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CITY OF ST. PAUL
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CIL RESOLUTION— GENERAL FORM
COUNCIL
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WHEREAS, the Council is informed that' the Ha'r'ris - O'Hara
Natural Gas Bill is now awaiting action on the floor of the''House
of Representatives, which said legislation, among other things,
proposes to change the basis for the determination of the pro-
duction cost of gas paid or charged by inter - state.pipe line
companies, through the elimination of the present method of
determining cost by the use of the public utility rate base cost
of service formulatand procedure and substituting in lieu thereof
the questionable equation of reasonable market price to be deter-
mined by the Federal Power Commission,''and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul is of
the opinion that the bill provides no clear and adequate stand-
ards for determining the reasonable market price.for gas,and
which,*if the bill becomes law, could result in a determination
of a price.for gas in excess of that necessary for the adequate
compensation to the producers of natural gas, contrary to the best
interests of the ultimate consumers of gas; and
f- WHERE'AS;' "th`e price of natural gas to the, ultimate- -con-
sumer in Saint Paul is a matter of vital concern for all the
citizens in this City, made especially more so by reason of the
cold weather which this City has in the winter season, and.-further
by reason of the, large number of ultimate consumers which `.�ar.e now
using natural gas for domestic purposes in this: City;, :and;' '
WHEREAS., the Council of the City of Saint.Paul has,,always
heretofore vociferously expressed its opinion,aganst thi's °new
type of legislation which it believes can only b6-.to the dis-
advantage of the ultimate consumer, and
WHEREAS, it is further the opinion of this Council that
if the new Harris - O'Hara legislation should become law, it could
very well result in substantial increases in the cost of gas
allowed to pipe line carriers servicing this City and to the
ultimate consumers in this City, and
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy
Holland -
1�i#¢kll�ix
Mortinson
Peterson .
Rosen Winkel
Mr. President, Dillon
SM 2 -57 o- • 2
Adopted by the Council 195-
In Favor
Against •
Approved 195_
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CITY OF ST. PAUL FILE COUNCIL NO
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
186"115 "
PRESENTED BY "
COMMISSIONER DATE
WHEREAS, the Council-is firmly convinced that by
reason of the facts recited above, this legislation.is contrary
to the public interest; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City ofSaint
Paul hereby opposes the passage of the new Harris- O'Hara Bill
®t any other legislation of a similar nature, or any legislation
which seeks to eliminate or restrict in any manner the present
legally recognized control by the Federal Government through
the Federal Power Commission of the production and sale of natural
gas in the field; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council requests the members
of Congress from the State of Minnesota to do their utmost to
defeat this bill and any legislation of a similar type which might
be introduced in Congress; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor -bf the City of Saint
Paul is hereby requested and directed to join with the mayors of
other large gas consuming cities to protest against the passage
of the:so- called Harris - O'Hara legislation, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is directed to
send forthwith a copy of this resolution to the President and
the Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and to each member of the United States
House of Re resentativesk from the State of Minnesota. A Iw�j
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
Uan+d
ma=ltwu
Mortinson
Peterson
Winkel
Mr. President, Dillon
SM 2 -57 .2
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n Approved 195 —
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