The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15
LOOKING IN PROPOSITION
MATTER OF LETTING CONTRACT
FOR CURRENT POSTPONED.

: North Carolina Public Service Co. De-
: sires a 10 Year Contract Which
counciImen Desire to Look Thor
oughIy Into.
} At the meeting Tuesday night, the
, of Importance were. brought. before
the council.
Il Representatives of the Public Ser
vice Company appeared before the
council and explained the rates fol-
incandescent current. Several of the
members of the board did not seem
(, to understand the differential rates
; and never -hesitated-~a moment in
frankly saying SO. Councilman Stamey
said he was representing people and
refused to sign any contract until he
thoroughly understood it. He and
Councilman Ingram want exact fig
ures of the rate the Public Service
Company will charge the city for both .
the incandescent and the pumping
current.
j Colonel Wescott Robertson repre-
sented the Public Service Company.
He assured the council that the COM
pany he was representing had no in
tention to force the signing Of the
contract, that the council would have
ample time to consider it. He also
made it clear to each of the council
men that the Public Service Company
was ready to furnish any information
the. council cared to have. Colonel
Robertson said representatives OF the
Public Service Company would hold
a conference with members of the
council, either individually or collect
lively at any time the council designa-
ted. 1t was pointed. out by the local
attorney that the Public Service Com
pany is ready to play fair game.
Charles and Ralph Hole, of Green's
boro, officials of the Public Service
Company, were also present at the
meeting and also spoke. Charles Hole
said he was ready to carry the matter
before the corporation commission at
any time He said the Public Service
Company was not realizing one cent
out of it's business in High POint. He
centended that for every dollar his
cornpa1ly collects here an ddittepaI
35 cen ts fs spent here. Mr. Hole said
he did not wish to have the council
understand that his company was
making money in High Point. He de-
sires the council to take action on
the matter as early as possible, ali
though he made it clear that he does
not care for the members to sign the
contract until it is thoroughly under
stood However, Mr.. Hole thinks it is
a very simple contract.
Councilman Stamey offered mo-
tion that action on the matter be de-
ferred until the next meeting. His
motion was carried and then Mr..
tatives of the Public Service Com
pany Immediately left the building.
A motion offered by CouncilmaR
Ingram was carried to authorize the
school board to erect a school build :
ing on Park Street The structure is
not to exceed $4,000.
Council Stamey offered a motion
that the council reverse action as to
the repairing of Centennial Avenue
and East Washington Street. The
motion was carried andt hen Mr..
Stamey moved that Centennial Ave
nue. and East Washington Street be
paved as early : as possible. The
council made it clear last night that
it is it's intention to pave the above
streets.
Another very important matter
came up for discussion last night
,when w. C. York, superintendent OF
the city's light and water departments,
suggested that the city adopt a differ
ent kind of meter in the plants of the
city. It was pointed out by Mr.. York
that it is essential that the city, if it
is to have a first class water depart
ment, it must have another kind OF
meter He said it would stop the
leakage. Action on the matter was de-
ferred until next meeting, which will
be held the third Tuesday in this
month, and the manufacturers will be
extended an invitation to attend and
express their views on this matter The
meters, it is said, will cost $40O, but
those present at the meeting last night
are of the opinion that the manufacc
turers will be patriotic enough to pay
for the meter provided the city will
install. Each manufacturer is invited
and urged to attend the next meeting.
The city manager was authorized to
secure new automobile. for the po-
lice department That department
now has a car, which is in bad con-
dition, and the council authorized that
the old car beNsold or traded if pos
sible. ~.
The city manager read Y letter
from Fire Chief A. B. Horney, in
which the chief said the fire alarm
system was in bad order and request