The Virginia enterprise., 1911-04-14
.EvELETH SEEKS A
UNIFORM FRANCHISE

Would Have Range City Officials Agree on
Terms Of Street Railway Ordinance,
ACcep ptahIe to All Communities.
A communication to the Virginia
city council from the Eve1eth civic
authorities, presented Tuesday eve
ming, ask ked for the presence and co.
operation Of Virginia city officials
at "a convention of the officials of
the various range communities to
be held in that city on Wednesday,,
April 26th, for the purpose of con.
sidering the provisions and formu-
lating a uniform street railway
franchise for the governing of the
proposed electric lines between the
range cities.
The communication met with fa-
vor by the local authorities and the
same was accepted and ordered fl-
ed and motion prevailed that the
mayor and as many of the council
men as convenient attend the con-
vention, the arrangements for same
being delegated to the mayor.
The meeting was eulivened by a
report from Alderman Kimball, as
member of the light and water
committee, upon the complaint of
/ II q q a ~
charge in his water rental, Mr.. Kim
ball reporting that the committee
found two sides of the complaint;
that while perhaps there had been
error or overcharge on the part of
the company, that evidence adduc-
ed before the investigation was in
effect that Mr.. Kerttu had made
| threats against officials of the CON-
pany that he would fill them with
lead if they ever entered upon his
premises, and that company officials
were therefore not making an in
| vestigation of the alleged error un-
less granted police protection at
such time as they might visit the
premises.
Mr.. kerttu was present, and while
admitting that he was not proficient
in the English language he certain
ly handled the Queens English in
a manner which could not be mis-
understood, the result of the debate
between Mr.. Kerttu and members
of the council being the call for
order by Alderman E. C. A. John.
son, who presided in the a absences of
President Osborn and the leaving
of the matter in the hands OF the
committee for adjustment if pos
sible.
As member of the finance COM
mittee Acting President Johnson
made report that the committee
had expected to have a report on
the light and water purchase ques-
ton in readiness for this meeting
but that they had been delayed on
certain points and because of this
| tact and the absence from the city
of President Osborn, chairman of
the committee, the report would not
| be in readiness for submission un-
til next Tuesday evening. AS to
| what the recommendations of the
committee on this question may be
is not known, but they have given
| the matter careful consideration,
aud their report will be based upon
conditions as they may be found in
comparison with rates and condi-
tions in other cities.
| Several petitions for new side
walks in various parts of the city
were presented, showing the resi-.
dents desire to keep abreast of the
Improvements in the older sections
of the town, and referred to proper
committee.
The court report showed the re-
suit of the $500 recently placed in
the mayors contingent fund for the
purpose of securing evidence
against blind pigs, three fines of SIC
and costs each tor violation of the
liquor laws being included in the
list of collections for the week end
ing Saturday, April 9Th.
| The fire and police commission
in communication, asked for the
placing of two or three lights ir
the alleys in each block on either
side of Chestnut street, also for the
use of the old city hall building ir
future, for the present during the
contemplated remodeling of Fire
Hall No. and thereafter as need
ed store room for fire apparatus
The communication was referred t.
committee for report at the mex
meeting.
A petition for permit to remove
the Matheson livery building or
lots II and 13 of block "a to lots or
Maple street and for the erection o.
brick block on the lots thus vacat
ed, was presented, such permit be
, ing granted.
The question of the laying O
water connections in the street,
proposed to be paved the coming
season was brought up, and tn,