Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-05
PLAN TO oUTwIT WRIGHT AND
 COURT INJUNCTION.
(vssa wsd>ssday's Daily.)

ssothcr electric light plant, fl its in
 taAitsnts so will, WAS made apparent
 Lsst evening at special meeting of the
 6ty Council. when resolution was in.
 troivecd relating to a franchise of
 sahlie utilities. the chief part o' sail
 utilit,cs being an electric lighting
 sost,ng and power system.
 The petitioners for this franchise
 sAaoI in the resolution. are Ray ull. Seosgc C. Ru6ncr and NJ. !. Hickey,
 ssi it IS understood that m the event tAD franchise K granted the petition. sU stock company will immediately be organized for the purpos. of erect. isg another electric light syster, in th.s csiy.
 It K further understood ,ha; his sovs is made for the purpose of cir rsnvcnting those who secured ,he tenn. porary injunction against the council prohibiting them from erecting a m. nicipal electric lighting plant. as in tho event 'ha, this injunction was mad. permancn, and by a majority vote of tAe people at the coming election the above franchise was granted, the City could still become the beneficiary of m opposition electric light plant.
 The Council approved the granting sf the franchise ss being beneficial to sAe city. and ordered that the resolu. tion be spread upon the minutes; -nat the question of whether or no' the mitted to the qualified voters of th. city at the next general election. wl.Ich takes place January x, 1907, and that zn ordinance containing the proposed franchise he published according to law.
 Whether pr not the City Council is father to the resolution asking for this franchise does not appear upon the surface. but that they were deeply n accord with the resolution was made apparent by the unanimous passing of the preamble relating to the resolu. tiou, the Mayor and all members vot. ing aye without a dissenting voice.
 Shold tho temporary injunction se. cared ny r. l.. Wright. president of tho Prescott Electric company, and others, be dissovlcd when the case is called for hearing, December 12, the City Council can proceed with its work of erecting municipal electric light plant, and in that event the petition. erp for the franchise as outlined above, will no doubt withdraw their petition, but should the injunction he made per. msnent, the question of whether or not the citizens of Prescott want a Competing electric light plant in the seld will be left Co the voice of tho | people January s.
 In discussing this clever move to outwit the securers of the injunction. | tt was suggested that shortly after the election the personnel of the pres. ent Council might be greatly changed, in which event the granting of this franchise would not accomplish its purpose, but prominent lawyer of the city gave it as his opinion that if a majority of the voters of this city willed that the Council should grant n franchise for another electric lighting system and a Council not in sympathy with the movement should refuse they could be mandamassed.
 At all events it is certain that the present City Fathers are desirous Of securing the benefits for the citizens of Prescott that would naturally accrue If two competitive electric lighting plants were in operation here, and the outcome of their efforts in tais line will be watched with interest by the citizens as a whole.
 The resolution calls for the grant. ing of franchise to the parties named, giving them the right to erect, con. -truet, maintain, and operate, purchase or otherwise acquire m electric light ing heating and power system; ,a heat. ing system, either by electricity, steam, hot water, hot air or otherwise: \ cold storage plant or system and a telephone or telegraph system, and to we'll, distribute of otherwise dispose of The product or products thereof to tho inhabitants of the City of Prescott