The Lamar register., 1916-06-21

cooperation IN this work.
Rules governing the standard of
service to be furnished the public
have been tentatively prepared and
will be discussed and adopted, either
as they now stand or as amended to
meet local conditions, at conference
between representatives of each cleo
tric, gas and water utility corporation
in the state and the members and en-
giners of the Utilities Commission at
the state capitol at 10 o'clock 4. M.
July Z.
At that time representatives of the
University of Colorado will meet with
the commission and report whether
the cooperation desired may be eX-
pected.
The commissions plan in this re
spect is for the standardizing labora-
tory at the university to be utilized
in testing and checking apparatus own
ed and used by the Utilities Commits
sion and the several public utility
corporations in testing meters and
the products of the utilities, and to
have the safe chemical laboratory at
the university utilized in testing sam
plies Of water from the several water
companies serving the public Of the
state.
In this manner the Utilities Com
mission will avoid duplication Of these
laboratories and will save to the tax
payers of the state tens Of thousands
of dollars which otherwise would be
expended for the installation and the
maintenance of necessary laboratories
for the carrying on Of this depart
ment of its work.
This plan is carried out in Wiscon-
sin with marked success and great
economy.
Prof Herbert S. Evans. acting dean
of the engineering school and director
of the standardizing laboratory at the
U. of c.; Professor J. A Hunter of the
chair of mechanical engineering at the
university, and State Chemist John E.
Eckley, also of the university faculty,
have been approached on the subject
and are enthusiastically in favor Of
the plan. They are to confer and
report their decision at the confer
ence called for July 7.
Briefly, the rules and regulations
governing standards of service for
gas, electric and water utilities make
the following provisions, among the
others:
Free service connections must be
made wherever the wires or mains of
the utility corporation are easily ac-
cessible from the property to be con-
nected. In other cases, extensions
must be made where not to exceed rs
feet of extension to each consumer
to be served is required. In case Of
extensions in excess Of this being
sought, the commission shall investi-
gate and decide whether they shall be
made. and under what terms and con
ditions.
Each utility shall provide and
maintain laboratory, meter testing
shop and other facilities and equip
ment for making the tests required
by the rules, and the apparatus and
paraphernalia shall be approved,
checked and tested by and under the
Jurisdiction of the commission.
COPIES Of all rates, tariffs, etc,
shall be kept on file in the Offices of
the company issuing them and at all
times shall be open to inspection by
the public, which shall be notified as
to the location and accessibility of
these rates.
Service meters must indicate clear
ly, and in such manner that the con-
sumers can understand them. the Gu
bic feet, kilowatt hours, gallons, or
other units of service for which charge
is made, and record cards showing
the date of each reading and Ne TO
tai registration on the meter oh
date must be in3allcd on each
uniformity of deposits rC -
from customers may not 80
amount of an estimated so d.
Of customer, and the company Iyre
pay six per cent interest, annua->ld
or upon the return of the de sit u