The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-09-04

on the subject of the cleo .ric light and power franchise which is to be voted upon next Tuesday. MT. Gartley stated that he wished to call the attention of the Council to the fact that the fran ,hise which he first submitted, and which was rejected by the Council. contained the following section
 That in case the said Town ol
 Wrangell shall. at any time during
 the life of this franchise. want to
 operate hydro-electric plant,
 which in operation would in any
 manner be in competition with
 the electric plant of said Harry W.
 Gartley. erected and maintained
 pursuant to this ordinance, then
 In that event the said Town of
 Wrangel1 shall and hereby agrees
 to buy from said Harry W. Cart
 ley, said entire electric equipment.
 or such portions thereof as may be
 affected in such competitive man.
 ner, at price to be fixed by an
 arbitration board to consist of
 three; one arbitrator to be ap-
 pointed by said Town of Wran-
 gell; one to be appointed by liar
 ry W. Gartley; the third to be ap-
 pointed by the two arbitrators ap-
 pointed as aforesaid, and the de-
 cision of said board of arbitration
 to be rendered upon any question
 submitted to said board within
 thirty days from date of submis-
 sion, and the decision upon all
 questions so submitted to be final
 and binding upon both said Town
 of Wrangell, and said Harry w.
 Gartley Provided, however, that
 shall fail within said period of
 thirty days to render a decision
 upon any question so submitted.
 that the members of said board
 may be discharged upon written
 notice from said town of Wrangell
 or said Harry w Gartley, and
 new board of arbitration appoint
 ed in a like manner, one half of
 the expense of such arbitration to
 be paid by said Town of Wrangell
 and one half of said expense to be
 naid by said Harry w. Gartley."
 MT. Gartley stated that he wished 10 respectfully remind the Council that at the time the franchise was granted to him he requested that the section from the rejected franchise be included in the fran ehise which the Council had voted .o grant him. He said that it was through an oversight that he Council had failed to include his this section in the proposed franchise which is now before the voters He further stated that it was too late now to have this sec ion embodied in the franchise itself, put that he was still of the opinion hat any person or corporation. ap- plying to the Town for a franchise hould be willing to accede to such m agreement. and that he himself vas willing to sign such an agree nent and have it spread upon the 'ecords of the Council.
 MT. Gartley stated that he desired 0 request that the proposed fran hise of MT. o. D. Leet, which was elected by the Council bepublished Ie stated that he believed that it vas proper that this be done in jus ice to the voters, the Council, Mr .eet and himself Mir Gartley also tated that he believed that the oters would appreciate the publica- ion of such sections of the minutes s contained reports of the Coun- il.s deliberations when the fran hise question was up for considera- ion.
 On motion the request of Mir | iartley was granted with the un- erstanding that the publication be | nade with no expense to the Coun- il. MT. Gartley stated to the Council l hat he had understood that there | 1as a question in the minds of some | f the citizens as to the meaning of ection 10 of the proposed fran hise He said this section had nev r been the subject of any discus lon between himself and the Coun il. He believed that inasmuch as he franchise had been drawn by he Councils lawyer. under their di ection, that the Council should be he source of information regarding