The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-05
|ND NO REMEDY )R LIGHT PRICES

<uncil Heard Representative of zonweaith Company, but Took 6ction-Health Board for the Eity Named-Finances. ss city dads burned the mid 6il Tuesday night in seeking sn the electric light problem. Eef result of the evenings en- l was talk. e1
 Ever. the gabfest at the city \ chamber was productive of =luminating information on the squabble. This information &ll be classed as follows: keiver Curtis is not going to "a the present rates.
 present rates will stand until Bare changed according to law.
 first step towards changing &tes must be taken by the city &l.
 @king faces at the Common M company and using harsh isn't going to help the folks Ebuy current from the electric Epeople.
 fnal conclusion of the city was that the body did not feel 1 at this time to advise pa- Dw best to fight the light com 6t recommended that the whole Me referred to a mass meeting &ns, which may be held later. |n the city fathers met in their i monthly session the council &as packed to the guards with {ed citizens and the air was . with something besides ad- m for the Commonwealth com Resented Company's Side.
 Messrs. A. J. Connery and #Baker of Fort Smith, repre- les of the company, appeared council chamber, the first Eas asked to speak by Mayor Mir. Connery, who is auditor company, announced that Re Eurtis was unable to come to nd had asked him to meet the eials and present certain facts, e did in a very acceptable man withstanding the hostile atti- much of his audience.
 Rate Order Wording.
 Connery answered questions Pplied information that made
 and unmistakable that Re- Curtis was going to manage ness of the company as best
 how until discharged by the court. A copy of the order e now defunct corporation ion was read, showing that based rates granted last Octo-
 to be in force for a period honths, or until further order pmnlission." Mr Connery be- zhis was sufficient to show the d rates are still in effect and Ntinue to be until the council
 to act under the provisions Walls Emory law, passed by legislature.
 Act, which killed the corpora Omission, also returns to city the right to make rates for tilities. Mir. Connery proceed nlighten the gathering as to lsions of this law, and exprest Bness to meet the city on any ngs started according to this
 brief, the law directs that notice be given the company Hg changes in rates, and it was {hat this has not been done in Ease.
 As suggested that Receiver ome to Mena May IT to con
 the city council regarding situation. but after this date # agreed upon. 1t was later re- and the Fort Smith official notified later if he is wanted a conference.
 e Radical Step Taken. was considerable talk about Tefusing to pay their bills and ne company cut out the ser lch act was to be folio wed by Rcil ordering the company's
 removed from the streets. <[ely this radical idea did not ne dignity of a formal order, matter ended as above sug- ne council to do nothing off, Y let patrons of the company aey desire.
 " council as a council has no
 to make against the rates the city for street lighting, Fates are the same as they Fays been.
 posal From De Queen.
 B. Allen appeared before the and stated that he had been Pd to state that a company s was in position to supply current to Mena, provided KS would build a power line ma to that city. No action n, but the matter will likely Tered again before the pres-
 problem is solved.
 were received from the lnce committee, which has study of municipal finances
 rev weeks. The reports nat the outstanding warrants " now total almost $20, 900,
 the estimated expenses for ng year are a trif1e more 'vo0, or about equal the es- income. The showing of in-
 probable expenditure indi- the council must be unusu- omical if it is to save any,
 apply on the old debt this
 4esfs med Board of Health. Jones announced that he had
 board of health and had se-
 members, Drs. B. H. Haw-
 '. K Watkins. A. Patton, iH. TICK and Oscar Afford. The lscussed various matters re-
 sanitary conditions in the UXTtIrr1I~ = -M A --xxz..