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

the City Council Monday evening,
White but was disappointed as she
IN connection with the Palatka Gas
mt Aldermen and the final action of
g Post, which | have every reason to
many years of valuable experience
the president of The Paatka Gas Light Fuel Company
and that Section reads as follows:
"The party of the second part agrees to
furnish the City of Paatka with good and
sufficient bond in the Of ONE THOUS-
AND DOLLARS ($10OO0O) to secure
faithful performance of this Contract"
The action taken by me was for the following rea-
sons: sincere in not wanting the present Of
The Palatka Gas Light & Fuel Co., through mistake
which do not believe you aware of, to start political
agitation against them The personnel of the Council has
changed since the Franchise and Contract granted
l knew that they not familiar with the terms
of same and did not want to them make in
paying out the citizens money because they not post
ed thereby hurting their future politically with their
suents. Again. feel interested in the carrying out of
the present contract until its maturity if the City holds
thousand dollar bond appears in Section of said Con-
tract.
feel that The Paatka Gas Light & Fuel Company
will make costly to them if they insist upon trying
to collect $625 per month for lamp which is alleged to
be 500 Watts about 400 candle power which is absolute
y contrary to the price permitted in your contract and
franchise If my opinion is valueess and you consider it
that fact would make difference to me- have been
conscientious in my efforts to keep you of your first
big bunder with the City Council and the tax payers of
this town.
Yours faithfully
G. LOPER BAILEY.
sincere in thinking was doing the Lighting
Company favor in calling their attention to their alleged
cver-charge.
The Paatka Morning Post states in its account
"Mr. Bailey has lamp outside of his Office This
statement is unntentionaly incorrect ordered and
ceved from The General Electric Company 1000 Watt
gas filled Mazda lamp which had installed in front of the
office OF The g. Loper Bailey Company is claimed that
this lamp gives about 1900 c. P and my object i'll going to
this exense to make this demonstration to let the c
and tax payers of Paaka what they entitled
to under the Franchise for S65 per instead of the
gas filled Mazda lamp which gives about $50 c. P fur
nshed by The Palatka Gas Light Fuel Company, and for
which the Council O. X bills Tuesday night at the rate of
$500 per annum
All that have done in this matter has been solely
for the benefit of the Paatka Tax payers and five
atka Gas Light & Fuel Company were objects of charity
and that the City Council had to subsdize them by paying
them more than the Franchise calls for neither do be-
eVe that the majority of the Council understand the
question at ISSUE They cannot legally continue to pay
$500 per annum for $50 c. P lights when the Franchise
does not PERMIT the Lighting Company to charge over
$4,000 per annum for 1900 c. P. lamp According to
the Franchise The Paatka Gas Light Fuel Company has
no more right to present bill for the $50 c. P lights and
collect more than they egay allowed under their Fran
chse to charge for 1900 C. P light than dealer in hay
mas Tor delivering $50 pounds of hay of his customers
and rendering his bill and collecting for 1900 pounds of hay
AS stated above, the Lighting Contract expires Feb
fuary 10TH 1917 and your City Council does not make
a new Contract with The Lighting Company for 1906
y. r. light at $4,000 per less, for smaller
size lamp at still smaller price, up to you to that
the tax payers and citizens get all that they should under
the Franchise. have done my part and more to try to
protect you and realize that in doing my duty, have
made more enemies by standing up for your rights rather
han crnge before curry favor with supposedly rich
and powerful corporation.
Yours Faithfully,