Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
ELECTRIC RATE CUT IS
SOUGHT In SELBYVILLE
Rotary Club Starts Move And Mayor
And Council Join Efforts

In response to a request from tn
Selbyville Rotary Club. the Mayo
and Council of Selbyville has begul
study of rates charged there 70
electric current furnished by tn
Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany. This is said to be the frs
step in an effort by the town to OBJ
tain lower rates and a more equit
able rating.
The Rotary Club took. action a
its meeting last week, sending thu
following letter TO the Mayor anC
Council:
THE ROTARY CLUB,
"Selbyville. Del.
March 26, 1884
Mayor and Council.
"Selbyville. Del.
Gentlemen
we. the members of the Rotary
Club. representing the business in
terests of the town of Selbyville
wish 10 file complaint with you
against the high electric rating OF
our town. and the unfair methods
used in setting up rates.
I'VE ask that you appoint a
committee to make an investiga-
tion of the progress of Maryland
Public Service Commission i'm in
vestigating electric rates OH the
Eastern Shore, and to give them
any support that may be of help
TO them i'm getting lower and more
just rates.
''The Rotary Club wishes to ex-
press the desires of the members
of the club to bring pressure on
the Electric Company to give us
lower rates, and fair rating meth
ods.
yours very truly.
"The Selbyville Rotary Club.
"R. B. Morris. President
Lee Stevens. Sec. & Treas"
The request came before the
Mayor and Council last week, and
on motion of Councilman J. Conn
Scott the following resolution was
adopted:
BE 1t Resolved by the Mayor and
Council. That a committee be ap-
pointed by this body to work in con-
junction with official or civic bodies
of adjoining towns in Delaware and
Maryland. to the end that we may
secure from the Public Service Com
mission of Maryland a more equit-
able rate on electric current and
fairer method of rating"
In accordance with the resolution
the following committee of the
Council was appointed: ]. Conn
Scott, w. B. DerricksOn, Mayor, and
Edwin Brasure.
After the Council meeting the
committee sent the following letter
TO the Chamber of Commerce of
Ocean City:
Chamber of Commerce,
Ocean City, Md.
Dear Sirs:
I'VE have been watching the prog
ress of your efforts through your
Public Service Commission to bring
about a reduced and more fair cleo
trio rating.
I'VE are very much interested in
your progress. AS Delaware does
not have any Public Service Com
mission we must look to Maryland
for our rating. Therefore we offer
you our support in any way we may
possibly help, as we feel our cleo
trio rates for this town are very |
high and most unjust in the methods |
of rating.
Il would like to suggest that you |
appoint a committee to work with |
us. that. we might know in what way |
we may cooperate with you in help
ing this matter.
"Selbyville is ready to assist in
helping to get lower rates, and we
feel that when we start the other
towns in lower Delaware will follow
in line. III
Looking forward to a reply from
you. remain.
Yours truly.
Mayor G. Council.
Selbyville. Del.
-. Conn Scott.
Secretary"
Selbyville's efforts to obtain the
assistance of Maryland towns in
seeking lower rates and a differ
snt rating are based on the fact
hat Delaware has no public SER
vice commission and action to re-
luce rates can be taken only in
he courts, whereas Maryland has
iuch a commission with authority
o adjust rates.
Chairman West. of the Commits
ion, announced recently that it was
TO make an investiga-
ion of the electric rates on the
Eastern Shore. Prior to that an
the Ocean City Cham
'er of Commerce and the Berlin
)cean City Lions Clubs both started
study of the rates charged in Ocean s
'ity.
Data gathered by the Chamber of
Commerce Committee has been {
laced i'm the hands of Harry W. c
iunby, pending decision the part a
( the Chamber as to how il will 7
rOceed {
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