Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-03
OFFER MADE FOR
| THE PURCHASE OF
| POCATELLO PLANT
City Council Paves Way for
Taking Over of Plant at
Price Suggested by the
Commission.

Whether or not the city Of Pocatello
and the Pocatello Water company will
be able to get together for the pur-
chase by the former Of the property of
the latter on the compromise price
suggested by the public utilities COM
n mission of this state has not as yet
N been definitely determined. The city
4 has taken steps to pave the way for
n the water company to dispose of its
plant and water system at $4,000, for
4 the council has adopted a resolution
making such an offer to the company.
The letter of the commission to the
attorneys representing the city of Po-
catelIo, in which the amount the COM
mission believes the city should pay
\ the company is set forth. is as follows:
Commissions Letter,
"Messrs. Bulge g. Barnard. Pocatello,
Idaho.
Gentlemen: From the evidence IN
trodueea in Case No. FL wherein APP
A~plication is made by thu owner of the
ocatello Waterworks company to in
crease rates, the commission, of its
own motion, has determined what the
city of Pocatello should offer and what
the water company should accept as
4 the purchase price of the present sys-
tenn complete and it takes the liberty
OF offering its suggestions to the par
ties concerned with view to bringing
about, If possible, final adjustment OF
the controversy which has so long ex-
listed between them.
"The commission / unanimously OF
4 the opinion that the city should offer
and the water company should. within
) ten days after such offer, accept $50,
900, title to be conveyed free ana clear
OF all membranes.
4 THE commission has no. vet deter
mined the value of the plant for rate
making purposes.
"Yours very truly,
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF IDAHO.
by A. p Ranstedt, Pre- sident."
Council Makes Offer.
The resolution passet by the cOun-
ell of that city making the offer Oh
the sugEes ed price is rs follows:
''Whereas, he public utilities COM
miszion of the state of daho, for the
purpose OF Bringing about an adjust
mment to the long continued contro-
4 versy b tween the -2ocatello Water
y company and the city Of Pocatello, has
suggested IN writing to special counsel
for the city. that the city should offer
and the water compar should aocepi
$290,000 as the purchase nrice of the
water system of said company. free
and clear of all membranes; and
wv hereas Notwithstanding the
amount fixed by the commission is
considered to be in excess of the value
OF said water system. the city wishes
to show its hona fide desire to avoid
further controversy with The water
company and to bring about fina
settlement of the water question; now
therefore,
Be 1t resolved, that the mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and direct.
ed, to offer on behalf of the city to tn.
owner of the Pocatello Water com.
pany the sum OF 100000 as the pur,
chase price of said Pocatello water
system and plant complete. the sam,
to be conveyed free and clear of al
membranes; and the mayor is di.
rected 10 respectfully request that {
reply to said offer be made to the cit,
within ten days from the date thereof.