The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-28


quiry 70 act.
The hearing Of the testimony OF wit
nesses continued.
Allege Excessive Rates
Guy c. I.edbetter spoke of alleged |
excessive rates and also stated that he |
had informed the company of certain
leak for many months, and that he was
thanked kindly and reported 1t the fol-
lowing month. Guy Sigler, j. d. Parks
w. H. Ellison, G. r. Barringer, K. w.
Rogers, A. Williams, Mrs. Hoyl ana
G. H. Pickens testified that their bl!ls
we're more than double during the win
ter of l920-21, than they were IN 1915
1920, and also spoke of leaks in vari-
Gus parts of the city of which they had
knowledge. and which had been leaking
for many months, some as long as
three years
Bodoyitz Takes Saubert TO Task
During the course of the hearing Jake
Bodovitz. local merchant, requested that
II. NJ. Saubert, manager of the Con
sumers Light and Power Company take
the stand Mr. Saubert compiled, after
the attorneys had consented, and Mr..
Bodovitz proceeded to examine him. 1t
was Mr.. Bodovitz's purpose to bring
cut that although the Consumers COM
pany was demanding 80 ounces base
at the well and was delivering s ounces
and less to the consumers, and that
/ there was a difference in the heat units
| delivered on account of it. Mr.. Saubert
commenced discussion Of engineering
PRINCIPLES. formulas and the like which
seemed to bring an end TO the discus
sion as far as thermal units. etc, were
| concerned
Mr.. Bodovitz stated that if the com
mission established rule which re-
quired the gas company to deliver 8
ounces regularly instead of less at times
and that if they failed. they should be
required to charge for consumption ac-
cording to pressure instead of cubic feet
no fault would be found OF course,
said Mr.. Bodovitz, there must be an
allowance made for shrinkage, but an
outrageous shrinkage must be due Ia
inefftcency. Regardless Of the pressure
said Mr.. Bodovitz, the meter registers
equal number of cubic feet consumed
ITS like quart of milk half full
of water, which is considered a quart
Of milk" said Mr.. BodovitL
After questioning MIR saubert Mr.
Bodoyitz took the stand and testified
that the meter runs just as fast wher
there is no pressure as when there is
He stated that the gas company ha(
offered to change the meter, but tina
he wanted all the meters in the entire
city to be changed, and did not care 81
much about his own.
/ George Poulter, Of the Poulter apart
| ments was the last witness called dur
) ing the morning session. He spoke o
leaks in the gas lines near his resi-
r dence, and also Of meters. He State'
that a master meter had accidentally
i been installed in the Poulter apart
ments, in addition to four regula
. meters, and that ut the end OF III
, month. the master meter regstere
: twice as much as the other four com
. bned. He stated that when the maste
I meter was changed and another install
ed the same thing happened An employ
4 Of the gas company. he said tried t
a tell him that gas meter does nc
, register air, but he did not believe i
a and thought that the master mete
: might be registering air in addition
the gas while the individual metei
were registering gas only.
II Chairman Russell stated that 81
9. meters register everything that got
h through them. Manager Saubert,
y the Consumers company 2tated thi
:. cue Of the book-keepers must have Il
It Termed Mr.. Poulter that the meter d
al ret register air.
Is Adjournment at Noon
lie The morning session adjourned
in noon, and reconvened at 1880 p. IN.
n Promptly at ll:0O o'clock, while Il
az hearing was in progress, Chairmi
he Russell called a halt to the proceeding
~ and brought attention TO the proclaim
J. ton OF the mayor that all activities
el the city cease for the period of o
ch minute during which everyone W
lis expected TO be silent, and bring to mi
RS the necessity Of the spirit of patriots
ms for which Americanism Day had be
rs set aside. Everyone in the court roc
IN. rose. and compiled.
on Members Of the corporation comm
IN. sion present during the hearing a
Campbell Russell and l.. r. Hugh
TO Charles London is the stenographer
he the commission.
he The hearing Is being conducted
.hc the district court rooms.
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