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Show P PU.c.FINISHES PUc.FINISHES PUcFINISHES . , U . C . fiNISHES PIPE PIPEliNE PIPELINE liNE HEARING NEARING AT MOAEFurther MOAB MOAE Further Session to be Held at atSalt a1 a1Salt atSalt Salt Lake City on 'Vater Vater Water 'VaterRate WaterRate ' WaterRate Rate Question . , . Introduction of local testimony be- be before before be before - fore the Public Publ1c Utilities Uhhtfes commission commissior commissiorwas commissionwas was completed at Moab Saturday it itthe in inthe the matter of the application appUcatlOn of theMoab the theMoab I IMoab Moab Pipe Line company for a lCV1SIon revisior lCV1SIonI revisiorof icvisionof I of its rate's rates ratec : ' The hearing was ad ad- ad- ad adI adjourned adjourned - - I journed t to { ) be completed at Salt Lake Lakt Lakei LakeCIty LaktCity LakeCity i CIty , at " which "hich hich place evpert e"pert epert e ' " pert testJmony testimony testJmonyI testimonywill testimonywill I WIll be introduced relative to the value valueof valueof valueof of the pipe lineJudge lineJudge line lineJudge Judge E E Corfman Codman and Thomas E EMcIsay EMclay EMcKay McIsay Mclay : $ , , members of the commissLOn commission commissionpresided commissionpresided , presIded at the hearing hearmg at Moab In- In IntroductIon Introduction In Introduction - - troduction of testimony " was "as as Ras com com- commenced commenced commenced - - menced Thursday and was not con con- con- con concluded concluded concluded - - cluded until Satin Satuiday SatUlday day noon WItnesses WItnessesfor Witnessesfor Witnessesfor for the Moab Pipe Line Lme company , the thepetItioner thepetitioner thepetitioner petItioner , were John Peterson , John JohnT JohnT JohnT T . Loy Loveridge Lmeridge eridge , and Dr J W Willlams Williams Williamsdirectors Williamsdirectors , dIrectors of the company , and W . D DHammond DHammond DHammond Hammond The officials of the company com com- company company - - pany gave detailed detalled information mformation rela- rela relatIve relative rela relative - - tive to the earnings earnmgs of the pipe line lineits , , . its estimated value , and its service It I Itwas ( was as shown that the company had paId paIddividends paiddividends paiddividends dividends ranging from 10 to 15 per percent percent percent cent annually since 1929 The offIcIals offIcIalsstated officialsstated officialsstated stated that the pipe line lme system dId dIdnot didnot didnot not have sufficient water tor for a t.own town t.ownsewer townsewer . townsewer sewer system They also indicatedthat indicatedthat indicated [ that the company would ould be willing wilUng to todIscontinue todiscontinue todiscontinue dIscontinue s selling Ung water for lawns lawnsand lawnsand lawnsand and stock v/atering v atering watering / purpo purposes s The eVI- eVI eVIdence evidence evi-I evi I - - dence of Mr Hammond was offered toshow toshow to | show the probable value of the spring springhlch springwhich springwhich \hlch hlch which , \ supplies the pipe line systemThe systemThe system systemThe The principal pnnclpal witnesses for the Moab Moabtown Moabtown Moabtown town board , protestants and counter- counter counterpetitioners counterpetitioners counter-petitioners counter petitioners - petitioners , , was H S Rutledge , a mem mem- mein- mein - member meinber member - ber of the board His testimony was wasthat wasthat wasthat that the service rendered by the pipe pipeline pipeline pipeline line company was inadequate and andI andthat andthat andthat that Its lines " were "ere ere largely obsolete He Hemaintained Hemaintained Hemaintained I maintained that the water which supplies sup- sup supplies sup supplies - plies the system is actually owned by bythe bythe bythe the people of Moab Other witnesses witnessesfor witnessesfor witnessesfor for the town , who testified largely that thatthe thatthe thatthe the service rendered by the company companywas companywas companywas was unsatisfactory , . were C S Thomson Thom Thom- Thomson Thomson - son , D A Johnson , Mrs C . , E . Bailey Baileyand Baileyand Baileyand and V . P . Walker Walher L L Taylor identi Identi- Identified identified identified - fied some old files of the Grand Valley ValleyTimes ValleyTimes ValleyTimes Times containing containmg articles regardingthe regarding regardingthe regardingthe the building bUlldmg of the pipe lineSenator lineSenator line lineSenator Senator Konx Patteison Pattelson Patterson , attorney attorneyfor attorneyfor attorneyfor for the town , moved that the hearing hearingbe hearingbe be transferred to Salt Lake City . , at atI atwhIch atwhich atwhich I whIch place he desired to introducethe introduce introducethe introducethe the evidence eVldcnce ' of 'Of George F McGonagle McGonagleconsulting , consulting engineer engmeer , as to the value of ofthe ofthe ofthe the pipe line , and Dr . T B Beatty as asto asto asto to the healthfulness healthfulne . of the Moab water watersupply watersupply watersupply supply The motion was opposed by byAttorney byAttorney byAttorney Attorney F B Hammond , representing representingthe the company , who stated that ample amplenotice amplenotice amplenotice notice of or the hearing had been given givenand givenand givenand and that to continue the case would wouldentail wouldentail wouldentail entail needless expense expense Judge Corf Cor- Cor Corman Corfman Corfman ! - man , chairman of the comnussion commission commissionagreed , agreed with Mr Hammond 1Iammond that the thetown thetown thetown town should have arranged t to { ) produce produceall produceall produceall all of its evidence at the Moab hearing hearingbut , but stated that in the interest of se- se securing securing se securing - - curing all available Information as to tothe tothe tothe the value of the water sysem , . he wouldContinued would wouldContinued ( Continued on last pace paie page : ) no . 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ENDS HEARINGContinued HEARING I | ( Continued froni from first page ) I transfer the hearing to Salt Lake City Cityto , . to be resumed at the convenience convemence ofthe of ofthe olthe the attorneys attorneysJudge attorneysJudge ofI I Judge Corfman emphasized severalI severaltimes several severalcommission Urnes times during the hearing that the thecommission thecommission I commission was primarily Interested in inI inlearning inlearning Inlearning I learning the value of the water system systemsince , I since the establishment of just and andI andreasonable andreasonable andreasonable reasonable rates must mu.st . be based on onactual onactual onactual I actual valuation of the property of ot the thecompany thecompany thecompany company A measurement of thE thespring thespring ' spring which supplies the system , madf math madeby ' ' by Superintendent 11 aT " < J T Loveridge at atthe atthe atthe the request of the commission , showed showedthat showedthat showedthat that It discharges about 65,000 65000 , gallons gallonsof I Iof of water in 24 hoursJudge hours Judge Corfman hoursI stated several times timesthat timesthat timesthat I that the Public Utilities commission commissionhas commissionhas commissionhas has no authority to go Into the matter matterof matterof matterof of water rights and that It must mu.st . matterI pro- pro proceed procoed pro proceed - I ceed coed under the assumption that the theMoab iMoab I IMoab Moab Pipe Line company is the owner ownerand ownerand ownerand and distnbutoi distrlbutOl dlstributoi of the water ownerI Theclaim The Theclaim Theclaim I claim of the town that the water I is isowned Isowned ' ) owned by the people would have to be beI besettl'2d besettld besettled settl'2d settl2d settld ' : In the courtsNo courtsNo courts courtsNo I No date has as yet been set for the thecontinued thocontinued I Icontinued continued hearing to be neld at Salt SaltLake SaltLake SaltLake SaltI I Lake City . |