Little Falls herald., 1900-09-28

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Monday afternoon Mayor Nichols,
who, By the way, believes in municipal
ownership-in l921-issued call for
citizens to meet and confer with the
council that evening regarding pro-
position for settlement to be made by
Mr.. Berkey Of the E. & w. company,
Yet at that time the matter was arreh
ged, for Mr.. Berkev had told Special
Counsel, Calhoun that his attorney. Mr..
Severance, would be up from st. Paul
tue next morning, and indeed Mr.. Sever
ance arrived at midnight. So that if
every man at the meeting had spoken
against the propagation, it would have
made no difference; the four aldermen in
tended to vote for it anyway. The
! mayor called the meeting merely to have
adherents OF the company resent and
give selnblance OF support to scheme
already matured.
At the meeting Mr.. Nichols opene d
the discussion by saying he had pro-
missed to do whatever the council agre ed
on. which OF course shows that be is
very independent. However he forgot
about that bill posting ordinance which
he vetoed.
Mr. Berkey presented his proposition,
as follows:
TO The COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE FALLS:
| For the purpose Of terminating the
| litigation between the Little Falls
Electric & Water company and the
city, and as a compromise Of the
same, make the following propOsi-
tion, subject to the approval OF the
respective attorneys in the case, who
shall together arrange the details,
draw the necessary papers, ETC., to
cover the following proposition:
lst. l will furnish water for
sprinkling the streets the same as is
now being done, free OF charge.
End. l will furnish current for
lights in the city hall the same as it
is now being lighted, free Of cost to
the city.
3rd. Will furnish the water fro "a
the hydrants, when requested to do
SO, for sewer flushing, and also
furnish water sufficient to cause any
one Of the present five flush tanks to
dump three times in twenty-four
hours, the street commissioner to
have charge of the same and not to
have the water flow in more than
one tank at time, free Of cost to
the city.
18th. The company will keep in re-
pair a system OF fire alarms similar
to the present one, the city to
furnish all material and supplies and
the company to make no charge for
it's services.
18th. The company will furnish
the four arc lamps now in use In the
city in excess of the twenty-five OF
the contract, at a rate of $50 per
lamp. The company will furnish all
additional arc lamps of similar candle
power and efficiency at $50 per lamp
per annum, the terms Of payment the
9Th. The company will furnish
at the rate OF $50 per annum per
hydrant, subject to the terms OF the
contract.
AS a condition for doing the things
above suggested, the Judgment recov-
cred in the United States court is to be
paid without Unnecessary further
delay, and all sums due that have
accrued for rents for hydrants or for
lights since the Judgment and not
included therein shall be paid and
that the city shall continue to pay
for the flfty-fve hydrants, less the
twelve that are free, and the twenty
two arc lights of the contract at
the contract price, and to fulfill in
all other matters the contract.
Expenses of litigation paid
| up to date. = 3,21S
NJ. Berkey said he could do no better
than the above, could not reduce the
price for future service on hydrants and
lights already contracted for, and could
not accept less than sum earned under
the contracts, as the contracts we're
part OF the mortage on which the bonds
were secured, ard the bond holders
would object.
Alderman Martin, whose heart has
within few days been deeply moved
by the sorrows OF the company, pre-
sented some alleged correct figures on
cost Of the litigation commenced, re-
ducton during future life OF con tract
according to the proposition, as follows:
Reductions made by council since
Mitigation began:
Reductions in city hall light
ing........................... 3 600
Reductions in sewer flushing. 1900
Reductions in fire alarm sys-
Reductions in refunding taxes
on entire plant................... LOCO
Total. 800
Reduction during future life of con-
tracts according to Berkey's propo-
sitiOn.
| Street spr1nkling. g.............$ $500
arc lights now in use.... 1880
Taking care of fire alarm....... 2.4OO
| Flushing ewers.................... $500
Lighting city hall at present
rate....................... 1880
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500, lao