The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-01
Council! Meeting.

Gil Tuesday evening Messrs. Shoup
Bro'herton, Tanner, Vaughan, Jen
aud Forth answered TO The roll call
Mayor Glimshaw announced that h
had called the meeting for the pur
pose of taking steps to receive the re
modelled city hall building, which wa
now about completed, according tt
the report of Architect Elsner, an,
for any other huslness that the coun
rtt cav lit TO bring up.
tn motion of Mr.. Brotherton
Street Commissioner Smith was au
thoriled to supervise the cleaning o.
the building and furniture and th,
placing of the latter, the construotio,
of q coal and tool house sad to lool
after such minor matters and repairs
as are deemed necessary.
The c,ec4r4c light matter wa.
bought up by Mr.. Hrothcrton, whc
stated that it was his opinion that
there would he 10 bid from the JEFF
fcrson Heat and Power Co. under
sl2o per annum per arc light, which
would be $4,000 per year, or ahopt
Sl,doo per unnum in Excess Of the
amount now paid for gas.
Clerk Mclicnry READ Il letter from
the city clerk Of st. Charles, Mo.
This was in answer TO a letter of in
quiry. II stated that st. Charles is.
sued Sl5 600 of bonds, put in Il plant
and is now operating her own elecar..
lights, maintaining tifty-eighv street
lights at an expense tanually of
s4l.5O for each .qHap. The lights
are kept rEaaiDg until 2 .. m. A
number Of private lights are also fur.
Liehedi at u rate which cuts down the
expense of running tae plant. THE
change from gas to eleutr'- ;nht has
proven satisfactory
The discp~-'. III every eoleo"
tinnaJ sion of the matter con-
:. some time and location of the
amps occupied still more. The plat
was finally made up to the satisfac'
ton of all and the clerk was author
lied TO advertise for bids for supply
ING the city with thirty arc lights
under the schedule of location as in.
dictated by the plat. Bids will be re.
ceiyed up to November I. The lights
are distributed as follows: Water
street, 5, Main street, 6; High street
6; McCarty street, G; Miller street,
=; Elm street, 2; Dunklin street, 3
Ashley street, ,.
An ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
The following letter, which explains
itself, was read
BooNvILLE, sept. IS, lS91.-HoN,
J. E. McHENRy, jefferson City, Mo.
DEAR SIR: If the city council
should conclude to grant the street
railway franchise, | would be glad to
have them amend it as follows: In
| section l let the words ''The Capital
| Street railroad Co., its successors
and assigns he stricken out and the
words AZ. L. Sites, his associates,
successors and assigns be inserted
in lieu thereof. In section = let the
word dummy be stricken. out and
also the words "Providcd that in
case dummy be used coke or anthra.
cite coal shall be used as fuel, and
each dummy shall be supplied with Il
| noiseless steam exhaust; and proyi'
ded further, that whenever the popu-
lation of said City of jefferson shall
increase to $1,000, as ascertained by
any census of the United States or OF
the State of Missouri, then the mo-
tive power OH said street railroad
shall be either electric or cable, and
it shall not thereafter he lawful to
use dummies thereon If the ordi-
nance is amended rs l have above
outlined, it then would provide that
the motive power should be either
electric or cable, as the grantees
might elect. OF course, iC is no,
probable that jefferson City will have
a cable road for q long time to come,
but it can do no harm to have 1t il
the ordinance. 1t would not author
izc the use of anything else thar
electric or cable.
Be kind enough to let me heal
from you as soon as the council shall
have considered the matter. l have
addressed this communication to you
that you may lay the same before Tho
council. Very respectfully,
ID. w. SHACKLEFoRp.
p. S.--As winter is approaching
we would like to hear from YOU a
soon as may be. d.. w. ).
The reading of the above letter IN
fused new life into what was sup
posed to be a corpse far beyond thu
period of resuscitation. The stree
railway ordinance vas hauled fortl
from its retirement and the amend
ments suggested by Mr.. ~Shacklefor'
were prepared and adopted and, o
on motion of Mr.. Jens, the ordinanc
as amer de |, was taken up, rea'
third time and passed by the follow
ing vote; Ayes, Brothertoa, Jens
Vaughan, Overman, Forth, Shoul
and Tanner. The council then ad
journed.-Tribune.