QOUNCIL OFFERS $370,000 FOR UTILITIES, CITY MAHAGER QUITS
Bryan Winning Votes For
John W. Davis In The West
Giving Democratic Nominee Wholehearted Support
and His Speeches Drawing Large Crowds lint
on Defensive Urcaune Brother on Ticket ?
Ih DAVID LAWRKNCK
(Copyrltbt. 1914. br TT?? Adnam
Enroute to Salt Lake City, Oct. 1. ? William Jennings Bry
an, America's oldest political campaigner, who was running
for the Presidency 28 years ago when the men now in pub
lic life were still youths, is making what may be his last
active campaign. With characteristic vigor the Commoner
i? travelling the West he knows so well and giving to John
Davis an enthusiastic support which pormits of no res
JQq rvation or doubts.
Mr. Bryan is speaking to!
enormous crowds. His pow
erful voice, his eloquence, his
djrnamic personality are still
as fascinating as they were
yqars ago. lie is the symbol
of Democracy in this part of"
America and it is not denied
riven by the Republicans that
he has made votes for Davis,
At least he has kept many
wavering ones from going to
XaFolIctte.
It's about the same speech ev
ery day but it ha* telling effect
far at uaual there are kindly
Word? for an op|>onent, no assault
on character but a scathing de
nunciation of what seems to hiin
to be the erroneous philosophy of
hie opponent*.
"LaFollette hasn't a chance in
the electoral college," explains
Mr. Bryan. "Ho has only a re
mote chance In the House. Your
only way to beat Calvin Coolldge
ia through John W. Davis. I nev
er called the Republicans Bcoun
drela. I know Mr. Coolldge and
Mfce him. He is clean in public
and private life, of high character
and as well meaning as any man
. who ever occupied the White
House. That's high praise of a
. Republican by a Democrat. I'll
UfcaCO farther and let any Republican
?^ft&.throuKh the dictionary and
V' pick' out the best adjectives from
A to Z and I'll agree they all fit
Mr. Coolldge If I can add just five
words, but he is a reactionary."
"Mr. Dawes is Just as fine a
man. We are good friends and
practiced law together In Lincoln.
We enjoy visiting each other and
Wo wlah each other everything but
rotes. But Dawes is more reac
tionary than Coolldge, if such a
thing la poaslble. They are In per
fect accord. Dawes is articufate
while Coolldge Is silent Cal.
Dawes says what Coolldge thinks.
"l're known LaFollette for 30
years. I know Bob Is progressive
and can prove It by his record. I
know Wheeler too. He was orlg
taally a Republican but came In
to the Democratic ranks during
my 1896 campaign and stayed
th^re. He Is still a Democrat and
doean't deny It although running
oa aaother ticket.
.'fill .Davla ia_aa_wflll qualified
for the Presidency as any man
who ever ran. Be has had great
er experience than any other bar
ring Jefferson. There is no great
er lawyer in the country. H'- has
been President of the American
Bir Aaaoclatton. solicitor general
for Ire years ? and we never hud
a better one for law enforcement
??and he represented us at the
eourt of Bt. Jamea. He Is a bet
ter candidate than I evef was. He
la 14 years older and has that
much more experience than I had
when I started runnlftg for the
Presidency.
"Why did I oppose him? It
was not because of what ho said
jkr did that I opposed him but
^?onty on account of the position
pHWhlch he had held and my fear
' that the presumption which rest
ei on his legal relationships
#?uld handicsp us In the cam
paign. I feared the Republican
papers would attack because of
his clients and try them In the
campaign Now they are doing
that, criticising his clients ? not
him.
"They don't tell you that he
waa a country lawyer 14 years
and a corporation lawyer only
three or that he waa' on the peo
ple's aide five years and on the
eorporatlon 'a side only three. Was,
ha corrupted? I never said he
Waa t had no knowledge of his
views. I know them now for I
have talked with him and I know
Waa never corrupted. He came
igh Are with no amcll of
I talked to him and I
he was a progressive when
ia away. At heart he Is with
iple and can be trusted hy
r- ?pi#."
