The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-05
Will Give Them to the Council
This Evening, He Says.
In the Meantime He viii Keep Mum
Light Proposition Does Not
Come Up Tonight.
THE ORDINANCES COME FIRST.

Mayor Yeiser has completed his
investigation into the cost of the
city's light plant since its installa-
ton, but refused today to give out
lis figures to the press.
81 don't want any newspaper noto-
riety," he said today when the Sun
representative solicited a peep at his
report he proposes to make the coun-
ell tonight. 81 shall submit my re-
port without any comment aside from
saying that as mayor | deem it my
duty to report what facts may have
that bear on the question, and will
interest the council, and then leave
the matter with them for their decis-
ion. 1t has been a big task. getting
up these figures, and | am still MOI
done, /. have so many Interruptions.
With that as a parting shot and the
Injunction to his stenographer to
shut the door and admit no one, Eek
cept the old darkey who looks after
my dogs, as the Sun said was my or
ders last week." he turned to his
private Office.
The mayor. from what is learned
from other sources, will attempt to
prove tonight that the council com
mittee figures are biased and not
correct. His figures will show that
it has cost, in round figures. about
sI15, 900 to operate the plant since
ii was installed, but that the aver
age cost of lights has been less than
S62.50 year a light. The commit
tees report showed il cost $S224,
but the mayor, it Is said claims
that the committee did not take into
consideration the fact that the plant
has been in operation eleven years,
and not ten and a half, as it has 1t,
and the average number of lights fig
on by the committee was incorrect.
Whatever the mayor made his fig
ures they will be awaited with in
terest, and they will probably leave
the mayor and council COMMITTEES
with the task of showing who has
made an error in figuring.
Council Meets Tonight.
The council will meet in regular
session tonight. Among the ordl-
nance to be brought in are the tax
exemption ordinance. the police or
dinance, and one authorizing the city
to light its streets by its own light
ing plant, or to contract for street
lights with any private producer. as
il may at any time deem advisable.
The last ordinance is a step neces-
sary to give the council authority to
let out the street lights by contract
at any time il sees fit. Whether the
council will contract with the street
car company for any portion of the
city lights or not is still a question,
and will not be decided for some
time. The boards will have to pass
this ordinance giving the city the
authority first, and then as shown
in The Sun few days ago, an ordi-
nance emDodying the contract would
have to be passed in the regular
course of ordinances.
To Oppose Light Proposition.
There will! be a meeting of citi-
zens opposed to the city leasing its
light plant to the street car company,
and opposing any measure letting out
a contract for any street lights, at
the Central Labor Union hall or
Fourth street tonight at o'clock, tn
take steps to get the council to turn
down any such propositions. A CON-
inittee will be appointed to go before
the council tonight to present Its
views on the matter.
From indications, however, the
council will do nothing with the light
propositions at all tonight. 1t may
pass an ordinance empowering it 10
let out contract for street lighting.
at any future time If it so desires.
but even that is an uncertain quanti-
ty, as 1t is not known how the ma
Jority of the council stands on the
question.
The opponents of the lighting
proposition, however. will have their
representatives there to combat any
measure that may come up, and the
meeting will no doubt be an interest
ing one. Judge Lightfoot will rep
resent those opposed to the contracts.
and is expecting the street car COM
pany haye some one to argue the
matter from its standpoint, 1t is un-
derstood. but inquiry at the street
car offices elected the information
that no one, aside from probably
Manager Blocker, would attend the
meeting in its behalf.