The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

cNng general electric lighting sys- llh, " which ordinance was in part uldirect conflict with Ordinance No. ID, passed on January 2, 1900, and
 ,hnting to J. E Tomlinson, his sue
 Eors and assigns, "the exclusive eeht to construct, maintain and op- in1 1te his lines for electric lights and \ foFer purposes in and through the itse lets, avenues, alleys and other blic highways within the corporate D andts of the city of Mena, Arkansas 'ped F period of twenty (20) years To n completion.
 -lrsuant to said Ordinance No A 1A1and to carry out the provisions Ihe op eof a Commission was appointed, Igh noIh Commission has as yet made |nr 1kport of progress and has neither Nnlu4ructed nor contracted for the .SnholruCtion of an electric lighting Itan,uI Or system in whole or in part, bd o,n consequence has involved the 1 lEty 7 Iof Mena in no expenditures \Ht, Never. the enactment of said | tdit .4ancs No. 250, the appointment \ tatI Commission and the promises N th 'hpper lights made at the time M cir eiulotion of petition by the city fornrginicipal ownership Sf an cleo tric akhtiny system have greatly i pde te}d and damaged the under | beCot owners of The Mena Electric
 ht Ind Power Company as fol- N Fais By causing old patrons of the0t mpany to refrain from in- areni ' their service. they wait | |iugdstiq hoping to get the promised cheH nrates under municipal own ersh sa1
 Sent -By influencing prospec- tivewto ! patrons to defer using any serw, [ They too hoping to obtain lowera, tes as promised for munich pal one, lrship.
 Thi h By placing the future of said mi qpany in such an uncertain and hsa ftdous condition as to make it pcieticable and unwise to con- tinue ar ,e 4her improvement of service to paro.ots, thereby causing discon- tent mol hg patrons many of whom, infuered N by municipal ownership campagnes 5rs, have reduced or dis continspd Their service; and,
 Fourh 1By rendering it imprac- ticabIe md sdunwise to continue the general mi yrovement of the system, much tsthShk detriment of the sys- teIl. of1cnfdpunt of the uncertain and ha, ardts fit hture of the Company as evidenci b, sRthe city's policy enact ed mtg dia hance No. 25o.
 As Qna hrt he business enterprises of Nefi<m .yirtue of the contract ma Nithfhfe city of Mena under Ord kuce aA l45, because of the gre ~1amr { already inflicted, to pre- ton infiiction of further dan ansholat we may be justi- fled omp,reiing and extending the sery n-w,a rspectfully request that you ,norld q your honorable body reed The cI mission aforesaid and repe tsaid 4 ,tiinance No. 250. TMuie v,les some discussion by the cbnnciI1chn as to the course of the itnprovson ent board that had been appoinn;ad, and City Attor- ney LundyL IS asked for light on the questice of He read Section 5762 of Kirin $ Digest, which de- clares that uoI Immediately after their. qual l' tion, the board shall Ilorm bs for the improve menti withsudy heir district as prayeii iu son etition, and shall procufe estelf ees for the costs thereof" as pu
 No iction p tel ffaken on the pc ti,ion, of tp
 A ntonth sago there arose some discus.ie5n as to the selection and appointment of night policemen, who were to be paid $20 each per month blythe city and to receive such other remuneration as the business men of the city saw fit to give. It was then announced that, as the business men were the ones most interested, such men as secured petitions showing that they were the ones desired, would be appointed. Dave Good. uer presented petition signed by practically all business men on the South Side, and Frank Repetto did likewise for the North Side. Both Mayor Legate and Chief of Police Joplin thereupon declared th hemselves as refusing to appoint Repetto. The coun- cil seemed strongly in favor of having ReIstto appointed, both on his record as an officer in Mena and because it was evident that the people who paId for the serv- ice wanted him