Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-30
Consolidated Seeks to Get
Electricity from r. r. at
Lower Wholesale Rate, to
Give Consumers Benefit.
RATE HIGH, COMM. TOLD
Tells Public Ser
vice Body Las Vegas Land
and Water Should ConsoIl-
date with Power, Tele-
phone Company.

Las Vegas is in fair way to
be given reduced power rates
by the Consolidated Power and
Telephone company.
This is indicated by the fact that
between the local
power company and the Los An
geles g. Salt Lake railroad COM
pany for reduction of the whole
sale rates for powed purchas-
ed BY Consolidated from the. L. A..
& S. L. are going forward, follow
ing the submissal of the report OF
Thos. r. King, Reno engineer. to
the Nevada Public Service Com.
mission on power rates of the COM
pany.
Hearing June Is
The hearing, which was set for
May 2, was continued to June 10 TO
give the local company time to car
~ out these negotiations, which it
is said are expected to result in the
carrying out OF recommendations
of the engineer.
King was. selected to make an
inventory valuation of the property
of the local power company, includ-
ing the examination Of the whole.
sale source of power the charges
therefor to the company, and the
retail charges to the consumers.
and whether or not it is econom-
ically justifiable to put into oper-
alton a substitute plant which Will
furnish more reasonable rates TO
the public in Las Vegas for electric
light service.
Selection of King to make this
report was made by the Public
Service Commission at hearing in
August 1923 before Commissioner
George w Malone in Las Vegas
with the approval of complainants
and utility, and his report was
completed early this month, copy
of which was made available to the
Age through courtesy of !. s.
Thompson, attorney for A. c. Del
kin. ct al, complainantS.
The complainantS have submitted
their case, according TO Thompson.
and hearing may not be necessary
at all, it is stated. of it be neces-
sary, the commission will no doubt
hold the hearing at Carson City on
June Is, said Thompson yesterday.
Consolidated said King, buys all
power which it distributes from the
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
company. under the terms OF a
contract dated November "a, 1925.
which contract is effective for ten
years and thereafter until terrnin-
ated by ninety days written notice
Of either party thereto. The price
to be paid is based on the price of
oil and other factors. but has re-
manned at $.0391 per XVIII since
execution of the aforementioned
contract.
1t was the expressed opinion
of King that this contract is
unfavorabIe to Consolidated
and this is consequently re-
Elected in the rate schedules
for consumers. He further o.
pines that the L. A. & S. L.
railroad company could supply
power to the utility at S.O275
per XVIII and earn a reason
dDIc TctuEn Ol tAC hiNNSthAShe'
Suggests Plant
A Deisel engine plant at Las We
gas could prdouce power at the
rate of $025 per XVIII and pay a
reasonable return on the invest
ment.
The Las Vegas Land & Water
Company, a subsidiary corporation
of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Railroad company, is furnishing
power to some sixty-eight Las We
gas consumers in the amount of
approximately 10000 XVIII per year
at monthly minimum of $3.50 per
consumer and flat rate of $40
per XVIII for all over 35 XVIII, the
report shows.
A reduction in unit costs for
consumers of both concerns
should result if some means be
devised tor the acquisition of
the Las Vegas Land & Water
company electric lines by Con-
sOlidated, said King in the re-
port.
The L. v. L. e. w. Co., operat-
ing under a city franchise, rem
ders service only in that portion of