Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-02

proposition to the Mayor and Alder
men of Americus through the city
| attorney:
Mayor & City Council of Americus VS..
Americus Ry. and Light Company.
Suit to Cancel Contract. In Sumter
Superior Court, Nov. Term, 1903.
To the Honorable Mayor & City
Council of Americus:
AS attorney at law for the Americus
Railway & Light Company, in the
| above stated cause, / submit to your
! Honorable Body the following propo-
sition
: If defendant is allowed until the
May term, 1908, in which to complete
| its contract with the City, then it
agrees by said time to have said con-
tract completed in it's entirety, that
is to say, to have its power-house
complete, all machinery installed, to
take over the gas and electric plants,
and to have the electric street cars
in active operation, as provided in
said contract
The defendant further agrees, in
consideration of the time allowed, and
binds itself to enter of record in
said cause, this, it's agreement of re-
cord that should it not comply fully,
as aforesaid, with all the terms of
its contract, by said 4th Monday in
May, 1908 then no defense shall be
filed to the above suit, and that the
contract sought to be cancelled, shall
be declared forfeited and cancelled.
and further that defendant shall
make no claim in that event, to any
right to furnish lights, pump water
operate street cars, or to perform any
of the duties under said contract.
This proposition is made to show
the Company's confidence in it's abil-
ity to carry out the contract and to
satisfy every citizen of Americus of
its good faith in the premises.
1t is further agreed that immediate
ly upon your acceptance of this prop
osition, it shall become binding upon
the defendant, and be entered of
record in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Sumter County,
as part of the record in said case.
AMERICUS RAILWAY & LIGHT
COMPANY,
BY w A. DODSON,
Deft Attorney at Law
"We are desirous of having the mat
ter finally settled so that we can go
ahead with our work. feeling assured
that there will be no further inter
ference" said Mr.. Dodson last night.
'fWe have let out the contract to al
construction company of Scranton,
Penn, for the completion of the street
railway within five months from
Nov. II, or by April 21, This con-
tract was duly approved by the Board
of Directors of our company, there
being present the Americus directors
and President Walker The construc-
ton company referrd to takes largely
of the bonds of the Americus Railway
& Light Co., in payment of it's work, |
showing its confidence in the enter
prise and it's faith in the, future of
Americus. If the people of Americus, |
through the Mayor and Aldermen, do |
not desire to give us until the fourth |
Monday in May, when the Superior |
Court meets, in which to complete the |
contract with the City we wish to
know it as speedily as possible, |
hence the proposition above submit |
ted to the City under which we agree |
to absolutely claim no contract and |
make no defense to the suit recently |
instituted by the City. This places us |
completely, and without any reserva-
ton, in the hands of the Mayor and |
aldermen as the representatives of |
the citizens of Americus. Our COM
pany has expended thus far on the |
plant over $4,000 as can be seen by
any one through inspection of our
books. we are going ahead as rapid |
ly as possible with the work, have |
twenty hands at work, and payroll |
over $3.50 a week. If our company |
does not put in the street car line it |
will not be the fault of the company |
We stand prepared to do it,"