The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
CITY LIGHTING
PLANT FAVORED
BY COMMITTEE
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tee members found that the ohasm be
tween them and the electric company
was as wide as ever
Briefly, the understanding OF the
Chamber OF Commerce committee fol-
lowing Sundays meeting, was this:
/ That the Oklahoma Gas 4
Electric company Immediately puts
into effect new schedule Tor
power users. based on reduction
Of substantially . percent made TO
large local manufacturing os,ab-
lishment. That is, that this same
percentage OF reduction is to be
made TO all consumers Of power
whether they buy ten kllowatt hours
per month or 10000
2 That the Oklahoma Gas &
Electric company puts into effect
al the same time a new schedule Tor
light rates in which reductions OF
substantially N percent will be
made to all consumers Of electricity
for lighting purposes, regardless ot
whether the buyer uses ten klo-
watts or 10000
Compsny's Statement.
The gas and electric companys un
dcrstanding Of the results OF Sunday
meeting. as stated Yesterday by Arthu
6 Huey. vice dresden, OF the company
were substantially as follows
| That a new schedule nj rates
he put into effect for power users
in Oklahoma City; that IT would be
impracticable 10 make straight
! cut in rates to all consumers be-
| cause OF the fac, that varying con
drions in each factory the hours
! in which the demand for current is
greatest. and other factors make
the cost OF current service vari-
able factor but that the gas and
electric company is willing 10 go
into consultation with committee
from the Chamber OF Commerce 10
0 endeavor 10 work out some rates
satisfactory to both the city and
q company
2 That new schedule OF rates
for light consumers he put into Ell
feet Immediately. this schedule 10
provide for. retroactive reduction
of 10 percent beginning May |, 1917,
and a second reduction OF about 10
percent to he made on January |,
1913 that these reductions, how
ever, apply only to the first fifty
! kilowatt hours per month pur-
chased instead OF applying straight
down the list to consumers in ex-
cess OF $500 kilowatt hours per
month.
Committee Split.
Upon this mutual misunderstandir
the committee split A second meetir
was then called for last night II W;
held in Mr. Huey'S room in the lie
Huokins hotel, but when the gas al
electric company official again stat,
his position several members OF q
committee. including q ID. Halsell
the Williamson Halscll Frasier cor
pany, and S NJ Gloyd. chairman of Il
committee. declared unqualfiedly III
they intended to stand by their origin
position and that unless the gas al
electric company agreed to acoede
their demands for straight cut
rates they would maintain their pos
tion.
Speaking as member OF the comm
tee this morning, Mr., Halsell said
1T was the understanding Of
members OF the committee after I
Sunday meeting tha, the gas and elc
trio company would make straig
cut on all rates Immediately. \
, Huey then stated that we had misu
derstood him. didn't argue with h
' three hours for nothing | know q
|, , actly wha, our understanding was"
The tentative agreement" reach
= Sunday included a provision to the
4 feet that property owners need no Ions
:, make deposits for meters.
!, Conference Held.
Mr. Huey and Mr.. Gloyd were cl,
eted all morning today in Mr.. Gloy
private office in the city hall build,
No agreemen, had been reached at no
= and another meeting OF the commit
to discuss the question further v