The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-01

in the aggregate. be added said original
basis for and charges made by this petitioner the
acquisition of distribution and product has been the
and method obtaining for period of six years.
advises this petitioner that commencing with October L.
1919. it is and will be required increase its charge
this petitioner and charge this petitioner thirtyv
thousand cubic feet of gas delivered irrespective
Of subsequent loss instead of the charge
OF t~entyone and twentyhree cents stated; and this
of charges to this petitioner to be avoided
by the terms of understandings and said
The Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company has and enjoys
the right to make such increase and proposed greater
charge if it wishes and wills do. That nnanestly
such increase charge being made this petitioner cannot
any circumstances in distribution of natural
gas the territory aforesaid and except that it in
be authorized increase its charges to its several
customers the same aeeresatine some sxtvvo hundred
and that should this petitioner not be authorized do
its only option be to the distribution Of art
fetal by the of its artificial plant situate in said
City, and at not less than at the rate $Z5 thousand
cubic feet therefor has heretofore been established b.
the Public Service Commission of Indiana. with the like
hood face of being required ask and petition tor yet
greater for said artificial gas; but such distribution
of artificial this petitioner does wish desire to
undertake for the various and several patent
Further this petitioner would state that whereas and
heretofore for the of taxation its property has
been appraised $225 90, by the apprasemen made
for purposes of taxation the valuation thereof by the
State Board of Tax Commissioners of Indiana, the
property appraised and valued co. and
that whereas heretofore the paid by this petitioner
have been in the sum of 1875 90 per annum upon
the apprasement and valuation and upon the
gate rate which this petitioner advised most likely
petitioner anticipate annual charge for in the
sum Of $l3, 7lo4 or an increase of S., 1904 if such
is established as it is believed will be done.
Further this petitioner would that its observation
and belief likelihood obtains. at least within the
reasonable future of any reduction in for labor
for material, for supplies any of the items of the
various and fixed of operation and maintenance
of its plant and property, reducing such charges and
penses prevail.
That above stated and FORTH this petitioner about
to be required to pay increasing charge for gas it
delivered which is ftytwo and seventeen hundredhs per
at
this petitioner chargeable with increasing expense
the matter of its taxes of sxtyseven per (67)
That indicated paragraph co. hereof following in
the increase of herewith applied for and in compare
with the percentage of increased above the
tenton Of the Public Service Commission of Indiana is
respectfully called to the fact shown by the table
attached hereto and made hereof that the percent
ages of increases desired from but tventyone and
half cent 2lI2fo) increase fory-nne and ninety
hundredhs per (49o79) of increase and
graduated that the smaller usually using
such commodity for domestic purposes only has and
ceves the lesser percentages of distinguished
from the larger using the hearing commercial
and industrial purposes.