Mohave County miner., 1918-03-30
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
HENRY J. BARCHFELD. First Insertion January 2e. 1916.

 ! In the Natter of the Investigation of the Water Service and Supply of the Chloride Water Company and Christian L Hoffman. Docket No. 47O. : APPEARANCES L. Heath, Chairman of ] Water Committee. Chamber of Commerce of Town of Chloride. Christian L. Hoffman. Ma than W. Tarr and Allen E. Ware. for Chloride Water Company and Christian L. Hoffman. Ben Ferguson, for Commission.
 OPINION AND ORDER
 BY THE COMMISSION:
 This is complaint originating in a peti- tion filed by the Chloride Chamber of Com meree. which petition alleges that the water service of the Chloride Water Company is in- adequate and unsatisfactory.
 Pursuant to notice duly given. the Commis- cause in Chloride. November 24. 1917. for the purpose of making public inquiry and in- vestigation into the water service complained of.
 Several witnesses appearing as members of the Chamber of Commerce and in their own behalf. testified that in the summer time the water pressure was deficient in the higher parts of the town and that on some occasions the supply had failed entirely. Further com plaint was made that the Water Company had failed to provide adequate fire service and had neglected to construct tanks of suf- fieient size and elevation to maintain pressure for domestic and fire service.
 We conducted a thorough investigation on each of the points raised. It was admitted by Mr. Hoffman, manager of the Chloride Water Company, that on a few occasions the water service had failed for short time due to causes beyond his control. but that he would use every reasonable effort to assure satisfactory service to domestic consumers in the future. It was shown that Chloride is an unincorporated town and that there ex- ists no responsible association organized to guarantee reasonable payment to the Water Company for fire hydrant rentals or for ser- vice. and we are therefore of the opinion that the Water Company should not be required prepared to deliver water at high pressure to l the mains.
 With respect to additions and betterments to the water plant, va find that the Water Company has carried on it's program of water ! development and construction of water stor- age facilities in accordance with the plan adopted and outlined to the Commission on the occasion when this Company brought pro- ceedings for permission to engage in the water business in Chloride. In the testimony of Mir. Hoffman in these proceedings it is stated that something over S5OOO has been expended in Detterments to the water property since Oc- .ober IS, 1917, making a total expenditure by the present owners of the plant of approxi- nately SI3,OOO. The number of customers within the year increased from 73 to TO, then ish definitely the amount of the gross rev. .nue and operating expenses, but it is clear hat Chloride Water Company is not making nore than fair return upon its investment. We are of the opinion that the complaint lerein directed to the service of the Chloride Water Company has not been sustained. and IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: That com ,laint herein be and the same is hereby dis s missed. BY ORDER OF THE ARIZONA CORPORA ION COMMISSION. Dated at Phoenix. Arizona, this sixth day of { Iarch. 1918. Signed) SAM W. PROCTOR, t
 S-S0-ls-lt-up Secretary.