The courier-index., 1919-04-04
CITY COUNCILI|HOLDS :,
 ITSRECULAR SESSION
.ucIpAL DADS SAY THEY ...,,I GRANT FRANCHISE TO .nv RESPONSIBLE NEW LIGHT ~ e.,o POWER COMPANY.

rbat the members of the city coun-
 :, arc thoroughly disgusted with the 'iserable VI makeshift service furnish h,, the Arkansas Light and Power oananv was amply evidenced at tne regular meeting of the council on Tuesday night of this week when omorv member of the council stated s was willing to grant franchise any responsible company that
 nld come to Marianna and install decent electric light and power slont During the past week the local .,apt has been out of commission rhost as many hours as it has been -n,r;ng Sunday night the lights ront out during church services, necessitating dismissal of all congre- rot;ons. Monday morning the plant
 Foe still idle and the water was ort off until Superintendent McGill Could fire up the city boilers and start the pumps to work. The pumps are operated by electric power though tho citv keeps it's boilers and engine ;r condition for service when the rower plant is not running. Monday afternoon the power plant resumed onerations for brief spell. Wednes- day night another break down caus- cd users of lights and power to suffer ,rt,l Wednesday afternoon, and on Thursday, just to keep its record straigbt and its batting average up, tho nlant went out of commission again.
 The Arkansas Light and Power company has fifty year franchise here. but it is in no sense exclusive. If has a street lighting contract with the city for a period of twenty-five years, but it has repeatedly preached this contract, and at the city's pleas ure this agreement may be declared void A new company can get prac- itcally every private consumer on its list of patrons, and the city will gladly give it a contract to operate the pumps at the water plant. This would leave only the street lighting contract for the old company. anu even this small bit of patronage could he taken away from it if the city council decided to make clean sweep of the transfer of business from the old company to new com pany.
 Oil For the Streets
 Aside from discussion of the light and power service, the council instructed J. M McClintock, secre- tary of the board of public works, to order tank of street oil and to proceed at once with his plans for the erection of storage tank so at least one car of oil can be kept on hand fir use on the streets.
 New Oil Company Turned Down
 Permission was denied the Mag nolia Petroleum Company to erect storage tanks on the Felton lot near the Griffis-Newbern store, because investigation showed the location of the tanks on this lot would ma terially advance the insurance rates on all property within 15O feet of the tanks.
 Street Paving Offer
 The offer of the city to join with the property owners on any street and pay one-third of the cost of street paving was extended for a period oi ninety days. The city expects the property owners on one side to pay one-third the cost, the property own. CTS on the other side one-third and the city will pay one-third.
 Mayor Oupuy Given Vote of Thanks
 At the conclusion of the meeting attention vas called to the fact that Mayor F. K. Dupuy, who has served as chief executive of the city the past four years, and Aldermen Isaacs, ana Miller, who have served on the oouhch the past two years, will re- tire at the special meeting to be held next Monday night. Alderman J. T. nopertson from the second ward hnaue very appropriate talk in "hich he voiced the sentiments of 'ne remaining members of the coun- on expressing approval and apprecia- t,o" oI the official conduct of Mayor Dupuy ana Aldermen Isaacs and Mill er' Senator Robertson called atten- 'ion to the fact that the mayor had serVeu during the war period, when ~ was exceedingly difficult to keep rp program of improvements in .ne city, and that for this reason ue and his associates were seriously nnauuicapped n in their plans to make | aiianna i, d better city in which to senator Robertson concluded [ " making c motion that the council | ~'ehu nhu vote of thanks to Mayor nupuy for his faithful services to ,n ne city' which motion was adopted unanimously.
 wv Officials Go In Monday Niqht oo on next Monday night the old tSu Sancii and mayor meet and conclude no ouslness before them, and the "" mayor, Jesse M Johnston with