Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22
SUNDAY cAPITAL NEWS. SUNDAY OCTOBER p 1916
ALBION TO HAVE
A WATER SYSTEM
Certificate Of Convenience
and Necessity Issued by
Utilities Commission.

The town OF Albion, where one of
the two state normal schools is located,
is rapidly coming to the front as one
of the progressive communities of
southern Idaho. Recently electricity
was installed there. Last night the
public utilities commission issued an
order which means that Albion is to
have modern water system. This or
der grants a certificate of convenience
and necessity to A. E. Uhl to construct
and maintain a water plant and sys-
tenn there. During the construction of
the system, until 1t is finally completed.
Uhl is required to keep an accurate
account of all expenditures and file it
with the commission as we'll as to file
a schedule of rates and regulations be-
fore starting operations.
The order says in part:
''On the 18th day Of October. 1915, A.
e. Uhl. the above named applicant.
filed with this commission application
asking that he be granted a certificate
that the present and future convenience
and necessity of the village of Albion,
a municipal corporation of Cassia
county. Idaho, require the construction
of a domestic water system, and that
said applicant be permitted and auth
orized to construct such a system for
the purpose of selling water to said
village of Albion and it's inhabitants
for all municipal and domestic uses and
purposes, including irrigation. fire pro-
lection and street sprinkling. From
the application it appears that there is
at present no water system in said viii
lage of Albion. and no adequate means
of fire protection.
THE applicant proposes to secure a
water supply for his proposed system
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to an elevated reservoir and distribute
it through main pipes. varying from
two to six inches in diameter, to all
parts of the village.
The estimated cost of construction
of the proposed system is about $4,000,
which applicant expects and intends to
raise by stock subscription.
The application is accompanied by
maps, showing the location of the pro-
posed wells and reservoir and distribut-
ing system; also profiles of the streets
of said village. showing lines and grades
of the proposed distribution system.
From the showing made in said ap-
plication, and fro m other facts known
to the commission, it finds that the
public convenience and necessity of the
village of Albion, Cassia county, Idaho,
and it's inhabitants require. and will
require, the construction and operation
| CT a water SYSTEM for said village; AND
| it further appearing that this is not a
case requiring a special hearing, there
! being no utility of similar character
operating in the territory sought to be
served, and that d certificate of public
convenience and necessity should be
| issued to said applicant; A. e. Uhl per-
hitting and authorizing him to con-
struct and maintain a water system in
! said village of Albion for the purpose
of furnishing water to said village, and
it's inhabitants, for all municipal and
domestic uses and purposes, including
irrigation, fire protection and street
sprinkling; and it further appearing
| to the commission that it will be to the
best interests of said village of Albion,
and its inhabitants, to limit the time
within which applicant shall be pre-
pared to furnish water service to a
| period of 10 months from and after
the date of this certificate;
! 1t is therefore ordered, that said ap-
plicant, A. f. Uhl, be. and he is
hereby granted permission and author
| ity to construct. maintain and operate
a water system in and for the village of
Albion, Cassia county, Idaho. for the
purpose of furnishing said village, and
it's inhabitants, with water for all mu-
nicipal and domestic uses and pur-
poses, including irrigation. fire protec-
ton and street spIinkling; but in event
applicant shall not be prepared to serve
said village of Alb on. and its inhab-
! itants, with water service within 10
months from the date of this certifi-
cate, then, in that event this certifi-
cate shall become null and void"
Why not be fair? Vote for John C.