The Glenwood post., 1909-05-08

at first proposed. His talk caused
Mayor Drach to remark: ''Mr.
Holmes, you have always led the pe1-
pie of this town to believe that you
Favored municipal ownership of public
utilities, and here you are asking a
rate of 100 per cent. interet It on the
money you are eXpending on this
plant. This aroused Mr.. Holmes and
he made another talk, in which he
seemed to convey the idea that the
present city council would not hesi-
tate To grant the proposed franchise if
those seeking it appeared with stiff
hats, wh,c collars, and other fine
clothing. The mayor thought, rs dill
the eouncilmen, that Mr. Holmes re.
marks were entirely uneallcd for, and
he said; Mr. Holmes, judging from
the language you have just used, You
are trying to cas-. a reflection on the
sincerity Of every member of this
council. We are here as representa-
rives Of the whole people and not of a
few men, or any individual and We
must safeguard the interests of tn,
people of this cb.y.'' Holmes saw his
mistake, but continued, 81 am not re
tIecting on anyone here in this room -
Mr.. Drach continued: "'If you Will
say thar this is private company
and you are in it for a profit, we will
understand you. Continuing he said
''Thcse men are elected to do their
duty, and they are not getting Il cent
out Of the offices they are holding, and
till becomes anyone to eenaure MS
when we are trying to do our duty by
the whole people Mr.. Holmes then
stepped forward and said: 81 do not
want to be misunderstood / am nos
reflecting on anyone, and if that is
the way You feel about it, I apollo
gize."
Councilman Barlow felt the Holmes
jab and he said that he had been work
ing for municipal ownership when Mr..
Holmes was in California doing moth
ing. He said 81 am tired of people
dogging me round and telling me what
| must do.' Holmez asked him who
had been bothering him and Barlow re-
piled: lyon have. You said that we
should hurry and pass this ordinance,
! do not owe a person in this town a
dollar, and | do not have to live here,
either 1t was plain to be seen that
someone must pour oil on the troubled
waters and Attorney Bell got uD ana
among other things gave the city coun-
ell to understand that he was not there
in the interests of the town, nor is he
working for the town He said: "I
am not working for the interests of
the town in this affair." He Dragged
on the first ordinance submitted to the
council, in which the company had
more the best of it than in the one dis
Gus 7cd Tuesday evening.
Clerk Kendrick, who is member of
the new Light company, said that he
believed ten per cent. rental was too
high, and suggested slight cut I'D
thought five per cent enough. :
trict Clerk King, said to be aotl
member of the company, talked abo
Rifle for a few minutes, and urge
that if the city would agree to pay the
new company $1,000 per year for the
city Lights, and guarantee the interest
| on the bonds, the company could place
| the bonds at five per cent. Council
man Howard felt that he was called on
to announce that he was for municipal
ownership, and said the new company
would be as near municipal ownership
as the town could ever get. Hardly
had he taken his seat than Mr. Holmes
apologized to the council for his rash
talk earlier in the evening. Eouneii-
man Cross gave an example or two and
said he was for municipal ownership,
and sot down again. He favored the
ten per cent feature.
Another section of the ordinance re
garding the leasing for five years was
taken up. This gives the company the
right to say whether or not the city
is able to buy the plant. kendricE
asked that the city guarantee the IN
terest on the bonds whether the city
took over the plant or not. Another
good thing for the twelve men in the
company,
1t was finally agreed to submit a j
per cent. rental proposition to the
company, and this ended the midnight
scance of Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McLaren moved
r Wednesday to Aspen, where Mr.. Me
a ron will assume charCc OF .he SOpriS