The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-05
Council Puts Up Counter Pro- posals to Light Company Both Grant Raises. SAYS PROPOSED RAISE IN RATES UNJUSTIFlED Company Is Given Until Aug. 2Oth to Make Known
 its Position.

By a unanimous vote the City Council last night adopted schedule of electric current rates containing two definite sets of rates and an alternative proposal for board ot arbitration presented by Mayor R. E. Robertson for replacing the new rates recently announced by the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company Both schedules suggested by the Mayor are materially lower than the one announced by the company and at the same time are higher than the rates in effect during the past five years.
 The first schedule suggested by Mayor Robertson increases the old rates on light one cent per kilowatt hour. retaining the sliding scale; in creases the heating rate three-quar- ters of a cent on heating and cook ing. and increases the special flat rate on hot water heaters 50 cents per month. This schedule is based on the six-month winter service. No vember 1 to May 1 of each year, the old schedule to remain in force dur ing the other six months of the year It was estimated that the company would derive minimum Increase from such a schedule of s8,SS0.
 The second schedule allows an in crease of three-quarters of cent per kilowatt hour on lighting service. continuing the old sliding scale; an increase of one-half cent per kilo- watt hour on heating and cooking service. and 25 cents on each hot water heater. the schedule being based on a yearly service. Mayor Robertson estimated that this sched- ule would give the company an in crease in revenue amounting to $11 ,490.
 Text of Proposal
 The. proposal was adopted without charge by the Council and without dissension. the motion for adoption being made by Councilman Goldstein and seconded by Councilman Reck It follows in full:
 "Referring to the proposed increase of electric current rates by the Al aska Electric Light & Power Com many. after a careful consideration of this matter in which l admit have been handicapped by lack oi knowing the average total number oi kilowatt hours of electricity that IS consumed. I have reached the con clusion that, while the company is entitled to raise it's rates to cover the raise made to it by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, it is not justified in raising them to the ex tent that they proposed. I have pre- pared the following schedules. the adoption of either of which I believe would be fair to both that company and the city.
 First:
 Increase of one cent per kilowat hour on lighting service, but to con tinue that service on present sliding scale except instead of , cents and cents. it would be 6 cents and cents, during the six winter months commencing November 1. next.
 increase Ol tultc-4udilciS Ol cent per kilowatt hour on heating ard cooking service during the six winter months. commencing Novem Der 1. next.
 '1 estimate the revenues derived by such increase would be as shown on the attached exhibit "a.
 Yearly Increase Suggested
 Second:
 "Increase of three-quarters or cent on lighting service. but to con tinue that service on present slidlne scale. except instead of and 4 cents.s it would be 5 34 and 3-4 cents. during the year commencing September l. 1922.
 "Increase of one-half cent per kilo watt hour on heating and cooking service during the year commencing September 1, 1922.
 'Increase of 25 cents per each hol water heater per month during the year commencing September 1. 1922
 'T estimate the revenues derived by such increases would be as showr on the attached exhibit 7-b
 "In the event the Council accepts either of such schedules. then I would suggest that the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company be giver
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