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HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-03-1919 366 Special Session) Office of the Board of Public Works City of Richmond, Indiana; Thurs. Oct. 2, 1919. The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in Special Session in the office of said Board, Thursday, Oct. , 2nd, 1919, at 3 P.M. Two of the members of said Board being pre- sent Messrs. Gilbert, and Pelts the following proceedings were had 'to-wit:- The Board met with G. C. Herdrich, City Accountait, and took up I/ in detail the matter of an increase in rater rates by the Rich- mond City Water Works . No further business appearing the Board then adjourned. thr././. 014 Pres. of the Board. Attest: Lib ti Clerk of the Board. 0000000000000000000 Office of the Board of Public Works City of Richmond, Indiana, Fri. Oct. 3, 1919. (Special Session) A special meeting of the Board of Public Works of Richmond, Indiana, was held in the office of said Board on Friday, October 3d, 1919 , at four o' clock P.M. , the following members constitut- ing a quorum were present: Messrs. Harry W. Gilbert, John E. Pelts and T. C. ' Taylor. Mr. Pelts presented the following resolution and moved its adop- ti on; to-wit: "WHEREAS, the Richmond Light, Heat & Power Company of' Rich- mond, Indiana, has filed before the Public Service Commission of ' Indiana its petition, which is now pending, for an increase in its present rates for natural gas now charged to its consumers in said city, which petition prays a net increase of fifteen cents over and above the present rate for each of the separate and several steps in the present schedule of rates as heretofore fixed by said Commission, And, WHEREAS, in the month of September, 1919 , and prior to the filing of said petition said company appraised said city of its intention to file said petition, and requested the approval of said proposed increase by said city subject to the review and approval by said Public Service Commission, And, WHEREAS, heretofore, to-wit, on the 19th day of September 1919, the Common Council of said City, at a special session there- Friday, October 3rd, 1919. 367 of called for that purpose, after due consideration of said proposed increase of natural gas rates, adopted a motion that said proposed increase be approved by said city, as appears on the record of min- utes of said meeting, And, WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has given due consideration to said proposed increase of rates, and has made due investigation concerning the necessity therefor, Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of Public Works of said city that said proposed increase of natural gas rates are approved, subject to the approval of the Public Service Commission of Indiana, with the understanding that due proof and sworn testimony be sub- mitted by said company at the hearing upon said petition before said Commission to verify and substantiate the figures submitted by said company to said Common Council and to the Board- of Public Works, up- on which figures said action of council and this action of the Board was respectively predicated, and that due proof be submitted by said company to show that the rates charged by the Logan Gas & Fuel Com- pany to said Light , Heat & Power Company have in fact been raised from twenty-three cents to thirty-five cents per thousand cubic feet of gas, and that said Commission be, and it is hereby, requested to make any increase in the present schedule of natural gas rates charg ed by the Richmond Light ; Heat & Power Company contingent upon the production to said Public Service Commission of a contract between said Richmond Light, Heat & Power Company and said Logan Gas & Fuel Company duly and properly executed by each of said Companies, where- by said Richmond Light, Heat & Power Company legally contracts to pay said sum of thirty-five (351) Cents per one thousand cubic feet of gas to said Logan Gas & Fuel Company, and that due proof of the necessity. and good faith of said contract and the increase in price of gas provided for thereby be submitted to said Commission under oath. /e://AJ 7-4/ oard of P c orris Attest: The Board then adjourned. :gip Clerk of the Board. Prey. of the Board.