Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING.
warnins.

\ 0FESlAL VIELAOE WLEluN0s
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The legal voters of the village OF Yves
Randolph are hereby notified and warned
to meet in the High school building OF
Main street in said village on Friday, tn
9Th day Of July, 1895, at 7:30 o'clock p. N.
for the following purposes, to wit:
LIST. To hear and act upon the report Of
the Electric Light committee.
I'd. To see what measures, il any, the
village will take to light the village with
electricity.
Sd. To see il the village will vote to
permit George j. Prince and his associates
to erect poles in, and string wire along,
the streets OF the village for the purpose OF
| furnishing electric lights and power.
4th. To see il the village will authorize
the Trustees to light the streets by cleo
tricity for term OF years.
5th. To see il the village will raise mon
ey for the purpose OF lighting the streets
with Electric Lights.
9th. To hear report OF the Trustees on
improving Main street and to adopt meas
ures and raise money to carry out any
plan that may be adopted.
7th. To do any other business pertain
ing to any article in this warning not
j. B. ELDREDGE, Clerk.
The HERALD is not in possession OF the
facts that will be presented by the cleo
trio light committee. Undoubtedly they
will be OF much interest to the village.
II the report points out definite and fea-
sible plan for electric lighting, we believe
there is only one thing lacking for its
q ioption. That thing is the doubt about
the legal right OF the village to raise or
borrow money for the purpose without
Judgment obtainsble is that the village
lacks that right and that it would be un-
safe to proceed without it. II some ar
rsngement can be made whereby private
parties can go ahead for the village with
the expectation OF handing over the sys-
tenn to the village as soon as its charter
will permit, it is possible that such a
course may be adopted.
Mr.. George j. Prince will make the fol-
lowing proposition
To the Voters of West Randolph VII
lage:-I think can furnish all Electric
Arc Lights OF 1000 candle power each, for
street lighting, that the village may re-
quire, for $50 light for each year, and all
the Incandescent Lights OF 81 candle pow
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lage may require, at the rate Of $l2 light
for each year; in consideration that the
village will grant franchise to me, Il. j.
Prince, for 70 years, giving me and my as
signs sole right to use the streets OF the |
village, in such manner as not to inter-
fere with the use OF the same for other |
purposes, to string wire for Electric Light |
to furnish lights for private
houses and other buildings, and to fur
nish power fer manufacturing purposes.
will furnish the village with suitable |
vice to the village at the above rates, or
the rights voted by the village, as above
asked for, shall be null and void.
Should the village accept OF my propo-
sition, it can have the right to purchase
the said plant at any time after five years,
by paying all cost OF plant.
1t will be we'll to consider these points
In favor OF Mr.. Princes proposition:-
1. Its adoption means the immediate
lighting OF our village by electricity.
There is no doubt that the village has the
legal right to grant the franchise, and to
to year as it sees fit. 1t is hardly necessary
to observe that 1t IS high time for this vii
lage to have electric lights.
2. 1t means no investment by the vii
lage. There will be no interest account to
meet and no bonds to take care OF.
8. 1t means little risk to the village. We
should have no money at stake. II the
plant suffered accident or proved inade-
quate, it would not be our loss.
4. 1t means little attention from the
village. A municipal plant would require
village supervision. Mr.. Prince would
have to attend to his own business.
s. The village has less direct interest
in the success OF the system. II the village
puts in plant 1t must make it success
or stand the loss. II Mr.. Prince puts it
loss is his. The village can decline to pat
ronize him il it does not like his service.
True, the village would be estopped from
any other electric light con-
Germ, but even without lights it would be
no worse of than at present. Mr.. Princes |
own interest would be to give the best
possible service in order to secure the ut |
most patronage.
s. The rates fixed by Mr.. Prince are the
lowest we know OF where lights are fur
nished by private parties. They are, Of
course, somewhat higher than in some
towns which own their own plants.
The village has the right to buy the
plant at its cost price after five years, II it
wishes. This is provision that few COM
panies make. 1t is impossible that the
village could be robbed in five years, es-
pecially as Mr.. Princes patronage de-
ponds directly upon the quality OF service
and cheapness with which the lights can
be furnished.
The village does yield the right to put
in plant OF its own or take lights OF any
body except Mr.. Prince for five years and
a ftar then nm less IL decides 10 buv his