Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-20
Council 1AbLESLICHT REP0R1S|
MINORITY REPORTS HELD FOR
EXAMINATION

EXAMINATION
AT meeting of the city council on
| Wednesday, evening TWO reports We're
| presented by the citizens committee on
electric light rates. one q ma jority report
and the other minority report, the lat
| ter by Peter }. Nas:lly. The rate COM
mitt"r WAS recently appointed by the
city council to make an investigation of
The rates and to submit to that body q
schedule with the drop charge eliminate
ed. Complaints that the drop charg"
was unfair were general and these COM
plants prompted the council to take the
above mentioned action
\, the first meeting; of the rate com
mite: I. G. Gordon. manager Of the
Water Power company. WAS asked To
submit, schedule Of rates satisfactory
to the company, but with tn. drop charge
i eliminated. 4 basis to work from
! This he did. After several meetings tn"
| committee came to the conclusion tina,
| the schedule OF rates submitted we're I'M
| satisfactory and at later meeting he
| submitted the figures which he would
accept. which are included in tn. Schcd
! ulr printed below, ana which are 4.lgh"r
than the schedule the rommilt." had
| agreed ON at q previous lntrting SrI-
.'r;tl meetings were held by the commit
| tt. and {, rtp,r, was finally agreed upon
| by majority of the committee as given
| below. The report WAS presented to the
! council Wednesday evening and was
read by City Clerk Schall"rn and the
| minority report by Mr.. Eas;,ly wlS also
| read. Both reports follow:
City Council. Little Falls. Mimi.
| Gentlemen: The Citizens commits"
| appointed by your body SOM, time ago
| to investigate tn" question Of electric
! light rates in Little Falls beg lr;lv" to
| submit the following report c1nbodyi1y
the result Of it's investigation and con-
| tanning schedules OF proposed rates.
!! I. Residence Lighting and Current Tor
| Cooking-M-trr Rates
| LIST 20 kilowatt hrs.-Sc per kw-hr. pr. mo.
| "a 70 kilowt,1 hrS.fc Per kw-hr pr. mo-
| Balance. * per kw-hr p" mo.
| Minimum monthly hill 500 psr meter
| installed. discount : per cent.
| >. Commercial 1.ghtingMct'r Rates
! list l0O kw-hrs-Sc per Aw-hr. per mo.
"a lH' kwh"s.'c per kw-hr. per INC
| Halanc. &c per kw-hr. par mo.
Minimum monthly bill $lW Per meter
! installed. Discount ~ per cent.
! The manager Of the Little Falls Water
| Power Go. has approved tn. above schcd-
| ul.s.
! 1t will b. noticed thar thu fiat charge
! for drops has been eliminated.
As heretofore reported to this body TIN.
| proposed rates ar, not based upon u
| scientific inv"stigat ton OF the company y
property or assets but is !, comparative
| rate based upon an investigation of
! charges made for electric service in 9TH
! or cities Of this state. In this ronnrc-
| ton ii must be stated that a large num-
! Der OF Minnesota municipalities ar.. re-
wishing their electric rates and that Who'll
ever a change is made it is downwards
! We are Of the opinion that the above
| thttlulrS Of rates will amount to sub
stantial reduction in tho cost of electric
! lighting, the exact percentage. being i'm
possible to give: because Of the drop
! charge formerly in use. Tbs on" LAYING.
| the largest number Of drops will br th':
| greatest gamer by ::lc proposed rate.
! while those on the minimum rate before
! will so remain. The elimination OF the
! drop charge and the combination Of nc
residence and cooking charges under one
! meter is 4 distinct advantage to the pub
| lie.
! The above rates is the best rate we
| have been able to secure, and from our
| invest igaliOn Of the question and the
| facts at hand We are of tn" opinion that
! the rates above set forth are reasonable
as q comparative rate.
| Dated this 18th day Of October. 1916.
| Respectfully submitted
N. n. Bcrghcin.
w. H. X. Mover.
f. ]. Weber,
Carl Bolandcr.
Il. V. Tanner
Ed. NJ. I.aFond.
Il. O. Vessel
w. l.. Pcnfeld.