The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
.,,,oNwFALTH PUBLIC SERV- 'trF COMPANY WILL SPEND
 LARGE SUMS.
RT|RE PLANT WILL BE WELL REBUILT
..et Lighting Contract Calls for 'ss s2 C. D. Lights and l2 100 (. p. Iiobts for S125 Per Month Day and Night Service.

an adjourned meeting of the ..b Council Wednesday night a fran
 , was granted the Commonwealth s.blie Service Company to operate E. .be city of Mena for 21 years, and Erect lighting contract to run con- .--puttly with the franchise.
 sshere was a full attendance of al- ';.srep with Mayor Ira o. Smith in tss chair and City Clerk w. N. Mar ~ and City Attorney L. N. Burnett .7tbeir stations of duty. E. F. Me- 4ssom was present to represent the 5.'|k rests of the grantee company.
 be desire of a majority of the sal,ncil seemed to be to formally put \ Effect. thru a franchise ordinance sra contract, the terms and specified l;sns covered by an agreement entered in.o at a meeting the previous Friday aiebt The specific ordinance and con- s4aet had been drawn as agreed, with sps or two minor exceptions which uese readily arranged.
 Alderman Frederick, however, had provided an ordinance which he de- sItsd adopted as substitute, and aft q considerable argument and insist snee on his part consent was obtained ib read it, which then was done. MT. HsBroom then announced definitely that it would not be accepted. After san.e further argument Mir. Frederick hIesed that his ordinance be placed on lts first reading, but failure to get a zefond, the motion was lost.
 sIhe original ordinance as prepared thsn was taken up, and was passed Ehrn the second and third readings snd adoption, the vote in each is- stance being: Yes, Roberts, Harsh asan Shields, Goss--4; noes, Fred sTitk Moseley-2.
 The terms of this ordinance with a |ea exceptions have been published n The Star, and when it has been ieally accepted by the grantee will be siSen its legal publication.
 The Street Lighting Contract.
 The street lighting contract was hen taken up. After some discussion, aQstly over the proposal of the light pg company to make the contract re- insofar as agreeing to ac- 'ept Sl25 per month instead of the '2ID, as under the old contract, begin l'ak with May 1 past. After this a4lnt was satisfactorily settled, a szplution authorizing the mayor and 3tY clerk to sign the contract was sdopted by the same vote as that by fhRh the franchise ordinance was assed.
 2 was mutually agreed that neither 'ne franchise nor the contract should N Formerly signed or released until w Fry, the vice president of the sonmonwealth Company had arrived snzl by hls signature, accepted both.
 Ihe general terms of the street ishting contract give the city 13S < E. p, lights and 12 100 c. p. lights 'uf the streets (the same as now in asfl, to be run each night from one- "a hour after sundown to one-half
 aW before sunup, for $125 per month 2 eash The company also agrees to la!nlsh free 20 lights for the park, 22qlic library and city building, all m lights to be placed where de- s'fsd by the city.
 IS announced by the representa- VI of the lighting company that, in 'aiIlon to installing duplicat equip Msa1 at its power plant, the entire x button system in the city will be .seailt at total cost of not less than 'zapOO- In the downtown district the s'fss and poles will be taken from s,s streets and placed in the alleys z1efe practicable. Already the com Rzas IS giving continuous service ex- .sR1 Tor about two hours between 6 aaa o'clock a. m., and in 6 few days sze'her engine will be installed and a 'ssaiar 24-hour service maintained.
 Hiter short, but earnest discuss @a a or the water situation, the coun- Y salourned to the regular meeting T September.