Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-01
A QUESTION OF CONTRACT.
Electric and Heating Company Clashes
With Grnnell Council.

Electric and Heating Company Clashes
With Grinnel Council.
Special to meS-Republican.
Grinnell, Jan. 1.-At a called meet
ing of the city council last evening the
following councilmen were present:
Crosby, Miller, jenkins, Hartman, Ruff
land Preston. A motion was made by
Jenkins. seconded by Miller, that the
city assessor be authorized to appoint
one assistant. Motion was carried. j.
|c. Walker appointed ". S. Leasure as
assistant assessor, which was approved
by the council.
Mayor Spaulding stated that the
Electric Lighting and Heating Com
pany had begun to set the large, new
boiler on Third avenue, and it was
thought that the company should not De
lallowed to put new machinery In the
street. Preston AMI Hartman We're
opposed to allowing new machinery to
be nut in the street Crosby was In
favor of carrying out any and all agree
ments that had been made by or Win
the previous council 1t was moved by
Preston that the Electric Lighting ana
Heating Company vacate Third avenue
within a year, which was seconded py
Hartmann Mayor Spaulding stated 10
the council that the council had agreed
a few months ago to allow the Llghuns
and Heating Company seven years 10
yacate Third avenue, and he thought IL
best to faithfully carry out any agree
ment entered into by the council. "A
committee was appointed, composed OIL
,crosby and Hartman to confer with
the CITY attorney and report next Mon
dow night as to the advisability OF
.mendinr section 13 of ordinance No.
l1S5 which gives the company seven
wears in the street, which Is as folio"s.
I'm consideration of the CONCESSIONS
herein made to the city OF Grlnneii ny
said company. the right ana accuse 40
hereby granted by said city 10 saio
company, its successors ana assigns "
|enter and remain IN free ana uiiois-
tnrbed possession of the ground occu-
nied nv the present electric hght plant,
,,,o;ntained by the Grianell Electric ana
Heating Company, for the perioo Oh
sayen years from the passage OF TINS or
dinance insofar as the said Guy o.
cr;nnell is interested in said premises.
Now the concessions referred 10 III .i.i9
sac,,on 10 were not in writing, ana lies
council gave the company the p'ivt'eee'
in writing, and 1T is held that ORA 4,,a
PROMISES will not hold good, while tn ne
written right made by the council 70 =.
the company stands. and for the mex ,e
seven years the company can nave e1 ~.
r,eht to use the said Third avenue. -
is alleged they have broken their prom
ices. hut as they were only veroai 'he
council can not force them TO keep
them. and in order to vacate the stree.
the company will have to move l.s
buildings south to the south side Oh e.e
street. and 1T is impossible for them 70
do this and still supply heat to tne cry ~.
r. thew can't put their new boiler IN lhe
street 1t will be several weeks oe, ~. :
thew can get it in position for use. me
company were given notice last nishe
that they must vacate the street at the
end of the seven years anyway ana u
Il. IS finally decided that oral promises IS
will stand good, then they VIII nave 70
r,ace the new boiler where IT oelonss,
,nhich will entail a considerable loss Oh
time. The new boiler is 2oo morse
mower.