Id eo the speech runs with a
jet reference now and then to i
brother, Governor Bryan, and
business ability. "He waa not
ifttod for the Viee Preal-j
1 remarka the Commoner,
ee he is ray brother Mr.
wanted a running mate
the agricultural West, s
aslve. and a dry, and Oov-i
Bryan le all of them "
re have been campalgna like
.?If nh?n the Hwl MnMi;1
REVEALED PLOT
BURN SHANGHAI
<n? Th? AMortatrd rrml
Shanghai. Oct. 2. ? Two spies
employed by the Klangsu forces
attempting to lake Shanghai were
shot to death today by Chekiang
troops as they (led from the burn
in* town of Latlen ten miles north I
of here.
letters found on the spies re- ;
vealed instructions to burn Shang
hai.- : ? ?? t ? ^ -1
ASSEMBLY VOTES
FOR THE PROTOCOL
? B* Tli* A?rnu4 I'ivmI
Geneva. Oct. 2. ? The League of
j Nations assembly today unani
mously adopted a resolution rec
ommending that all states accept
the protocol of arbitration and se
curity.
Forty seven states supported
'the resolution ? and no state re^~
; presented at the meeting abstained
from voting.
It's Y outh vs Master Mind
In W orld Series This Y ear
Gray-Haire<l Master Strategist McGraw Doesn't Give, a
-Cum for Psychology- ami Believes He's
Bound to Win Against Harris
New York, Oct. 2. ? "The master mind" against the "boy
wonder." Or if you would have it expressed otherwise:
Simon Legree against a hero of the Horatio Alger type.
Here are the opposing per
sonalities of the World Series
baseball games which opeiTat
Washington on Saturday.
| One la gray-haired, a little too
[atoutlah about the waist- line, a
veteran of 51 and acknowledged
peer of any strateglat the national 1
| game has ever known. The other
is a frail, dark haired youth, who
! hasn't played major lM|Ue ball ,
half as many years as his hated |
! opponent has won pennants.
In the managing line It would
jaeein an unequal struggle from
i the first, but as David once
j beaned Gollatli in a rather crucial
j battle, so may Stanley Raymond1'
Harris, kid manager of the Wash-'
I Ington Senator, hand John Jos
eph McGraw a sock in the. eye
.that he will r?*tneuiber for the rest
Jof hia hectic days. Harris is
tilled with Imagination and ambi
tion. nut John McGraW has the
j colorful background of baseball
history and will always be con
sidered one of Its greatest If not
i one of Its beat beloved figures.
John McGraw never has gone
In for the afTeclions of either his
public or his players. He has been
a driver and he has not hesitated
at the means to gain an end. Mc
Graw has treated his players the
best that any manager could treat
them. But he has demanded much
in return. He has exercised dis
cipline. He has demanded strict
obedience. Any player who has
attempted to go against hla Iron
will has been broken In the at
tempt. He has been ready to
"mix It" If need be any time any
one has wanted to know who was
boas around the Giant dugout or i
?the fHant cltrh hotter. j
McGraw always has had the re
spect of his players? never the
love. They have done their best \
i for him because they knew that
; If they didn't they would he told
, something when ^ the^ Kame,,, whh
find fault with the McGraw sys
tem but there are none who can I
deny Its success. Ten National
League pennants won In 21 tries'
? a pennant bsttlOK average of
.455 ? that defies all the critics; 1
Jt tells Its own stories.
To those who have pressed him
' to say something about his rec
jord-breaklng performance In land
ing four pennanta In succession ? 1
the last one against seemingly In-*
superablo odds ? McGraw has
shrugged his shoulders.
, You can get no expression from
McGraw Indicating* that he feot a1
real thrill out of this year's
achievements by his Giants. Mc
Graw thinks It unsportsmanlike
to express undue efatlon. Yet he
foela the pride of every big busl- j
nesa man who ha:< put over an
important deal.
