Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-02-06
SITE SELECTED.
Electric Light and Power Com
pany Meets.
Mackey Mill Property will be used as
Location OF New Power Plant-Tr0l-
ley Lines Projected to Every Point of
the City-SeYeIal will Run into the
Country.

The stockholders in the new cleo
trio light and power company which
has been given franchise by the city
council has held a meeting. Steps
will be taken to obtain charter under
which to operate. They will take
possession Of the property and hold.
ings OF the Morgantown Electric
Light and Power Company which will
go out Of existence.
One of the first things before the
new company is the selection of site
for their power house. They have
had two sites in view but have fixed
upon Que of them on which they have
an option. This is the old Mackey
Mill property. This is optioned at
six Thousand dollars. 1t was selected
as being what would probably be the
most centrally located place for the
plant
The location for the new glass fac
tory up the M. & K. will undoubtedly
be followed by the location of many
others. This will take the center or
very close TO the new power plant
Work on the plant will begin just as
soon as the weather gets fit and a
splendid one will be established. One
hundred thousand dollars will be ex-
pended on it.
One of the members of the company
in talking about the plans of himself
aud associates said that they had in
terests in all sections of the town aud
would use the trolley line to develop
their holdings. They expect to make
meuey out of the car line but the
greatest profit will accrue to them in
the development which they will be
/ able to bring to their outside hold.
ings
Trolley lines will be run to every
section of the city and they will be
extended out of the city in several
directions. One branch will run to
the west side, one to the Pump Sta
ton, one to Seneca, one to South
Park, one up Deekers creek and an
other TO Cheat river. These will
come much sooner than the general
public expects according to the state
ments of the gentleman in question.
Negotiations have been opened by
an outside company OF capitalists for
share in the concern and in case an
agreement can be reached share will
be disposed Of TO them. The whole
business will not be sold under any
circumstances nor will any one be let
in who can retard or prevent the
building of the lines projected.
In connection with the franchise
and the amendments which were
made to it by council before its final
passage, suggestion has been made
to this paper which is worth consider
ing. 1t is that these amendments be
very carefully inserted in the ordi-
nance. A competent attorney should
be selected to do this.
City Solicitor Frank Cox is inter-
ested in the franchise being one Of
the company to whom it was granted
and therefore he cannot serve in this
cor nection. He has declined to give
the council any advice on it very prop
I, erly recognizing that this would not
be becoming in him.
The amendments passed are very
important. They should be carefully
drawn and ia order to have this done
exactly right some member of the
local bar should do it, A gentleman
suggests that Mr.. Jos. Moreland be
secured by council to attend to this.
The suggestion is very good one and
council should take steps to carry it
out