The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-06-14

a - - - - - - - - - - - e
$1.OO Per Year PR1]
was purchased for the Third commits
sioner district. ~
A plat of the town of Pease was
presented to the board and same was
accepted and ordered filed.
The petition Of O. A. Benson asking
that his lands be set off from school
district % and attached to district II
was rejected for the reason that the
description was defective.
The county auditor was instructed
to write to the State Board of Invest
ment and ask that the sum of $4,000
be paid out of the loan Of $4,000
granted by the state to Mile Laos
county in January, 1917, and that the
proper bond be forwarded to the audi
! tor for execution.
It was moved and carried that the
application of R. S. Chapman for
resignation as surveyor appointed to
resurvey sections and IA, township
38, range 27; section 4, township 80,
range 27, and section IS, township Sc,
range 26, be accepted and bonds re-
! leased.
After acting on the usual grist of
bills the commissioners adjourned.
- - -
Power Meeting.
A special meeting Of the village
council was held Friday evening to
consider the proposition of disposing
Of the Princeton electric light plant.
About eight citizens were also in at
tendance, and Mr.. A. G. Whitney of
the St. Cloud Power Co. was present
and explained the kind of proposition
his company was in a position to
make.
At the outset he demonstrated by
figures that the St. Cloud plant has
ample power. Mr.. Whitney said that
his company would buy the Princeton
power outfit and pay every dollar that
| it is worth. In fact he said that he
would accept the figures Of any compe-
tent engineer appointed by the village
to appraise same.
The change would mean that an al
ternating current would take the place
of our direct current, and Mr.. Whitney
stated that the company would install
new light globes without charge to the
consumers. AS to motors, fiat irons,
fans, etc., he said that his company
would buy them at a discount of 10
per cent per year used, and sell new
ones, built for the alternating current,
at cost.
A sliding scale of rates was sub
mitted. For lighting the first 100 Kill
lowatts would be lie; from 100 to 200
K. w., &c; from 200 to 300 K. W.,
SIC, and all over 500 X. w., SIC
Street lights would cost $28, $50 OF
$72 per year per light, depending on
the candle power. Power rates would
be 6 ITO cents per K w. for the first
500; 41ac per X. w. for the second
500, and 3 4-10 cents per K w. for
all over 1000.
To insure continuous service Mr.
Whitney said that an emergency steam
plant would be maintained at Prince.
ton.
For fire alarms, he said, an electric
whistle can be put in, and he also
expressed the opinion that the village
could satisfactorily terminate all con-
tracts to supply steam from the pres.
ent plant to individuals or companies
No action was taken on the PROPOSE.
ton, but the council decided to ap.
point committee to ascertain the
value of the Princeton plant, and ther
the village will be in a position to con.
slider definite offer from the St. Clouc
company.
~ - -
Report Any Strikers.
The complete list of names of those
who registered in Mile Laos county
appear on page eight of this issue
The total is 900, as eight have regis
tered with the board since the 9Th.
It is the duty of every citizen, if he
knows of any slackers who failed tc
register, to inform the authorities sc
that proper action can be taken. Jus.
tice to those who walked up and en-
rolled themselves demands that the
shirkers be punished. Then, too, it is
important that everybody be made tc
understand that Uncle Sam means
business.
Actual decision on each exemption
will be left to local authorities. Nc
class exemptions will be prescribed
but cases will be passed upon indi-
vidually.
~ -