The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-10-01
NEW WATER RATES FOR CLIFTON WILL BE
 HEARD 0CT. 2OTH
Upon Representations Made By Town Council Hearing Befcire Corpora ton Commission Set For Mon- day Next Has Been Post
 Poned to Future
 Date


 That there is a decided difference of opinion between members of ti,e Town Council and the Clifton Water and Improvement Co.,, regarding the business of the proposed new meter rates, for which application to the Arizona Corporation Commission has been made, was brought out at call ed meeting of the Town Council to which the public was invited, held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evenii Z last
 The Town Council had secured copies of the applications made to the Corporation Commission request ing change from the fiat rate sys- tenn to the meter system, Tn Clifton, and also copies of the proposed meter rate application.
 These applications were read he fore the Council and several wateH' consumers who were in attendance
 Following the reading of the appti- cations a communs: ation from Nave Jones to President N. G. Hardy, of the Clifton-Morenci Chapter of the Association of Engineers, and MT. Hardy's reply thereto, was also read for the information of those present.
 Then followed a general discus sion of the meter rates proposed by the Water Company before the Cor poration Commission which was to have been heard in Clifton on Oc- tober 4th. At the conclusion of the discussion Councilman Firth intro duced the following motion, which was. passed by the Councilmen pre- sent without a dissenting vote.
 MT. FIRTH: I move that the mayor appoint committee of five, consist Ing of the Town Attorney, Town Engineer, competent accountant, a sewer engineer and an officer of the American Association of Engineers, local chapter. to obrarn such data and facts as it cons1uers essential to the water users of Clifton, in connec- tion with the hearing of the requests and applications of the Clifton Water and Improvement Co.,. before the Ari- zona Corporation Commission, to be held at Clifton on October 4th, and that if this committee is unable to obtain the full cooperation of the Clifton Water and Improvement Go. in connection with it's investigation, and is not accorded free access to it's corporate reports to the Arizona Cor poration Commission, that the said committee present a resolution to the Town Council of Cfifton request ing them to seek a postponement of this hearing from October 4th until such time as will enable the commit tee to go to Phoenix and examine the records of the Clifton Water and I'm prcvement Company as filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
 In pursuance of the motion of Coun- cilman Firth Mayor Davis on Wed nesday morning announced the per sonel of the Committee as follows:
 N. G. Hardy. Chairman, President of the American Association of En- gneers.
 A. R. Lynch, Town Attorney.
 A. J. Kerr. Town Engineer
 4. ". Liddell, Accountant.
 R. s. Rankin, Sewer Engineer.
 The committee held a meeting at the Town Hall on Wednesday and after failing to secure some financial figures from the Water Company. which the Committee felt it should have in order to form an intelligent opinion. the following telegram was sent by the Committee to the Corpo- ration Commission:
 Clifton, Arizona Sept 30. Arizona Corporation Commission,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Can postponement of Clifton Water Hearing be secured for two weeks to enable Town to prepare data for proper presentation of it's case? Wat CT Company refuses information ask ed by Town. Notice of hearing was published Sept 18th for first time and public have just learned conditions of proposed rate. Council is convinc- ed that rates now proposed will dou- ble cost to consumer and wish time to secure facts to present to Commits sion. Kindly advise if postponement may be had. Order of Town Council.
 A. R. LYNCH, Town Attorney In response to the telegram from the Town Attorney the Commission replied as follows:
 Phoenix, Ariz. Sept. 30 1920 A. R. Lynch,
 Clifton.
 Pursuant to your request, he.,eing postponed to October 20th. Would appreciate advance notice of arrival of your committee so that we could arrange to meet them and go over reports and records with them.
 Arizona Corporation Commission. In order to secure the data bearing on the financial operation of the Cliff ton Water and Improvement Co.,, for the past year for comparison with the