Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-02-15

whcih resulted as follows:
| Yeas. Navs.
Rose. None.
! Steele,
| Leak,
| Chambers.
| Wright.
On motion of Mr.. Rose. seconded
by Mr.. Leak, it was decided that the
Light and Water Committee appraise
| all tuel and supplies at the plants and
! adjust the accounts between the
leasing company and the town and
what is due the town or company is
| to be either deducted from or added to
the first payment by the company.
On motion OF Mr.. Rose, seconded
by Mr.. Leak. it was decided that the
location OF arc lights to be installed
by the leasing company be left to the
Light and Water Committee.
Meeting adjourned
GEO. d. KELLY, JR.,
Secretary.
Members OF Council claim to have
consulted several attorneys on the
legality of this action. As soon as
the public learned what had been done,
there was considerable excitement.
MesSrS. Cooch, Curtis and Kerr ap-
pesred on Saturday morning last be-
fore Chief Justice Pennewll and were
| granted temporary writ OF injunction
A deputy sheriff served notice on
Council and L. B Jacobs of the New
ark Light and Water. Company on
Saturday about ) p. m.
The opposition reached such pro-
portions on Monday that on Monday
evening public meeting was cailed,
at the Ledger Building Hall About
200 representative citizens were pres
ent from all sections of the town. DR..
kOllock was made chairman, Ad
Thomas Secretary and S. NJ. Donnell
| Treasurer.
Mr.. Joseph Hossinger presented a
resolution, the result OF which Was
the appointment Or committee to at
as an executive and legislative COM
nlttee i'll connection with Messrs.
Cooch, Kerr and Curtis, who applied
for writ of injunction
Eastern District-Jonathan Johnson,
Robert J. Morrison. Joseph B. Lut-
ton, 5. B. Herdman and L. w. Lovett
Middle-J. X. Chambers. E. B. Fra
ger, u. Fader, w. H. Barton, DR.. Kol-
lock
Western District-W. H. Steele,
Rodman Lovett, Victor G. Willis, J..
Rankin Armstrong, Jacob Thomas.
! MR.. COOCH'S SPEECH.
| Mr.. J. Wilkins Cooch was then call
ed upon and said:
Mr.. Chairman
| | want to present some reasons why
Mr.. Jacobs and his company are not
the proper ones to have our water
and light turned over them 1t is told
of man in the east, who kept heap
ing fresh burdens on his camel, think
ing if he could carry this burden. he
could stand more, that he kept adding
to his load, till the last straw broke
his back. We find that like the poor
camel, our back is about broken by
this last straw. This is the reason for
/ such an outpouring OF the citizens to-
night. We want to protest against
this outrage. This cunningy devised
scheme was prepared for, when by
presenting figures to prove that the
town was losing money by operating
its plant, they went back for IS years,
when there were very few users Hav-
ing thus prepared the way by trying
to show what bad thing it was for
the town to run and operate its plants
they next raised the rates, so the pro-
posed company could make money
even if the town could not They
made these double rates payable in
January, and after collecting a large
sum, paid off lot OF debts and told
people what good financiers they were
!. Now as everything was in such good
shape for leasing to their friends, Mr.
Jacobs resigned from Council, and
formed company. The other mem
bers Of this company no one seems to
know. nor is it known what were the
terms. Mr.. Jacobs seems to have had
control of whatever he wants from
this Council. At the organization o
the present Council, Mr.. Jacobs was
, elected Secretary, Treasurer and Col.
: lector OF Taxes as we'll as of waite,
, and light, and the ordinance was re-
pealed which prohibited a member from
, doing work or furnishing supplies fol
the town. The President was re-
, uuested to employ an expert to exam
. inc the late Treasurer's books, which
were said to be II bad way. The ex
pert came and spent quite time OF
the books, and was paid $I25 for hi:
work. | never knew what his repor
was, as it was never presented t.
Council, but | don't think it coult
have been very bad or we would have
! heard D, it.
e Two years ago it was decided tt
! curb and gutter South Chapel street
Y and part of Delaware avenue. 1--WE
i bids we're presented, one from the lat
!. l. Frank Willis, for $o65, the other sai'
\ IA be from Mr.. Calvin Anderson, TO