Daily camera., 1901-07-19
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ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
City Councli Settles Question by Marrow
Majority.

City Council Settles Question by . Marrow
Majority.
The expected happened. The Boul.
der Light & Power company was las,
night awarded Sy the judiciary com.
mittee the contract for street lighting for
year from May 1902. The committee
report was signed by Messrs Austin,
Carr, Gilbert and Border. who were a
majority Of those present last night, Mr.
Casaday being out Of the city. Alder
men Johnston, Teagarden and Me,cali
voted agains, the years contract and the
report carried. Guy D. Duncan who
! was present. mildly suggested thata ma
jority of the whole council would be
necessary, but Mayor Whi,elcy said that
majority would be required only at the
time Of adoption Of the contract in torn
Mr. Casaday has been sent for by the
Ligh. & Power company aad will be
present in time TO vote for ratification Of
last nights aetion.
The contract to the Light & Power
company will be for IS Is lamp as
against IS, the present price. ard the
price asked by both companies for FIVE
year contract. As has been pointed out,
the Light & Power company offered to
furnish lights cheaper for one year than
on a five year contract. The scheme was
too evidently an attemp. to throttle the
opposition and Aid vmen Johnston. Tea.
garden and Metcalt saw through it. The
report was Just what President Culbert.
son said i. would be when he entered the
dining room Of his fashionable boarding
house las, Sunday. He was kept advised
by someone on the committee.
A question arose as to efforts to bring
the two companies together. Mr. Cul.
ber,son said ne and Mr. Allison had OF
Tered a certain figure 10 the Duncans.
Mr. Guy Duncan said that Mr. Culberson
would never bind himself. vacillated and
he fel, that Cuioertson and Allison were
trifling with them. Mr. Robert A. Dun.
can began to tell what Alderman J. Pier.
pout Casaday had told him was an Ali.
soc Culbeitson offer. That is not the
truth" said Mr. Culber,son as be jumped
10 his feet. Rober, Duncan was on his
feet in a minute and made pass at the
railway president Don't call me
liar" shouted Mr. Duncan. Ii looked |
like free hgh, bu, cool heads and strong |
arms KEEP, Mr. Duncan away from Mr.
Culbertson.
Ali three bank Cashiers were there as
~ ere number Of prominent citizens.
What seemed to be peculiarly o6en
sive to the street car men was a letter
from Mr. Culb-rtson to the council which |
was as follows:
July II. 1901.
To the Mayor and Common Council Of
Boulder:
Word having come to our notice that
the rspor, has been circulated that in |
cas-. our company were to come into pos.
session OF the stree, railway that we
would no, operate it. This is in no wise
III: truth, and We hereby agree that
should the stree, railway OF Boulder
come under cur control that We will op
crate 1t to the Chautauqua grounds dur.
ing the Chautauqua season at least.
THE BOULDER LIGHT & POWER Co.
CHAS. B. CULBRRTSoS.
President.
ALBERT A. REED,
Secretary.
w. n. ALLISON,
J. n. NICHOLSON,
CHAS. c. BROMLEY.
The cat was out of the bag at last. The
effort to lease or free1. out or squeeze
ou. was now public property. It was
not individuals as it was in the app!ica.
ton 10 the district court. 1t was now a
company matter. "If we get control" OF
a franchise and plant I'VE" hadn't begun