Show SUBLET CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION T OF POWER PLANTS Se Secretary Thomas Testifies That Companies Work Hand fIand in Hand When new construction for tor the tho Utah Light company compan Is or ordered or- or dered derett tic the company compan contracts tho the work to tho the Utah Power company t which in turn s sublets the tho contract to the Utah Utility company compan t which docs the actual r work worl Payments therdor from front the Utah Power LI Light ht company pass through th the Utah Power com company pan to the actual construction company compan This was the statement made yesterday yesterday yester ester esterR day R. R b by George B B. Thomas secretary and treasurer of ot the tho Utah Power Light company compan to the public utilities commission ion which Is hearing the application ap ap- ap- ap of oC the company compan for authority to increase its rates t for r power Mr Ir Thomas was under cro cross s examination Russell Lucas b by Ju Judge Se G. G T ll of l Expenditure Mr Thomas gave avo information concerning con con- expenditures made b by the Utah Utility company compan in hi the construction of the plants now forming part of the Utah Power system The total according ac ac- ae- ae cordin cording to tabulations furnished paid ald to the Phoenix Construction company up to October 31 1919 was 1685 This sum suni he said was paid for tho the following construction operations opera opera- I Generating stations I K V. V transmission lines 4 1221 K V. V transmission lines 2 distribution systems 98 08 S- S Mr Thomas submitted in response to request of oC attorneys for tor protestants voluminous tabulations detailing costs of or various arlous plants transmission lines substations and details of expenditures made mad by b- tho Phoenix Construction company company In tho the extensive building pro pro- pro pro-I gram To Fo Examine Figures Attorney W. W Y W. W Ray flay thereupon re requested requested requested re- re quested time to lo examine the figures f ure presented and urged an adjournment until today at 10 a a. a m. m Mr Thomas replying to a question of Ju Judge So Lucas said that he did not know of or any ph physical valuation having been seen made of or the properties taken over O overby overby by the tho p com company pan He Ho told Judge Lucas that the new substation at BinSham Bingham Bing- Bing ham barn cost coat about and It was his understanding that tho the Utah Copper company took rook ook over tho the old substation 51 site to and made settlement of various claims held b by the tho power company compan by bythe bytho bytho tho the payment of ot about Inquiry was made concerning a se series so- so ries of oC notes held b by tho Utah Securities Securities ties corporation and Mr Thomas sai said 1 these notes were for funds adan advanced ed edby by the securities corporation for new construction |