The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08

BE ii further resolved. That the sald
appropriation snail not De aEanapie ca
cePt upon the following couu.uVi,.o' ,,,,,
"a That the party erecting thg Plat't
shall agree To operate same dhoei lile
supervisi1n Of the superintendent OF IAe
Gas " Orks and Committee On i'i7ti'i ~ y
cost Of not over twenty -LFc .lly",'- use. -. ~ ~
| dollars (S23OOO per annuW, together WIN
such other revenue as may De heIiNFl
from private consumers, TOT lu.ilD'i "
lights equal TO that now furnished ~ the
Richmond Railway AMI Electro company
"lI That the charges TO private parties
| shad lac no greater than the average
| cbaree Of the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company during the past Twelve
"Gt That an profits OF said plant. after
payiug expense Of running ana ualAtr-
nance shall belong 70 the city OIL l''ch-
"Tbat tine plant shall be guaranteed to
be iu good and substantial Coii,IlIlOH -
the end OF the five years ..., ~.
ore il further resolved. That sad ap-
preparation shall be eHpen ded uadri 'ne
Io.at control OF the committee yl
Finance AND Light, ai l5l-. me- no,v.rs ~
Invested with such turther pow eIS aa
u. u. ne.r-~lr. O. carry oul the PId-
visions of this resolution. .t,.
am Informed th.s morning ny lhe
Auditor ot the city thdt tht tNptH"'' " wi =,
for electric light Tor the past wv 'S"'S
have been as Follows. 90 ... 80. -,,- o,
For YEAR ending January 81, ~. 'Nt'S. y,
For year ending January 81 loJ'' 'V'''' ''
Now. please note ....,t,.,,.. g., to
I'D That the proposed expenditure Is 70
bc nrovided for out OF the current reve-
q, That If the plan is practicable the
city Will at tie end of SIX years nave d
plant complete for about me same Se'''S
expenditure II is now makiHs. ,t-
"a That II the plan is not praetlcaplr'
with run guarantee VI the cost OF tIu-
ming and maintenance. theh the app 'P' 90
ton falls and the city cannot lose one
Cd That tine profits Of the plant, should
there be- any. belong 10 me Guy; ..iu
IN Tb4f me Finance Committee VIII
have equal part with the 1Onliii zee ""
Light I'm eXpendug the appioPr'd li'h.
one OF TWO things, therefore, 10 app"
IN That if the sum Of fifty thousand
dollars per annuin is expended TOT 81.
tric light. IL IS the duty oil lHt I'm. . w. w.
make the best bargain po77'pie LOT we
clty and pass the resolution lheIeoy ON, oo
talnirg the plant at no cost as 'OIhpdiSu
with the present method .,.t
~ or IL the Fights are to nt lh.7Il l-l u
by contract. then the t.ty should get tor
81, 90 that for which DC ls now paying
;rhere was also offered at the same
meeting OF the Common tpuhcll an eN-
tract from an affidavit of George T.. FISH
err. as follows. 49,. l.
"This afiidavit further says mat the
gross revenues Of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company, derived from Us
RAILWAYS AMI electric lighting business,
arr. between 100000 and $4,000 pen year.
Il have since shown you the original
ofidavit. which Is on file IN the cause of
Joshua g. Harvey ct ais. VS.. me hcn-
mond Railway and Electric 'oIII "a - .
in,, uar.liue IN the United states Circuit
court I'm this city. fou nave. therefore
soon mat was justified in asserting the
existence OF such AN AFFIDAVIT anu thll
me urrsou upon whose statement you
nasej your allegation misl"fOrmed you.
or course. / do not undertake 10 suaran-
tee Inc truthfuluess of the company s.
brokers I'm New York. but Mr. F1sher, VINO
has entire control ana management % tle
p-.bn,ouI Railway and Electric Com
oany. ought to know whereof he speaks
KOLFE t.. GLOVER