, the company contend ed, where any extended use of power is made. The company's representa- tive took particular pains to explain that the statement which had been made that the rate was put into effect eight days after application to the commission to institute the rate, was wrong, as application for the rate was made on October 22, 1914, and the new rate was not put into effect un- til December 1, 1914, 3S days after application was made. The applica- ton of the company was taken under advisement.
 Two other petitions taken under advisement by the commission were those presented by Attorney LeRoy Anderson in behalf of the Upper Yer de Public Utilities Company and the Verde Tunnel & Shelter Railroad Company. The first asks that the utilities company be given the right to issue $70,0O0 worth of additional stock to complete its light, water and sewer systems. The railroad made application for permission to make an additional issue of $50,0OO worth of stock. Both questions will be de cided in a short time.
 The commission left on the II O. clock train to hold hearing at Win slow.