Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-24
FIELD IS GIVEN
TOUTAH COMPANY
Decision in Case of Village
Of Roberts Given by
Commission.

The electric field Of the village OF
Roberts and tributary territory is given
to the Utah Power & Light company
by the public utilities commission in
an order and decision handed down last
night in the case entitled, the Village Of
Roberts versus the Ashton & st. An
thony Power company. In which the
Utah Power & Light company, the
Owsley Carey Land and Irrigation
company, the Mud Lake Canal COM
pany, the North Lake Canal company,
the Crystal Lake Irrigated Lands COM
pany and various farmers owning
lands under the Butte and Market lake
canal. intervenors. The prior order
granted to the Ashton & ST. Anthony
Power company a certificate to enter
that village with its transmission pow
er lines Is vacated by the commission,
but with relation TO its entrance into
the Mud lake section the case is con-
tinued for the purpose OF receiving
further evidence to August l, when
hearing will be held before the COM
mission here at 10 =. m.
Important Order.
This case lie OF unusual Importance
to the southeastern part OF the state
because Of the fact that there are some
10000 acres Of land in Jefferson county
which can only be irrigated by pump
ing water to the land and electrical
energy Is needed to operate the pumps.
The order Of the commission L. as
follows:
1T 10 therefore ordered and hereby
certified that the present and future
public convenience and necessity re-
quire that the intervenor. Utah Power
g. Light company, extend It's transmits
sion lines to the complainant, Village
Of Roberts, and to the territory In the
of said complainant, and con-
gtruct such distribution systems as
may be necessary to meet all reason
able demands for electrical energy by
the said complainant and It's inhabi-
tants, and the inhabitants of said ter
ritory in the vicinity Of complainant.
which territory is more fully described
az follows, to-wit:
''All OF township north, range 81,
and the east half of township north,
range 36. and all OF township north,
range 81. all of said territory being
east Of the Boise meridian, la jefferson
county, Idaho.
1t is further ordered that the order
OF this commission. No. 2O4, issued in
case No. F-70. granting a certificate Of
public convenience and necessity to the
Ashton and st. Anthony Power com
pany. limited. the defendant herein, !
be vacated and set aside only insofar /
as the same affects the village of Rob i
erts. the complainant herein, and tho |
territory in the vicinity Of said COM
plainant, hereinbefore more fully de- |
scribed.
1T is further ordered that this case
be continued for further hearing in-so- T
far as the territory situated in the Vi
cinity of Mud lake is concerned, for +
The purpose OF receiving further evil I
dence as TO the necessity for the deliv- f
cry of power in said territory by or /
before Nov. /, 1915, as well as to the F
ability OF the defendant. Ashton & st. I
Anthony Power company, limited. TO I
meet all reasonable demands for cleo F
EricaI energy In the said territory for t
The irrigation season Of 1917 and afi I
demands for power re-
luired in said territory prior to the /
irrigation season OF 1917, which terri f
.ory is more fully described AZ follows.
.o-wit:
THE west half Of township 5, and all +
II townships & and Z north, range SO. /
I'll Of townships 5 and north. range +
85; all of townships 5, and north, F
range 81: also all OF townships S. 8. I +
IND north. range So. al Of said terri {
.ory being east OF Boise meridian. in /
Jefferson county. Idaho. I
1t is further ordered that the fur {
her hearing in this case. hereinbefore ]
to. be set down for Tuesday. !
August !, 1915. at 10 o'clock a. M. at
he offices Of the commission at Boise.
IDAHO Z