Evening journal., 1911-02-14
ALL NEWARK
RESENTS SALE
Mass Meeting Raises $3.50 to
Fight Lease Of Utilities
Plant
NAME COMMITTEES
TO KEEP FIGHT UP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Feb. 14-Residents
OF Newark turned out in large num-
bers at the town meeting last night
to take action on the decision OF the
Town Council last Wednesday night to
lease the water and light plant to tho
newly Incorporated Newark water and
Electric Company, which action was
followed on last Saturday by in1unc-
ton proceedings in the Court OF
Chancery in Wilmington.
The meeting was held In Bowen's
Hall, which was not large enough TO
hold the people, and many had TO re-
main outside. Practically all OF
Newark's best citizens we're present
and took an active part in the meet
ing.
DIR. II. G. NJ. Kollock presided and
Jacob Thomas acted as secretary. ;.
NJ Donnell was elected treasurer.
resolution offered by J. II. Hossinger,
porviding for a committee 70 take
charge Of the proceedings against the
Town Council. TO engage counsel and
otherwise look after the interests OF
the people, was adopted. The COM
mittee named is comprised as foi-
lows:
From the lower district, Jonathan
Johnson, X. NJ. Lorrison, w. b.
Luton, S. b. Herdman, L. w. Lovett;
from the middle district, ]. kurtz
/ Chambers, G. Fader. IL. b. Frazer, W.
81 n. Barton; from the upper district,
1 w. II. Steele, r. ID. Lovett, V. G. Will
. lis. j. Rankin Armstrong, Jacob
( Thomas. This committee was In
= structed to act I'm conjunction with
}. A. A. Curtis, George 6. Kerr, J. VIII
b kins Cooch. the hlers Of the in1unc-
:. ton against the Town Council.
4 J. wilkins Cooch, In addressing the
s meeting, made reference TO the action
n the Town Council had taken In leas-
i ing the water and light plant 70
e private corporation and furhermore
referred to what he termed tho
partiality shown by Council in award
. ing contracts.
II Alfred A. Curtis said that Town
J. Council had shown absolute disregard
y of the wishes Of the citizens by leas-
" ing the water and light plants TO q
n' private company that was not even
chartered. and which concern. he said
:. could not name the personnel OF It's
x members.
a Francis A. Cooch offered a resolu
IN ton pertaining TO the bill which
Is Representative Fisher has presente'
I'm the Legislature, which gives IN
al citizens a right to vote on the question
NJ. as 10 whether they shall lease thei
n water and light plant to a privat
q company. He said II was an outrag
10 force upon an intelligent body
Sc people a twenty-year lease which 7
al Town Council could dissolve.
Ino The Rev Joel S. Gilhllan oher'
another set OF resolutions which "
Ing be forwarded to the Legislature 2
Al- which bear upon the same subject
m, Subscriptions TO defray the G
OK, penses that will be incurred In goil
nc into legal fight were asked and 80
was secured.
ng Following the town meeting q
KS, special committee held a meeting an
IN r.. NJ. Morrison was elected chairma
am s. b. Herdman. secretary. IL wa
decided 10 engage Edward w. Coco
ng and Robert H. Richards as counse
I'm The case will come before Chief Ju'
ck tico Pennewill in court on Saturda
rs. A meeting to discuss the matter
a. sewers will be held tomorrow nisn