Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-08-29
LEGAL NOTICE-GAS SERVICE
Ne. 94&6

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The Village Of Malta and othe1
gas consumers of THE OHIO FUEI
GAS COMPANY in the Village o.
Malta and adjacent territory served
through its Malta distribution sys
tenn will take notice that it filed is
application with The Public Utili
ties Commission of Ohio on August
16, 1895. for modification and in,
crease Of the present existing gas
rate which has obtained therein
since December 20, 1920, as fol.
lows:
Sixty 600 cents per one
thousand cubic feet of gas sold,
subject to a discount of four
(4) cents per one thousand
cubic feet, if paid on or before
the 10th of the month follow
ing that in which said gas was
consumed.
Minimum monthly bill, fifty
(50) cents F"
asking for an order Of the Com
mission authorizing it to modify
and increase the foregoing rates to
the following rates:
Tweni five Cents (25c) per
one hunAred (100) cubic feet
for the first five hundred 5000
cubic feet, used through each
meter each month:
Seven Cents (7c) per one
hundred (1O0) cubic feet for
the next 1900 cubic feet, used
through each meter each
month:
Six Cents (6c) per one hum
dred (100) cubic feet for the
next 5000 cubic feet used
through each meter each
month;
Five and one-half Cents
(51ac) per one hundred (100)
. cubic feet for the next 1885,
900 cubic feet, used through
each meter each month;
Five Cents (5c) per one hua-
dred (100) cubic feet for all in
excess of 100000 cubic feet,
used through each meter each
month:
A Minimum Charge for each
customer each month of One
Dollar and twenty-five Cents
(s1.25) shall be made;
A Delayed Payment Charge
of five percent $50, but
which in no instance shall be
less than Ten Cents (10c), shall
be added to the above charge if
not paid within Ten 10) days
after the bill for the monthly
reading period has been issued.
The application alleges that the
present rate no longer affords suffi
cient revenue to meet cost of ser
vice and is therefore confiscatory
and unlawful that said proposed in
creased rate will yield less than {
reasonable return, but for the time
being will be remunerative, ant
therefore should be forthwith pu
into effect by the Commission al
provided in Section 614-20 G.. c..
that natural gas is limited in it's de
posit, does not reproduce itself, cal
not be reproduced by man; is foune
as result of hazardous and spec
ulative mining process. For the
foregoing and other reasons the cos
to the consumer Will be unavoidable
increasing until such time as there
is no longer natural gas to be fount
in the earth in quantity that can bt
reasonably financed or make SAFE
the use thereof for even domestic
consumption. The application asks
the Commission, as soon as it may
after the filing thereof, upon hear
ing for the purpose, to forthwith
put into effect temporary rate
such as requested above or sub
stantially the same, pending full
and final hearing and order of the
Commission: and for such other or
ders as will be reasonable and JUS
and fully protect the Village of Nal
ta, The Ohio Fuel Gas Company
and it's consumers on it's Malta dis
tribution system.
THE OHIO FUEL GAS COMPANY
By G. /. WEAVER,
President
Dated: August 16, 1885.
The above form Of notice approx.
ed by The Public Utilities Commits
sion of Ohio on this 18th day o1
August, 1885.
G.. III. KNISLEY,