The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-11-15
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able the company to install additional
fa, .litic:: necessary for Il 24-hour rlcc-
triv service.
Som" time ago the electric company
p"utioncu council for an increase in
Yates and also for an extension Of the
presc:.i franchise, but no action was
aiken onHthe proposition until Monday
. night. at the regular meeting of that
! body. and after some discussion by
cit::, rs and Ey councilmcn the pro-
po,..i was voted down. Council took
tn. position that they did not have
az right to order Ar election on the
, s.;'ject on tho. petition from the
t'rutric company. it being the opinion
:. some OF the members that a peti-
Ion signed by frecholdrrs in Lexing-
tun was the proper course to pursue,
hat being the course taken when the
present franchise WAS granted.
That Lexington is in serious need of
an all-day electric service goes with
. out saying, and it is important that
. siSeAci' 'F lstf>Sll lpbklEP 10 lnt
establishing OF such service No doub,
the petition mentioned will be circu-
( lated among the freeholders at an
early date and presented to council.
asking an election.
The following is the petition pre-
sented by the electric company:
/ Lexington. S. G.. October Is, 1922.
! To the Mayor and Town Council OF
the Town of Lexington. S. c.
There being discussions from time
2 to time about the need Of twenty-four
hour electric service in Lexington and
( some parties having made requests
+ for power We wish to make the fol-
s lowing proposition for your consider
alton and for the consideration OF the
citizens Of Lexington. S. G.
We will make arrangements to give
Ttwenty-four hour electric service on
the following conditions:
First: That our rates for. electric
current' be Increased to the following:
! First SO X. W.. Hrs. per month at
r i5c per X. W. Hr.
( Next SO *. w. Hrs. per month at
+ &c per K. w. IIr
All over 100 X w. Hrs. per month
at 10c per x. w Hr.
Minimum rate ST.. 25 per month. all
! With 10 per cent. reduction if pnid
before the 10th Of month in which
! bill is mailed.
! Rate for street lights to be $1,000
per year for co e. y. lanps with tho
siX 100 c. p. ON the business block
: lar price for 100 e. p. lamps 10 be
$4,000 per year.
Second: That we be- given :, twenty
five (25) ycarpex;cneion 10 our pres
Eaent contract and franchise.
, Third: That the banks and individ-
! uals will aid us in selling sufficient
: b per cent. bonds. al or above par.
TO raise the necessary amount to build
! the new plant necessary to furnish
twenty-four hour service.
We shall be glad to meet with the
! council and with citizens of the town
{ and discuss the proposed plan.
Yours very truly.
; Lexington Electric 1t. & Power Co.
Il. IL. BARRIE.
4 After council meeting Monday
y night, Councilman +. X. Harman
; gave The Dispa tch- News the follow.
ing statement relative TO his position
on the matter:
AS one of the councilnIen. | wish
= to state to the public that l.. do not
think council took proper action at
the meeting Monday night in regards
+. to the day current proposition
" council has no authority. rs ! see it,
beyond that OF ordering an election.
! and in my opinion that should have
neen done. ] ,Am the only one that
did not vote on the proposition, and I
. look that position for the reason that
: did not understand the law as il an
: plies to the matter in hand. and
i neither do ! believe that the others
s. understood 1t thoroughly
II think that council should have
$ ordered an election on the subject and
1 let the will Of the people be expressed
"B. r. Harinnn. Councilman..."
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