And the visitors' dugout at
Washington Saturday will see as ,
tenae a figure sitting In a corner '
shielded from the eye of the bats
men as ever aat upon a baseball
field. It Is more or less of a myth
that John McGraw directs every
of State, crusading for > peace,
could arouse Intense emotion In
the West. He was most effective
then. He hi still the Idol of thous
ands of Democrata who think oft
him as a good Christian with a
greater morality than the average
political leader. Hut there Is no
doubt that the West discounts to
aonie extent the Commoner's en
thusiasm because he has s broth
er on the ticket and because at
first he did oppoae the nomination
of Dsvta. At any rate William
Jennlngt Bryan Is on the defena
Ive, which haa not been hla ususl
role In Che peat. But let no one)
misunderstand ? William Jennings
Hryan la giving a whole-hearted
100 pef cent support to John W. '
Davis, j
Play of his loam <,ur;nK the regu
h "?.T '! " no ?""" " "i
inat ho signals how cve? 5all
^r Lb,nCh"' dUr'n,i a w""d
"?? hsnU -l lh' . w?>" of
shrouded In ,?1?"
John uSaSw "J irrr
lT.su', ? bsVsmsn" 7?ry A'""r,r?'"
l7rkrH lT?TVb\ap' ?
?-?r sa.-.'a
of ?<SerhWhe'*l,ThdJn':
!orad 'rhe**" par" w"h ' " sl na*
j? with
0?7hb?.v ???"
-rfh^ :'i;h ?*
"o??V"n"u"l"r"' ,hVth? Miowi
KrtKr
r...? ,"o'do ?;;?;rd
!aa ?>n"' b" regarded
r'as'fes
.&3y?r te
hi? outguess or oulgenernl
yond ih k ""M of b,ul'' '? ?>?
Srr?. 1,1 ?f P?"?lhllllles.
as-Mtfirsw urea ihcui.
dsys' *n"f "fh'; - 'n 'So"
"l"VHehr, T "
*"? Ih" monleker not
" aelu.l pugnacity, as ho
meey havo auppo?<id. but nimply
???? <a'kod so much. ?S2
the moment he hit the heneli an
"*n"lt he couldn't keep
Still. He WSK gabby. He Was
To this* "mu*" "" ,h" whl1''
Male of y' 7'" ln Present
... , embonpoint. Mrr.raw
wHh lh.1", '? ""1* 12 r"""<l?
with the any who dubbed him
Muggsy. though to the fans of
Ihe fteuT "T w'""'"r ""
In Ills dsy MeOra* was s grout
Into S Vres. ?" "??n Kr"'l"?l"1
nio a great manager. He Is a
sK,rd" ovm*",r"r b"c4u'" h" knows
The Eren despite
the girth Dial Is his today Mr.
PoTo"ornu!l!l *? ol" ,n
I Olo Grounds eery morning. net
"i>I?I5ei. ? up ? '|<1
kndCk em out'' for two or three
rZ'hal "". hl?
g
* ??l s pitcher on his
t who Can put one by him
In Ihe training season in ih
playing season. John Mefirs*
vsrss *?;
ss "{??hJ;.
netting too old for that lo?. J
thing, thai Ihla may be hu l.rt
season, hut he ean.( ...
loves <h* gam* u! h l,p "?
u" h.'j z
Sv?"3, T jr*'
draw will bo out fb?rn flghllnt
Acquitted
II took n Jury nl i'oolofon Ml?..
|M>I four Ultimo* to urn ?IH Mr*
Murn'y IVimingi?r> ?'i.no* iv : ??
j'ta r-old hrldf of Ihr niimifr. ??!
Moncv Wnrnn Sin* pfc-iii'.nl *h??
had Wnrprn <i *>??
of hei lift* ?n<l Immw ?fi?*r
ho hnd rhiiM*?l her fr??n? ? A?-ld.
thr*>:il*-ttin^; to nlt;i?*l?
