The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-29
DECISION IN
GAS RATE CASE
Rendered By United
States District Court
OF Appeals in Case
Of Sumter Gas and
Power Co. VS.. City
OF Sumter

The following is: the full text of
{ the decision handed down in the
gnited States District Court of
Appeals in the case Of the Sumter
Gas and Power Canaapny vs.. The
City OF Sumter. which inyolved the
mater Of rates that the company
IS permitted TO charge. the case
aayins been taken on appeal from
ruling iDy ) 5ua ges NJ Srr1its Z
IN injunction proceedings in the
United States District Court
Enited States Circuit Court of APP
peals, Fourth corcuit.
Sumter Gas & Power Co. Appel
lant,
ssse.s.'s 80 ss3ss Against
City of Sumter, Z. d. Jennings, D.
sdcCallum and : q A. Raffield.
as Composing the City Council,
Appelles
npeal from the District Court Of
the United States for the Eastern
District of South Carolina, at Char
Iesten &
Argued June 2. 1922. Decided
JssIy 922)
Before Knapp Woods. and Wad-
jill Circuit Judges. s
sztss e; s T. T. g. g Rivers and r. O. Purdy
fPnrdy & Bland and Hagood. Riv-
ers & Young on brief for Appel
Iant, and a. S. HARDY and r. D.
Epps Gee & Noise. Epps & Levy
and Hardy. Nash & Hodges on
brief for AppeHees.
Woods. Circuit Judge:
On saptembe z6, 1s11s the
council Of the city of Sumter pass
ed an ordnance granting to Ed
ward e Rieha. his associates, sue
csesors and assigns, for the period
Of fifty years the right TO operate
gas works in the city and for. that
purpose to lay mains under the
streets. lanes, alleys, sidewalks,
public squares and places. The or
dinanee- provided when the con-
sunptlon by public ahd private use
was less than thirty million feet a
year the charge should not exceed
$50 a thousand feet; when more
eIlsh s HIT lllIiiiosi ana iess l.lsii III
! ndfy nlilon ieett II % .'1l Wneh
more than fifty million feet. s1.S5.
By its terms the ordinance was not
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ass1Ess q is1slaa, .asla sstaol,saeu gas
( ssofAss ana mas 20 ailitaiiaeu tue
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on 1nas gay .ns .coun- a
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tae gas COMPANY pstsssq q iesoiu-
sson recissng lhaRequaes oi q iuaA-
7 sasl11iia-Is ot , i.9V.ss itu even
, rare OF sz.eV, g pay operains
expenses, lhe usuai stl ana p.opei re-
serves ana q reeulil "a pom iss p.op-
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pany 70 lnstitute. g SUI SUN III eiie us.
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ests anu Inc ei.s seo'iisii l.oha III
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el. asAing lef an i,l5a,ie.ion asaniss
.saseElsrehcs ey .ais l.u.iicipd. 'l. au-
lsasss.' IsseEltass ol the -9V iaee oii siiese
GROUNDS:
The rate fixed by the IRAN
ehlse ordnance mas become cor
Esea1ery
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rs rs acceptance ps isila ola no.
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