Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-16 | Page 5 | Utility Control Change Voted

UTILITY CONTROL CHANGE VOTED A new method of ot regulating Utah public utilities was sanctioned by the house Saturday morning moring Reversing action acion of ot Friday the house passed the bill bl by President Herbert B. B Maw D D. Salt Sal Lake of the senate 5 S. S B. B which would reorganize reorganize re re- rc- rc organize the public utilities commis commis' comi slon zion and chan change change- e its name In a second swift swit action acton the house approved S. S B. B also by the president president president dent of the senate which would alter the basis basi of or utility taxation As the reorganization bill bH came up for Cor reconsideration Speaker Walter Waler K 1 Granger D. D Iron traded hi his place on the rostrum for a place on the floor Coor to urge p passage of or the meas meas- ure Affects Program This his b bill he said affects the entire entire en en- tire tie appropriation program The appropriation ap ap- ap committee earmarked 2500 for the commission on the assumption assumption as as- that this bill bl would passu pass If u It i should fail fai the appropriation bi bill may have to t be revised Under terms of H. H B. B 55 must bear 75 per cent of the cost of supporting the comission commission which would make available during the coming year two period The bill bil bi has been en passed Representative Warwick Lamoreaux Lamoreaux Lamoreaux Lamo Lamo- reaux D. D Dt Salt Sal Lake urged passage of or the bill bi saying aying that thal the utility reform re reo reform form program recommended by the committee of or nine nie would be ineffective live tive without it it The bill provides for bi appointment of three men of expert training by bythe bythe bythe the governor as r members of a Utah public service commission to regulate regu regulate late utilities he said Only men of technical skill ski can properly do the he job Representative Lamoreaux held Proposal Loses A proposal by amendment b by Rep Rep- Rep Lamoreaux to raise sa salaries sal aries of comm commissioners loners from t to as was provided in the bill bil bi originally fell fel before the determined determine opposition of or the house farm bloc A second amendment proposed b by Representative E. E E E. Monson D. D Salt Sal SnI Lake to set sel the salary at me mea met meta a similar fate Representative E. E P. P DWayne D D. Wayne said that taxpayers are a aready already al al- ready overburdened The Te amounts I Iare are too much Representative George A. A D. D Uintah declared that the sa salary salary sal sal- ary Is too much School principals principal only receive 2400 Representative Heber Bennion Jr D. D Daggett s stated In Iii normal times I would approve such a salary At present we ca can get good men for Floor Ficor Flor Lead Leader Leadar r Reva Beck Boson Bosone D. D Salt Sal Lake interjected The time Is i short short We must mut b bon be beon beon on our way S The Te vote was 52 ayes 4 noes 4 ab ab- ab sen sent t S Little Lite debate preceded passage of S S. S B. B 12 The bill bi provides des that be assess assessed on the basis of value of al aU tangible property on n which they ar arc re entitled to earn ear a fair return but that tha assessment must be made in the sarr same proportion to value as that used use 1 Inthe in the case of all al other tangibles in th the I state Representative Lamoreaux who wh sponsored the bill bi billin in the house said it was designed to prevent utilities from fro using one value for the purpose of rate makin making and another for th the purpose o of assessment