Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-16
'1FGAL BATTLE is PROMISED
IN PETITION FOR INJUNCTION
ImnnraDt Hearing Today in Case Of the City Council Of
tmerCus Versus the AmeriCus Power Co. Petition
70 Prevent Proposed Consolidation With Rival Co..

Great interest, locally, ceneeIs "a
4bA hearing before Judge q. A. Little
iob, this morning of the petition fo'
,,ormonent Injunction brought by tn :
oi4,, council of Americus against tie
officials of the Americus Power ~
ord which seeks to restrain that co..
nora+ion from entering into any nle'-
ger or consolidation of its interests
with that of the Americus Gas AMI
Electric Co.
The case will be entered upon st
o % o'clock. and as it is of general
local interest a large assemblage o.
.citiz4ns will. no doubt, listen to the
proceedings. The city council will pe
represented by City Attorney Hollis
Fort and Mr.. w. P Wallis, viii Q
officers of the Americus Power Co.
will be represented by Messrs. Shipo
g Sheppard, as attorneys. The hear
ing of the case and speeches of coun-
sci will doubtless consume several
hours, and at the conclusion Judge
Littleiohn may take the case und 4r
consideration for several days before
rendering his decision regarding the
prayer for permanent injunction.
In the meanwhile the Americus
Power Co. is restrained under tenn
porary injunction granted two weeks
ago from entering into any combina-
ton with any other corporation where
the alleged rights of the city of Amer
icus would be jeopardized.
The proceedings for injunction
brought by the city council are based
upon the claim set up by the petition
-ers that for valuable consideration,
the defendant corporation nearly a
year ago gave the city council a pur-
chasing option upon it's electric light
ing plant here, the aforesaid option
extending over a period of twensy
years.
Recently, officials of the defendant
corporation deemed it expedient aui
to the mutual interest of their COM
pany and the Americas Gas and Elec-
trio Co. that their interests be consol,
ldated upon basis suggested at a
conference held recently in New Yor6
with bondholders of the latter COM
pany.
The agreement is not yet effective,
as the Americus Gas and Electric Co
Is being operated under a receiversh:p
and the agreement suggested betweei
representatives of the two corporations
could not be entered upon prior to the
sale of the property of the Americus
Gas and Electric Co., when the pro-
posed consolidation might take place.
IN the meantime the city council, &C
the end of protecting such interests as
were conveyed under the option given
ny tne Americus Power Co., seeks 70
restrain the defendant company frorh
changing its present status by any
consolidation with the other CORPORA
ton.
Inc city council, while not at pres
enC In position, financially, to take ad-
vantage of the option to purchase the
power plant, will assert its right to
W so within the time specified in
'"e contract, or option, which is twen-
" years. The plea that competition
"0uid De destroyed and rates for elec-
"loity advanced should the plants
Consolidate, is also urged.
0o'h the electric plants here are
e~ ana modern in every respect.
lat OF the Americus Gas and Elec-
0 oo' was built largely by foreig !
'p''ai and securities are held by Nev
OlN investors. The plant of the
Americus Power Co., is entirely local.
Hs oeen built by Americus people
win the view to securing favorable
service rates.
ne present city council was elected