, 1905-06-21
COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE EN-
TERING INTO AGREEMENT
FOR NEW LIGHT PLANT
FOR THE CITY.
New Franchise to Run Twenty Years,
to Force Present Company Out Of
Business and to Furnish Light at
OisaIlows Bills of Jurors in the
Creaseman Misdemeanor Case.

The council. at its meeting last nigh
granted a t~wenty-year exclusive cleo
trio light franchise to Alfred L. kal
ter and associates of indianapolis, the
ordinance upon final passage receiving
the votes of Messrs. Phillips, Rogers
Spicer and Tefft, Messrs. Beemer anC
Soderstrom voting in the negative. The
ordinance and franchise provided TWEEN
ty years as the life of the contract, {
charge of Is cents per thousand watts
in he city lighting contract, the city
to have the right to purchase at any
time after five years, at a price to be
mutually agreed upon, private Consum
ers to receive a discount of 3 per cen,
for cash payments OF their monthly
bills. Within ten years after the be
ginning of this franchise, the company
agrees to pay into the city treasury
per cent of the gross earnings.
Section II of the ordinance provides
that at a certain time the present cleo
trio light company, the Laramie Elec'
trio, Gas Light and Fuel company, shall
be notified that the new company will
be ready for business on a certain date
and that the old company shall at once
remove its poles and wires and cease
to do business in the city, giving way
absolutely to its e
This section was the subject of some
discussion. City Attorney McMurray
said it raised a question not very thor
oughly discussed heretofore ana he de,
sired some time in which to look into
it, consulting other attorneys in the
city on the question. of forcing the Sy-
mons company out of business, and
that he would give his opinion in three
or four days.
Mayor Mckee will consider the mat
ter also, and did not at the meeting of
the council attach his signature to the
ordinance.
Mr.. Symons, the general manager of
the Laramie company, was present
when the ordinance renewing his fran
chise and contract was read, and wit
messed its failure to pass, Messrs.
Beemer, Phillips, Rogers, Spicer and
Tefft voting against it, Mr.. Soderstrom
being the only member of the council
in favor of its passage. Mr.. Symons
said he had met every objection urged
by the council, had made every conces-
sion asked of him, had agreed to give
a $1,000 bond for the faithful carrying
out of his agreement with the city and
thought he saould have been given the
franchise, his company representing
Laramie capital and individuals.
Mr.. Stearns, representing the Indian
apolis party, said he was in favor OF
the city granting Mr.. Symons the con-
tract if Mr.. Symons' company would
do the things required of it, but as it
had failed. he thought the franchise
sought by his associates should be CIV
en- consideration.
The ordinance is now in the hands
of the mayor for his signature. He de-
clared he would not sign it hastily, or.
in fact, take any other hasty action.
He will look the field over n do as
he thinks best in the matter.
The council disposed of some minor
business preceding action on the cleo.
trio light proposition. The mayor and
clerk were authorized to execute deeds
for the transfer of certain parcels of
land in the southern part of the city
to e. A. Wilkinson for the sun of $50.
The parcels of land are as follows:
All of blocks 292, 307, 3O5, 319 and 800,
lots 1, 2, 3, s, G., Z and s, in block 3OS,
and lots 5, g.. Z and s in block 800.
The insurance carried by the city
on city property is to be investigated
by a special committee consisting OF
Mayor Mckee as chairman and Messrs
Beemer and Philips, who will investi.
gate, adjust and rewrite as they see
fit. Some of the property carries more
insurance than allowed by law and
some has policies that are not collect.
able.
In the matter Of the fees for the
jurors and witnesses in the suit of
the city against Creaseman, the fin
ance committee reported that they be
not allowed and paid by the city.
Creaseman was prosecuted for break.
ing a lock on the gate OF the city
pound and taking his horses there.
from. The jury found him guilty and
fixed his punishment at a fine Of IS,
the court cutting the fees down to a
certain sum. He afterwards allowed
! puted by the council.