Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-19

tt3tH @4g &taatef 4 Nearing. ffe said he tbt9qght the GouRtff was act ipE hastily, B4t Mayor Alexander in tetfppts4 bta4 8hd said franchise NAL bsf9fR them faf consideration 3the discussion viii come iatef% con t5qded thR Mayor. 8B4 the Alderman fr0m tue fhifd @Afd sat down.
 Alderman Wells additional section was t9 regulate tbe fate for lights, are and iReaHaeseeHt The section read ip p4Fi as follows fHat the Bluff City i9lmbff e0mp8Hg sbaii not be allowed t9 charge mtfe s8 private eonsqmefs for tbe Hst ~ e@ttttfeif4 thap the prices f9F lietts 8S follows For persons 9F corporations using in eaRdeseeAt lights 0f t6 f9Hai6 power each, ei4e t9 thfeR lights, 7a cents per month for each ligbt from f9af t9 ten lights, 59 cents each Bef al8HtH over 10 lights, 50 cents each Brf month; az lights aii night. $S Hdf month each: HRt;! HfiaHightj sG bef month each. By meter i fata of threefoaFths Of 2 cent per hour. Al defmap Wei moved the adoption ef the additional section. but he received no second and tbe section WAS lost Before a second failed to accompany Alderman Wells motion, however, 4 general discussion aH the additional section CT rates for electricity took place,
 Mf. Well stated thaf he fell it for tie best interests of the city and 6us people to add the additional section regulating rates. and he regretted very much that il had fallen ihreneh. He spoke of the past experiences in that direction in tbig ctys He be. lieyed that the Council VOL l make serious mistake if il failed to Tn. sert rate feqHirmcnta Mr. Well VaB enthusiastically applaudcd and the spectators on the outside of inc rail. ing seemed to be i'll sympathy win his movement
 MT. Well waa followed by Alderman Boycc. who thought that there was no other course te take but to let the franchise. Ue referred to Mr. Wells proposed rates and cited the expected competition which would naturally reduce rates for the use of electricity The members of this Council have been played with for several years" :" continued Mir. Boyce, and now that they have induced. 1 say induced, be. cause we personally solicited lpcal capitalists to build and operate street railway and light plant, we should not try to make them adhere to extra requirements" "
 When MT Boyce concluded his talk Mir. Well asked him if he knew how long the competition would last. and the latter replied, saying, No. sir. cannot say
 Alderman Meyer said that af.er granting the franchise the Council could receive or reject any and ali could receive or reject any and all bids and not have to receive the best one as stated by d brother Councilman
 Alderman Fox arose and said that We want the street railway and new light plant worst of all and the only thing he saw fiji to do was to grant the franchise then and there "It wonld be useless for others to bid for the light contract he continued taftor the franchise had been grant ed. for the possossors of the franchise woHld give better Inducements to the city and would naturally have better facilities for furnishing clactricity'
 Alderman Owen again spoke urg- ing tho Council to postpone the grant ine of tho franchise one week He made rlea fer postponoment on the grounds that there were others who would pHr n bids for the light con tFFet which could mol be given cit pr- a~rlv if rothc hold t.c flench:se. Mr Owen talk was lengthy one. fHt f did Het seem t6 .d,e the desir- ed effect for when he took his seat tho Mayor ordered that inc franchisa he read All voted aye with the exception of ilderman Well When 0@en aane 0as called Inc arpse and stated that although he favored q triet yoztpnement f seemed to fieae tho Council to grant tho fran. fhat evening and he would vote
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