The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-24
ABANDONS MAXIMUM
RATE REQUIREMENT
AMENDS FRANCHISE IN THREE
OTHER PARTICULARS. :
Letter From Mr.. TaylOr.-Council and
Power Company Are Now Near.
er Together. -..


Power Company Are Now Near.
er Together. .-.-:
At the meeting on Tuesday night
city council receded from it's position
taken at the former meeting, Iequir-
ing that the franchise for the South
ern Power company should have a
maximum rate proviso, but amended
the franchise in three particulars;
first, by requiring that the company
shall not charge higher rates than it
charges in any other city or town In
the State; second, that the company
shall build within the city limits all
stations or sub-stations for the, dis
tribution of power in Newberry;; and
third, that the company shall not sell
power for resale and distribution in
quantities of less than one hundred
horse power. Aldermen Earhardt and
Rodelsperger stood by the maximum
rate proViso. ..>-> !
From letter from Mr.. q. V. Tay-
lor, representative Of the company,
published in full herewith, it would
seem that the company is willing to
abide by these conditions, but is un-
willing for it's standard form OF fran
chise to be changed by inserting them
in the franchise.
At the meeting Of city council on
February 7 Mr.. Taylor, in an address
to coNncil, stating that his company
would not come into Newberry with
a maximum rate proviso, agreed that
it would let the condition as to the
erection of sub-stations IN the city
limits be made an. inducement for the
granting of the franchise, and would
agree for the resale clause to So In
the franchise. He seems to have
changed his position on these matters.
The franchise of the company IN
Greenville, it has been stated, has a
proviso as to not charging more than
in other cities similarly situated. The
city, however, end the city plant are
amply protected By the franchise SUBJ
mitted, without the provision insisted
upon BY council, <" ~: -: =.
AS a. result of the meeting on Tues
day night, of council having receded
from its position as to the maximum
rate proviso, council and the company
are much nearer together than they
were, and the hope is generally ex-
pressed that they may meet On COM
mon ground. ....~....s .E
Mr.. Taylor's address to council at
the former meeting was reported stem
ographically and verbatim by a repre-
sentative of The Herald and News
who was present, and was published
in full in The Herald and News Of
February 10. ~.
The proceedings OF council in detail
follow. L. ..-
Proceedings in Detail
The meeting was called order by
Mayor Langford at 7.30 p. m, and the
full council was present as follows:
Mayor J. J. Langford, Aldermen Jno.
W. Earhardt, R. B. Lominack, c. 7:
Summer, E. L. Rodelsperger and @:
S. Goree. The minutes of the prev
ious meeting we're read by the clerk
and approved as read.
Mayor Langford asked if council de-
sired/to take up, at the meeting, the
matter Of granting franchise 70 the
Southern Power company. Alderman
Earhardt wanted to know if the South
ern Power company had made any re-
quest that council reopen the mat
ter of granting franchise to the COM
pany. Mayor Langford then had the
clerk to read The following letter
which he had received from Mr.. Tay-
lor:
Charlotte, n. c., Feb. 20, 1911.
Hon. J. J. Langford, Mayor, New
berry, S. C.-Dear Sir.-Since my re-
turn to Charlotte our company has re-
caived communications from citizens
of Newberry, stating that in all prob
ability the council would at its next
meeting grant the franchise asked for
by the Southern Power company
have intended writing you on this
subject, but have waited 10 do SO un-
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