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OPINION HANDED
DOWN BY JUDGE
RITCHIE OCT. 3
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present nuumber of inhabitants.
While it is undoubtedly true that
the ordinance rates will not yield a
return to plaintiff which will give
him a large return on his claimed in
vestment, I am of the opinion that the
rates cannot on any fair consideration
of the whole testimony be regarded as
confiscatory. I think on the contrary
that they will yield some profit above
the cost of operation and that is shown
by plaintiff’s annual statement of in
come and operating cost for the past
year after deducting certain items
which are not properly chargeable, and
one of which, an item of $1300 for
back income tax, he admitted should
not have been charged.
Because I believe plaintiff has
wholly failed to prove that the rates
will be confiscatory 1 am obliged to
find against him and dismiss the case
without prejudice to another suit if
actual experience of at least a year
shall show that I am mistaken in my
present conclusion.
One other matter calls for comment.
In the preliminary hearing a year ago
a perplexing factor was the multiple
street lights already referred to. Plain
tiff testified that he could not, with
out changing the system, put those
multiple lights on a meter. After a
brief discussion as to what should
be done pending the suit, plaintiff
stated that he could not afford to fur
nish those multiple lights for less
than $2.16 a month. The court was of
the opinion, as urged by counsel for
defendants, that $1.25 a* month would
be sufficient, but it was stipulated be
tween the parties in open court that
the court might fix a temporary rate
of $2.16 a month, plaintiff to give a
bond to refund the excess at the ter
mination of the action if the council
rates were finally allowed to prevail
by the judgment of the court. Accord
ingly a written order was drawn which
I signed, directing plaintiff to furnish
the multiple lights at $2.16 and the
town to pay that rate. At that time
it did not occur to me that the court
was exceeding its jurisdiction although
I was of the opinion then, as I have
been throughout and am today, that
the court has no power to fix rates. I
am satisfied that that order was error
of law although ft was signed on stip
ulation of counsel! The stipulation,
however, could not cure the error for
the well-known reason that consent
never can confer jurisdiction. How
ever, I do not think that any harm has
resulted from that erroneous order.
Dated at Sewara, Alaska, October
3, 1925.
E. E. RITCHIE,
District Judge.
Chief Clerk Alaska
Railroad, at Washington
D. C., En route to East
Noel W. Smith, general manager of
the Alaska Railroad, accompanied by
Mrs. Smith, B. H. Barndollar, exam
iner of accounts and legal advisor for
the railroad, and H. M. Gilman, jr„
chief clerk of the Alaska Railroad, In
terior Department, Washington, D. C.
was a week-end visitor in Seward.
Mr. Gillman has been at the Anch
orage headquarters for the past forty
days and prior to his arrival in Sew
ard had just completed a trip to the
■Fairbanks terminal, in company with
Manager Smith and B. D. Stewart,
head of the Bureau of Mines. Mr.
Gillman departed for the South Sat
urday en route to Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Barn
dollar returned to Anchorage Sunday
morning.
VESSELS DUE SEWARD
- The steamer Yukon, Nohthbound,
left Ketchikan this morning at 4:30
o’clock.
* * *
The Admiral Watson, Northbound,
departed from Juneau this morning at
7 o’clock.
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COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31.
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
Oct. 3
Oct 10.
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7.
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
Oct. 3
Oct. 10.
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7.
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamers in the above schedule will not leave Seward earlier
than MIDNIGHT, sailing date.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
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S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
South from
Seward—
Arrives at
Seward—
Sails from
Seattle—
Oct. 14
Nov. 11
Oct. 8.
Oct. 1.
Oct. 28
Nov.
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res., Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
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