Evening journal., 1911-10-17
UTILITIES COMPANY ASKS
FOR LIGHTING FRANCHISE
Seven Cent Current TO be
Furnished Within Two
Years Provided for in
Resolution.

A resolution embodying the propos-
ed electric lighting franchise for the
Public Utilities Light. Heat and Pow
er Company was submitted TO the
Street and Sewer Directors at their
meeting this morning, and was read
twice and referred. Il will come up
at some future meeting for final ac-
tion.
public hearing will be given on
the franchise on Tuesday morning
next at IL o'clock. Many letters urg-
ing the new franchise were received
by the Street and Sewer Directors
this morning President Sparks re-
marked that It would require a full
session 10 read them.
The franchise is similar to that
granted TO the Wilmington City Elec-
trio Company I'm April last. cxcept
that there is a clause fixing the maxi
mum rate that may be charged for
current at cents a kilo watt hour.
The charge OF the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company is ten
cents per kllo watt hour for current.
The Public Utilities Company fran
chise sought provides that the COM
pany shall furnish current within two
years and shall make contracts for
any length of time consumers may de-
sire Failure to perform any Of the
conditions set forth in the franchise
will give the Street and Sewer Direc-
tors the right 10 revoke the fran
chise.
Marvel and Marvel. representing
the Public Utilities Company, sub
mitted the following letter in offer
ing the franchise:
October 18th. 1911.
TO the Board OF Directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department. VIII
mlngton, Del:
"Gentlemen:- In accordance with a
notice given at our request at the last
meeting Of your Board. We enclose
herewith a resolution entitled A reso-
luton authorizing the Public Utill-
| ties Light, Heat and Power Company
10 erect poles. string wires and lay
conduits in the public roads, high
ways, streets, avenues and alleys In
the city OF Wilmington.
In the preparation of this resolu-
tion by our clients. many suggestions
came up for consideration. but aftei
! mature thought it has been deemeI
I wise to ask for the passage Of reao
luton granting the rights requisite
e In the same terms and conditions {
"a the resolution adopted by VOW ID
partment and approved by the
n giving the same rightk to theWn1 bug
Il ton City Electric Company. excs
. the following changes;
& First In Section the rate
s charge is changed from 10c. per xii
watt hour 10 &c. per kilo watt hou
= a reduction on the maximum rate @
30 per cent
Second. A new Section II has beel
inserted whereby the Public Utilitie
Light, Heat and Power Companl
pledges good faith with your Depart
ment and with the citizens OF VII
mington by agreeing 20 be prepared
to furnish current within two years
or to be subject to the forfeiture ol
the rights given b. the resolution.
! Third A new Section 12, has beer
, inserted whereby the benefits Of per.
petual competition are assured by The
I agreement on the part Of the Public
Utilities Light, Heat and Power Com.
pany to make contracts for as long
time as consumers may desire, a.
not exceeding the maximum Of 7c. pei
kilo watt hour. as fixed by the termi
OF this resolution.
1T has been suggested that tn.
benefits of competition to the consum
ers Of Wilmington are so great tha'
they should be insured by terms Z,
be Inserted I'm the proposed resolution
whereby consolidation would be pre-
vented and competition guaranteed
In our opinion no plan can be de
, vised such as will prevent practica
= consolidation of the Wilmington CT,
Electric Company and the Public Util
e tiles Light. Heat and Power Com
b pany, for the reason that you canno
= IN the proposed resolution imposl
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