South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
USERS OF ELECTRIC
POWER TO BENEFIT
ENHANCEMENT
Decision Providing Rebate on
Rate Increase to Effect Big
Saving Here.

South Bend users Of electric Pow
er win effect heavy saving ln the
cost OF current as the result ~ en-
agreemeut entered into az Indlanap-
OILS this week.
The agreement provides THAI pow
er users shall have a c5 percent re-
bate on the increase rate FOR Octo-
Der. November and December. and
are 20 be charged only SO percent of
the increase effective Jan. last
Users OF domestic current receive
no benefit by the agreement and the
increase Of one-half cent per kl-oRa-
Will stand
Plead Injunction.
The history of the proceedings lu
which tho Indiana a. Michigan EIec-
tric Co. sought 90 increase It's power
rate for Indiana consumers follows
Effective June ] last the pubic
service commission granted the cleo
trio company authority 10 increase
its power and domestic rates The
general increase was about 10 per
cent 20 users of both kinds o. power
The city Of Elkhart IN behalf Of
the users OF domestic current. power
users or that city. and south Bend
then brought SUIT IN the Elkhart su-
perior court FOR an Injunction 20
prevent the electric company from
enforcing the increase. The suit IN
reality was ia the nature OF an ap-
peal from the public service COM
missions award ~ higher rate
schedule.
Collect New Rate.
The electric company then sought
10 become a party defendant 20 the
injunction proceedings brought bv
the CITY OF Elkhart.
Judge Hile before whom the case
was heard then made an order per
hitting the electric company 10 col
lect the increased rate pending the
final adjudication OF the suit 10 re
strain the collection OF the Increased
rate, which adjudication would come
with the hearing Of the case for a
permanent injunction IL the city
won the company WAS 10 rebate eN-
cess charges collected.
The next move was the taking ~
the case from Judge lille by the de-
PENDANTS. To was sent 20 the Ia
grange circuit court and from there
was sent 20 the Elkhar circuit
court. Judge J. S. Drake presidas
over both courts. This case il 20 be
dismissed.
When the city and Others last
May pethioned Judge Hue 20 tenn
porarily enjoin the public service
commission from putting into oper-
alton the rate increases granted by
It to the electric company, Judge
granted the restraining order. hold
ing that the commission had not
given the 8O-day notice Of the IN
crease granted before putting 90 I'm
10 effect on this point the commits
sion appealed 20 the supreme court
this appeal is to be dismissed. Briefs
had been flied and the case was %
have been argued on the 29th OF this
month
Await Schedules.
The next step 20 be taken ". q
Crabul, Of Anderson. Parker. era
bill 81 Crumpacker. representing the
power users Of South Bend and
Mishawaka said is 10 wait the dltnE
Of new schedules
New valuations are being pre-
pared for the physical holdings 81
the electric company. and lt Is on
this valuation that the new rate
schedules viii be based Notice thar
the commission is prepared 90 weigh
the valuation figures VIII be made
public by the board AZ which inter
ested parties may appear
Dismissal Of an pending litigation
adjudicates the differences untn the
new schedule OF rates appear late
this spring