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A.O. Opens New Research
Laboratory At Stamford
t&peciai to the Fatnot)
Stamford, Conn., November 30 —
The new Stamford Research Labora
tory of American Optica) Company
was opened today by the company's
board of trustees which transferred
its regular monthiy meeting from
the firm's Southbridge, Mass., head
quarters to the iaboratory "as a sym
bo) of industry's interest in scientific
research."
At the same time, the new research
faciiities were inspected by the com
pany's executive committee and by a
gToup of industriatists from the
Stamford area. Joining them were
U. S. Senator Brian McMahon o*f
Connecticut, chairman of the Joint
Congressional Committee on Atomic
Energy; General Lesile R. Groves,
wartime head of the Manhattan Pro
ject; Rep. John Davis Lodge, con
gressman from the Stamford district,
and Mayor George Barret of Stam
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ford.
"The research which wit! be con
ducted in the Stamford Research
Laboratory of American Optica!
Company," Walter A. Stewart, presi
dent. to!d the group at a tuncheon in
the Woodway Country C!ub, "is an
extension of our !ong-time research
program.
"We considered many suggestions
of ceremony which woutd have been
appropriate to the opening of the
Stamford Research Laboratory," Mr.
Stewart disclosed, "but we discarded
them in order to add to the public's
understanding of business' participa
tion in scientific research. It seemed
to us fitting that the laboratory
shou!d be opened by the board of
trustees who. representing the share
holders. are responsihte for the de
cisions which make doUars avai)ab!e
for research program and facilities.
Likewise, we fe!t that a regular
monthly meeting of the hoard in the
new quarters would serve as a sym
bol of industry's interest in scientific
research."
The inspection tour of the labora
tory was conducted by Dr. R. Bodling
Barnes, vice-president in charge of
research, assisted by A. H. Bennett,
director of the Stamford Research
Laboratory. Dr. Barnes explained that
the laboratory supplements the re
search facilities and program of the
company .He said that the new labor
atory's program "looks to the de
velopment of new or improved sci
entific instruments involving optical
principals and of new or improved
lenses of all types including those
for eye glasses." Studies will be con
ducted in geometrical optics, micro
scopy. photographic optics, spectro
scopy. optica! methods for research
in nuclear physics, glass chemistry,
instruments and optical materials.
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Reasonable Water Rates Given
tr! Finding By P.U.C. For
Spring Water Company
The Masonvill Spring ater Com
pany of North Grosvenordate dis
tributes water in Grosvenordate and
North Grosvenordate, in the Town of
Thompson, serving an estimated popu
tation of 3,600 peopie. Its rates now
in force were fixed by the Commission
on June 21, 1948, after a protracted
hearing. Shortly before that time the
Water Company had changed hands,
its stock being soid by two mitts in
Grosvenordate to a new owner. The
rates authorized in the Commission's
order of June 21, 1948 are yietding
revenues of about $12,500 annuatiy.
In the present proceeding the Com
pany asked for an increase in rates
to yietd about $18,000 revenues an
nually. The Commission in its Find
ing, however, authorized the Com
pany to increase its present level
of rates to yield gross operating
revenues of $14,750 per year, an
increase of about $2,200.
The principal matter of concern in
the present proceeding is the same
as it was in the first proceeding,
name y, that the Company has asked
for much more money for miscel
laneous and general expenses, com
monly called overhead expenses than
the Commission found was warranted
in its first proceeding. The Commis-,
sion materially cuts^down in the pres
ent case the Company's request for
overhead allowance, as a result of
which the increase in rates which the
Company claims is required is sub
stantially reduced.
