Morris tribune., 1903-07-04
STEWARDS NEW PROPOSAL.
Offers Six Arc Lights Free and a
General Reduction on all Other
Lights from rs to 80
per cent.

| laSe Ot MOTHS:
Gentlemen: Taking notice Of the
fact that an ordinance granting the
Fowler Electsic Company permission
to erect, maintain and operate in the
streets, alleys and public Places and
within the limits of the Village of
Morris an electric light and power
plant renewing, so to say, fran
chise hitherto granted Mr.. W. P
Fowler of said Company = is now
under consideration by and pending
before your honorable body, and, in
connection Herewith, the commonly
known and we'll understood fact that
a new contract for the electric light
ing of the Village of Morris is now
sought at your hands by the Fowler
Electric Company, I deem it meet,
my privilege, if not my duty, to this
council and the citizens of this vii
lage to submit as herewith do sub
mit the following proposal for the
furnishing of electric light and power
to the Village of Morris and the in
habitants in all parts thereof, viz:
To take effect upon the expiration
of the exiting lighting contract be-
tween the village and w. P. Fowler
or the Fowler Electric Company
which, it is understood, has yet about
four years to run, or at as early date
previous to the expiration of said
contract as the council may lawfully
avail itself thereof, on the condition
either that the council in the mean,
time grant to me a proper and fair
and reasonable electric light and
power franchise Substantially along
the lines of the franchise hitherto by
me submitted to this council ana ap
piled for abont six months ago., or
that be adjudged in the action now
pending in our District Cont be
tween myself as plaintiff and the
village of Morris and others as de
PENDANTS. the right to erect, maintain
and operate an electric light system
in said village, and to continue for
such reasonable period of time as the
council and myself may agree upon,
[ offer to furnish, offer to contract to
furnish to the village of Morris and |
its inhabitants electric lights at the
rates or schedules, that is
10
~ ! fer to furnish to the village
Of Morri free of charge or cost TO
The village the necessary electric cur
rent or pow r for six (6 atc lights.
~ Power or current for each ad
titional arc light which the council
may desire to have and operate, I
offer to furnish at the monthly rate
or charge of four 5000 dollars
$4 .5O.
(3) Incandescent lights required
~ the village each of 81 C. p. l
offel to urnish to the village at the
charge OF 75c tor each.
To private CT nsumers inhabitants
If the village, I offer to furnish cleo
ric light as follows:
(4 In business establishments,
stores, etc, that is commercial lights
or business purposet: (a) Where
he amount used is less than 10000
watts per month, at Sc per 1000
watts. (b) Where tle amount used
Der month is from 10000 to 100000
watts, at 7c per 1000 watts, and
c) Where The amount used per
month exceeds 25O,OOO watts, at &c
'er 1000 watts.
(5) Lights at residences or for
esidence purpose l will furnish al
DC per 600 watts.
1t is my candid belief that the fore
DING proposition, if accepted, will
fleet a saving in the expense of I
ghting the village of more than rs
er cent from the present or any pro
osed cost thereof-if | am correctly
it will effect saving
80 per cent from the present or ;
ny proposed cost l aver and affirm
nat l make the foregoing proposal O
] good faith; and that | am fnanci-
lily able to carry out such pr posed +
ontract l believe no member of your +
onorable body will doubt. {
Morris, Mimi, July Bid. 1903.
SYLVESTER STEWART.
The Beginning of Trouble.