The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-08-12
LEGAL NOTICE
GAS SERVICE
M. 2nl52

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The unincorporated Village of Car
Isle. tBerne. p. o., Noble County
Ohio. and outlying districts. and the
other gas consumers in said territory
being served by The Home Utilities
Company, are hereby notified that
said The Home Utilities Company has
filed its application and petition with
The Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio, for modification and increase
of the present existing rates which
have obtained therein since Novem-
ber l. 1882, and which are as follows:
Classification and Rates:
(a) A rate of Fifty-five Cents
per one thousand cubic feet for
all gas consumed in any one month
in excess of five thousand (5000)
cubic feet, less 10 percent of paid
for on or before the 18th of the
following month;
OBJ A rate of fifty-five cents
(55c) per one thousand 1000D
and tl000) cubic feet up to five
thousand $4,000 cubic feet con-
sumed in any one month less 10
percent if paid for on or before
the 18th of the following month;
(c) One Dollar Isl. .00) per month
which entities the consumer to use
one thousand 10000 cubic feet free
from any other charge for that
amount of gas"
Asking for an order of said Com
mission authorizing it to modify and
increase the foregoing rates to the
following rates:
(a) A minimum charge of One
Dollar $1,000 for the first five
hundred (500) cubic feet or less
of natural, mixed, or manufac-
tured gas delivered per month";
tb) A rate. of Seventy Gents (70c(
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for all over the first five hundred
(500) cubic feet consumed in any
one month;
tc) A penalty of Five Cents (5c)
per one thousand (l000) cubic feet,
but which in no instance shall be
less than Ten Cents (10c), shall be
added to the above charge if not
paid at the office of the Company
on or before the 10th of the month
following that in which the gas
was used.
Said application alleges that the
present rate no longer affords suffi-
cient income and revenue to meet the
costs of service and it is therefore in
adequate, unreasonable and confisca-
tory
That since the present rate became
effective on November 1st 1882, the
costs and expenses of exploring for
and drilling. operating and maintain
ing gas wells, and for materials and
labor therefor and for keeping and
maintaining its pipe lines, wells and
other property used in furnishing gas
to its consumers, have greatly and
materially increased, and that said
Company is now and will continue to
be, unable to furnish and provide gas
to its consumers at the present rate
and price and at the same time pro-
vide from its income a reasonable
amount for depletion and depreciation
and reasonable return and profit on
its investment and the reasonable
value of its assets and property used
in furnishing gas to its consumers.
The aforesaid Application asks said
Commission, as soon as it may after
a final hearing of said application
that it issue an order approving and
putting into effect said modified and
Increased rate, and for all further and
proper orders in the premises.
THE HOME UTILITIES COMPANY
By H. M. WELLS,
Vice President
A. K. SCHLETZER,
Secretary
Approved--July %, 1948
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION OF OHIO
THOS. w. MAxSON,
Secretary.
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