The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-11
WILSON CROSSING ATLANTIC
TO ATTEND PEACE CONFERENCE
PROPOSAL MADE
no POWER COMPANY BY CITY
City Fathers to Meet Again Thursday
Evening to Consider Power Contract

Further.
The City Fathers held their regular
bi-monthly meeting Monday night,
the greater part Of the meeting being
devoted to consideration Of electric
power when the present contract
with the Reedy River Power Company
runs out in January. Mayor Babb
laid before the council the proposal
of the Reedy River Power Company
for renewal Of the contract on the ba
sis Of 3 cents per kilowatt hour, with
minimum charge Of $1,000 per month,
the power company to have the eX-
elusive right to sell power to con-
fourth horse power. After long de-
| liberation over these terms, council
concluded that the rates submitted by
the power company were too high.
and counter proposal was ordered
made to the power company. Under
the counter proposal the city would
pay the power company 2 cents per
kilOwatt hour and the minimum
charge would be 500 per month, with
the city having the exclusive privilege |
to sell current to all motors up TO - |
horse power. Council would also de- |
ny the right Of the power company !
superintendent and owners to receive /
power over the city lines without any
charge therefor, and would also pro-
tcct itself from any damage to prop
erty due to the company's negligence
in providing a regular flow Of current.
The details Of the contract which
is very lengthy document, Is approx
, imatcly the same as the present con-
tract, except as to the basis on which
the current used is to be charged, the
old peak load system being done away
with.
Mayor Babb stated to council that
he had made Investigations as to tho
cost of overhauling the present plant
in case the city could not come to
, terms with the power company and
that he figured that this cost would
be around $1,000 Upon question
:, from the floor, Mr.. j. II. Philpot, city
electrician, stated that he had been
advised that the estimated cost of
generating power current would be
:. between SIT and SIS per horse power,
but that he did not know what costs
were included in this estimate. The
city at present is paying $50 per
horsepower for its current
S Council will meet again Thursday
l. night to receive the answer Of the
H. power company to the counter propo-
; sal and to take what steps are neces-
sary to ensure current supply when
n the present contract expires.
le Other matters acted upon by coun-
II Gil included decision to borrow
l. $5, 900 to tide the city over until taxes
he commence to come in toward the frs
rs Of the year. Later discussion Of the
financial affairs Of the city developed
le that the lwatcnworks department hat
n an extra burden OF about $500 month
e. to bear since the big pump broke
OF down last year. On account Of tn
g. high cost Of coal and poor condition
ne Of the steam boilers, which latter ha
to more recently been remedied, the cos
he Of operating the steam pump was yer
be expensive and had to be added to tn
an cost Of the electric power, which ha
an to be paid for anyway.
he Cuncil fixed the license for opera
w ting fruit stands on the streets durin
10 the Christmas season at $1.00 per da.
er- Mr.. E. w. Copeland presented pc
ar tition through the mayor for the car
ais collation. Of a water bill against hi
ly. for $2.68. The bill was for water cor
sumed in the old Taylor house on tf
ms hill in the eastern section Of the cit
bly, 1t developed that Mr. Copeland an
ige Mr. d. f.. Barnett had been allowed |
Mr. jeff Taylor to tap his line and a
his three secure water from the san
er- source. Water running through Il
an meter to the three houses had not a
as tually exceeded tho minimum chars
will of fifty cents o. month until la
as month, the old Taylor house beil
empty, a large amount Of water W
in wasted through IA broken pipe.
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