The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-24

not to sell to other people.
Alderman Lominack said that these
provisions we're not put in the cnar-
1ers which had been granted by otn-
er towns, and that if the cotton mills
wantad this power company to come
into Nevberry that city council ought
to let them in.
CITY Plant Could Resell to Advantage.
Superintendent H. W. Schumpert, OF
the city plant, who was present, was
asked if the city could not purchase
power from the Southern Power COM
panv and resell it So as to be an ad-
vantage not only to the city plan''
but to the people, anc he replied that
he thought that they could buy power
and sell it cheaper.
Alderman Goree said If they "ouu
agree not to sell power to anyone LOT
retail that he did not see any oblec-
ton to their coming in.
Alderman Earhardt For Maximum
Rate.
Alderman Earhardt said that a rep
resentative of the Southern Power
company had told him that they would
buy the city plant, IT mattered not
what it cost if they once secured tpelr
franchise for Newberry, and, in the
opinion of Alderman Earhardt, this
was what the Southern Power COM
pany would do, and then they would
put up the rate, and the people would
pay the cost, which the Southern
Power company paid for the city plant
in increased rates, and the people
would be at the mercy of this twelve
million-dollar corporation, and he was
absolutely opposed to granting fran
2chise without maximum rate beng
STIPULATED. That even if it were
public service corporation, and under
the control Of the State, they could
not prevent this public service corpor-
alton selling to anyone it pleased.
There had been running discus
sion without any motion before coun-
Gil. and Alderman Earnardt raised
the point of order that there was no
motion before council and all this dis
xcussion was out of order.
Amendments Proposed.
Alderman Lominack then moved
that city council accept the franchise>
submitted by the Southern Power
company with the following amend
ments:
!. That the said Southern Power
company shall agree that it will not
charge rates in Newberry that are at
the same time higher than the said
company is charging in any other CITY
or town in this State.
2. That the said Southern Power
company shall agree to build its SUBJ
stations within the city limits.
3. That the said Southern Power
company will agree not to sell power
in less quantities than 100 horse pow
.er for distribution, or resell so long
as the city plant is in operation by the
city
,This motion was seconded by AL
derman Summer.
The Parr-Hunter Franchise.
Mr.. F. H. Dominick stated that
Messrs. Parr and Hunter had a tran-
ehise which gave them rights to sell
power SO long as they did not reduce
the price below the prevailing price
=at the time their franchise was grant
led, and that they had rights under this
franchise to erect poles On. the streets
and to put up their wires and to sell.
Theoretically, the aouInern Power
company could utilize lot which it
had already purchased just outside
the city limits, and put their sub-sta-
ton on this lot and Messrs. Par and
Hunter could purchase power from
the Southern Power company and dis
tribute it under their franchise. That
~Messrs. Parr ard Hunter were not
coming before council asking any
thing, and that the people were pro-
tected in that they could not sell pow
er any higher than the rate prevailing
at the time their franchise was grant
ed
Alderman Lominack stated that the
town was growing, and the people
were coming here and he believed that
the Southern Power company would
be worth a good deal to the ccfnmun-
:ity, and thlt We ought to let them in.
Mr. Earhardt il Opposition.
Alderman Earhardt then spoke
AGAINST granting the franchise, ear