THREE CASUALTIES
IN W ILSON FLOOD,
Wilson. Oct. 2.? -C. C. Hell and
Loroy Coley we're drowned her*'
'yesterday when the swift current
in a flooded creek caught them as
they tried to get to a boat.
Hernard I*. Vaden Jr.. of Klrh
inund drowned here yesterday
when hi* auto ran off the road
where the bridge had be*?n washed
away.
RIOTS FOLLOW FLOOD
| Harrisonburg. Virginia. Oct. 2.
iNewa of three nights of rioting
between I ho white and the negro
1 population of Hridgewater. near
here, reached Harrisonburg today
with the resumption of communi
cation Interrupted by floods. One
> white boy has been shot Ln tUu.
leg and half a doxen or more ne
groes have been severely beaten
and many others Arrested. Mayrir
Arey declared today, however,
that ho thought that If the ne
groes would slay off the Htreets
the trouble would blow over.
the Senators and the entire Unit
ed Stales every foot of the' way
around the base*.
FALL TO UEATII
IHOM SMOKESTACK
Gitvusboro. Oct. 2. ?
Wayca*ter of lteidsvllle and
Freitz DietrVk of Atulh Ilicli
mond. Virginia. were. killed when
th^y (< || 225 feet from tln> top of
the iniokeMack of the m>w h*.ii
iiif plant of tlx* North Candini
College for Women lien* today.
Th- im'ti h.-ul volunteered lo
pl?re flu* or nam 'lit oh top of. the
n?^ty romphoed fc. Whether
tliey Inst their footing or lh?
timber supports broke is not
knpwn.
CONFKKKNCK AltOI'T
Lal-OI.I.ETTE TICKET
'llalclgh. Oct. 2. ? A conferenre
wi|l be h ' ? l? I liere today which may
determine whether the I .a Pol |<>t to
St it p.
DAWES IGNORES THE
BKOOkHAIM l.ETTEII
Davenport. Iowa, Oct. 2. ? ?
Charles Dawes in his first speech
I in Iowa today ignored the demand
inuilo by Senator nrookhart that
he hi' displaced from the ltopuli
li?nn National tirket.
Dawes on entering Iowa found
I I J rook hart's demand mad - Tues
| day in a letter to llepuhliran
.National Chairman Ituilir under
diirttftsion among all Republican*,
hut he declared that lu* would not
"deal in personalities'" and turned
his attention to Uio I.aFolb tie in
dependent mo vein cut.
CHINESE LEAVE
LEAGUE MEEI l\(,
Illy Tli?? AMriiiHl
Gmictb, Oet. 2. ? Helgium. lira
7.11, Cxeeho-Slovakia, Spain, Swe
den. and Uruguay were today re
elected non-permanent members
of the League of Nations coun
cil.
When the result of the election
wan announced the entire Chinese
delegation left the auditorium ox
plaining later that they did so on
, orders from Peking to walk out
i If China were not elccted lo a lion
Tpermanent seat."""' ""
Mits. wiusovs imoTiiPit
I ? 1)1 PI ? TODAY AT PKANKM.N
Dr. X. H. I). Wilson rBttlfOd
a mesiftng ' Thursday telling of the
death of Mrs. Wilson's brother,
A. W. Mangum. at Franklin. Ma
con County. Mrs .Wilson was on
.her way from Chaprl Hill to 111?
bedside when his death occurred.
? M "" * _
Fine Co-operation Here
For Ham-Ramsay Revival
Earl S. Ilodjirrit, Secretary ami Miwician, l-'orcniKl*
.Splendid KchiiIik from the EvannrliiTlTr Campaign ?
Choir Will Practice at the Tultcriiarlc Tonight
Projcrehs on the final preliml-i
nary preparations for the open- j
In* of the Ham-Ramsay Bvange- (
llBtlc campaign is well under
way and indications urn that the
nrrnpalgn wttt-opi'ii Tnnst jraspl-1
rlously, according to a statement
by Karl 8. Rodgers, private secre
tary to Mr. Hum and pianist for
the campaign who Is now In the1
city In charge of the final prepar
ations
"T1?c Irrrjri rommittwnpn and
pastors have certainly done excel
lent work." satd Mr. Rodger*,"
and Ihe spirit of co-operntlon and
| unity seenis to ho unusually good.
