Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-22

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Reading of petition of property
owners on Woodwork Avenue for
construction of pavement beginning
at the intersection of Superior Street
and Woodwork Avenue and extend
ing thence south to the railroad right
of way.
Moved by Commissioner Archer
and supported by Commissioner
Creaser that above petition be re-
ceived, placed on file and referred to
City Manager.
Reading of following petition of
Michigan Utilities Commission.
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Mich
igan Public Utilities Commission.
To said Commission:
The petitioners, the Gratiot County
Gas Company, and the City of Alma.
respectfully represent and show un-
to the Commission as follows:
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That the Gratiot County Gas Com
pany is corporation of the state of
Michigan engaged in the manufacture
ana distribution of gas in the city of
Anna and places contiguous thereto
IN the County of Gratiot. Michigan.
and is at present operating without
any franchise or contract from the
city of Alma.
The City of Alma. by resolution
of the City Commission, adopted on
the goth day of March 1920, a copy
of which is hereto annexed and
marked Exhibit A." authorized and
directed the city attorney of said city
to join in a petition with the Gratot
County Gas Company TO place the
matter of fixing proper rate for the
manufacture and distribution of gas
in the city of Alma before your Hon
orable Commission, to the end that
your Honorable Body should deter
mine and fix a proper rate for said
company at your earliest convenience.
so that said company may proceed
with needed repairs and extensions
to its plant and distribution system
in order to provide for the needs of
the people of Alma.
The franchise from the city of
Alma under which said company had
heretofore been operating was, by
the city commission of the city of Al
ma, on the Both day of March 1920.
duly and legally forfeited in accord
ance with the provisions contained in
said franchise, a copy of which ordi-
nance repeating said franchise is
hereto attached and marked "Exhib-
it B."
Your petitioners show unto this
Honorable Commission that the city
commission of said city of Alma on
the said Both day Of March 1920.
passed a certain resolution submit
ting the matter of fixing Of rates,
regulation and control of said Gratiot
County Gas Company to your Hon
orable Commission. Your petitioners
are advised under Section 4 of Act
No. 4l9 of the Public Acts of 1919.
1t is competent for any municipality
and any public utility within the
limits of said municipality. whether
such utility is operating under the
terms of a franchise or otherwise.
to join in submitting to your Honor
able Commission any question in
volving the fixing or determination of
rates or charges or making rules or
conditions of service, and that, there
upon, the commission is empowered
and 1t is its duty to make full investi-
cation as to all matters so submitted
and to fix and establish such reason
able maximum rates or charges and
prescribe such rules and conditions
OF service and to make such deter
mination and order relative thereto
as shall be just and reasonable.
Nv.
Your petitioners hereby submit to
the Commission the question of the
FAIR and reasonable rates of charges
to be made by said company for gas
furnished by il to consumers in the
city of Alma and to establish reason
able maximum rates or charges, pre-
scribe such rates and conditions of
service and to make such determin-
alton and order relative thereto. as
shall be just and reasonable.
v.
That pending Investigation hv tbo