Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-03-05
Mineral County New
Electric Power Act


bill recently introduced in the Legs
lature by Senator Miller authorizing
Mineral County to issue bonds to the
amount of $l5G,000 for the purpose Of
establishing and managing an cleo
trio light and power system in this
county. We have omitted those
portions OF the bill going into I'M
material detail
The county of Mineral, State OF
Nevada, acting by and through its
board of county commissioners, is
hereby authorized and empowered to
purchase the electrical power and tel
ephone lines now extending from the
ada California power company, sit
uated near Lundv,in the county of
Monof State OF California, to the
| Mineral, State OF Nevada, and known
as the Pacific Division" OF the New
a-California power company,s sys-
| tenn of light and power lines with
i'll the State of Nevada, and there
after to operate and maintain the
same as public utility for the trans
mission, sale and distribution OF
electrical energy to consumers, and
to construct, operate and maintain
an extension OF said line from the
town of Hawthorne, via Luning and
Nina, to the town of Simon in said
Mineral County, with branch from
Nina to Candelaria, and the same
shall be known as the Mineral Coun-
ty Power Line"
The board of county commission
ers shall have authority to enter into
any and all necessary contracts with
any person, firm or corporation gen
Grating power for the purchase OF
electrical energy and current; to
purchase any existing light and power
line, or integral part thereof, upon
advantageous terms and pllce: to
enter into contracts with consumers
for the sale, distribution and delivery
Of electrical energy and current along
the line of said Mineral County pow
or line; may make any and all rules
and regulations necessary or proper
for the management, operation and
control thereof, and may construct
and operate branches, or distributing
linesh subsGatlons and Transformers
and other eleitricsl appliances unl
der the conditions hereinafter pro-
vided
This act contcmplates primarily the
the purchase, distribution and resale
Of electrical energy and current by the
county as a public utility in the towns
Of Luckyboy, Hawthorne, Nina and
Simon over the Mineral County pow
9r line, andth Board of County Com
missioners are hereby authorized and
empowered to purchase all necessary
materials to operate transformers and
other distributing systems at these
points; and also at the towns OF l.un
ing and Candelaria in said county, il
ever in the judgment OF said board
there shall be used sufficient power
and lights to justify the extension OF
the service and the installation OF the
power equipment at those towns pro
Vded, however, that no further cN'en-
sion or branches OF said Mineral Co
unity power line shall be constructed or
operated, nor shall any othc distribut-
ing system, substations or transform
ers be installed or mantaieS&< 'ther
than at the places herein provided Tor,
unless at the cost and expense OF the
consumer or consumers served and
using the same.
For the purpose of providing funds
to acqure, extend and complete said
Mineral County power line,as the same
is hereinbefore described, the board OF
county commissioners are hereby auth
orized to prepare and sell bonds OF
said county to be known as Mineral
County Light and Power Bonds, in an
amour. not exceeding the sum OF $780,
COO. exclusive OF interest.
Said bonds shall bear interest at the
rate of 7 per cent per annun1.
At least $4,000 CT said bonds shall
be paid and retired, together with The
interest thereon, on the first MONDAY
OF Jan. 1928, and not less than SlOooo
with accrued interest shall be pad
and retired annually thereafter until
the whole thereof are paid and retired,
Tho county treasurer shall lie liable