The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
ChRDELL ASKS
SHARP QUESTIONS
Old And New Councils Hold Interest.
ing Sessions Question Of New
Electric Light Company
s24O FROM SPORTING FINES"

There WAS certainly something doing
ST the mosdug Of the ely council on
Monday evening of tAis week. The
surprise Of tAc year came when Copu-
c,1 C7rineu wanted ap isemized
+1temert Showing from whom the
t2lo $40. ing fiuo5' were
t5Aeetcl His announcemeul eauie ia
along the middle of tho meeting, and
~as like n bolt Of lightning from the
clonr sky
The meeting was opened by the read
fce Of petition of the property own
e-s near the corner of Cooper avenue
and Eleventh street. They asked that
an arc light be placed there by the s;ty
but councilman Barlow thought that
another place would be better lie
agreed however, that light be placed
in that part of the city, but said "they
win be getting them too close in the
outlying parts of town" The matter
wa7 referred to a committee for invest
igation
Hugh seltzenberger sent in his bond
as a plumber, but City Engineer Ros-
enberg seemed to doubt his being IA
plumber Councilman Barlow wanted
to know if .hc gentleman knew that
the ordinance required that lie have
bona fide place of business in tie city.
Mayor Drach said: ''If the city en-
ginecr is prepared TO say that Mr.. Sell
enbercer is not n plumber, the council
will then know how to act" But tic
engineer would not say. The affair
was allowed to pass.
Editor IEolmes of the Avalanche, and
president Of the Mutual Light, Heat Y
Power Co., addressed the council. re
garding the ordinance asking for the
exclusive right to furnish tts pc pie
with light. He said thcy hal cured
tnJir water tight aul had iolo every
thing thay could do until tlia orlbiause
was passed. G.. W. ua-row a3lres, l
'he council, and said Ire wlnted It iis-
iurtIy understood that he was NOT
sTeaFing as the attorney Of eoy rnH
corporation, and that he was ner,i
| pealing as q taxpayer of the city. l-e
pointed to some five iosars in the or
nance, and gave copies Of statemru
to each of the eouncilmen that would
have vote upon the passage of the
ordinance He said it was unconstit1-
tional to grant an exclusive franchise.
10 any company, and also pointed ont
that the rates asked by the new cor
eern are no less than are those of the
company now doing business in the
city. He referred to other sections
in which the new ordinance of fran
! chise would repeal all former fran
chises The franchise as published By
Mr.. Holmes gives the life of the
company at twenty-five years, while
the articles of Incorporation, filed wish
the secretary of state, only call for
tweuty-year life. Another joker an
psafsi in tie section wtieh gives the
nov company tle right to stop farai7h-
ing ight on ninety days notice. Thus
ii The new concern should start up apI
rnu tie present company oot oil the
city, it could then stop and the people
would be without light Councilman
Carluell announced it as his opinion
that 1t is against the public welfare TO
grant anyone an exclusive franchie.
At Che beginning Of MIR Darrow's 5ailS
tie mayor showed an inclination to de-
feat his intentions, aud asked if all
the members we're eonversaut with the
franchise asked for by the new com
pauy. But they We're not, and Mr. Oar
row was permitted to speak. On mo
tion, the matter was allowed to so over
to the now council.
The various city officers made their
reports for the mou.h just passed aud
that of the police magistrat showed
that JOS men had been arrested TO.
:, bumming and drunkenaess. The mar
shal reported that he had collected $24c
sporting fines, and here is where Conn.
Gilman Carlnell opened the big doing
He said the report did not indicate any
thing and that it should be itcinized
that the board could know from whom
the money was collected. He snid il
is TOO loose way of doing business.
The marshal took some offence vi the
remarks and stepping to the side of the
councilman announced that he had ev
cry item down in n little book. Coun
Gilman Cardnell said: s'If there i
anything about this cuisines you don :
want the public to know about, you a
least should let the board know abou