The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

] lillItt MllU power 10 dit+ ilFhhHRunN''
T the practical completion OF the building
ina the market lot AT a cost oi $500 a.
ordered by the Council, which will be
turned over 10 the Street Committee in Il
few DAYS. Also an application from MIR.
/ Andrew Murray. To increase the price OF
/ winding the town clock from $40 To
| $3.50 per quarter. ON motion oi Mr..
I Chancellor laid ON table. He then asked
for an appropriation of S1eO To his com
mitie' which was granted
REPORT on JOINT COMMITTEE.
4 storm broke loosr when Mr.. Moui-
son. chairman ui the Joint Committee.
presented the majority report OF the
committee as 10 the franchise and sale oi
electric light. which is rs follows
TO Hon. Common Council oi the City oi
Fredericksburg
The undersigned Joint Committe ON
Gas Works respectfully report that the
Fredericksburg Power Company has
made the following offer 10 the city
through vOur committee. viz.
The said power company will pay to
the city SIC. 600 cash Tor the city El,r-
trc Power and Light Plant. and water
power rights connect Il Herewith, and
Tor the franchise embraced in the ordi-
nance returned with this report, and
said company will bind itself hycoutract
satisfactory Ia the city to erect. operate
and maintain necessary electric plant AMI
apparatus. poles. wire and are and in
candcsccnt lamps tu light the STREETS,
alleys parks aud other public places IN
the city at "a cost 90 the city ui not over
SJI per aunum for each are light OF
2OOO candle power. and not over So
per aunum for each iucandescent light oil
- candle power. and not over Sl1 per
mnum for each incandesccnt light Of -
candle power during the CONTINUANCE OF
said franchise.
And said company will further bind it.
sell by said contract 10 furnish free oil
cost 10 the city whatever incandescrnt
lights may. in the Judgment Of the
Council. from time 20 time, be- needed to
light the buildings owned or controlled
by the city
And said company will further bind H.
-rli by said contract not 10 charge the
people of fredericksburg during the con
IAlIlflf All i~ tlili NAli fAA
light power. fan aud motor seryio, rates
in excess of those contained IN the tarIr
of rates of the city of Lynchhurg. To-
turned herewith
The power company will further bind
itself by said contract tO r-lnstate and
n.-eNerut. the lease. which the city now
has for water power aud for site OF it,
electric lighting plant. bearing date ON
October 2Gth. 1900. with Martha T..
Clark. Al the expiration OF the said
franchise. that il To say. that. whereas
the city has now the right tO occupy the
ste of rs electric light plant.and 10 have
delivered to IL at said site 90 hydraulic
horse power at - per horse power per
annum. and has the further right 10 call
for additional hOr~e power Ia 200 horse
power al the same rent per annum, and
ha. the right 10 renewal OF it, lease for
such length of time or for ever - said
CITY may elcct The said power com
panv will bind itself 10 restore the city
io all it, rights under said lea~' Of Oct.
2Gth. 1900. 100 the expiration of said
franchise.
The said power company viii pay SAID
$50 600 Immediately ou the acceptance
of it, hid for iuurhi~r and upon the
execution of drrl hy the city 10 said
mower company conveying said electric
light plant and wnter power and with,
ONT regard to the deed of trust on said
plant.
The power company will. whenever ~
quircd los the City Council cXNutea bond
with security 10 be- approved 10y thu City
Council I'm the penalty of $4,000 condi-
toned upon the Performance oi their
foregoing obligations.
Provided that thcCOuncil will 80 soon
MS the $50 600 j. paid into the city treas
urv. prucpcd 10 frame and adopt AN or
dmaucr prohibiting any other company
or individual from operating AN electric
light and power plant IN tins city. or
without the city. transmitting electric
currents along or over the streets and
alleys al the city. and from maintaining
it~ poles. wires and other appliances IN
fh, streets and alleys OF the city for the
next ensuing two years without the
purchase of "a franchise from said city nj
"A price AT least equal 10 that paid 10y
said power company Tor it, franchise,
and prohihitingauy company from Opr-
ating an electric light and power plant
I'm the city. and from using the str-ts OF
the city for its poles and wires for trans
hitting electric currents without "A iran
chise from the city during the cOntlnu-
auce OF the franchise Of the power com
panv
The Joint Committee respectfully rec
Ommend that the City Council submit to
the voters, at a special election. theques-
tion whether the Council shall sell the
Electric Light Plant owned by the city
together with the water power connect
ed Herewith. or whether the city shall
borrow. ON bonds OF short time, the
sum Of $2j. 900 10 cover the cost OF the
necessary improvements of the City
Water Works and the necessary renewal
Of tie City Gas Works.
This report was signed by j. p. Rowe,
W. ;. Emhrev. &. W. Shepherd. II. II.
Wallace. VI. q. Willis. John NJ. Griffin.
Mr.. Morrison then presented minor
ity report as follows:
The undersigned respectfully recon-
mend that the offer made by the Fpder-
icksburg Water Power be accepted and
an ordinance To carry and eifectuate the
same be formed and adopted embracing
the sale OF said electric plant and water
plant and power and the aforesaid fran
chise. Signed. G. II. Morrison.
4 motion by Mr.. Dannehl to receive
both reports was adopted.
Then followed a request from Mr.. Mills
that n committe-. be- heard from the Bus
mess Mems Association, consisting OF
Messrs. W.D. Carter, Henry Warden and
r. McCracken. Mr. Carter spoke for the
committee and entered the protest made
by the association against the sale OF the
electric light and franchises ina vigorous
speech. 4 lengthy wrangle ensued when
MIR. Bradley stated that he desired 10
fest the sense Of the Council AZ to the
sale OF the electric light plant and fran
chise and moved the adoption Of the mi
nority report.
This brought ON one ofthemost heated
discussions eyer witnessed in the body.
in which personalities were INDUCED III
10 some extent participated in by Messrs.
Embrpv. Cole. SOmervlle and Morrison
/ 90. Tho sale of that plant. and MessrS,