Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-15
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WHITE WAY CABLE
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been advised by the City Engineer
that the offer would not be ac-
cepted and that the current would
no doubt be offered the city at 2
cents per K. w. hour, which would
enable the city to light the white
way at cost of Approximately
500 per month, exactly what we
are paying the electric company for
current used in lighting the lights
which are now in use in the bust.
ness district"
Engineer Walker stated that he
would enter into no contract with
the South Georgia Public Service
company III excess of 2.5 cents a
X. W, hour, but would buy an oil
engine and the city generate it's own
power at approximately IT. cents
a XIV. hour. Give cannot reach
an agreement with the local light
ing company, l will purchase an oil
engine and generate our own cur
rent" said City Engineer Walker.
Mr.. Walker stated that the
Southern Bell Telephone COMPANY
and the South Georgia Public
Service company agreed to remove
Immediately 60 per cent of their
posts from the white way and place
them at any place designated bv
the city, the remaining 40 per cent
to be removed at an early date.
The question of the cost of lay
ing the cable for the white way
came up and Mr.. Walker stated
that the city's profit from the paw
ing wuold more than pay for labor
and supplies necessary in running
the cable under ground. The
city treasurer's books show that the
city cleared approximately $1,000
in using its own mules and workmcn
in removing the old wooden blocks,
cutting the corners of a number of
streets and laying the gutter lines
VIZ Cllc cGlCCCo paved.
Mr.. Pace said that he and the
committee had received bids from
various post manufacturers, and as
soon as one or two more concerns
could present bids he would be in
a position to give the city council
the actual cost of the erection of
the white way and the exact amount
each property owner would have to
pay. Property owners in the white
way area will be notified within a
few days of the passage of the bill
which gives the city the power to
levy assessments.
The bill empowering the mayor
and city council to levy assessments
for the erection of a white way and
other improvements follows:
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by authority Of
the same:
Section /. That an act APPROX
ed November II, 1889, entitled AN
act to amend, revise and consoli-
date the several acts granting au-
thority to the City of Americas,
to confer additional power upon
the mayor and city council Of Amer
icus, etc" be and the same is
hereby amended as follows:
Paragraph 1. By adding at the
end of Section AZ of said act two
new sections, to be numbered sec
ton as (c) and section AZ (d),
and be and road as follows:
"Section as (c). That the mayor
and city council of Americas shall
have full power and authority, and
are hereby specially authorized and
empowered, to install, erect, pur-
chase, or otherwise acquire and
maintain a system of posts, wires,
cables and lights, commonly known
and referred to as white way,
or other desirable, suitable or nee
essary system, plan or device Tor
lighting the public streets, ave
nues and alleys of the City OF
Americus, and to levy and assess
against the property next to and
adjacent to the streets, avenues
and alley so lighted, and the own
ers and lossees thereof, the entire
costs of installing, erecting puf-
chasing or otherwise acquiring the
same, according to frontage; pro-
vided, however, that before the
mayor and city council shall make
such levy and assessment the own
ers of at least seventy-tive per
centum, according to frontage, OF
the property next to and adjacent
to the streets, avenues and alleys TO
be so lighted, shall agree in writing
to pay their proportionate part oil
the expense of the same, according
to frontage.
Section 43(D. That said mayor
and city council of Amerleus Is
hereby empowered to enforce the
nayment Of the assessments provid-
ed for in the foregoing section
against the property next to or ad-
iacent to the streets, avenues ana
alleys so lighted, and against the
owners and lessees thereof, as pro-
vided for in Section SO Of said act
of November II, 1889; PROVIDED,
however, that to an execution issued
under the provisions of this section