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THE SUNDAY M1E: OMAHA. NOVEMBER 2(3, 1022.
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Ex-Councilmen
Ure and Zimman Assert
Power Company Not En
titled to Street Light,
ing Rate Increaie.
The Nebraaka Tower eompany I
not entitled to the increase n atreet
lighting rate It iniki, according to
two former commissioner, Harry B.
Zimman and w. C. Ure.
Zilnman li as fur ai tu state thnt
ttoa rates could be out, Instoirl.
H. B. Zimman, secretary trcaaurr
of J. L. Hrandeia Bona. waa rlty
commissioner prior to two month
ago. HI department Included euper
vlalon of the atreet Ilifhtlna. Mr.
Zimman expressed himself yesterday
on ne subject of tho proposed new
contract street llKhtlna; ordinance pro
tared by the Nebraska Power com
lany and now ponding before the city
council for nrtlon.
Heeka New Contratt,
"In December, 1921, I notified Ward
JJurgess nnd W. I Itotiertaon of the
Nebraska Tower company that the
trt lighting contract had eaplred.
aid Mr. Zimman." I told them that
I would like to hare an agreement In
rorporated Into n contract that would
0 (la the prlcea of atreet lamp, proaent
numner installed not tu coat more
than the amount allotted for 1922,
'161.000. Mr. l'.obertson laid Mr,
Surgesa waa out of the city and when
he. returned ho would open negothv
tlona. A few week a etapaed and dur
Ing the latter part of January Koliert
on aaked me to niaee to Increase
lighting efficiency of the lamp by
charging the Illumination unit from
400 to 600 w-ntta. My reply wna that
there waa no necessity to add one-
third to the lampa; that It wai In ex
.edlent and impracticable on account
of the fund limitation. I also urged
f an early agreement at to price to
avoid a deficit.
"Kvldently Robertson gathered from
' my remark that a reduction in street
light mint take place In order to
coma within the appropriation of thia
year. He Raid he would confer with
higher official and let rne know their
declalon. I also Informed him that no
payment would bo made for atreet
lighting untll.I knew what price would
be made; that I could not authorize
the payment for service at a rate
that would create a deficit. Bo, for
a period from January of this year tp
the time I resigned on October 1, the
company received no money. A fw
daye after I left the city hall the
company was paid $132,000 In back
monthly bills for atreet lighting.
Favor Reduction.
"In the proposed contract ordinance
the company la asking for an Increase
from $31 to $.38 per year for method
No. 1, which means the 400-candle
power lumps on suspension brackets
or on mast arms. There are about
3,300 of these. My Investigations,
assistance or tne city electrician,
showed that the rate should be re
duced from $31 per lamp to $27.60.
The $31 rate has been paid for a
period of more than 10 years, and the
company has been reimbursed for the
cost of the equipment on that basis.
It Is my judgment that even tu con
tinue the $31 rate for another five
years would ie extremely generous to
the company, to say nothing of the
proposed Increase to $38 per lamp per
year, as asked In the proposed ordi
nance. "The city electrician and I agree?
that the 400-candle power lampa on
ornamental poles and with under
ground equipment should be reduced
from $36 to $32. ( The company Is ask
ing for an Increase from $38 to $50.
We also agreed that the twin 400-candle
power lamps on ornamental posts
and with underground equipment
should be reduced from $68, to $58,
The company Is asking an Increase to
$80. We figured decreases on the
other methods on which the company
Is asktng increases.
Firm Asks Increase.
"The 100-candle power lamps on or
namental posts are now charged for
at the rate of $20 per year. In thia
class of street lighting the property
owners paid for the equipment. We
flg'ired that $13 per year would be a
fair charge for these lamps. The com
pany Is asking an increase from $20
to $25.
"The city electrician and myself fig
tired out the total current used during
the year for street lighting and we
applied the amount of money paid by
he city for thia energy. The result
was 3 centa per kilowatt hour. In this
lespeot the city is a wholesale con
sumer of current. The company fur
Irishes current to other wholesale us
ers st about 1 vent per kilowatt hour
on the average. There Is a difference
of I cents per kilowatt hour. We fig
ured that the J etnta would be quite
ufftVient tti meet the eipense of re
puting equipment used in street light
Ing. for return on the Investment and
for other charges which properly
might be mad against this feature
ft the company' service. As Ut the
mount of the Investment of the com
pany tn the trel lighting equipment.
1 would s-ty that IJJo.eo would cover
it. Th.s la bel on the eitensive
ru!e hearli'g "t-eU In the city council
ttianiter shout a tear .to. ahen ,
lerts of eompany f eismined j
H the rlty c.-ur'it. That testimony
Is al tn rl 'th the rlty corporation
rnnt.l It a!M aSwuU be lememher- J
l tst m.Kh of tha equipment l
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Wouldn't you like to "fly away"
with any of thesef They are thn
Mvlator flappers" In Ilia "Hello
Bid" show, an Ellts benefit which
opens its second four-tilghu' engaKe-
ment at the Urandels theater Sunday.
There la a matinee Munday too.
In the top row are Anna Koenlg,
Helen Hitch and I'jttlu-r IIolMtelni
cinter, Eleanor Connor, Adelaide
O'Neill, Kulli Murphy, Alice McAvojr
and Kuth Kritton; lower row, IVggy
O'Neill and Hetty t'halfunt.
Itclow is Herman t-'erber, who Iwids
the "Andy (jump" number, the riot
In the "Hello Hill' show.
for street lighting is also used for
the transmission of current to houses
and other small consumers.
Higher Kale.
W, O. tire, who was city commls-
Hioner at tho time of the electric rate
hearing in the city council chamber
a year ago, stated this morning that
the findings of the city council in that
case showed that the power company
was not entitled to an increase of
rates.
"This w.is an exhaustive hearing,"
said Mr, Ure. "I figured that the
city is paying the power company
about 4 cents per kilowatt hour for
energy supplied tot street lighting,
which is a rate higher than paid by
any other wholesale user. Of course.
we must keep In mind In conectlon
with the street lighting situation thut
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The company Is now asking for an
Increase of 25 per cent in street light
Ing rates. It is my opinion that a
careful examination of the testimony
of the rate hearing In the city coun
cil chamber will disclose my reasons
for stating that the existing street
lighting rates are high enough."
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