The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-11
TO SECURE POWER.
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locked up in my desk this franchise.
to introduce it with this Edison mat
ter up in the air, and they advised
me to bring it in. AS matter of
course when Mr.. Brady heard this he
wanted his franchise introduced.
Here's a man that has been wanting
to come in here for months There
is no man more friendly towards the
Edison company than I am. I expect
to vote for it-when it comes up. It
has been said there tonight that the
Brady ordinance was presented in bad
faith. 1 want to say, name a forfeit,
anything you want to name, and we
will put it up. would not at any
price introduce a franchise for a
Brady took it up with Mr.. Wilder for
the sale of the plant; and then when
it was all off Mr.. Brady introduced
this. He has to have a plant. 1 am
friendly to the street railway COM
pany, but 1 object to a man getting
charging bad faith when none was in
tended"
DIR. Ryder Defends Holiday.
at seems to me that Mr.. Holiday
is not being fairly used,'' said DIR.
Ryder. "Chas. Holiday has worked
out, and now this is his reward. 1t
seems to be a time for absorption. I
would like to ask Mr. Meyers new if
he ever negotiated for the purchase
of the gas company"
yes, SIR" said Meyers. He after
wards qualified his explanation by
saying that he had acted as agent
several years ago for a Mr.. Randall.
Il want to say that I don't think Mr..
Holiday would introduce such a sand
bagging measure of his own initiative
but I am frank to say that 1 think
that Mr.. Brady would concluded
Meyers.
How 1t Came About.
The fight over the consideration of
the franchise came about through a
motion of Mr.. Green. who asked that
the Edison franchise be made a spe-
cial order of business for Friday
night.
Councilman Ryder proposed an
amendment asking that the Con-
with the Edison franchise.
Mr.. Green claimed that it was i'm
possible to do such a thing, and that
the Edison franchise should have
precedence.
son company. said: "It's unfair and
it's not right. They should be con-
sidered separately"
Councilman William Green, who
has been one of the staunchest adher-
entS for a revision of the Edison rates
for electric lighting and who opposed
the granting of the franchise prior to
the compromise which has been eff
fected, showed that he was decidedly
in favor of granting the franchise to
the Edison company on the basis of
the concessions which have been ar
rived at by the business men.
Il think it is no more than just to
these gentlemen that we should give
the Edison franchise the preference"
said he. ''I don't think that we should
obstruct the consideration of this one
ordinance by loading it up with an
other. I have no objection to consid-
ering the other ordinance. But 1
think it is simply fair to consider the
Edison franchise first. Here an at
tempt is being made to introduce this
Consumers ordinance without refer
ring it to a committee. I think we
ought to pass the Edison franchise
first and we can then pass this other
franchise if it is desired. However, I
have no objection, to considering the
other franchise after we consider the
Edison 7n'
1t was finally decided to refer the
two franchises to the ways and means
and gas and electric light committees
with instructions to report Friday
night, the Edison franchise to be
acted on first