Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-03-24
The New Power Bill

| ASao"inS - tuS Iull IeXt OF the
Mineral County Power bill, as
passed by both branches of the late
Legislature. 1t is reported that
a number of Mineral county citi-
zens have written the Governor
urging him to veto the bill. 1t is
not known at this writing whether
or not the Governor has approved
the measure.
The CO. of Mineral, State of New
ada, acting by and through its board
OF county commissioners, is hereby
authorized and empowered ito pur-
chase the electrical power and tele-
phone lines now extending from the
Lundy generating plant of the Nevada
California power company, situated
near Lundy, in the County of Mono,
State of California to the town of
Hawthorne, Mineral County. Nevada
! and known as the Pacific Division of
the Nevada California power compan-
les system OF light and power lines
, IN the State of Nevada, and there
after to maintain and operate the same
as a public utility for the transmition
sale and distribution of electrical en-
ergy to CONSUMERS. and to construct
operate and maintain ain extension OF
said line from the town OF Hawthorne,
via Luning and Nina to Canel4ria.
and the same shall be known as the
Mineral County Power System.
Section 2 is amended as follows.
The beard of Co. Commission rs
shall havethe authority to enter into
any and all necessary contracts with
any person, firm or corporation gen
eating power for the purchase of ol-
ectrical energy and current; to pur-
chase any existing light and power
line or integral part thereof upon ad-
vantageous terms and price: to ell
ter into contracts withconsumers for
the sale, distribution and delivery OF
electrical energy along the line of said
utility: make any and all rules and
regulations necessary or proper for
the management operation and con-
troll thereof, and may construct and
operate branches or distributing lines,
substations, transformers and, other
electrical appliances under the condi
tions hereinafter provided; provi-
ded, that npthlng herein contained
referring to contracts shall be con-
srued as in any way superseding or
repeating the provisions of any sta
tute of this state requiring bids to be
advertised in the purchase of supplies
and materials in excess of five hun
dred dollars, as now required by law;
provided, however, in cases of emer
gency, the board of county commits
,sioners by unanimous consent to be
entered upon the minutes of the board
and reeiting such emergency, shall
have the power to purchase any ma
terials necessary for Immediate re-
pair of said system; provided fur
ther, that all contracts entered into
by said board of commissioners with
consumers for power service upon a
commercial or industrial basis shall
specifically require an advance depo-
sit TO be made each month of not less
than rs per cent of the estimated cost
of power to be used by said consumer
during the ensuing month, and shall
also require that such advance pay
ment must be paid to the county
treasurer on or before the 10th day OF
each month, or the service will be
discontinued: such estimate shall be
made by the boad Of county commits
sioners upon the recommendation Of
the superintendent of such utility,
| and be based upon the amount OF in
stalled and connected motor equip
! ment OF such consumer
I
Section three is amended as follows
This act contemplates primarily the
purchase. distribution and resale OF
electrical energy by said county act
ing as a public utility in the towns OF
Luckyboy. Hawthorne, Luning, Nina
Simon and Candelaria, over the lines
of the Mineral County Power System
and the board of county commission
ers is hereby empowered and author
lied to maintain and operate said ell
ectric lines as main trunk high-ten-
sion electric power system, and to pur
| chase all necessary materials and SUI
pplics for use thereon or i'll connee-
ton herewith, and to operate trans
formers, substations and distributing
systems at those points; provided
that when the unanimous judgment
of the board of county commissioners
| II shall anDear that an extension Of