The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25

cree of the court is binding on the
present gas company during the life
OF their franchise the same after the
two years option expires as before ?
III you answer no, do you not know
that the Gas Company has always 30
construed the decree of the court and
mas agreed, at the request of the tax
payers and the same has been pub.
lished in the city papers, that the
city attorney or any other attorney
may, without resistance from them,
procure supplementary decree from
the court that would bind them and
their successors and settle this uues-
ton beyond doubt?
3. Please inform us when the pro-
posed bonds, If voted, are to be paid.
Your petition Is silent on this ques-
ton.
4. In the event that the bonds are
voted and Issued, what rate of inter-
est will they bear? Will the interest
be per cent or 3 per cent? Who is
to determine when the bonds are Ia
be paid, and the rate of interest? Are
not the votors and tax payers of lola
entitled to positive answer to these
questions before the day of election
3. Is there any fair proposition you
can suggest that will permanently
settle this gas question and prevent
the city mourning further indebted.
ness? If so please state it.
6. What is your estimate of the
yearly income of the gas plant?
I. Do you expect the city of lola to
grow as rapidly during the next year
as it did The past year?
s. What amount do you estimate
the city will eXpend yearly in oper.
ating the plant including salaries?
8. What amount do you estimate
the city will expend yearly in max
ing extension of the plant?
10. What amount do you estimat e
the city will eXpend for repairs
each year.
IL. How do you arrive at the
amount necessary to be expended for
repairs and extensions each year.
II. We all know that natural gas
is an explosive and dangerous sub.
stance; that IL must be used with
great care; that slight negligence on
the part of those managing its plant
may result i'm great loss of both life
and property; that employees of a
n city are as apt to be careless as
other employees and that the city
may be compelled to defend i'm a dam
age for their negligence, therefore. we
ask, i'm estimating the profits to be
| derived from the operation of the gas
| plant, have you taken into consider
alton the liability of the city to pay
heavy damages for injuries resulting
/ frAf1n nf
in charge of the plant?
10. Ifyou answer the last question
in the affirmative please give your
estimate of the possible liabilities OF
the city.
II. Is the price of gas as fixed by
the decree of the court satisfactory Ia
those favoring city ownership of the
gas plant?
10. If you answer the last question
in the negative please state wherein
such prices are unsatisfactory.
If the city becomes the owner OF
the gas plant will present prices be
maintained If not please state
what the change will be-
II. AS under the new law the
mayor aud councilmen hold office for
a limited time, please state by what
method you purpose to maintain such
price as will insure the payment
of the bonds by ths profit of the plant.
lS. Should the gas company agree
to surrender its exclusive franchise
and furnish the city free during the
life of its franchise, and agree to furn-
ish to other consumers, gas at the
present schedule rate as fixed by the
decree OF the court during the life of
its franchise, and have the same en-
grated in supplementary decree of
the court that would bind the gas
company and its successors: would
you as a committee recommend that
1t should he accepted by those who
favor city ownership?
With the consent OF your chairman
we hand you these questions, and
we believe you have given the ques-
ton of city ownership sufficient con-
sideration to enable you to answer all
of these questions fully. We request
your answers he handed us by Tues
day, Feb. 10, 1893.
Very respectfully yours,
A. Il. TAYLOR.
ID. EwART.
r.. III. BENNETT.
w. l.. BARTELs.
). A. ELLIS.
Committee.
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Card of Thanks.
| desire to thank my many friends
for the liberal patronage they have
given me in the short time of three
years that have been In business In