Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-31
THAT WE SHOULD HAVE AN ELECTRIC STREET RAIL
 WAY AND LIGHT PLANT
CITY COUNCIL FAV0RS
The Building of One.--. Alderman Fox Introduces Q Resolu
 ton.

We are at last about to realize our fondest expectations. The Council was on Monday afternoon called together at 3:3O oy Mayor Alexan der.
 MT. Alexander statedt to che council that he had called them together for the purpose of listening to whatever Messrs, Roberts & Georgian might have to say relative 70 the lighting plant and an electric street Railway.
 The members of the council were all interested. like the people are. at the prospects of getting what we have been endeavoring to build for some time; fate, however, in the past has worked hardships, but at las t the council is getting together, and Is very liberal in its concessions to Messrs. Roberts X Georgian. Alder men B0yce and Owen were willing that such should be the c8ge, they would grant the same to the new corners as to Messrs. Govington and Harrison. but they desired close and careful perusal of the former franchise granted.
 Alderman Langford said, while l feel like the other gentlemen regard ing the franchise, am willing to grant anything that would be fa- vorable to these gentlemen in order that the people might set what they so much desire and have been striv- ing for so long time. Alderman Fred Fox said in substance that he desired close and careful perusal of the franchise formerly granted. Later the following resolution was introduced by Alderman Fox and as by the city council adopted:
 Resolved by the city council of the city of Pine Bluff: That it is the sense of this council that we will grant to Messrs Roberts & Georgi- an substantially the same contract aS to it's financial arrangement that NOS SCi Ea M t1E IOtl M Harrison, except that light contract shall be for l5 years with the under standing that some details in old franchise are to be revised, and they to deposit with proper city off .ials cash bonus of $500000 with the un- derstanding that this forfeit is to be deposited not later than January l, 1900.
 The proposition submitted by Messrs. Roberts & Georgian is chat they will furnish the arc light to the city at $l0 per month and the incan- descent al $l ?. This pertains only to the lighting part of the contract in general. Our present Water X Light Company charges the city $l5 per month for arc lights and $l.75 for incandescent lights. In the new proposition there will be saving of S5 per month on are and 50 cents on each incadescent light.
 The gentlemen who are inter esting themselves in the enterprise mean business. We should aid them all we can. Now is the time for our citizens to secure an electric light plant and an electric street railway a. well, and saw themselves the trouble of being tax ed for probably 15 20 years by an improvement district. The present system speaks for itself, and in granting Messrs. Roberts X Georgian the franchise we cannot do any worse than at the present time. Our city at present is almost as dark as Eg5 pt at night. Therefore every citizen should interest himself to such extent that nothing be placed in the way U impede the progress of Messrs, Roberts < Georgian in their new enter prise for our town.