Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02
FAVOR CONTRACT WITH
ST. ALBANS COMPANY
Aldermen Make Some Progress
Towards Settling Long Drawn
Out Question of Electric
Energy For City Plant-L0-
cal Co. Gets Damages of $685.

The board Of aldermen at a special
meeting Monday night voted to pay the
Burlington Light & Power company the
sum of $s,057.48 which was awarded the
company by the supreme court after years
of litigation, and apparently made consid-
cradle progress toward coming to an
agreement with the Public Electric Light
ing company Of st. Adams for a ten years
contract for electric energy for lighting
and power. Several amendments have
been made on both sides to the original
contract and most Of these were put into
shape go that Attorney Warren r. Austin
for the company and City Attorney II. 9.
Peck can arrange them for final action
by the board at another meeting, to be
held Friday evening.
Several features Of the amendments
were strenuously objected to by Alder
man Woodbury., and Alderman Hall
opposed making a contract with the 81.
Adams company on the ground that he
was not sure at this time of its ability
to take care of the business. On hand for
the company were William II. Tiles,
president, and George A. Murch, manager
Of the company. The meeting occupied
two and one-half hours in a discussion OF
the different phases of the amendments.
and immediate action was favored
by some or the aldermen but more
thought II advisable to wait until a nm
shed draft of the contract with the
amendments could be submitted.
The proposed contract will furnish the
city with electricity at one cent per kilo-
watt hour and Will guarantee to have the
lines and equipment connected with the
distributing point in Burlington within six
r~o-th. fro-, tha &ty-a thA yart,1if 10 Oranf.
ed for the obstruction of the lines by the
public service commission.
All the aldermen were present. with
the exception Of Alderman Bessette, who
is Ill in a hospital. In addition to the
board. there were present many promt-
nent business men Of the city. who evil
denced an interest in the proceedings.
AS soon as the electric lighting contract
was preached Alderman Caisse was on
his feet and asked that anyone who had
reasons for not awarding the contract
to the st. Adams people present them at
once so the atmosphere might be cleared.
He said that he understood that one
member Of the board had recently read
a letter before the Merchants associa-
ton regarding the credit and standing
Of the st. Albans concern and he wanted
to know II any such question existed
why 1t wasn't raised and the letter read
before the board. Alderman Hall said
that the challenge was directed at him
but that no did not nave the letter Win
him and II ne did ne did not Know why
No snouio not nave the privilege o. U.S.
cuesing muhiclpai a1airs with the exec
uuve commlt'ee OF the association II ne
w1sheo' lie was not sure tnen tnat tne
ompany couid not stano the loao' ne
UNDERSTOOD thet the company was ABOUT
10 increase lts captai STOCK ana might
tneh Dc aoie TO- MT. nan maintained
ms a.tieuoe 'owaro the company coh-
sistehuiy throughout the evening.
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lessen the iaoiiity OF the power COM
pahy 10 the purchaser as SET ior'h III
section nVe OF this agreement.
IN case OF an accident or an emer-
gency wnlch shaH temporarily interrupt
the service OF the power company ana
prevent said company from operating us
lines and equipment and furnishing the
purchaser electric energy as herein pro-
vided, the purchaser shall nave the right
to begin at once to operate It's own
power plant for the purpose OF OBTAIN
ing the required current to meet It's de-
mands during such temporary period, and
the power company shall pay the pur-
chaser its entire costs and expenses in
Cured in so furnishing its own required
current during such interruption by the
power company. Upon such an event
l;,1 tho QUA rprpnany shall