The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-12
TREASURER INSTRUCTED TO
PAY PAST AND FUTURE
ACCOUNTS
ACTION TAKEN
Thursday Night at Executive Ses-
sion Of Aldermen-Corres-
pondence.

"a iesoiution authorizing and In
structing the city treasurer to pay on
January 10 next the bills already rem
dered by the Southern Public Utilities
Company for water and lights. and
also pay at the same time such furth-
er bills as may be rendered by this
company for water and lights, was
adopted by city council at an execu-
tive session called Thursday night by
the mayor at the request of several
members OF council who were desir-
Gus OF bringing the franchise matter"
to head
The treasurer reported to council
that q voucher for $3,372 20. for water
and lights. had been mailed to the
Southern Public Utilities Companv
Thursday morning. this being the
amount owing the company for SER
vices rendered during the months Of
October and November, computed on
the basis OF prices named in the old
franchise. The treasurer was author
izea and Instructed by the mayor to
mail this voucher to the compnnv
upon the advice of the CITY attorney
However. the bill rendered by the
Southern Public Utilities COMPANY
was for S3,552.24 The treasurer was
instructed to notify the company that
the voucher mailed the company couId
De applied to the city's account with
out preJudicing in any way the rights
OF the city or company in SO doing.
Acting under the same resolution. the
city treasurer will forward 90 the
company on January 10 a voucher for
the balance of the bill, as we'll as for
service rendered during t..e month of
December, provided. OF course, the
piiis are found to be correct
differences In Bills.
~ Wiil be noted that the voucher
mailed the Southern Public Utilities
Compapyl by theleity clerk was $3.50. 40
snort OF the amount; of the bill render
ed by the company against the city.
a representative OF The, Intelligencer
requested Mayor Godfrey to state how
the amount OF the voucher mailed 10
me company was arrived at. He said
that IN makingaup the figures for the
voucher he useB the rates for ser.
vices as set, opt in the old franchise
and hat he inelnded the rentals for
'he wnIte way fors all of October and
until the 10th day gof November. the
date the company. was advised OF
councils action to stop further pay
:.isnts.
There is no difference In the rates
Ior ELECTRIC lights in the two fran,
chises. go In compiling the figures for
the Voucher the bills furnished by the
company were used for the, lights rem
tats, declared the mayor 'HThen
was added the rentals for the white
way for one and :, one-third monts. The
difference in the two franchises is
mostly with regard to water rentals.
the old franchise fixing the annual
rental OF q water plug at $50 and the
new franchise fixing the rental at $40.
used the rental OF $50 as provided IN
the cid franchise, and ! then deduct
ed the amount charged by the COM
pany for water service that the city
formerly got free. This free water
service was for flushing the sewers.
for the city hall, for eprinkling, etc
This accounts for the, difference df
SlSO.0a referred to In Manager Orr's
letter to the city treasurer"
The mayor stated that the services
rendered the city by the company
based on the rates In the new fran
chise Is something like SIS or $40
cheaper per month to the city soyl
ernment than the same service based
on the rates in the old franchise. He
sai1 however. that the charge for,
water service to schools, churches and
public buildings. ETC.. which was fur
nished free under the old franchise,
Offsets the decrease in the city bills
proper; in factl makes the bills for
service to the city treasury. puhi'a
buildings, ETC., some higher than those
under the old franchise.
.b.t Correspondence In Matter.
January 10 was fixed as the day for
the making of the settlement for wat
er and lights because the next monthly
settlement with the company is due
on that day, and in order to give 80
days time in which any person or per-
IONS interested might take action to
restrain the city from making the pay
rnents as ordered by city council
Thursday night. sfe
The text OF the resolution adopted
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