The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
ROUTINE BUSINESS FEATURES
THE OPENING.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS BOB UP
CITY ENGINEER TRIMMER PRE-
SENTS FIGURES in FAVOR
OF MUNICIPAL PLANT.

uIdr SESSION DIT the CITY Hall last tNcu
ing, with all members present.
After the reading of the minutes
of the prior meeting, which We're APP
proved as read, a motion to accept
the work done on the Diesel engine
and generators by LeBron employees
was made and carried unanimously,
the bill for said repairs, amounting
to 1852, was properly allowed.
A petition signed by many of the
property owners along either side OF
| Washington m was next present
ed to the commissioners. Following
this a resolution for paving said ave-
nue. and making improvements there
was acted upon and passed. The in
tention is not to begin paving Wash
ington yer this year, but when
the work does begin hat important
thoroughfare will be paved from the
north city limits line at Ninth street
NE on south to the intersection OF
the first street south of the railroad
tracks.
The plans of the city engineer for
sanitary and storm W extensions
on Center street E and w, and Third
street Sc were duly approved and ac-
cepted. The city auditor was author
lied to advertise for bids for the
work of making said sewer extern
sions.
Not being able to secure the serv-
ices of an outside accountant to fig
ure out whether the burned and later
repaired electric light plant was a
good municipal investment or not,
and what it has cost Madison to pro-
duce current, City Engineer c. A.
Trimmer was asked to work out re-
] suits from the auditors books. Mr..
Trimmer read his report which prov
ed entirely favorable to the plant
from the time the gas producers were
placed in up to the time OF the fire.
Mr.. Trimmer's report appears in an
other column. The report was nei-
Their accepted mol rejected, but 1T
opened up the meeting to heated dis
cussion of the I'VE electric light prop
ositions now before the city. This
report was so lucid and accurate,
having been compiled from the exact
figures ON the auditors books, that
1t apparently dazed both Commits
sioner Schmidt and Figuring Wizard
Joseph Henkin, the car of the COM
mission. Ar. Henkin is great on fig
Turing and talking! Last evening he
occupied the most of the time doing
both-and got nowhere. He spoke
about the integrity and fairness OF
the Northern States Power company
that one time had SO different rates
for Sioux Falls users and were scared
into uniformity through the efforts OF
George Adams and other prominent
interested business men of that place
How can MI. Henkin offer to us the
services of such a corporation, and
speak of it's fairness" when such
Iindicting published statements as the
following come to public notice
through the columns of a commercial
magazine that has good standing in
, business circles all owe the state and
the entire northwest:
Geo. Adams, proprietor of the TIE
ton hotel of this city, is getting to bt
an influential citizen of the town, IN
, fact, he has been for a long time. bu'
his fine work in putting over the cleo
: trio light deal has won for him thu
admiration of all citizens who under
. stand and appreciate the politica
sagacity that is required in order Il
make a success of projects of thi
lr,s-l NJ AIoxao aa~1xy In Tho uu M a
, arrived at the conclusion that tn
electric light company of this city
the Northern States Power compan,
V-had absolutely put one Over on tn
city Of Sioux Falls. He found, upol
thorough investigation that a ran
fraud had been perpetrated upon tn
citizens, that the company was charg
ing outrageous prices for services
Mr.. Adams set to work and secures
the names of practically all the bust
mess men Of the town to a petition
calling for an election to vote $500,
100000 for the purpose of a municipa
electric lighting plant. The election
was held and the campaign was man
Jagged so splendidly that the majorit
for the proposition was overwhelm
ing"
The above article appeared in tn
February number Of the Commercial
Magazine, published in Sioux Falls
Any corporation that will attemp
to slip over "a rank fraud" on a cit
the size of Sioux Falls is wholly TN
deserving Of patronage from citizen
of a town like Madison.
Mr.. Trimmer's report stands
Nthough not officially accepted, an
in another column there can be foun
every statement read before the com
omission last evening.
Now citizens of Madison, you wi
probably be called on soon to decid
again on q seeond bond issue. sine
llit is quite certain that the bonds a
Vready voted are illegal because of til
lfact of their date of maturity whic
was placed at rs years. You wi
likely be asked also to consider tn
lNorthern States Power company