Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-13
POWER PERMITS
WILL AWAIT
US. CONTRACT
Requests of Arizona and Ne
vada-California Firms for
Permits to Build Lines
Held Until U. S. Signs for
Dam Power.


Of franchises for the establish .
ment of power lines into
Southern Nevada from other
states was taken under advise
ment by the Nevada Public
Service Commission after the
hearing in this city yesterday,
and decision will not be reach
ed until the government has
awarded the contract for the
supplying of electrical current
for the construction Of Boulder
Dam, according to George w.
Malone, state engineer and pub
lie service commissioner, who
presided over the hearing.
The Public Utilities Consolidated
corporation, of Arizona, and the
Nevada California Power company
both seek to secure franchises for
the building of lines to supply
power for this locality and the
Consolidated Power and Telephone
company now operating here is re-
sisting the moves of these two
concerns toward entrenching
themselves here.
Want Contract
Indications that much would
hinge upon the granting Of the
government contract for the sup
plying of Boulder Dam construc-
ton power gained ground when
of the Nevada
California Power company stated
they would not build their lines to
this locality unless they were given
this government. contract.
This company, which was repres-
ented by Attorney Henry Collie Of
now has plants at San
Bernardi1o and at Goldfield, and
would contemplate building two
lines, the three routes under con-
Sideration for these lines being
Goldfield to Las Vegas, San Ber-
nardino to Las Vegas passing near
the mining districts of Sloan, Ar
den and Goodsprings, and from
California via Whitewater, Cadiz,
Searchlight and to. the dam site.
The building of two lines instead
Of one, would be pushed for the
safeguarding of the service, to in
sure its reliability
i. Would Supply Mines
The line from Tonopah would
extend first to the new gold strike
alta Carrara, near Beatty, and other
mining operations thereabouts, be-
ing extended on to Las Vegas when
warranted, it was stated.
The Public Utilities Consolidated
corporation now operates plant
at Kingman, Arizona and this con-
Germ contemplates the building of
q line to extend their service from
there to the Sloan, Arden. Blue
Diamond, Yellow Pine and Argen-
tina mines.
Would Sell Power
This company proposes to supply
power for the district outside of
Las Vegas. with the proviso that
it will be willing to sell power to
the Consolidated Power and Tele-
phone company should that COM
pany wish to buy it at a later
time.
This firm was represented by
Stevens, Henderson and holland of
this city. -e~
The Consolidated Power and
Telephone company, now operating
in Las Vegas, is negotiating for
the government contract to supply
power for the dam construction,
and, should it be awarded this con-
tract. promises to build a new
plant adequate for this purpose. A
new plant will be built regardless
of whether or not this contract is
secured when the need for power
warrants it, it was stated at the
hearing.
McNamee & McNamee represent
ed the local company at the hear
ing.
Stage Hearings Held
The hearing on applications fol
franchises to operate stage lines
from Las Vegas to the dam site
and, other points was still in prog.
res sat the time Of going, to press
and no results of the hearing were
ready for publication.
The members of the Public Ser
vice Commission of the state ar,
George w. Malone, state engineer
who has been prominent in tn,
work of putting the Boulder Dan
proposition on the statutes Hoy
Martin, and J. F. Shaughnessy o
Carson City.
"The fact that the. commission
decision won't be made until tn
government madeS its contrac
does not necessarily mean thS> til
company chosen by the Unite