Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-08
WHAT ONE MAN DID,
Public Spirited Citizen Wins Sin
gle Handed Fight For Good
Government.

Mayor, Council and Service Board
Fooled In a Star Chamber Attempt to
Foist Fake Lighting Plant Upon an
Unwilling City-Council Converted
by Taxpayers Arguments.
The city of Lima, O., has just
brought to Il close one of the most sen
sational NJ o. fights by making new
contract with the company which had
been supplying the electric lighting.
About Il year ago estimates for mu-
nicipal plant were secured from an en-
giucrr the understanding being that
the plant would be adequate to provide
all the current used in that city. The
council. voted bonds. which were sold
and the board of public service was
authorized to 90 ahead with the work
An engineer the same who prepared
the estimate was engaged, and plans
and specifications were prepared.
Meanwhile the owner of the local
plant had offered to meet the city
more than halfway in rcadjusting
rates. and petition signed by nearly
thousand citizens asking that the
municipal plant project be abandoned
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