The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1920-02-20
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OWNERSHIP

-..ion Called to Vote on thu
MI of the City owning Its
Water and Light Plant.
.stiug of the citizens was held
oourthouse Monday night te
renort Of the committee which
Inointed several weeks ago te
tho water and light question
,ssoula and make recommends
who meeting was called to or
choirman Elibbler, Mr.. 5. H.
acting as secretary Mr.. H.
,orc secretary of the special
80 read the report OF their
In answer to questions Mr..
ana chairman of the special
JHllt,
100 explained their findings in
After a general discussion a
was adopted accepting the
,oo report and requesting the
buncil to order special cleo
.,o,o on the recommendation OF
,ol ownership and the proposal
osse the limit of the city's bond
obtedness from ten to fourteen
i A rising vote of those pres
pressed the almost unanimous
pnt for municipal ownership.
city council has passed the nee
ordinance preliminary to the
If the election, the ordinance
nublished elsewhere in this is
the Chronicle.
give below the report OF the
committee in full:
a Public Utilities Committee
of PascagouIa.
committees appointed by the cit
meeting for the purpose of in
ting the light and water situa-
Id recommending some method
ng care of the situation exist
lly met and organized with the
Of E. J. Jane, chairman, and
Bowers, secretary. Several sub
ttees were appointed to take
erent details of some of the dis
uestions, as follows:
mittee No. Ito confer with
tenational Shipbuilding Com
5 to a possible reduction in the
or electric current now charged
". This committee reported |
e general manager of the Inter
i, after conference, has the mat |
ier consideration, and hope for
ly reply. Mayor F. Fl. Lewis
ted that the rate be fixed at &c
Of &c for K. w. as now paid,
mittee No. 2-Mr. F. H. Lewis
ted to communicate with Mr.. A.
erson to ascertain if he was in
u In franchise for light and
I'm the city Of Pascagoula. Mr..
reports that Mr.. Paterson
be interested in meeting the
for further negotiations.
mittee No. 3-This subcommit-
Is Instructed to see Mr.. e. j.
owner of the light and water
Is to the selling price of water
plant, together with the light
ftem, consisting of the pole line
equipment within the municipal
Further to obtain his selling
Pn the entire remainder of the
md property of the former Pas
Street Railway & Power Com
This committee reported the
$HO0O.OO as made by Mr.. Ford
water works plant and property
n, with the lighting system con
Oh the pole lines and it's equip
, the city limits. The price on
malnder of the property as a
ne fixed at $S6,OOO.00. At a
Peellng of the general committee
Pla appeared by request and
'nat he would reduce the price
water works and lighting sys-
|Om $4,000 to $4,000. These
Pelrg. general, it is believed that ,
ready trade for the city a bet
Ee could be obtained.
nl'lee No. 4.-This committee
suucted to ascertain size and
|'A OF water mains of present =
win a view of obtaining a re- c
VI 'ne IRE Insurance rating. If
changes in water mains
'e made. The committee
= 'nat very little change, if any. {
Oe Necessary as to the paved
T., Ie city, and is now awaiting '
Ae'e Oh an engineer from the r
!, Hs Oureau of the state. It is r
substantial reduction can ! c
'ea lor the business district. at II
VIVA slight improvements I'm h
Fystem. FH u
['''ee No. 5.-This committee n
ruc'ed to secure expert advice n
IA on as to the value of {
4, er plant now here, also to n
T., ~Ooaole cost of new systems I
1 u''li'les. This committee e
!, au'lce of several compe- a
l.. Asineers' representing man. $
|,h., VI 'hese facilities. It was c
,,... an entire new generating C
|. ~. would be necessary. but r,
p'le line, with its equipment '
= 'er~orks plant could be Il
~. concluded from the c,
s' and estimates furnished = =,
aperts. that the naadad I,..,