Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

stood that p0l1 46remerl
while on duty, She ~ q rkYi
lege of riding on the IA
without charge.
When the amended order wa1Ebr%
sented, it was adopted unanimously by
"a vive voce vote, and the council adj
journed.
Following is the full text of the pc
tition and the order of the board
granting it:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Hatties-
burg, Mississippi:
The undersigned Hattiesburg Light
and Power Company, Hattiesburg
Traction Company and Hattiesburg
Gas Company, corporations existing
under the laws of the State of Mis-
sissippi and domiciled and doing bust
ness in said city of Hattiesburg. re-
specially state and show to your hon.
orable body, that 1t is to the COM
mon benefit and advantage of said cor
porations and to the city of Hatties-
burg and the inhabitants thereof, that
the franchises and contracts held by
the said Hattiesburg Light and Power
Company and by the said IIattieshurg
Gas Company should be transferred,
sold and assigned to the said Hatties-
burg Traction Company and said cor
porations joining in this petition by
and through their lawful officers and
in pursuance of the resolutions and
consent Of all the stockholders of each
of said corporations hereby petition
and ask your honorable body to grant
said corporations, by proper order,
the assent and approval of your body
to transfer:
First, of the franchises which said
Hattiesburg Light ard Power Com
rany holds from the city and the con-
tract for lighting now in existence be-
tween the city ~ IIattiesb,ug and said
Hattiesburg Light and Power Com
pany to said Hattiesburg Traction
Company.
Second, of transfer and assign
ment of the franchise which said Hat
tiesburg Gas Company has from the
city to the said Hattiesburg Traction
Company, and
Third, said corporations ask that
the city approve the merger of said
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the ownership thereof in said Hatties-
burg Traction Company, which will
continue to use said franchises and
contracts, along with the franchises
and contracts which said Hattiesburg
| Traction Company now possesses, on
condition, however that the properties
of said companies shall from the date
of said transfers and merger, remain
subject to taxation.
Il Signed,
4 Hattlesburg Light and Power Co.
H. j. STEVENS, President
N. B. BLOUNT. Secretary
Hattiesburg Gas Company.
H. A. CAMP, President.
A. +. THOMASSON, Sec'y.
Hattiesburg Traction Company,
H. A. CAMP, President,
"A. f. THOMASSON, Secy.
| The foregoing petition of the Hat
tiesburg Light and Power Company,
the Hattiesburg Gas Company and the
Hattiesburg Traction Company, hav-
ing been read. understood and con
sidered by the beard and II appearing
to be to the best interests of the pub
lie for said petition to be granted, 1t
is hereby ordered that the full as
sent OF the board be and 1t is hereby
given to said Hattiesburg Light and
Power Company, Hattiesburg Gas
Company and Hattiesburg Traction
Company for the transfer by said Hat
tiosburg Light and Power Company
and said IIattlesburg Gas Company
Of their respective franchises and con
tracts to said Hattiesburg Traction
Company--on condition, however, thai
the properties Of said three companies
shan from the date OF saidd transfers
and merger, remadn subject to city
taxation. -