I predict that Klizaheth Oty |h on
'the verge of the greatest spirit
| ual awakening of her history."
The first preliminary choir re
hearsal will he held tonight at
Ihe tal-ernaclp at 7:45 o'clock at
which time It Is urged that all
the rtingers of th? city and sur
rounding country he present In or
der to secure their neat assign
ment snd familiarise themselves
with some of the choruses which
will feature the musical program
for the opening services Sunduv.
*?rhc choir platform will he In
readiness by tonight with Individ
usl numbered seats ?o which the .
singers will ho assigned, thus a?*
:stirlng ?hem of seats throughout
the eampaign.
Tomorrow night Mr. Rodger*
will mer-t with the usher corpi
which has hern organised for ser
vice In handling the great crowd*
and It Is also ursed that every
usher be on hand to receive full
Instructing* as to his duties.
A force of workmen have been
busy at the tabernacle for the)
| p*st two -days placing the fin- j
ishing touches to the Immemo
'structure and It Is now complete
ly equipped as an Ideal audi
torium. Hoard walks have been
laid at the approaches to the tab
ernacle snd amplo lighting has
been provided at alt the approach
es to assure the crowds safe and
?dry walks, smple parking spsre
will be provided for automobiles
and sufficient pollcc protection is
assured for the protection of the
Interests of those attending the
I services Stoves are heins in
stalled 1n the tabernacle today ???
Insure fhe comfort of the nudten
[ce? Sunday and Mr. Rodgers states
itbat no one need four coming to
1 1 lm services In any kind of weath
er as the tabernacle will In* inadc
1 perfectly- coniioilabif.
Mr. Rogers was In long dis
tance communiratlon yoHt'erduy
with Clreertvllle. Wilson, Washing
ton and New Hern and states that,
leach of these towns Ih expecting
to he represented by delegates at
the opening hervices Sunday. At
the afternoon service Kunday
prominent laymen of the Stato
will have charge of the intro
ductory services to hear testi
mony to the nature of work ilone
in their respective cities by the
Ham-Ramsay party. This part
of the service will he in charge of
Mayor Kdgar 11. Main of (Jolds
I'oro, who is president of the
North Carolina Christian's Men's
Federation. Ten or twelve
prominent laymen from the ranks
of the loading business and pro
fessional men of their respective
cities will speak at this service
and It is urged that the local cit
izens pack the tabernacle to greet
them as w< li as to hear th? ripen
ing message of Kvangeiisi Ham.
?A message from William .f.
Ramsay, chorister for the cam
paign. advised that he would
arrive in the city Friday or Hat
urday. In his Absence Mr. Rod
gers will have charge of the pre*
Hmiimry rehearsal tonight.
Mr. Rodgers has been assoeia
led wRh. the Main-Ramsay party
1wo years and h reput'd to Ik- a
gifted pianist _,with unusual
ability as an accompanist for largo
chorus choirs He slso bears the
reputation of an excellent choir
director and he has charg" of the
Ham-Ramsay choirs when Mr.
Rsmsay, Mr. Ham's chorlgf r. is
absent. Mr. (lodgers was for
merly a student at VanderMIt
University, where he won popu
larity in ?both musical and literary
circles. At the time he Joined IH
Ham In the capacity of private se
cretary, he -was on the editorial
staff of the Nashvlll* Tennes^ean.
Aside from his experience in
newspapor work. Mr. Rodgers
has had eiDerleice In concert work
and Is said to he exceptionally
well fitted for his duties. I
Price Only $5,000 Less
Than Was First Asked
SI PItEME COURT
AIIHOIS UICCKKK
Rnlrlnh. Orl. 2. I'll ? S.i
prem? Court ycHlcrilny liatuloM
?town a <!<*cii?i(iti ^ul li?* ra*f of
the Kliznhoth wi-r an<l
Wnter Company vh Klizjliclh
C'itv affirming t li?* tlorriv of
the lower court in tlciiylnK flu*
Injunction sought by tin* ntil
II l<"8 to prevent ttic fityTn'mi
issuing bonds uml building It h
own utilities.
