Evening star., 1933-02-12
COMMISSION PLANS
TO SEEK GAS DATA
Virginia Corporation Body
Sends Official to Make
Arlington Survey.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va.
February 11-Indicating that the prin'
cipal reason there has never been 9
decision by the State Corporation Com
mission on the rates of the Rosslyr
Gas Co. is because Arlington County
was unable to present the necessary
data on which to base the rates, G. c
Boyer, engineer for the commission, anc
Allen j. Saville, who has been en-
ployed to make a survey Of the situa'
tion, informed the County Board at
meeting here that the commission in.
tends to exercise its rights to compe
furnishing of the necessary Information
for an early decision.
That the commission intends to per
NIT no unnecessary delay in disposine
Of the case is indicated, Boyer said
BY the fact that the attorneys for the
Washington Gas Light Co., parent con-
Germ, have been refused delay be-
yond March for the reopening OF the
case Boyer said he had been informed
q request for delay was made and
refused on Thursday.
The commission, Boyer declared, has
not been asleep on this case, as has
been indicated, but frequently has
called upon the gas company for sup
Elementary statements as to its earn
ings, which, he declared. have shown
an increase.
Sent Here for Farley.
Since Arlington County cannot now
and never has had the right to de-
mand data as to valuation, costs OF
production and distribution and the
other information necessary to reach
o decision in such d case, and Boyer
Is too busy to take on the task, the
commission sent Sayille here for q con-
ference with the board before making
survey looking toward complete val
uation and appraisal OF the company
Arlington County properties.
The commission has demanded a de-
tailed inventory from the company,
Saville said. and this will be checked
both by the commissions ana the
countys engineers as to accuracy.
Some of the evidence presented At
the original hearing, the board was
told, had been ruled as inadmissible
because 1t was secured from the Public
Utilities Commission Of the District OF
Columbia and was, therefore, hearsay.
Chairman Harry A. Fellows OF the
County Board said that since the for
mer case was prosecuted under q COM
mission appointed by the old board
of supervisors and that the new COM
mission to be appointed here will start
with no previous knowledge OF the
case. he feared that insufficient time
was being allowed by the State Corpc-
ration Commission for preparation OF
q new case, especially in view Of q
statement by Saville that changes IN
basic values since the original presen-
tation would probably require an en-
tirely new set-up.
Appointment This Week.
While the county is not obligated
to conduct the case, Saville recommend-
ed that it be represented by counsel at
the forthcoming hearing so that 1t
might officially examine and cross
examine witnesses The board agreed
and announced that it would act
promptly. Chairman Fellows said he
hoped to name the new local commits
sion the first part OF the week. The
assistance of the county engineering
department was offered by County
Manager Braden.
One of the points overlooked in the
original case, Boyer told the board, is
that q part of the Alexandria supply
runs through pipes belonging to the
Rosslyn Gas Co, and there D some
question as to whether or not some OF
the cost of these mains should be
charged to the Alexandria concern. II
it Is held that it should, this viii b.
q point in favor Of the county. he SAID.