Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-15 | Page 2 | Mining Company Must Reduce Water Charge

I Mining lining Company Must I Reduce Water Charge I The Mammoth Mining company I of ot the Tintic district Is ordered by bythe I Ithe the public utilities commission in inan inan inan II an order signed today by Joshua Greenwood and Warren to publish and put i Into effect rates for water sold to I the Tintic school district which j I Ishall shall not exceed 2 per thousand I gallons the rates rates to to be effective e to to- to day r The school district contended that It was required to pay an exorbitant I tant tartt price for water furnished by bythe bythe bythe the mining company which operates and owns the only available water I supply for Mammoth City Including including ing the public schools that prior to the year 1921 the company I charged a a. a flat r rate te pe per pen year of ot 00 CO while In 1922 the rate was I raised to 90 and the charge was later IMer made 3 per thousand gallons gallons gal gal- I lons Ions resulted in a cost 35 per month for a a. school of p pupils and which will amount to per I year ear I IThe The mining company denied the contentions of the district district and and Au- Au I tUtor eUto D. D O. O Rich of the commission i visited Mammoth checked th the ti figurea figures figures' fig fig- I urea ures' ures submitted b by the company compan i I Additional nal testimony was taken at ata a hearing in November oember 27 27 1922 the I first hearing being held in Eureka on April 21 1922 The result of the Investigation and hearing is told In Inthe Inthe inthe I the order o of the commission