The evening world. Newspaper, October 8, 1915, Page 8

(PS COMMISSIN SOUP MFR 0: GS. > peebou Pe Promise of a Decision in Kings County : Case Not Kept PEOPLE ARE IMPATIENT. Demand to Know Why Their Rights Are ignored After a Five-Year Fight By Sophie Irene Loch. Me gee company njoyed & Manchios to & wotion of the oily for Wrenty-Bve years and refuses bo give | Oe © cant gas rare like other pec tions | af oe city, why ie & Public Bervive Bow long may the Public Service| Commission hold up a decision affert- fag & five year fight for « unifo | @ cont rate with all the testi the questions asked ie! World, which carried the for lower rates by citizens the Thirties Ward, Brooklyn people presented their com~ against the Kings County Company in the Public Ser- ee Commission on Bopt. 10, 1910. It! Was signed by 109 citizens, asserting that the $1 gas rate was “excessive @n4 unreasonable.” While the decision was pending, the @ompany voluntarily proposed to re- @uce the rates as follows; Ninety @ents a thousand feet for 1911-1912, @% conte for 1913 and 80 cents for 1W14- 46 the commission had not tn- the company at that time to confirm the rate. Mow- @ year after, on Oct. 20, 1¥11,| the commission had made its! * fmvestigation, it ordered the reduced ws: From Nov. 1, 1911, | 1912, $5 conts # thousand | if feet; from Jan. 1, 1913, to Dec. Bh 1918, 00 conts @ thousand cubic feet, ‘The compa:., not satisfied with took the case to court and on ®, 1918, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, reversed the de- @iplen Of the coinmission, but specified four points for cor ‘ration as to “poly values’ It went along for a » ap dthe Court of Appeals on M, 1914, upheld the points Public Service Commission then Fehearings on June 2, 1914, to “going value,” and from day to this there is still no de- WWE PROMISE TO THE PEOPLE THAT'S NOT KEPT. Maitbie, who had con- the case, and who had agreed above reduction in the first in- was succeeded by Commis- Hayward, The hearings con- for one year with everlasting yee and finally closed June was promised with- weoks: it im wtili to come. a” por pe whieh they trying to lo two authorities on what it is. It somewhat re- the mature of “good will” of ordinary private business, but Mt te the question the cit- ask is, Has this company a “go- value” sufficient to admit of a that companies in the same purrol territories grant to 7? If not, has it not out- ite usefulness as a public util- authorities agree that after few years “going value” oat be considered for rate- Bre the facts concerning this on facts that have been before bilo Bervice Commission for | @ver three months! is no evidence of any loss ever in any one year by this com- | Commianion’ | 4K BVBRING WORLD, FRIDAY, OUTUBEE 2, ~ | MASS FOR NIGHT WORKERS. oo res pes ‘LABOR FORUM WILL GIVE (= re ree OUT LABOR INFORMATION —¥ “* . Pr notte tenet Oren 7 HE'S A REAL CAST SIDER, es year will oe - 5 Miberetete ab one J Ce ee a wone o « Wee abor movements and organisations ‘ Me was! propeeed ’ clase, 1808 aw Mr Milverstets Tewert Kev, John Haynes © % Frank aod Mra, James P se of the New York Unem womittee; Carl Heck, Di BONWIT TELLER & CO. Fhe Spacilly Shop of Onginatons FIFTH AVENUE AT 38™ STREET Special Values Saturday Women’s Thread Silk Hosiery Plain and Novelty Silk Hose Solid colors, in the new shades, embroidered dots, embroidered clox, Paris clox, fancy stripes. Rein- forced garter tops and soles, Hand-Embroidered Clox Silk Hose Black or white, embroidered in self colors; also other shades in contrasting color clox. 1.25 io! omen’s Corsets & Brassieres “Bontell” Brocade Corsets Low bust with ribbon top and line hip. Made in pink or white brocade pd long fn special at 1.95 “Bontell” Brassieres Made of all-over embs bined with Ch hee’ Hak @ het oat OY 5g 95 Women’s ‘“‘Bontell”’ Lingerie Batiste Nightgowns Empire model—wide Valenciennes lace and em- broidery forms the neck and sleeves. Exceptional value at Envelope Chemises Short Empire model, trimmed with wide Valen- ciennes lace, beeaing and ribbon. Exceptional value at 1.95 95 Satin Coat Negligees MOUFFLON TRIMMED ALL AROUND Very Specially Priced 13.75 Fastened across front with braided frogs. Colors: Pink, blue, rose. Fall Style Talk by the Newark Shoe Maker ‘t has not fully ae made | & faireretarn. CONTRACT SPO PRE- VENTED LOSS. | \ Whey bave held a contract with the nting, yielding them a reve- Lene Mf annually, the city hig than to any other perme years they, they have been mak- poe edna profit and pay- Y, have nearly 80, 000 consumers ir year from 1,500 to 1,800 con- have been added. ‘one wide of the street people are 80 cents for & and on the wide they pay this company 95 the subways are going through, ® much larger number of con- > ing of the citizens is: th rashes, pany for twenty- yeare oodles recou; ae oe with com- ing ae rates and in- on larger returns that they net pel fie utility and their ould be withdrawn, il the gente know the of the Public vice ion on this long drawn- out question? ah TRAIN KILLS 3 CONVICTS. Bits Prices Vou Taking Men to the Penitentiary. é y farm to fie pacrancants ary dent occured. Several eacaped. practically assures this district | hoe will give you better value aud better all-around satisfac- the Newark, ‘wo million or more men fread the streets daily in Newark Shoes, finding them not only economical in price but the shoes of genuine economy inasmuch as there is in them the exact style, appearance and wear of shoes costing a dollar or two more. Visit the New tore near you and examine the splendid styles of Fall—the finest we have ever announced. You'll be pleased with them and should you purchase a pair you will certainly give them preference in future buying. Do it to- morrow. NEWARK SHOE STORES COMPANY a NEW YORK CITY STOKES, ret bet. 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Bi ates Ba a Ta? ‘ou'll ry and night " hear ople talk Nan isco doing 49 the Fair pictures of it here it happens there! iy Uo ! gts at the Show! Awright a ind the “Show on ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION “MOTOR SHOW OF lolby } GRAND < ENT L PALACE 1AM WPM BUSTIN FRE LEADER TALKS Was Cured of Heavy Cold by Father John's Medicine e Fire Departmen wid ane sic. —— BONWIT TELLER &,CO. 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