Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
BAD SITUATION hsERIED by
TEE UTILITIES COMMISSION

Mo LAY word was received here
that th Ohio Iower Company was
going to discontinue the service of
electric energy to the Suburban
Power Company, on Oct Is, unless
certain sum was paid in full to the
former, which they claimed was due
from the latter for electric current
furnished. The threat If carried out
would have meant that all patrons
served by the. Suburban Power Com.
pany, would have been without cleo
tricity, beginning on the date nam
ed. Many protests from here were
sent at once to the state public util-
tiles commission, requesting that
body to take action against the pro-
ceedings of the Ohio Power Com
pany. Tuesday Mayor Shafer. and
others here received letters from the
public utilities, in the matter, which
are self explanatory, and read as
follows:
III ,he matter of The Chic Power
Company, The Suburban Power
Company, ard The General Light
and Power Company.
1t having been brought to the at
ter.ier Of this commission that the
OF. % j'CUer Company has notified
both the Suburban Power Company
and the General Light and Power
Company that it will discontinue
the service of electric energy to said
companies on October 5, 1929, un-
less a certain sum by them claimed
for electric current furnished has
been paid in full prior thereto.
The commission finds that the dis
continuance Of service by the Ohio
Power Company to the Suburban
Power Company and the General
Light and Power Company would re-
suit in irreparable damage and in
jury to approximately twelve thou
sand consumers of the Suburban
Power Company and the General
Light and Power Company, and that
such discontinuance is not neceS-
sary for the determination of the
question between the parties. 1t
is
Ordered, that the Ohio Power
Company, the Suburban Power Com.
pany and the General Light and
Power Company shall continue the
service to the consumers now 8erv-
ed, without interruption, until such
time as abandonment of such service
has been authorized, according to
law, and that the Suburban Power
Company and the General Light
and Power Company Immediately
take such steps as will prevent the
further jeopardiEing Of service TO
their consumers. 1t is further
Ordered, under Section 614-32 of
the General Code that said the Ohio
Power Company, the Suburban Pow
er Company and the General Light
and Power Company be, and hereby
they are, cited to appear at the Of
fees of the public utilities commits
ION of Ohio in the city OF Colum-
bus, Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. Is, 1929,
at O'Clock a. M, Eastern Standard
Time, then and there to present
such facts as will enable this com
mission at such time to determine
and prescribe the schedule of the
said the Ohio Power Company, ap-
plicable to the serviceE rendered the
said Suburban Power Company and
the General ~Iisht eaIi 13gcwer Com
pany.
This order is directed to all Off
GERS, agents and employees OF each
of aforesaid companies as well as
to the companies themselves. No
tice is hereby rendered to all Of the
aforesaid that failure of compliance
with any part of the foregoing or
der will result in legal action, as
contemplated and provided for IN
Sections 614-64, 614-65 and 614-66
Of the General Code It is further
Ordered, that the requisite no
tices hereunder be forthwith trans
mitted by telegram.-The Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio. Ros-
coe c.. McCulloch, chairman; Frank
W. Geiger, VIM. Klinger, commits
SiOnerS