CASOt.tNE IS LOW Kit
IN ELIZABETH CU V
The wholscnule prlco of gasoline'
has been reducojl in " Blixahrth Ci
ty to lf? 'cents by.lhi' Standard
i):! I'liiHimny, according to J. N.
VV h Itoli u mL. ruprHttf ulaliv^ uf Uih.
company here. Thursday morn
in K- The reduction .wan from Is
rents. tho prUo which Jin* j?n>
vailed for some time, and Includes
l in* State tax.
Retail price* are set l?y deal
ers ami Mr. Whllohiirst could lint
predirt what reductions In price
they would make. 'I* In* prcsmt
price is 'ill eon Is and if I ho deal
er* allow the full 3 outs reduc
tion gasoline will -lie sold at 20
j cents, five gallons for a dollar.*
RKIUaiOIJ. MISSING
Karlsruhe, Germany, Oct. 2.
Government officials here are in
clined to helievo that . Grovor
Cleveland lirrgdoll. wanted in the
I'nited States for draft dodging,
has Murned to America. They
base their conclusions on his pro
longed absence from Bherharh.
where ho lias not been seen since
April fi.
KAVH MA l>K GOAT
iNew York. Oct. 2. ? Jimmy
O'Connell, Giant outfielder ex
polled by l.andls after he hail con
tained he offered a bribe to Her
nie Sand of the Philadelphia Na
tional* lo throw last Saturday's
game, declared today Hint ho had
bPeii made the goat and tht oth
er members of the New York
team were instill tors of tho plot,
SATURDAY WIIX BE
TIME TO REGISTER
The registration hooks, for Pas
quotank County will he opened at
9 o'clock Saturday morning, Octo
ber 4. and remain open until sun
set October 2B.
Saturday. November 1. is Chal
lenge Day. The registrar on each
Saturday during the period of ri g
Istratlon will attend with his hook
at the polling plaru between tho
hours of {? o'clock and in the
morning and sunset.
Following are the registrar*
and Judges of election for thf
i election to he held on November 4.
Newland? Jrvln IlarrfiT regis
trar; T. 1>. Jones. |). C. Temple.
Providence ? It. F. Prltchard,
registrar; 1). S. Davis. Granville
Smlthson.
I Mt. Ilermon T. ('. Perry, reg
istrar; J. I I'erry. II. B. Ownlty.
Fools ? J. B. Morgoiv v?*wh?iM?r ;
W. I). Hosier. B. CopporsmlMi.
Salem J. J. Morris, registrar,
('. W. Wilson. J. Pierce Bves.
Nixonton ? J. K. Lane, regis
trar. A. W. Stanton. J A Price
First Ward M. W. Ilerry. reg
istrar. A. 11. Walslon, C IV White.
Second Ward It. J. Cohoon,
Registrar, J II. Lelloy; J. W. John
no n.
Third Ward 0*'. TV Parker, reg
istrar. s. O. Broil, N W Dally.
Fourth Ward-- W. I). Shepherd,
registrar, F. M. Grlce, Sr.. W. G.
Pool
COI.DSRORO is IN
MIDST or M.OOD
HalHgli. ( M. 2 Flood condi
tions havo improved in the east
with Ove exception of the Nfiis at
Goldfboro which is nearing tho
flood stage today and rl*lnK rap
idly.
WNKAT OOMH fp
f'hlrago, Oel. 2 Wh'ti' und
Ityn touched new high price* for
th" si a sou tods v. bare wheal ris
ing to f 1. 60 a bttshol,
NINE MIA SAVED
l?Y COAS'I CHARD
"?The Coast Guard office here
received new* of the rescue of the
crew ??r j;ine xma from she. water
logged schooner Perry fletxer
Tin nl iv at noon. The r scne Was
effected by the Coast Guard rrew
of the station st Fold Macon. The
schooners Is to be low d to port.
