The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09

plant from the waterworks part. a
crew is maintained day and night
in the waterworks on account of fire,
which decreases the cost.
The bond issue which must be
passed on by the tax board was
asked last spring in a declaratory
resolution passed unanimously by
the city council Of Huntington. 1t
contemplated repairing the present
plant, which has a maximum Ca
pacity Of 200 K. w. and adding a
500 K. w. turbine unit.
The council action came shortly
after DR.. Mark H. Thomas, now de-
ceased, had waged a fight against
the insult interests placing the "ac-
tive room rate charge" in operation.
This method of charging for cur
rent is fostered by the insult in
terests and on order of Public Serv-
ice Commissioner Frank T. Single
ton now is on trial.
RemOnstrance Filed
On the last day OF the renloIl-
STRANGE period, thirteen taxpayers
filed a remonstrance. They were
represented by Eben Lesh, law part
ner of Otto H. Krieg, who repre-
sented the city in the matter.
Lesh frequently was prompted
during hearing before a represent
ative OF the tax board by members
of the Jaw firm of Bowers, Feightner
& Bowers, who represent insult.
In the hearing held before James
A. ShaughnisS, as agent for the
board, no witnesses. were sworn and
no stenographic notes taken. At its
conclusion the demonstrators asked
for thirty-day extension, to get
expert advice. ....,..t.
Prof. Blaylock, of Purdue Univer-
sity was called in, but refused to
testify in the case. Then Garman
was retained.
insult Is Recommended"
About that time Snider and Ford
Paul, city waterworks superintend-
ent, called on Brown. The tax
board chairman admitted that he
had seen no reports, but told them:
IT don't see why you fellows want
to go into this, when you can buy
from insult cheaper"
About Nov. 26, Snider and Paul
tried to see Brown, but had to talk
with Hough. He told them the same
thing, but when pressed granted
time for the city to have Moore
present a report.
Last week Snider, accompanied by
Arthur D. Sayler, a Huntington at
torney, again called on Hough.
Hough said that he had had the
Garman report analyzed and it had
been found correct from the stand
point of figures.
''In the absence of other evidence"
Hough is repcrted by Snider and
Sayler to have said, 'it is evident
that you can buy cheaper from In
sull." ....t.-...,.
Sayler, speaking for Snider, told
Rough, he said, that the Garman
report was based on comparative
cost and worked an unfair hardship
on Huntington.
Then after other conversation
Hough suggested a five or ten-year
contract with insult.
"Such contract would not be bind
ing whenever they got ready to
raise the rates." Sayler told Hough.
They argued the matter back and
forth, Sayler says, and finally Hough
suggested that the city of Hunting
ton junk its $4,000 plant and take
an insult contract.
Without the requested 100000
bond issue, Huntington sti.i has a
bonded debt limit of $125,O00. It is
paying the bonded indebtedness off
at the rate Of $4,000 year and this
year built new fire station and
rebuilt another.
Its streets are well paved and the
city park system well established.
Need No Bond Issue
Except for a possible viaduct to
bring State road through town, /
know Of nothing this city needs In
the next few years." Snider said.
that would call for a bond issue.
OF course, a calamity Of some kind
is not anticipated"
Should the tax board refuse the
bond issue, Snider indicated that he
had other steps to take, but under
no circumstances would he Junk a
plant which now makes current for
lis cents per K. w. and could
make it for less than cent, II over
hauled and additions made.
The best rate to be obtained from
insult interests IS Az cents.