The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-23

the presence of Mr. John B. Finn, and
read the piece published in the Palat-
ka Morning Post, which was credited
to him, and l asked him if those were
his remarks, or had he been misquot-
ed. He stated that as regarded the
price of $S4.00 having been paid last
year for 1900 Candle Power lights, he
remembered that some reference had
been made to the lamp at $S4.00 per
annum, but could not state that he re-
ferred to that price as of last year.
l then told him that whoever made the
statement had uttered a falsehood and
l desire to say now, that whoever
states that The Palatka Gas Light &
Fuel Co.. received $84.00 per annum
for any size light during the year 1916
or 1915, whether he be member of
the City Council or an official of the
City, or any one in the Council room
on Tuesday night, Feb. Goth, 1917, SIM
ply LIED.
Alderman McNally then proceeded
to state that the lamps now in use on
Lemon Street, by the aid of a certain
reflector, would give at least 1850
Candle Power light If these lamps
Elve not been changed and are still
the same lamps that were originally
installed, l desire to state that they
are 500 Watt lamps with a capacity
to give about $50 candle power light
when they are new. l did not ask,
but l pleaded and begged him as
man to get the Lighting Committee to
go'to the local representative of The
Palatka Gas Light & Fuel Co. and re-
quest that they be allowed to take the
present light at the Ackernlan-Stew
art and Joe Haughtbn corner down
and be allowed to send it to The Gen
eral Electric Co. at Atlanta, Ga, and
ask them to report to the lighting
committee what was the Candle Pow
err of that lamp. | pleaded with him
as an old friend, and I asked him
please to have manhood enough to do
what | requested, but the only reply
that | could get, was that he would
demand certain scientific opinion as to |
the Candle Power of that lamp when
it was furnished with some patent re-
flector, which used in connection with |
the lamp would demonstrate that the /
lamp and reflector were producing
1850 Candle Power.
! then went to Mr.. ]. r. Austin |
Chairman the Lighting Committee /
and / told him practically all of NV
conversation with Alderman McNal- |
ly and l asked him as earnestly as
I could to have the Lighting Commit
fee visit the representative of The |
Palatka Gas Light & Fuel Company |
and ask to be given one of the lamps |
now in use to have it sent to The Cen
eral Electric Company. which is the
highest authority on electric lamps in
the United States. and to get re-
mort on it's Candle Power. I told him
that it was not an unreHsonN bic re-
quest. That if he went to The Far-
nest Company's store with the idea
of purchasing goods that thew would |
gladly show him ANYTHING that he
stated he wanted. if they had it in
stock, and permit him to examine it,
etc. He very courteouelv told me il |
was a good idea and that he would !
give the matter consideration.
I now come to the place that must |
acknowledge that there is absolutely |
nothing l. or any other citizen can do
to protect the tax navers from enter
ing into a new Contract under the
omendod Franchise that I know Of.
The old Franchise that has about |
twenty seven years longer to run. end
which protects the tax pavcrs 2einTt
chioannrv or extortion durin~ its life.
9nd states that the rates tn he ChNrpod
in the Citv of Palatka shall not "v-
oecd certain sums for certain size
CANDLE POWER LIGHTS. that p'r+
Of the Franchise that was % valuable
to the tax payers of Palatka, in the