Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-12
DEADLOCKED OVER LIGHTS
Company Refuses to Meet the Demands Of
Council COMMITTEES.
EXTENSION OF SYSTEM STICKING POINT
After Considerable Discussion Matter
= Referred Back 90 the
Council Committee on
LiEhtinG.

The city council in committee Of the whole
yesterday afternoon failed to reach any
agreement relative TO the proposed lighting
contract with the Citizens Gas and Electric
company. After. several hours discussion
the proposed contract was referred back
10 the committee on fire and light. which
is 10 hold q conference this morning with
F. A. Nash, president OF the company. in
the sofhoe Of City Solicitor Kimball.
President Nash was present at the meet
ing yesterday afternoon and addressed the
councilmen at length, explaining what his
company was prepared and willing to DO
and what twas not willing TO do Council
man wallace, who did most Of the talking
for the committee OF the whole, insisted
on a clause being inserted in the proposed
contract giving the city council committee
on FIRE and light the right to order extern
sious OF the companys gas mains whenever
Il deemed 1T. To this President Nash sbso-
iutely refused to consent and Councilman
Wallace was as equally obdurate in his
insistence that such a clause, be inserted
in the proposed contract.
Mr.. Nash stated that his company could
not and would not agree to such PROPOSE
ZION. which he commended was out of all
reason and would place the company en-
tirely at the mercy of three men comprising
Nne UfG anu tlknl CoHInlNNtts
why, II was 70 agree TO such a clause
the Citizens Gas and Electric company
would at once look about for a new presi.
2 dsnt,T remarked Mr. Nash in a semi joculal
81 don't know that It concerns US how
soon you lose your job" retorted Council.
man wallace with some warmth.
Up 20 this point the discussion had pro
ceeded with apparently the best OF feelings
on both sides. but the "retort courteous
from the youthful councilman from tn,
Third ward seemed to throw a dampel
somewhat on the proceedings from that or
and II was not long before one OF the Other
councilInsn slgsssted that the contract b,
REFERRED hack 10 the committee on fire anC
hight, witch was done.
Mr., Mash stated 70 the committee tina
his company was willing to extend It,
mains IN, the western part OF the city e
Twenty seighth street and wherever the
assured patronage would warrant an exten
sian. He referred to the extension mad,
last. year to Eighteenth avenue. GOVERNS
territory between Sixth and Tenth streets
which. he said, had cost the company up
wards Of $500. The revenue since, how
ever, he said. had not Warranted this out
lay. as in no month had the receipts
reached $50. while in some months the,
had been but a little over 800
Councilmen Maloney and Fleming VIII,
9TH Ccsincilr@qn YoEnEeUnan compose III;
committee on fire and light, stated las
evening that they would report back tn,
lighting contract TO the city council mex
Monday evening without the clause givinI
the FIRE and light committee power to orde
extensions Of the gas mains whenever :
deemed Mt. as insisted upon by Councllmpi
Wallace. such a provision would be un
reasonable and the company cannot b.
blamed for refusing to agree to it." sal,
Councilman Msloney.
Mr.. Maloney stated that the Citizens Ga
and Electric company had agreed TO tn
clause in the contract requiring It 10 ex
tend Its mains whenever six consumer
were SECURED on each 500 feet OF such ex
tension. instead OF on each 300 feet a
originally suggested. The company has ais
agreed 70 have a man on duty at all hour
after dark TO turn ON or OF the eieetri
lights as may be ordered. Heretofore con
siderable delay has been experienced b
the city offcials in having the lights tUrne
on on dark nights owing to there being n
employe OF the company on hand.