COTTON MANKKT
N< v York. Oct. 2.-- Cotton fu
tures opened today at the fol
lowing levels: -Oct 25.671. De*.
24 0 Jan. 24.**. March 2124
May IS.
No Connection Between This Ac
tion and Resignation of Bray
Which Was Culmination of Dif
ferences of Long Standing
l iar ril\ Council has olTcml lo l?n y t li<r* rilyV utili
ties al or only S."),(KMI Ichh tliaii the price at
uhirli lln? private corporal ions ouniim these utilities
hail agreed lo sell them, anil the resignation of (lily
Manager Hruy lu?s heen tendered, effective November
I, and accepted Iiy the Council.
? The far-rcaehinj: *le|>*
outlined in the forc^uin^
paragraph wrrc . 1:1km liv
die < i t > Cnnneil Wednes
day afternoon, Inil were
taken in a called meeting,
111 ? pn ! ?I i?- aiiumiiieeiiieiit
of uliteh had lieen made,
and uliat had hern done
tlid not heroine generally
known until Thursday
morning.
There is no immediate con
nection between the action of
the City Council Wednesday
and the resignation of City
Manager Bray, hut rather
the resignation of Mr. l?ray
was the culmination of difTer
jences with the Council of
long standing. Mr. Bray has
had the matter of resignation
under consideration for some
time and already has made
tentative plans for the future,
which, so far as he now
knows, will not involve his
leaving Klizahelh City. Mr.
Bray does not helicve, how*
ever, that the city .should own
and operate utilities for
profit.
Tl??! action of lit*- Council na to
I lu* purchase ??f the utilities was
- Jukuu-nfl^l'- u -tie -vote whWr-war
broken l?y Mayor (Sooilwln, v.lio
lis presiding officer of the Council
prior to t Im* premni administra
tion, refused to consider compro
mise or .arbitration ;ik to the city"#
Off^r of f2J?0,000 for (ho praiwr*
ties which !??? voted on Wednesday
to pay f 3-70,0 00 for.
Tluta nmvrd. to HudULii. und ,
startling culmination tlx- negotia
tion* that w? re initiated In Aug
nut wlu ii a committee consisting
of Councllmou I'Vrebee. Foreman
and Cohoon wan appointed to ou
ter Into coiifen iic? with repre
sentatives of the Utility compan
ies . w li-U a v It"# -to tipr^rtnbrhnu
what to w offer, if any. tie* U (li
lt I'M woiihl male and also with a
vii w to recommending a course of
action lo tin* Coiinell.
Fe
;i majori'v n ]i?rl ad\isltr; that
('resident Howard K. ('rook of tin
utilities corporations hud offirfd
to sell the water and sewerage
pr.opcrl lev. of hta coin jintikeM pi the
?iiy for $l2&."iift under till agree.
1 ment that at the end of five yearn
tin- Klectrie Light Company would
I not oppose the city's building,
operating and owning Its nwn light
plant If it no de.iired. nnd recom
mending that 1 li?? city acfpi this
proposition. Council nia n (Joboon
In vorbiil report opposed aoeh ac
tion on tli" ground that to ac
quire ( hevf lit 1 1 1 1 ir?* without ac
quiring llgb ' ? ami power would O'
er sit ale tho Issuing of bonds
which there would b' no rr venues
to retire and which therefore
would have to ho rot I red by taxa
tion.
The Action of the Council Mon
day night over rode the rccom
in- ndatlon of lis committee and
also of r rodi1 n motion to offer
the utilities $300,000 for their
properties
On the proposition to follow
the rc< 0mm1 ndnt ion of- lh? ma
jority report of the committee the
vote stood as follows: For adopt
ing the recommendation. Oordon.
