Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-17
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Section 27 of Chapter 97 of the Session Laws of the Territory of Alaska, 1923 a public hearing will be held in the Town Hall of Seward Alaska, at eight o'clock PM on Monday, February 4th, 1924, at which hearing all per sons interested may be present, make statements or submit testimony, rela- tive to the proposed change in the rates charged to the Town of Seward, Alaska, and the inhabitants thereof for electricity, and electric current suppneu and furnished therefore and thereto, by THE SEWARD LIGHT l. N>. Ek COMPANY, a corpora tion, Seward Light & Power Compa- ny, or by whatever name style or designation the public service corp oration referred to may be legally known
 'Ihls Public Hearing is called in ac- cordance with the law in such regard and by virtue of that certain ResOlu- tion adopted by the Common Coun- cil of the Town of Seward, in words and figures as follows, to wit:
 Resolution.
 ] Whereas the Common Council of the 1 Town of Seward, Alaska do deem it advisable to regulate, change and fix l the rate to be charged by public ser l vice Corporation, associations or lndl- viduals furnishing electricity for light heat and for power purposes to the municipality of Seward, Alaska, and or the inhabitants thereof;
 Be It Resolved by the Common Council of the Town of Seward, Al aska: That an Ordinance having been introduced concerning the establish ing of rates to be charged to the Town of Seward, Alaska, and the in. habitants thereof for electricity and electric current supplied, furnished or sold thereto by persons copart nerships, associations or corporations It is ordered that a public hearing be held upon the reasonableness ol the rates proposed in said Ordinance and that such public hearing be had and notice thereof be given in ac cordance with the provisions of Sec tion 27, Chapter 97, Session Laws O Alaska, 1928;
 Be It Further Resolved, That tht time and place of said hearing is here by fixed as the 4th day of February 1924 in the Town Hall of Seward Alaska at the hour of 8 o'clock P. NJ.
 Wm. H. Whittlesey,
 Municipal Clerk
 (Approvedl Jan 18th, 4o'A
 By L. V. RAY, Mayor
 PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 7S
 An Ordinance to establish and reg : ulate the rates to be charged to tn ' Town of Seward, Alaska, and the ir habitants thereof, for electricity an \ electric current by persons copartnel ' ships, associations or corporation E who supply, furnish and-or sell cleo ! tricity and electric current to sai \ Town and-or it's inhabitants The Town of Seward, Alaska, b and through it's Common Counci E doth ordain:
 Section l. That, after full cOnsiC eration thereof the rates hereinafte provided and set forth are fair an reasonable rates and charges to b R and the inhabitants thereof for elet tricity and electric current supplied furnished, delivered and-or sold t E said Town and-or it's inhabitant!
 and that no person, copartnership al
 sDciation or corporation shall mak' q charge or collect any greater rat B or charge for electricity or electri 5 current supplied. furnished, delivere and-or sold to said Town and-or tn B inhabitants thereof, than the rates C B charges contained and set forth in tn B following Sections of this Ordinanc 3 to-wit:
 Section 2. Meter Service. On ( B before ninety days after the passae 3 of this Ordinance meters shall be il stalled to all consumers of electr light and power lncorDor
 ted limits oe +',o Town ~f Sewar n Alaska.
 Section 8. Meter '@talIation Cha l oes. Nn+c~- be furnished u J consumer by the person. conartne
 ship. association or corporation fu \ nishing said consumer
 or electric current at actual cost pll
 10 per cent which amount shall j paid at the time of installation of m > ter and receipt issued for cost of m
 ter. When service is discontinue 6 deposit to the amount of cost of u l meter to be returned to the consur CT provided the meter is returned
 good order, and provided the cons
 mer shall then have paid to said pc son, cOpartnership, association corporation all money due to them. Section I. Service Rates. For co
 sumers using 100 KilOwatt hours
 less electricity or electric cure
 used or consumed for lighting, dome .: tic Or industrial purposes other ths E electric motors of one Horse Pow or more the rate shall be 121a cen N per Kilowatt hours for consumers U = ing 100 Kilowatt hours and not e s ceeding 200 Kilowatt hours for ele' 5 tricity or electric current used E consumed for lighting, domestic s industrial purposes other than ele x tric motors of one Horse Power E more, the rate shall be 10 cents p' 2 Kilowatt hour; for consumers uslr z 200 Kilowatt hours or more. electro
 ty or electric current used c~ "'ll
 ed for lighting, domestic or indus Y trial purposes other than electric III "a tors of one Horse Power or nor
 the rate shall be cents per Kilowa
 hour.
 Section 5. Motor service for ele
 tricity and electric current used
 consumed in motors of standard ra ing of less than one Horse Pow
 shall be the same rate as lighting Sc
 vice. Motors of a standard rating
 one Horse Power or more shall haN R rate not to exceed 6 cents per K owatt hour, this class of service to