The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-04

placed by not Less than six inch mains
and only six inch mains shall now be
installed.
The city now pays $40 per hydrant
ae against $50 under the old fran
chise: and as tho city is now zeGuir-
ed to pay for the wEter used for sew.
erage and sprinkling and other pur-
roses, the Individual consumer nh-
tains his water at the lowest mini
mum possible.
The city has this right at any time
to purchase the entire water plant on
a basis that would be fair and Just to
the city and company.
The minimum consumer Of electric
ity pays II cents per killowRtt hour
with five per cent. discount In ten
days as against IL 1-2 cent? under the
old contract, as I remember. When
this was under consideration the off,
cials Of the company stated that they
would reduce that, charge to 10 cents
as soon as arrangements could be
made to adopt that rate In Spartan
burg and Greenville. and that Ander-
son would be given the benefit of that
rate though It was q less consumer
than either Of the other, two cities.
understand that that rate has been
put In effect.
The city hes the right once in every.
five years tn purchase the company's
electrical plant and appliances In use
In Tho city for furnishing electric
lights and small power In connection
Herewith at the time Of the purchase
by paying fair and reasonable price
therefor, and scehme Ia provided
for arriving at that price II the city
and company can not agree. While
the term OF the contract 10 40 years,
still the city may terminate 1t In each
five years thereof by purchasing the
plants OF the company. 0
| think the city council negotiated
an excellent contract; that no other
body OF men could have done better.
My understanding was that the three
members who voted against the zratt-
ilcation Of the contract did so 'becauBe
they thought It desirable to subnitiit
to a vote Of the people and lot be-
cause they did not tSink that tho con-
tract was q fair and just one to the
city. Ivi t@E
OF this statement before its publica-
1 LIOu. t1Eu uc bllOWu iuo u CUpy OI itau
opinion before publication, which
every consideration Of courtesy and
mutual interest and liability In the
promises required, would havo tried
TO save him from the unhappy plight
into which he has let his extreme par.
tiBanship throughout this whole mat
ter lead him.
I shall endeavor by every proper
and honorable means to uphold the
validity Of this contract, made by our
clients with our assistance, as their
trusted attorneys, and not only on
that account but for. the add;tiona
reason that I believe that the people
OF Anderson, whom I have ever striyen
to faithfully serve as q municipal OF
ficer. arc enjoying and will Ell Joy ths
4 fruits of fair and beneficial .contrac
that probably could not be duplicated
i should they be deprived thereof b,
any unwise action on the part of tfleil
/! prsssat eity council IadAesl. enter
tain a very confident hope that a
least o majority Of the council vii
abandon the effort to, depriys the peo
pie OF the benefits OF that contract ni
soon as they shall have had the op
portunity of studying the mattel
thoroughly enough Ito reach an indie
pendent conclusion thereon.
i JNO. X. HOOD.
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