The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-08


The Contract with the City under which the Palatka
Gas Light Fuel Company is operating was dated
the fourteenth day of January Nineteen Hundred Fifteen
and expires on the night of February the Fifteenth Nine
teen Hundred Seventeen SECTION ONE reads fol-
First The party of the second part agrees
to furnish to the party of the first
part, for the purpose OF lighting the
streets of the City of Paatka, Twen-
ty-nine (29) or more arc lamps COM
mercialy known 1000 c. P. for
the sum of Seventy-ive Dollars
($75O0) per annum per lamp; One
Hundred Ten (110) 80 G. P.
gas filled Mazda lamps at Twenty
two Dollars (S2200) per
EACH"
SECTION NINE reads as follows
'Ninth: The party of the second part agrees
to furnish the City of Palatka with
a good and sufficient bond in the
sum of One Thousand Dollars
S1O0000) to secure the faithful
performance of this contract
This Contract was signed by when I the
President of The Paatka Gas Light Fuel Company and
if the City holds this Bond, you readily understand
that for the sake of my bondsmen, interested in the
faithful performance of this Contract until the night of
February 18th, 1917
informed that the lighting system, far as
the arc lights commercially known 1000 c. is affected
was changed by the present of the Lighting Com
pany without consulting the City Council of Paatka. 1t
is also stated good authority that the filled Mazda
lamps which installed in lieu of the lamps, and
which in service November 7th, 1916 are 500 watt
lamps which give about $50 c. P.
When I read this morning that the City Council
had ordered the lighting bills paid at $500 per for
$50 c. P lamp instead of arc lamps commercially known
1000 c. P much pleased and had hearty laugh,
because my three four political enemies who have been
watching this transaction cannot demand of bondsmen
after February 18th, 1917 any damages for non-fufl
ment of the present lighting Contract the City Council
absolutely contrary to the Contract and the Franchise
granted The Paatka Gas Light & Fuel Company, August
21st, 1914, is paying $500 per for $50 C. P
electric light and the Franchise reads as follows:
"The rates to be charged in the City of Pa
latka, for electric street lighting purposes
SHALL NOT exceed the following rates for
al-nght Schedule
2O00 c. P. Lights---S75.OO per annum
1900 c. P. Lights $500 per
100 c. P Lights $500 per annum
80 c. P Lights %. 90 per annum
60 c. P. Lights 21.OO per annum
40 c. P. Lights 2O.OO per anuum
For the further information of the many good cit
liens of this town who have the interest of city at
heart want to know that prior to the granting of
this Franchise the City paid $84 90 per for 1000
c. P arc lamp. When this Franchise being sought by
the present owners and fight being made grant
ing it. that grand highly respected and beloved citizen
who served this town faithfully for quarter of
tUry, S. J. Kennerly Mayor of Paatka He worked
hard to have everything inserted in that Franchise that
would guard the interests of citizens during its term
of thirty years. He refused absolutely approve un
less the then rates reduced and the rates insert
ed in the Franchise thereby protecting citizens for
term OF thirty years against representatives who might
during the life of this Franchise prove unworthy of the
confidence that the electors of this town had placed them
The impression might prevail from the account
published in The Palatka Morning Post Wednesday, De-
cember the SIXTH that had spoken to different members
of the City Council without advising The Southern Ut-