The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-04

placed by not less than six inolt mains
and only six inch mains shall now be
installed.
The city now pays $40 per hydrant
as against $50 under the old fran
chise; and as the city. Is now requir-
ed to pay for the water naed for Sc W.
erage and sprinkling and other pur-
poses, the individual consumer OBJ
tatns his watef at the lowest mini
mum possible.
The city has the right at any time
to purchase the entire water plant on
q basis that would be fair and Just to
the city and company.
The minimum consumer OF electric.
fty pays IL cents per killowatt- hour
with five per cent. discount in ten
days as against IL 1-2 cents under the
old contract. as 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 less consumer
than either OF the other two cities. I
understand that that rate has been
put in effect.
The city has the right once In every
five years to purchase the company's
electrical plant and appliances In use
in the city for furnishing electric
lights and small power In connection
herewith - the time of the purchase
by paying q fair and reasonable price
therefor. and scehme 10 provided
for arriving at that price IL the city
and company can not agree. While
the term OF the contract is 40 years,
still the city may terminate Il in each
five years thereof by purchasing the.
plants OF the company.
l 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, rati-
fication OF the contract did so because
they though. e desirable tc s.hsni. {.
to q vote OF the people and not be-
canse they did not think thet the con-
tract was fair and Just one to the
city. ,EeEa7''1
am handing Mr.. Sullivan O copy
OF this statement before Its publica-
ton. Had he shown me a copy OF his
opinion before publication, which
every consideration OF courtesy and
mutual interest and liability In the
premises required, would have tried
to save him from the unhappy plight
into which he has let his extreme par
tisanship throughout this whole mat
ter lead him.
shall endeayor by every proper
and honorable means to uphold the
validity OF this contraf, made by our
clients with our assistance, as their
trusted attorneys. and rot only on
that account but for the additionai,
reason that I believe that tho people
OF Anderson, whom I,have ever strfyen
to faithfully serve as n municipal Of
ficer, are enjoying and will Ell 10y the
fruits OF fair and beneficial contract
that probably could not 5e duplicated
should they be deprived thereof by
any unwise action on fne part of their
present city council. IndAed, / enter
tain o very confident hope that at
least majority. OF tia council will
abandon the eff It to deprive the peo-
pie OF the t~aefits OF that contract as
soon as fley shall have had the op-
portunity OF studying the matter
th4roashly e:.Sugl. ts rssca =. iitie-
pendent conclusion thereon.
M JNO. X. HOOD.
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