The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-02
RATE ORDINANCE
IS INTRODUCED;
PARTIAL RAISE
Council Adopts Ordinance
Fixing Schedule for All
Classes of Service.
RECOMMENDATION MADE
BY COUNSEL CARRIED OUT
Company to Be Given Oppor-
tunity to Present Objec-
tons to Schedules.

An ordinance continuing during
the summer months the old electric
current rates and allowing one cent
Increase per kilowatt hour for light
ing service and other increass: on
ether services, during the pe~od
each ear from November 1 to Nav
!. was introduced and passed. It's
first reading at last nights meeting
CT the City Council. The rates to
be charged for municipal street light
ing service and power rates for 25-
horsepower motors and below remain
unchanged. The minimum rate to be
charged for lighting service was
fixed at IS cents per month
Hold Public Meeting
After the proposed light ordinance
had passed its first reading and had
been referred to the Committee on
Lights. resolution was unanimously
passed to hold a public meeting at s
p. m. Wednesday, September 10, at
which time the Alaska Electric Light
& Power Company, or any one else
interested, can appear and present
any objections that may be enter
tanned by them to the rates proposed
In opening discussion on the mat
ter. Mayor Robertson, who is author
OF the ordinance. said that the opin
ion of the city's special counsel. to
the effect that the city had right
to fix reasonable rates by ordinance
was concurred in by other local at
torneys The ordinance was intro
duced by Councilman Connors. sec
onded by Councilman Woodland.
Provisions Of Schedule
The provisions of the schedule
contained in the ordinance are as
follows:
"Section 2 Lighting Serviee.-For
electricity and electric current used
or consumed for lighting purposes,
other than for or in street lights or
lamps, a rate of sc per kilowatt hour
during the months of May. June.
July, August. September and Oeto-
Der. of each year, and rate OF &c
per kilowatt hour during the months
ct November. December, January,
February, March and April, of each
year. except as provided in Section
3 hereof
Section 3. Lighting service where
100 or more kilowatt hours of cleo
fly or electric current used or con-
sumed in any one month.-For cleo
tr.city CT electric current used or con-
consumed FOR lighting purposes. 9th
er than for or in street lights or
lamps, on the first 100 kilowatt hours
used or consumed in any one calen-
dsr MON h. rate of sc per kilowatt
hour during the months OF May.
June. July. August. September and
October. of each year. and rate Of
&c per kilowast hour during the
months o. November December jan
usry. February March and April, of
each year: and. en- the excess OF
100 kilefwltt hours of electricity and
electric current used or consumed in
any Gre calendar month, a rate of &c
per ki,ow''t hour during the months
of Nav. June. July. August. Septem.
Der and October, of each year. and
a rate of sc per kilowatt hour dur.
ing the months of November. Decem-
Der. January. February, March and
April, of each year.
Cooking Service
Section 4. Cooking Scrvice.-For
electricity and electric current used
or consumed for cooking purposes. a
rate of &c per kilowatt hour during
the months of Nav. June. July, Au-
gust. September and October. of each
year. and "a rate of SAC per kilowatt
hour during the months of Novem-
Der. December. January. February,
March and April of each year, pro-
vided that the electricity and cleo
trio current 50 used and consumed
for cooking purposes shall be regis
tered upon a meter ether than the
same meter upon which the electric
Try and electric current used by the
consumer for lighting purposes is
registered
Hot Water Heaters
section s. Hot Water Heater
Service.-For electricity and electric
current used or consumed in hot
water heaters in residences, a flat
rate of 81 per kilowatt month for
each electric hot water heater during
and for the months of Nav. June.
July. August. September and Octo-
(Contisuel o rass ssvss.5