The border vidette., 1930-01-25
PUBLIC UTILITIES ASKED TO
MAKE PLANT IMPROVEMENT
wednesdays Herald)

Consolidated corporati tion be di
rected to make immediate re
pairs, and additions, to the equip
ment now in use iu Nogales.
An original action, brought BY
the 0. M. Spratt corporation, a
Minnesota concern, which is 81
ing the Arizona holdings of the
defunct Foshay interests. is the
cause of the petition. The case
will be heard in Tucson today.
The petition was drawn up and
adopted at a special meeting OF
the city council last night.
In the petition it was pointed
out that the equipment now be
ing used By the company is old,
broken down and inadequate,
and therefore should either be
repaired or thrown cut and re
placed with new and modern
generating machines.
One paragraph Of the petition
reads:
THAT the petitioner is inform
ed aud believes and therefore
states that the engines in plant
No. l are badly worn and in
deteriorated condition and are in
need Of immediate overha ulipg
that any shut down Of the
defendants present electrical
machinery to make repairs, or
for any other purpose, will re
suit in depriving the city Of No
gales and it's residents of cleo
trical light, heat and power X
that the poles are in a rotted
condition and constitute a con
slant danger to life. That
the city Of Nogales is partially
| dependent on the defendant for
a supply of electricity for pump
ing water.
FREQUENT POWER FAILURES
THAT on many occasions and
ct ire qrent intervals during the
past two years the city of No
gales has been deprived of light,
heat and power.
That the maximum capa
city of the defendants electrical
, plants 1900 K. w. H., when
all engines are running, and that
the peak demand is at present in
excess Of 100 K. W. a.
The petition is particularly
bitter in attacking the power
company's failure to provide for
the increase in power demanded
by mines and other industries in
this vicinity, saying that No
gales is a growing city, and
pointing out that the company
has made no provision to grow
with it.
The city requests that the
company be directed to install q
new generator. to cost about
$4,000, and have an output of
1000 K. w. H., and that the pre-
sent machinery be completely
overhauled, at cost estimated
at $4,000.
SAYS co. SHORT SIGHTED
The resolution condemns the
power company for it's short
sightedness. It follows in detail:
+ Whereas, Public Utilities Con.
solidated Corporation, a corpora
ton, is the exclusive owner and
holder of franchises from the
city of Nogales for the use of
the streets of said city in fur.
nishing said city and it's inhabit
ants with electricity, and during
the past year the city of Nogales
and it's inhabitants have at in
tervals been deprived of light,
heat and power for the reason
that the engines, generators and
equipment of said corporation
are badly run down and in need
of repairs, requirements and ad
ditions; and.
| Whereas, unless such repairs
and replacements and additions
are i'm Immediately made, further
privations will result with the
likelihood that said city and a
large portion of its inhabitants
will in the near future be entire.
ly withous electric light, heat or
power, and the public peace,
health, welfare and safety of said
city of Nogales demands that
said condition be Immediately
( remedied; and
Whereas, the Honorable Nose
Drachman has been appointed
Receiver of the Arizona proper
ties of said corporation By the
United States District Court Of
the District of Arizona. in that
certain action pending in said
| courb. Wherein O M. SDratt Cor