Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-10

Has the gas and electrical commits
 sion of the city made contract with q certain H, F. Mole of New York, electrical expert by which he will probably be paid sse. 900 in a year for his services and advice?
 What has this Mr, Mole been paid s14.17S.SS for since the first of last November of which s11,250 has been raid him since the first of July, ae- cording to the reports of the commits sion?
 These are questions for the Nor
 wich gas, and electrical commission to answer. involved in a resolution rass- ed by the common council at it's Sep tember meeting on Monday night af- ter Councilman Earl E. MatheWson had called attention to figures which he had secured from the reports of the commission The eouncilinan at l tack on the commission and his ad- vocaey of demand for an accounting | was the only business out of the or dinary at the meeting which was q short one and was in session only l about 45 minutes.
 Councilman Mathewsen introduced the subject by stating that several months ago city meeting authorized the hiring of an expert to give ad- vice about the running of the plant
 and voted the sum of S1 900 to be paid 1 him. From figures taken from the re- ' ports of the gas and electrical com mission, said the councilman, if is
 shown that s14,17s.s6 has been paid a
 certain Mir Mole since the first of No vember. of which s11 ,250 has been paid
 since the first of July. It is q rufnor
 currently reported, said Mr Mathew son, that the gas and electrical com
 mission had entered into q contract
 with Mir Mole by which this expert
 was to be paid 10 per cent commits
 sion on money expended for repairs
 and 10 per cent. on the gross receipts
 of the city gas and electric plant. The payments made seem to bear out such a rumor. said MT. Mathew son, though he could not tell whethe, such contract existed or not. He I thought the council ought to know.
 The city meeting has appropriated
 sa25.oo2 for repairs for the gag aDt electric plant. Ten per cent. of Ihi:
 would be $S2, 800 for MT. Mole's com. mission if such contract existed. Th' last annual gross receipts showed a S389, 9,294.02. Based on this figure t..Sr would be further commission to Mir Mole of s3S 929 40, which would be :
 total to be paid him of S61,42S.4e.
 Meanwhile the rates for gas ant
 eeetricity have gene up and the ques tion is whether the services of thi'
 expert are worth the money. If h' is such 8 good man. I don't beievt they would have had to raise tht rates the way tl7sy have in the pas few months conciuded Mir. Mathew son. He offered the following reso
 lution which was passed:
 1 land Electrical Commissioners, be, ant
 they are hereby directed to furnisi
 the Court of Common Council an, and all information concerning a, 1 agreement CT contract now or hereto
 fore existing between said Board (
 Gas and Electrical Commissioners an lone H. E. Mole. said information t
 include a copy of said agreement 0
 contract and the said Board ofGa , and Electrical Commissioners ar further directed to furnish such de , tailed information as will show clear : lv the kind and amount of work, tn time it was reFformed. together wit the charge or charges itemized, an [ ithe actual money paid to date by sai . Roard of Gas and Electrical Comrnis :. sioners to said H. E. Me'e on acc0un Of said contract or agreement. and tn said Board of Gas and ElectricG Commissioners are further directed 5 inform the said Court of Commo i plovees now employed bv said Boar | Of Gas and Electrical Commissioner } together with the duties performed D . and the salary paid to each empioy'