The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-24
LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE
To the gas consumers served by West Ohio
Gas Company in:
Button Delphos
n Carlo Leipsic
Celina Ottawa
Columbus Grove st. Marys
Cridersville Wapakoneta
Coldwater
Notice is hereby given, ip accordance with
the provisions of Ohio General Code Section
6l4-2O. that West Ohio Gas Company. on
cation with the Public Utilities Commission
of Ohio. at Columbus. ia Case No. 22sss.
for authority TO make effective under the
provisions of General Code Section 6l4-2o as
final rates, for gas sold at retail, to its
domestic, commercial and industrial consum-
ers. the same rates presently in effect as
interim rates under authority of an emer-
gency order of the p. u C. o. issued August
eral Code Section 6lS-82 Said amended
application also REQUESTS that the Company
be authorized to place in effect as part
of its rate structure a Fuel Cost Clause
providing for automatic increases and de-
creases in its rates for each full one-full th)
cent increase or decreases in the cost of gas
paid by the Company. Said Fuel Cost
Clause also provides equitable method OF
handling refunds which the Company may
in ths future receive by reason OF final
determination of rates now being collected
under bond from the Company by its sole
supplier.
Said amended application has attached
there to schedule of the rates presently in
effect which the Company proposes to establish
as final rates and exhibits setting forth the
proposed Fuel Cost Clause" and containing
all detailed information necessary to enable
the Commission to determine the rate base
of the Company and the reasonableness OF
the rate of return to be earned by the Com
pany under the rates therein proposed to be
established as final rates.
The prayer of said amended application
requests that the Commission, on final hear
ing, find and determine the value of all the
Company's property used and useful for the
convenience of the public, to be not less thar
the sum of $6.944. .081. 90; thtt the Commits
sion find that the rates preently in effect
proposed to be established a. the final rates
are no more than sufficiept to provide q
reasonable rate of return hesed on the value
and that the "Fuel Cost Clause be made q
part of said rates.
A schedule of the ratep presently in effeci
which the Company PROPOSES TO establish al
20 is as follows:
First 500 cubic fsst per month q 25.os
per 100 Gu. #.
= Nen, ,a0 taoo I. ! cubic et per month g 1896
Next 10000 clbie feet per month q s.oe
per 100 Gu. #.
Next 1880. 600 cunac feet per month " o.ot
per 100 Gu. #.
Excess cubic feet:per month q 5.5c per iot
Gu. It.
M .imum charge; s1.25 per meter pei
month
No increase in final rates over the abovs
rates presently in affect Is sought
After the Superintendent of the Division ol
Investigation of the Public Utilities Commits
sion has caused to be made an investigation
,of the facts set forth in said amended .appli
cation and the exhibits thereto and filed {
written report thereon with the Commission
and furnished copies of said report 70 tbs
mayors of any municipalities affected by ths
application and to such other persons as tbs
Commission may deem interested. II ne
objection to said report is made by ans
party interested within thirty fs0) days aftel
the filing of said written report and th'
mailing OF copies thereof the Cofnmission viii
{ fix date within ten tI0) days thereafter
for the final hearing upon said amendet
application. giving notice of such final hear
/ ing date to all parties interested.
WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY
Dec. II. "a. 81. George 5. Vail. President