The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-27
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tank and engines, for the past
three years. The old rate of $3.50
per year, was in effect. 1t was
thought that the company was
using in excess of that amount. A
meter will be installed to deter
mine the amount used before
further negotiations are made.
The grade of Thayer, by unan-
imous consent, was finally passed
as adopted.
The electric light franchise
matter came up in unfinished
business. 1t was moved that the
franchise be advanced to the sec
ond reading. The vote on this
motion was ais follows Tanner
ay, Buck no, Deeds ay, Ness ay,
Mccoy did not vote. Accordingly
the motion was made to pass the
ordinance on the second reading,
which carried by the following
vote: Tanner ay, Buck no, Nc
Coy ay, Deeds ay, Ness ay. The
motion to advance tn, ordinance
to the third reading carried by
the following vote: Tanner ay,
Mccoy ay, Deeds ay, Ness ay,
Buck no. Here Mr. Mccoy NOV
ed to amend the franchise by
making the time six years, in
stead of ten. Motion lost for want
of a second. The motion to final
ly pass the ordinance carried as
follows: Tanner ay, Buck no, Nc
Coy no. Deeds ay, Ness ay.
After two years OF maneuver-
ing. in which Indignation meet
ings, injunction suits, drawings.
and contentious figured, the cleo
trio light franchise has been final
" given to c. d. Snoeberger. OF
this city. The majority of the
members of the city council, have
carried out their policy, in spite
of all that has been said and done
against such actions by the al
most entire body OF taxpayers Of
the city. AT the meeting of the
city council Monday evening, the
franchise passed the second and
third readings, and after being
signed by the mayor, will be in
effect. The franchise extends
from February 10Th, 1910, for ten
years, or until Feb. 10th, 1920.
The contract is given only for a
period of five years. This be-
cause the length OF contract is
governed by the specifications
contained in the advertisements
for bids, which was only for five
years.
Must Be Complimented.
The three members of the city
council, Messrs. l.. Tanner, ]. S.
Ness and II. A. Deeds, who have
so artfully carried through their
electric light campaign are to be
complimented on their adroit-
ness, their steadfastness of pur-
pose, their perseverance even
through adversely, and their final
accomplishment of their wishes,
and the wishes OF Judge Vesav Il
Fl. Wavne owner OF the Ply
mouth Electric Light plant, and
the wishes of c. d. Shoeberger,
the present incumbent, who one
day wishes to own the electric
light plant. The underlying de-
termination of these three coun-
cilmen to give the electric ligh':
contract to c. d. Snoeberger at
any price, or any cost, is plainly
perceptible to any who have TAX
en- enough interest in the electric
light affair to follow the move
ment from its inception. But ii
is all settled now and it is up tC
the incoming council to fatty
this contract. and then see that
Snoeberger lives up to his con
tract.
Will Probably Be Issue.
1t is probable that the electric
light contract ratification will be
the issue in the city campaign
this fall. The bulk of the voters
are determined 70 elect council
men this fall, who will represent
their interests, and it is quite pos
sible that many good men can be
found. No more one man coun-
ellis, "Snoeberger councils, are
desired, and the candidates this
fall, must stand prediction
scrutiny, rather than post cleo.
ton scrutiny, which has been SC
disappointing, in the case OF the
present councilmen.
The confirmation OF suspicion:
that the council was determined
to give the franchise to Snoe-
berger at any cost, is shown by
their acts after Judge Berneths
decided that they were guilty O
an abuse of discretion, in tha
they were about to give the con
tract to bidder who was not the
lowest bidder. The ruse of call
ing for bids, as required by law
and then making the length o
contract five years, in order tc
exclude any other possible bid
der, than the present incumbent
is as transparent as can be, anC
the result was exactly as predict
ed,-there was no other bidder
and the three members OF tht
council met, and decided tina
they had received an excellent
bid. in fact much lower than they
had expected, and dispatched thu