The courier-index., 1919-09-05

| Inf Water fmpTOOeHeNtS-IuuT uuTtUHHU |eonle Suffer Gross Inconvenience at |onds of Public Utilities.
 Courier Index seems destined to be just once 3npblication and sometimes not even that. The man. hoe had under contemplation for several weeks the ung on semi-weekly paper of eight pages, to be is fTuesdav and Friday of each week. Our plans have oressing very satisfactorily until ten days ago when ansas Lieht and Power Companys deficiency re performed the usual and wholly ly-to-be-expected 8d went out of commission With the conditions un- b the Corer-Index force has labored day and night he past two weeks the management will be satisfied per issued once week and will feel fortunate if we to sustain the heavy financial losses the light and pow ny infcts upon and stay out of the hands of the The major portion of this week has been dedicated line idleness during which time the members of the Index force have exhausted their extensive vocabulary echnc and sulphuric explosives hurled in the general of the junk-pile with which public-be-damed cor continues to curse this otherwise progressive city. of the total inadequacy of the poWerless plant to fur Egy-eleetrica or otherwise the Courier-lndex has resent dismissed it's dreams of expansion and instead ling semi-weekly will continue it's present tryWeek long the Courier-Index and other institutions in depending upon electrical power will be able to sur daily breakdowns at the light plant depends on how internal thing blows up and clears the way for some ppany to install decent plant here.
 zens have done all within their power to have the improved The last legislature passed fool law from the city councils the right to regulate rates by public utilities to grant or revoke franchises. of this rape perpetrated upon the people the matter g adequate service from public utility rests solely state corporation commission. This commission has n to issue certain orders to the Arkansas Light and pmpany requiring the installation Of improvements Pnt to make it efficient The company has ignored Tn all the essential details. It is the evident purpose lcias not to spend any money on the plant here Tn Improvements. H. c. Couch the president of the on has made repeated promises to the city offclais ss meetings composed of representative business men on several occasions demanded adequate service that make the necessary improvements on the plant here single instance has any serious attempt been made any of the promises. The state corporation com s promised the city relief Four months have elaps- aetcaly nothing has been done. Its orders are ap- eated with supreme contempt by the company. lime the plant has been shut down. deprivng business ral institutions and households of light, power and l'zens yesterday again appealed to the corporation to do something that would bring immediate re- he frequent interruptions in the service furnlsneo pany Little confidence is expressed in the aolhty lmisson to do anything but because 1t IS the only Vng Jurisdiction of the situation the matter has placed in it's hands.
 y Tn the matter of light and power is the city In i'unate condition, but in the far more important commodity of water we are facing crisis busl-
 pend and perhaps absorb it's financial loss due 10
 ic lights and power, but public health suffers when stopped. There is no shadow of excuse for any ueiay m putting the water system on it's feet SeV-
 ago the city council authorized an additional bond reconstruction of the water plant and system ana
 1,oerS n' were instructed to proceed at once Witn
 rians and specifications and recommendations one of the best engineering firms in the soutn- Deen submitted to the council and turned over 10 uoners, yet so far as we are advised, practically
 'een done, and from the total lack of progress so
 (Contnued pags)