Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-04-29
LOCKE SAYS THEY WILL
SELL ANY PART Or ALL

Still ANY PARl W ALL
To the Honorable City Council Of
Mexico, Missouri;
In view Of the present agitation in
regard TO Municipal Ownership" in
this community, and to relieve you
and ourselves Of any constHaint or
embarrassment in the proper consid-
GRAFTON Of the same, we, the Mexico
Power Company, desire to state:
First--We are sincerely and un-
qualifiedIy willing to sell;
Second-Should the City wish to
purchase our plant, it win be entirely
satisfactory to this Company to leave
the matter of the valuation to the
Public Service CopImission, as con-
tempIated under recent legal enact
ments governing the same.
Regarding the possible considera-
tion the City may give to the pur-
chase of the plant as whole, or in
part, we offer the following suggest
ions that seem to US may be practice
able: *
First-rShouId the City, with view
Of the greatest economy Of operation,
desire to purchase the plant as
whole, we viii sell the entire prop
erty;
Second-iShould the City desire to
purchase only the Water Plant, as
provided in the franchise, we will sell
that portion and retain the balance
furnishing current for the operation
Of the same at price to be approved
by the Public Service Commission;
Third-Should the City desire to
purchase all except the Water Plant,
we will retain that property and buy
current from the City under the same
conditions as in the paragraph next
above;
Fourth Should the City desire to
purchase only the Electric and Heat
ing Plants (which we consider abso-
lutely inseparabIe) we will sell those
and retain the balance;
Fifth---Should the City desire to
negotiate for any other combination
than contemplated in the suggestions
above, we will gladly entertain any
counter-suggestion.
The above statement was made to
the City Council at the regular meet
ing, Monday evening, by e. R. Locke,
general manager ofthe Mexico Power
Co. Mr.. Locke added that he thought
the plant would be appraised in the
near future, This action will be TAX
en- by the company much sooner than
they had expected TO because of this
agitation regarding municipal own
ership.p Mayor Dry said he was very
glad 70 have Mr. Locke make this
statement to the Council. The matter
of alleviating the light trouble in Mex
leo came in for little discussion by the
Council, although the mayor asked the
Water and Light Committee to inves-
tigate plans for the lighting the
square.
All members of the Council were
present, Monday evening, except Mr..
Atkinson. Fire Chief Vernon Morris
named the members of the fire COM
pany for the ensuing year as follows:
c. w. Flittner, assistant chief; j, e.
Pratt, Gus Sunnen, W. Willingham,
Loren Smith, Pearl Oliver and Kelly
Roberts.
The annual settlement of ]. D. Nc
Kee, City Collector, was accepted
The report shows Mr.. Mckee collect
ed $t9,324.71 in taxes an increase of
S776.76 over last year.
The ordinance providing for having
only one, or more night police was
passed unanimously, but no appoint
ment for the position was made. /.
Messrs. Lewis, Ballew, Pratt and
Witherspoon were appointed members
of the Board Of Health. The Pur-
chasing Committee was instructed to
see about buying some new fire hose.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, the City
Attorney will draw an ordinance to
tax vehicles.
Mr.. Lewis made a short talk on the
dumping in the Toalson lpt on North
jefferson ST., and said he thought this
should be stopped. No action was
taken, however,.
Bills to the amount Of $1O4.s56 were
allowed.