Foreman. Anderson. Fere bee;
against adopting th? rccoinmeada
tion. Kramer. ' Hitches', Cohfton.
Weatherly. The Mayor broke
the tie hero voting against the
proposal.
Prior to tho vote on the fore
going motion, the Council voted
down the proposition to offer
$100. 000 for all th* utilities,
which was presented In for;n of an ,
amendment. Tho vote on ~th%
$300,000 offer amendment stood:
For tli" amendment, Kramer, Co
in. nn, \V'Mtherly; against tho
amtMitlntfiil, Foreman. Anderson,
Hughes, Peru bee, Cordon.
Then camo the motion to offer
l he utilities $370. 000 for all their
proper! i?n, and on thin the vote.
Mood: For offering $370,000, Oor
don. F? n livr, Anderson. Kramer;
against offering $370,000. Co
hoon. Foreman, Hughes, Weather
ly.
The majority of the committee
appointed to study tho question
mid make a report and recommen
dation to the Council leUefroi
Honorable Mayor ana n*wt of
i Aldermen,
City of Elizabeth City, N. C.
,(>eittleinen:
We, the members of the special
Utility Committee, appointed et ?>?
called meeting of the Hoard of
Aldermen on Auguat 8, 1924,
wish to report an follows:
We have had Mr. William C.
ol?en of Kalelgh, N. C., In con
sultation and have tnken the re
port of Dabney II. Matiry an a
; ImihIh from which a fair value
I might be arrived at. Thin report
dated March 23. 1022, gives tne
, following valuations:
Electric Light Co. % Uifi.fJ 1 2.00
Water Company 1 . 16. 855. 00
Sewer Company 18.305.00
Total $321,772.00
We Htil>inil Ibis as Exhibit A.
We have had Mr. William C. j
Olson to revise thin report, cor- ,
recti tig and bringing name down ,
to date iih ??r September fi, 1924,
which reports the following valu- 1
at Ions: ?
Electric Light, Water
K Sewer properties $272,937.95
Water & Sewer prop
?rtl. h $ 1 20.370.9S
We submit tills report as Ex
hibit It
We have requested Mr. Howard ;
E. <'ror?k to give us the coat of all
additions and improvements to
Mild utirtti.-* nnrcr> March ft;'
1922. whir h Ih hh follows*. '"<*??*
Electric Light proper
'v $13,357.51
Water and Sewer prop
erties 1 4,928.41
We Huhmlt this report as Ex
hibit C. J
We submit as Fxhlblt I) a pro
posal from Howard E. Crook to
sell to the city the water and sew
er properties for tho sum of
$125,000 and to enter Into an
agreement with the city to con
tinue to furnish electric light and
power under a contract to be
mad" hereafter between owner* of
the Light Company snd Hoard of
Aldermen for n period of fljUl
years from date, and at the cx
ation of mild live years, tho
of Fll/.abeth City may build '
operate Um own llglit and poU,
plant without opposition or tntij
.? i nr. ? r any nature from, ?i|
Light Company, or If the-Clty i
Kll/'i bet h City so elects they I
purchase the Electric Light C
pany'* plant existing at that I
i a price to bo agreed upon .
the following manner to-wlt: 1
That the Electric Light Con
paiiy select a competent engln
.uns
ti nf e I iwef end that thc-r- --
.? h-et a third competent engineer :
n'.d th.if these throe agree and
Miiluiilt a price to be paid by the I
city for hs Id property. '? uH
After carefully reviewing the j
foregoing reports we respect fuiir
r. commend that the Hoard of |
d? i ro n offer the owners of I
utilities the sum of $120,000 j
1 he water and sewer proper!
Including stl real property
used or acquired for the ?
said water and sewer prop
and enter Into a contract
owners of said Electric
Company is Id contract to
an option on all the propev.^,
the Electric Light Company tj
Ell/.nhetlt City together with
additions, improvements and
t<nnloiia ipon the terms as
forth the preceding pari
H'spectfully submitted.
M W. FEHBHiOj
L. f?. POHKMAN., |