Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-18
MAYOR AND council
START PROBE IN 7 0
POWER DIFF FICULT TIES
Much of Wednesday Nights
Meeting Consumed In Dis
cussion of Situation
HARRIS TO GO IN MATTER
VIII First Consult With Power
Officials Before Appealing
To State Commission


Much of the time of the Mayor
and Council Wednesday night was
occupied in discussing way and
means of .obviating the Interrupt
tions of lighting service by the To-
cal power company.
The light committee, of which j.
w. Harris, Jr., is chairman, was in
structed to go into the matter
with the power officials at once
and find means of remedying the
situation Immediately.
It was stated today by Mr.. Harris
that the council will endeavor to
arrive at a solution with the power
officials, and if not successful. that
the matter will be carried to the
Georgia public service commission.
"The people are absolutely out
of patience, said Mr.. Harris, "and
something must be done at once by
the power company. We will not
tolerate this condition longer"
Mr.. Harris said, in answer to a
question, that under no condition
would the mayor and council con-
slider any proposition from the
power company to pump city water
under present conditions. I'VE
can't take any such risk he said.
"Water might or might not be in
the tower when we needed it.
eve hope to find an immediate
solution for this condition." con-
tinued Mr.. Harris, "but failing we
shall carry our troubles to the
Georgia Public Service commission
and request them to force the COM
pany to keep up steam or do what
ever is necessary to give our peo-
pie electricity in an uninterrupt-
ed flow"
quested R. P. Ewing, district man
ager of the Americas Lighting
Company, statement regarding
the reasons for the suspension of
service on October Is and 16. Mr..
Ewing wrote Mr.. Wheatley as, fol-
which was read before council last
night: 10, o., 7,,,,,4,o,,
City Engineer, Americas, Ga.
Dear Sir:
an accordance with your re-
quest, | am giving you the fol-
lowing statements of the causes
of the recent interruptions OF
electric service here in Ameri-
Gus.
1.-THE interruption on October
18th, from $500 to 500 T. NJ,
was due to two telephone poles
of a private telephone line be-
inc thrown across our 1000 volt
transmission line at Forester,
Ga, by the section crew of. the
Genital of Georgia Railway.
'FThe interruption which oc-
CURED on October 10th, was
due to the explosion of an oil
switch on the Americas switch
board, through which the current
is received from Albany. This
switch was repaired and placed
in service at 500 P. NJ.
An effort was made to oper-
ate the steam plant, but before
it could be made to operate sat
isfactorily the necessary repairs
had been made which permitted
US to, use the hydro-electrlc
power.
"A force of men are at work
today Inspecting and testing the
various equipment at the steam
plant, with an idea of making
special arrangements, which will
assist US in getting this plant
in operation in shorter length
of time. Yours very truly,
/" AMERICUS LIGHTING CO.,
"By R. P. Ewing. Dist. Mgr.
Thursday Mr.. Wheatley said
that he was going further into the
explanation of the power com
pany," and would have a report for
the water and light committee la
ter in the day or tomorrow. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Whealey will
endeavor to find out why the steam
plant was not in shape to operate
satisfactorily on Oct Is and 16.
Manager Kincey, of the Rylan7
der Theatre, is among many others
who are demanding immediate ac-
ton to remedy the suspensions Of
~ WIZ. nc c1iQ JhdL HIS pdIiClNC
was at an end, that he was taking
steps to protect his patrons: that
in the Interruptions this week alone,
he had been damaged $3.50 or more
at the box office and that he ex-
pected to demand of the lighting
company that he be reimbursed to
this extent.
eve shall leave no stone unturn-
ed" Mr., Kincev said, "to protect
out patrons. They come here for
a continuous performance, and this
we are going. to give them, if
there is any way to force the light
ing company to give us uninterrupt-
ed service.
Our patience is ct an end. We
have borne patiently the Interrupt
tons of the past. While the
moneytary loss is great, still it is