The Little River news., 1920-03-24
NOTICE TO ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CONSUMERS AT ASH- DOWN. LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

made necessary by the demands of the City of Ashdown, and the increased cost of labor and material used in con- nection with the manufacturing of elec- tricity and the distribution of same, in- cluding the cost of fuel, the under signed. Commonwealth Public Ser vice Company, is compelled to ask the Arkansas Corporation Commission for permission to cancel it present rates and charges for electricity in force in the City of Ahdown, and in addition thereto, to cancel all that part of it's present existing contracts with it's var ious patrons or consumers in so far as the same relates to the question of rat es. and to substitute and put in force new rates and charges for the vaious classes of electrical services rendered by it, as follows, to-it:
 Present Rates: Commonwealth Pub. lie Service Company. Ashdewn, Ark. ansaS.
 Electricity, Commercial lighting: 15 cents per killowatt hour.
 Discount: 10 per cent for payment within 10 days from date of rendering bill.
 Minimum bill: $1.50 per month,
 Street lighting: J9, 800 W. lamps, $8.33 1-3 ca. r 9f an. Additional 300 w. lamps at $7. .5o en. per an
 Proposed Rates. Commonwee , lh Public Service Co., Fort Smith, A: k Electric Rates Appli- cable to Ashdown, Arkansas.
 General Lighting Rate.
 Schedule ''C"
 Single phase, 60 cycle current, ap proximately 110 volts. For all light ing and for motors of less than horse power:
 First 100 XVIII per month at 18c per XVIII
 Next 100 XVII per month, at 15c per XVIII.
 All over 200 XVIII per month at 10c per XVII.
 Minimum charge: $1.75 per month net.
 Discount: per cent for p~ment within 10 days from date of bill
 Retail Power Rates.
 Schedule E
 Single or phase, 50 cycle current, approximately 110-220. Single phase current will not be supplied for motors larger than horse power) This rate aplies to motors of 3 horse power and up:
 First loo XVIII per month, at lbs per XVIII
 Next 100 XVII per month at 9c per XVIII
 Next 100 XVIII per month at. Sc per XVIII
 Next 100 XVIII per month, at 7c per XVIII
 All over 400 XVIII per month at 6c per XVIII.
 Minimum Bill: .s125 net per month per horse power for the first 10 horse power. In excess thereof. 75c per month net per horse power
 Discount 5 per cent for payment within 10 days from date of rendering bill. No discount on minimum charge. Electricity, Heating and Cooking
 Rates,
 Schedule E.
 Single phase, 60 cycle current, ap- proxima:ely no volts. For heating and cooking appliances having a total connected load of not less than 5000 watts.
 First 25 XVII pc: month at 1Oc per XVIII.
 All over 25 XVIII per mc/th at 4c per XVIII.
 Discount: per cent for payment within 10 days from date of rendering bill.
 Minimum bill: $4OO per month net
 Street Lighting.
 10c per XVII per month
 Minimum monthly bill, $100OO
 Water Pumping.
 1Oc per XVII per month.
 Minimum monthly bill, $1O0. The proposed rates together with the request filed with the Arkansas Cor poration Commission provides for said rates to go into effect as of April 30th, 1920. The customers or consumers of of electrical power and energy in the town of Ashdown. Little River County, Arkansas, are therefore notified that if there is any objection to the proposed increase in the rates ,r to the cancellation of all the Com pany's existing contracts in so far as he same pertains to rates, that such objections should be made in writing | o the Arkansas Corporation Commits sion, at Little Rock, Arkansas, at least ] on days priOr to the effective date of l