The Commission calls attention to
the way in which the Company runs
its business, namely, hir ng skilled
help necessary to operate a small
water utility and charging custom
ers lot- tins cost ana, at tne same
time, chary'"? a iarge amount for
the services of its president, in reduc
ing the Companys charges for over
head expenses, in fixing a new fevei
of rates, the Commission caits atten
tion to the need for economy in the
operation of a smati water utiiity,
stating that—
"The charge against customers for
overhead expenses, so far as the serv
ices of the Company's president are
concerned, shouid be determined
either on the basis of the cost of the
services of a quaiified person to do
substantiaHy aii of the things in this
smaf) water utifity that are now be
ing done on a piece-meai basis by
charging for tiie services of a piumber
and a hefper, cierica) services and
the services of the president, or etse
the reasonabfe charges for the servic
es of piumber and heiper and ciericai
services, as actuaiiy incurred, shouid
be aiiowed and, in additon, oniy a
smaii aiiowance for the services of
the [ resident. Otherwise, - there wiii
continue to be substantiai dupiication,
at the expense of customers, in the
form of overhead charges by the
corporation."
The above re'ease was signed by
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R. C. Schnetder, secretary ior tne
commission.
Allocation of Operating Revenue.
It now becomes pertinent to con
sider an aiiocation to the several
ciasses of customers of the tota) op
erating revenues required of St4,750
which the Commission has found rea
sonabie. The Company does not pro
pose to increase and the Commission
finds no reason for increasing the
present aiiocation of $1,000 annuaiiy
to the Town of Thompson for public
fire protection service covering the
present 17 hydrants in ptace or the
charge of $50.00 per year per hydrant
for any additionai hydrant instated
on mains 6" in diameter or larger.
With respect to an aiiocation for
consumption of water by the two
industriai customers of the Company,
it appears that the estimated con
sumption of the Grovenordaie Com
pany on a 12-month basis is about
2.300.000 gaiions and of Ciuett. Pea
body & Company, Inc., about 2,312,
000 gaiions aiso on a 12-month basis
or a totai annuai consumption of
4.612.000 gaiions of water. The Com
pany estimated that it is pumping
30,000,000 gaiions of water in the
year 1049, a period which reflects
correction of a iarge teak in 1048.
and, after an atiowance of 10'i for
norma! leakage, it thus appears that
the two industriai customers are us
ing approximately 14'3 of the tota!
water pumped. The rates beiow are
designed to fairiy apportion the tota!
revenues required by these two in
dustriai customers and the remaining
residentiai and commercial customers
inasmuch as the tatter wiii consume
the remainder of the water distributed
by the Company. This wiii resuit in
approximate^* $1,500 being received
from these two industriai customers
under their present indicated con
sumption and $12,250 from the re
maining residentiai and commercia!
customers.
Conclution and Order
Based upon the evidence presented
at the hearng. and for the reasons
set forth above the CommC-ion tinds
that the following scheduie of rate
for tlie several classes of water serv
ice set forth betow are reasonable
and proper charges to be made here
after by the Masonvill Spring Water
Company:
Schedule of Rate!
Public Fire Protection Service: The
Masonvill Spring Water Company is
authorized to charge annuaily the
sum of $1,000 for public tire protec
tion service covering 17 hydrants now
installed on the mains of the Com
pany, and to charge in the future
$50.00 per year per hydrant for any
additional hydrant instated here
after on mains of the Company 6
inches in diameter or larger.
Res dential, Commercial and In
dustrial Customers Semi-Annual
Meter Rate: First 12.500 Gallons
Meter or Less $0.25; next 62,500 Gal
lons Meter at 39c/1,000 Gallons;
all over 75,000 Gallons Meter at 34c
1,000 Gallons: plus $1.00 per family,
per meter in excess of one.
This schedule of Rates shall be-'
come effective with all bills rendered
on and after January 1, 1950 for
water consumed during the prior six,
months period. .it*.
USC GRADUATE STUDENT
Among 3556 graduate students tG,
the University of Southern California '
is Harry L, Greene of Putnapi, ac-,
cording to an anndiiiic'ehtCMt Hie
registrar. Also disclosed were enroil
ment figures for the semester in the
14 schools of SC. which includes
15,866 daytime Trojan students.
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Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Johnson of
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Mrs. Ruth Sumner and Miss L.
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Rev. Henry Baker's discourse in
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