The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-10-13
COUNCIL REFUSES
TO GIVE FRANCHISE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH POWER
COMPANY OFF FOR PRES
EMIT. BUYS AN ENGINE.

At their regular meeting for October
+be CITY council definitely decided not
70 accept the proposition of the Co
,rmbus Electric and Power Co. to fur
r;sh Dawson with electricity for lights
at , cents per klowatt.
The council objected to selling the
c;tv's light plant to the company,
Inch was one of the conditions on
,,.hich it would come to Dawson.
There was opposition also to granting
the company a franchise for long
term of years.
The Power Company's Offer.
The principal features of the com
nanv's proposal to the city were:
The Columbus Electric and Power
Company, hereafter called the COM
oany. makes on its behalf the follow
inc proposal to the City OF Dawson,
hrreinafter called the city, in regard
IN hvdro-electric service Tor the city.
Il The company agrees to build and
maintain. at its own expense, stand
ard transmission line of $4,000 volts
mr. whereabouts from Albany, Georgia,
IN Dawson, Georgia. build a sub-sta
lion fully equipped to step-down the
voltage for local use and to make al!
necessary connections to the present
electric distribution system.
=. The company agrees to obtain
and install in the city plant, as soon
as possible, and without expense to
the city. an engine or engine and gen
orator. so as to furnish approximate
Nv the same amount OF electric power
az was obtained from the plant before
the old engine was destroyed, for use
until the hydro-electric service can be
installed.
g. The company agrees to furnish
the city power for pumping and for
white way lighting at two (2c) cents
kilowatt hour net, measured at the
companv's plant or substation, and
the company will furnish the neces-
sary meters and metering equipment.
What Company Wanted.
Here followed the schedule of prices
the company would charge the city
for light and power, followed by these
conditions:
Il. That the city sell to the COM
PAW, at a reasonable figure, at which
the company will agree to buy its en-
tire electrical distribution system, in
Guiding poles, wires, meters, trans
formers. fixtures and appurtenances
except the white way system, also
that portion OF the power plant hous-
ing and boilers, and electrical general
ing equipment, and excepting that
r portion housing the water pumps ana
air compressor
H., - f1n "
thirty 500 year free and exclusive
franchise to operate in the City OF
Dawson, Georgia, to use the streets
and alleys for its poles and lines and
otherwise conduct its regular business.
That the city will not during the lie
Of this franchise compel the company
to put any of its lines or wires under
ground, as this entails very great ex-
pense and would have to increase in
rates.
g. That the good will of the city
be rendered the company, so that 1t
may receive the city's assistance in the
upbuilding of its business for the mu-
tual benefit of both parties.
Buys an Engine.
With negotiations with the company
suspended the council set about TO OBJ
tain an engine to replace the one
destroyed by the recent accident at
the light plant, with the result that a
$50 horsepower Hamilton-Corlis en-
CINE was bought OF the Cole Manu-
featuring Co., OF Newman, Friday for
$1,000. the engine to be installed and
ready for operation. Mayor K. 5.
Worthy and Superintendent c. H.
Peddy of the light and water plant
went to Newman and after inspecting
the engine closed the deal,
Negotiations for hydro-electric pow
er are expected to be resumed at some
time in the future