The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
|ll1 Lake News
|, trustees Will
Hold a
Meeting
electric Light Question

rou,c they Will Discus"
= s., ,D %,n nass . rAo''"s" |
Ipyesiigation'
...n,e that a special meeting OF
p'S Sosyd Of trustees OF Hancock
\. ', S0sI IN Al few days and that steps
e. J. "uee taken to commence an IN,
pstiou Of the question Oh m0''''p''
rc lighting. 49,. tho proced.
s y - the S only one calculated TO ar al!
y .. Dc inu n result for the citi-
y IN ;ndre by and that is to hire an
I 70 1s engineer to come here and look .s.
,hs s,tuation, inform himself Oh cue
' ~ this particular community and
O's ' and specifications for engine,
p'''S nd other machinery and Tor
'~S' s house, give an estimate OF the
's ns1 Of u wire Of the proper kind and in
~ 10, 81 tn. people what an expert in
~ oth 's' line would do. for the person
o'"sa hiring him. Having these
: s', and specifications it will cost moth.
J. s ast bids upon them and so arrive
H. %s cost Of a plant not to light any
INIT this particular town. At the
.;n. the cost Of running the plant
~ s Investigated which will be theeasy
~, !, ascertaining the cost Of iuei'
w. and other necessary OUTLAWS. The
engineer that draws the plans VIII
'u.,rom a multitudinousex perienceto
|. vs,v close estimate OF the neces-
charges for accidents and average
.iosss prudence which it does not take
electrical engineer to pass will di"tate
Dsr cent to be charged for deprecia'
bu. 10. NJ,
|rhis IA a brief outline OF what MT
lott thinks is the only way to arrive az
intelligent conclusion. lie sait
That they have been pleased to cal
k.Ott's investigation has only been Z.
{. an evidence that we should inyestl
kte" lie said it was true that by writ
y to different persons in any town
las possible to get two sides on IDEAS Q
be municipal electric lighting question
Ind what should be definitely known o.
sin Hancock is which Information
|orect. For instance, referring to tn
bet that two entirely different stat
bents may come from the same town.
ki be remembered that a shorttimea az
|hers was published in the local papers
bitter from Mayor Ostrander OF Lonsiao
which to say the least, was very dlscou
hgipp to friends OF municipal lightin
Now Mr.. Scot has a letter written
khe same subject by the late James.
Turner, mayor Of Lansing, when he Ole
which letter was called out by the We
0rrander letter published here entire
refuting the latter and giving detai'
statements OF the financial condition
The plant for the past three years.
the time Of the publishing OF the Ostra
der letter, one of Houghton count.
legislators was home from Lansing a
Questioned very much the accuracy
some Of the statements made therein.
Now what can our people make OF ~
contradictory things. An Investigate
for ourselves without referencesto q
other town ia what is needed.
The management OF the Pc ins
Electric Light company ia quite ready
zee full investigation. Mr.. Dee sa't
day or 80 ago figures from the m'jo'
olihese towns are based on conditi
entirely different to those wa work un'
For instance" said he ''let Hancock
me a contract for 70 lights, the mum
used by Coldwster. and let me run Il
on the moonlight schedule the same
there and | will agree to make eve
lower rate than ia charged in thattov
Many Of these municipal plants, Mr..
says are new now and because nothir
CHARGED to depreciation or laid by
the Inevitable improvements that art
ing made in electrical machinery they
now able to show little profit.
VI believe" said Mr.. Dee, "that Z
Gent Scott is sincere in wirhing an no
investigation and don't think h
man to go on should he becomeconvi
that 1t would not be a good thing 10
Village, in fact the Peninsula conn
courts a full investigation end will
hgures that will aid the people in d
ing Tor themselves"
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