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ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
JOHN W. BLEIDT
CITY ELECTRICIAN
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To the ton. City Colzrlcil:
13+28_22.
In view of present conditions existing be-
tureen the City and the Arkansas Y a.ter Company, I do not feel
that are should stand quietly by and perr_:it extorbitunt charr-es
to be made or the pro -perty of our residents to be en:.an�ered
by fire at the sane time excessive -rates are charged then: fcr
the small amount of mater used for domestic pur?)oses, consecuently
I am in favor of the follaroinn resolution:.
b - _.
es <.•: i1 :ESCWTIGN NO. 1123.
:heI'LlUS; the .riansa,s -t:.ter Comp4nj has disregarded
its eontrL.et with the City zLnd SiLrrendered its charter and there
iS at present (4o contract tz with the com,etkn;;- to even act fairly
with the city, and
Ihoraas, the charges at present made for firehydrant
rentals 1.ave been placed at over
;hereas, the rates fchurged to out\residcrits
are all out of reason
a i $
and
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Page 2. Resolu. ITO. 1123. ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
JOHN W. BLEIDT
CITY ELECTRICIAN
'; herea,s, it is irr;.�ossiblc to secure oxtentions - both i:a.ins
and service lines - to points wl,.ere fire pro�eetion ua-id domestic
service ure bc-adly needed � -;it -h out extorbit "nt a,nd unreasonable
guarantees to said cor.:pu ,y,
Dow therefore, Be it resolves; by the City Council of the
City of Little .ock, that :
The proper corsaittees be designated U=nd
ordered to at once , under the recent act abolishincr; the cor -oo-
ration commission, or under the general improvement district
acts, investigate the feu.sibility of
taking over, for the people
of Little 4-ock-,
the property of the
- zhunsas eater
Com.9any, such
r.- in viev;
of the a.etions of the "wtor Compan'T,
being at
this time imperative for the safety
"rid convenience
of our peopke.
Adopted; August
28, 1922.
Approved:
Attest:
y clerk.
Mayor.
I fce7
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at this reUokution should be adopte
Respectfully subr_iitted,