La Junta tribune., 1916-05-06
Ll0nT RATES KEDUc
fconsinued iron FIrst Paesl

"a to and should receive lower rn1Ga
for electric light and power ssev1os
than those now charged ~ TAe ~
kansas Valley Railway. Light aaaI
Power Company. and requested ~
Commission to investigate and 70 ~
termine upon reasonable rates ~
electric service to the city Of La Jun-
IA and It's inhabitants. n now fur.
nished by The Arka9ras Valley Rail-
way. Light and Power Company, ~
Respondent. and further requested
this Commission TO determine the
cost OF erecting . municipality ownsd
plant. together with the cost Of sef-
vice and the reasonable rates which
should be charged by the city 70 NJ
patrons.
On the LIST day of October. 1915.
the Respondent company filed With
the Commission Its answer TO the ~
tition OF the petitioners and denied
that It's rates and charges for supply.l
ing electricity to the city OF Ia Junta|
and TO the inhabitants OF said city
were In any respect unfair. unreason-
able. unjust. excessive or discrimina-
tory. and ayerred that the rates and
charges OF the RESPONDENT company
were Just. fair. reasonable and equal.
and that the service furnished BY it|
to the said city OF La Junta and itsl
Inhabitants was above criticism
H In accordance with instructions
from the commissIer, r. J. Rankin.
the Commissions electrical engineer,
and r. W. Herbert. the Commission's
chief statistician. began an investlgn-
\ tion TO determine the present falYl
value Of the properties OF the Re-
spondent company. located in the city
OF La Junta. together with the valu-
alton OF the generating plant q Pr
eblo and the transmission lines Con-
veying energy TO La Junta. and a1so
q complete. detailed examinstioA Of
the books OF the Respondent CON-
pany.
The hearing OF the above eause
convened at La Junts. Colo. In the|
city hall. at the hour Of 10 O'Clock =.
M. December :. 1915. O. q. Heas.
Esq. appearing for the petitionefs.
Messrs Devine 4 Preston sppsariag
for the Respondent company. and n.
w. Allen. city attorney. appearing toe|
the city Of Ia Junts. which requested
and was granted permission 70 iaeegs
vene.
The Commission then rid
that the mattess contained II the -
sitioa relatias 10 ths valus an1 esst|
Of service Of the proposed municipal
y owned and opersted electric light
plant were Irrelevant to the hearing.
and refused to take action - 70 these
mattters. wherefore no evidence per-
tanning to the same vas permitted 10
be introduced.
The following Witnesses testified
for the Commission: r w. Herbert.
chief statistician: r. J. Rankin. cleo
trtcal engineer.
The following Witnesses testified
for the Respondent company: z. J.
Rosenauer. general auditor: Geo w.
Milliken. local manager: w. r, Ra-
ber. general manager: p. II. Lane.
consuiting engineer for ". ~. Byiles-
BY Z Company. the holding company
Of the Respondent Company.
Prom the evideace introduced II
appean that the Respondent CON-
paay h engaged In The business Of
manufacturing electrical energy ~
Pueblo and Canon City. Colorado. and
serves . territory h Colorado which
h divided into thrss divisions dssie-
nsted on the company's books - the
''Nountain Divisjon.' Pueblo Divi.
sion." and the "vslley Divisioa." " The
city Of L. Junsa. located IN the Ar.
kansas Valley. 10 ssrvs1 frsa the gen.
sfating plant Of the Rsspeadsat com.
Daay locsted ~ Pusbjo. and d con.
oected b. tTansnissloa 1lns running
from ths senesatins p,ant q The Re-
II epoadsat company ~ Pusbse through
~ Arkaasas Valley. sna iron which
II . nuubsr Of othss tsvns sAl eities
Doeated ia ths Arkansas Valley are
sssve1.
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rerd. q whSeA peias ~ company
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