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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
4
Ordinance No. 165 fixes maximum electric rates for Elgin Iowa with detailed tiered charges for residential and commercial use, minimums, and charges for cooking refrigeration and ranges, plus guarantees of annual kWh consumption and minimum yearly charges. A special council meeting minutes note mayor A M Weibel presiding and attendance details.
Eight proposed ordinances fix rates within the Town of Elgin. The ordinance was read distinctly and stated in words and figures as follows.
The town of Elgin Iowa adopts an ordinance fixing the maximum rates within the municipality. Section 1 declares that the maximum rates in Elgin are to be set as described in the ordinance.
A historical rate chart outlines electricity charges for residence and commercial lighting. It lists tiered usage charges from 25 KWH at 10¢, next 25 KWH at 8¢, next 100 KWH at 6¢, next 600 KWH at 4¢, with a $1.00 minimum per month and an annual $36.00 charge without discounts.
The notice states charges of four cents per kilowatt hour per month or per year, or a minimum annual charge of sixty dollars. The terms indicate no discount. The wording implies a fixed rate structure tied to usage with a minimum yearly payment.
The document outlines power charges for residences with a structured rate schedule. It specifies first 100 KWH per month at a reduced rate, increments up to 3600 KWH, monthly horsepower charges, and a 1c per KWH gross rate with a 1c discount if paid within the period. It notes discounts, availability for homes, and a May 14 1980 passage date by Mayor A M Weibel and Clerk C J Harrington.
At three meetings the council suspended rules and read the ordinance for the second time with Stoehr Yenney Schori Falk and Torkelson voting Aye and no Nays. The ordinance passed the second reading and again passed the third reading with the same Aye tally. The mayor declared adoption and ordered publication. Adjournment followed.
Clerk C J Harrington certifies that the attached minutes of a Town of Elgin special meeting held May 14 1980 are a true copy regarding town rates. The official seal is affixed.
Mrs Mary Lyon mother of Frank Lyon of near Brainard died recently at Minot North Dakota according to information received here the first of the week She had been living with Mr and Mrs Will L Bakeman during recent years No further particulars are available at this time
Dr Caldwell created a harmless laxative in 1885 to treat constipation by addressing its cause. His herbal syrup pepsin became the world’s most popular laxative, praised for gentle action and pleasant taste. It gained wide trust for all ages and is sold in drugstores today.
Pleasant Valley Township District No. 4 reports year enrollment by grade including Barker Bartlett Boyle and Craft students. Evelyn Barker has been absent or tardy minimally. Noted perfect spellings and arithmetic ratings, Arbor Day half holiday with a weiner roast, visitors listed, outdoor reading and bird cage projects, end of year picnic May 9 for about 40 guests. Aisha Nutting, teacher.
SOME COLT J. M. Shaffer reports a Percheron stallion at his farm that he calls the best in the country. At 23 months and 21 days old the colt weighed 1460 pounds after a weighing. He has been training the colt this spring and invites comparison if anyone has a better one. The colt is sired by Maurice Dwyer’s stallion.
Azalia Nutting hosted a schoolhouse picnic on the last day of school with a noon dinner and ice cream. Several local families, including the Boyers, Helms, Barker, Appelman, Tripp, and Bartlett households, visited relatives and neighbors over the weekend. Frank Lyons relayed news of his mother Mary Lyons’s death in Minot, N D, and John Barnhouse left Monday for Wisconsin.
Loren ce Bigler announces farm and livestock sales in Pontville Iowa. Write early for sale dates and plan now for forthcoming auctions. Terms reasonable and aimed at helping build up the hometown community.
While serving in the last legislature, Mr. Byers sponsored horse file 266 and authored the bill making jail breaking a penitentiary offense. The measure passed and became law.
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