Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1922-02-05
WATER RATE HEARING
HELD HERE TO-DAY.

Although no public notice had been
given through the press or otherwise.
about 25 people were present this af-
ternoon at the hearing conducted at
the city hall by Referee W. j. Barry
and Reporter o. T. Creswell. OF the
Arizona CORPORATION Commission. on
the application of the Huachuca Wa
ter company for rates affecting the
furnishing OF water to the Tombstone
fire hydfAnts.
The Huachuca Water company.
sometime. prior TO January 21st. made
application to the Arizona corpora
ton commission petitioning that rate
of s. per month be granted them for
each fire plug now in use in the city.
claiming that the cost of maintaining
high water pressure for fire protec-
tion was more than IL pressure for
fire protection was not maintained
The cost to meters and other equip
ne derived from the city at $500 per
plug, the water company maintains.
y situation arising over the failure
through an oversight OF the city clerk
TO notify the city council OF the hear.
ing placed the city in a peculiar posi-
ton at the hearing today and il was
necessary for Attorney o. Gibson. who
was requested by the council few
minutes before the hearing started.
to ask for leave to file deposition
covering further testimony on the
citys side. Manager A. II. Gardner.
of the water company. had previously
testified regarding the water supply,
on for asking for the rate.
There are SO fire plugs in the city,
which would mean cost TO the city OF
s2340 per year at the rate asked for,
and the city council. through their
attorney. are protesting the fixing Of
such rate, on the grounds that the
city charter and franchise provides
for the water company TO furnish wa.
ter to the hydrants free of charge for
a period OF 80 years.
A regular meeting of the council
will be held on February 9TH to fur.
Their go into the matter and Mr.. Glib
son asked this afternoon that all tax
payers interest attend the meeting.
The matter of demand of the wa.
ter company on the city for 500 for
repairs to pipes on Toughnut street
when that street was being graded
and which the council refused to pay
was also brought up at the hearing
and testimony offered. counsel for the
city protesting on the grounds tina,
the water company had course
through civil action and not through
the commission.
On stipulation OF Attorneys J. t
Kingsbury for the water company anC
o. Gibson for the city. the referee
granted two weeks time TO file briefs
and dispositions before the commits
p sion.
The referee announced on the open
ing of the hearing that due to the fac
that two of the corporation commits
been appointed to take testimony il
the case. and could not explain VIII,
notices had not been sent out to thu
tom in previous hearings. Notice
sent to the city clerk. ne said. how
ever, ne thought should have beeI
sufficient.
Inasmuch as sufficient public no
tice had not been given either tn,
majority OF the council or the citi
zens OF the town the feeling is prevail
.ent in town that neither the citizen
nor the city council had a proper OF
portunity to present their side of tn
case ard at the meeting to be hel,
Tuesday it is expected the matte
will be thoroughly gone into as IA
as the city is concerned.