The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-21
REGISTRATION Of
1907 TO bE USED
THOSE WHO WERE REGISTERED
THEN WILL BE ELIGIBLE
TO VOTE.
Copy of Proposition Submitted by the
Councils Committee and the
one of Mutual Light and
Water Company.

SiiN'ii pS seven ana one ndl[ q IL
cents per 1000 watts" so as to read
The rates for electricity for power
purposes shall be seven and one-half
| I Z l-2) cents per 1000 watts, eXcept
for operating fans or operating motors
OF one horse power or less, which shall
be same as lighting rate with dis
counts as provided In electric lighting
lrates."
| b. The contract shall be for a term
of ten years for water, gas and cleo
tricity unless sooner terminated as
hereinafter provided with the right
of the city to purchase the water
plant as hereinafter provided at the
respiration of each five years of said
term, provided notice is given to said
company by said city as herein re.
quired
Z. The city to have an option to pur-
chase water works plant consisting of
this entire plant and appurtenances.
including battery Of three boilers TO
be run and operated by the city as a
municipal plant with the following
real estate and buildings and all ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging. New
town lot No 2094 and the following
portion of old town lot No. 81, com,
mencing at the intersection of Ogle-
thorpe and F streets and running
south to the north wall of the pres
ent electric power house, said wall to
be party wall; thence east 1S0 feet
lalong the north wall of said power
house and on a line extended beyond
ut to the western line of Grant street.
thence to the southern line of r
street; thence west 1870 feet alcng the
Southern line of street to the point
of beginning. The value of said plant
| to be determined by arbitration, the
lefty selecting one arbitrator and tie
company selecting one, and these two
failing to agree shall select a third
whose decision shall be final. The
! city to give six months notice Of its
intention to buy and arbitration shall
| be held and award made within two
months after said notice. Company to
deliver the water plant free from any
and all bonds CT other liens and in.
! ldebtedness of every character what
soever. City paying cash or on such
agreed at the expiration of the six
months from the date of the notice
| of intention to purchase. If city fails
ito purchase in the time prescribed the
ientire expense Of both parties arising
! from said arbitration to be paid by
the city Value Of the plant to be
+ determined upon its physical value at
! the time of arbitration without taking
I into consideration any franchise or
commercial value.
| s. The company agrees to rebate
| the consumers of water on execution
Iof contract in accordance herewith
from the first day OF July, 1908.
8. The proposed contract agreed up.
on shall be Immediately submitted IL
the qualified voters Of the city Of
brunswick in the manner required by
law
10. Amend franchise of f. d. NJ.
IStrachan and assigns 50 as to allow
lone year in which to construct and
put in operation four miles Of said
street railway frcm and after author
zation Of this contract by the quail.
fed voters.
11.'Algo amend said franchise to
permit an additional five cents %
charge in passenger fares over elec.
trio railway on lines constructed on
marsh lands, making fare ten cents
for continuous nasSaca hr'.'~r t~tr'7'
nus on the marsh tr water front on
same.
12. The ten-yag tern y c3a.rac
for water, gas and electricity tn
contingent on at least four miles of
lstreet railway being constructed end
put in operate aa rer franchise
granted +. D. u. S,.achaa ard ass.c !s
and amended as provided herein. In
event said 81 oct ~a'lwa" r. r~t cor
structed and in operation as specified
then this contract shall become null
land void.
| The foregoing is an outline OF the
basis of settlement which should be
formally embodied in an agreement