Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1918 — Rate Increase Proposed. [ARTICLE]

Rate Increase Proposed.

Richmond, Nov. 29. —The city council has appointed Edward H. Harris, Edward Cureton and Walter V. Reid as a. special committee of citizehs to act with a committee composed of members of the council, to investigate the needs of the Richmond municipal electric light and power plant. ~ The increasing demands on the plant during the last few years, both in the light and power departments, has, in the judgihent of the management of the plant, made necessary extensive new equipment'and with this additional cost to be carried it has been proposed that the city petition the public service commission far an increase in rates.