The Springdale news., 1914-04-17
FAYETTEViLlE GAS & EL6C RlC COMPANY COMING TO SPRING
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 vile Gas < Electric Company, which will permit them to run transmlss- ion line into Springdale for the pur- pose of furnishing electricity for light. heat and power purposes. At the same meeting an ordinance e=Nas passed fixing the rates to be eharg- cd for electric current, and both ordinances will be found on. page seven of this paper.
 The ordinance is considered I very satisIaef8Fy one to the ely. He rate 10 private consumers Tor Hs6t. ing purposes is based on siding s .a.e, sts4rt.He at 12 cents aaa= =aHaPf= iag as low as 712 ceats.= depending on amount of current consumed, The rate heretofore has been .ls cents aud down to If14 cents n some instances. For power purposes the maximum rate Is To cents, down as=i.3A= =as-l cents For street Ight- ing e.tq=eets rate ot 2l-h0 per month for Ioft4=candle power lights. for ! service from sHHdoHn To mid night. The city Is now paying sit : i#2 for taifty-eandle power li2ats. Ai1z other very desirable feature is tlI;at the ely VII have a twenty=to4r# #hoaf service. afierding current =forZlislt5 and power at any hour, day or night.
 6.so.. Locke manager O the E'Eaefp#9 Olll- pany, Was in springdale Tuesday. .Ae- cordiag fo the terms of tae frahe6lse the company has six months Ill which to have their current Ill the city.= but the company is anxious to set here as quickly as possible and l1=iikely be in shape =te.do business here before that time. The company owns the plants at Fayette- vile and Rogers, and last week paf- chased the plant at Harrison, which they expect to rebuild.
 For some time past there has been dissatisfaction over the management of the local light plant, and recently sentiment crystallized into concerted action. Knowing that the Fayette- vile company desired coming ln here petition was recently clreo- lated among the business men and others asking the city council 10 grant an additional franchise, if aft CT an investigation, it was fouhd that same could be legally done and the public assured of adequate ser vice at q fair and equitable rate. Ne gottations were opened with the Fay etteville company, with the result as above stated. The petition as pre- s4nted te the council was as follows,
 Springdale, Ark, March |, 1914. To the Mayor and City Council or
 Springdale:
 We. the undersigned residents and property owners of Springdale, re speetfully ask that you grant an ad- ditional franchise for electric lights in Springdale, if, after investigation you find that same can be legally done. and such rates secured that will be fair and equitable. and at the same time give the people adequate ssrviee
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