Show POWER CO OFFICERS MEET CITY COUNCIL at the request ot or the city counell council mr A L woodhouse ot of the dixie rower power company coriany met with them here on tuesday evenin evening in a special meeting to discuss future relations between the city and the power company with reference to the purchase and sale ot of electrical energy the meeting was waa arranged with the power company officials to discuss the matter of 0 the city purchasing emergency power an n case of 0 trouble with our plant through freezing floods or breakdowns incidentally ci it was hoped it if the times Is correctly informed that the pow company might give some intimation as to whether it would be in the market tor for our surplus power alter after the te termination rmina tion of 0 the present contract which expires on november 30 but mr air woodhouse advised until he got to the meet lri what the council called him lor for and there was evidence that he had bad hoped a proposition to lease or sell might be in prospect he was accompanied compa nied by a mr air smalley from the new york office ot of the company the tha council mentioned only the question of emergency power and the visitors promised to submit a proposition then mr al r smalley broached the subject of lease or purchase by wondering it if the city would be interested in a proposition one way or the other and intimating that the company would consider either members of 0 the council said they would like to hear a proposition but give the visitors tore any encouragement that it might receive favorable action after the rower power company rear had pone gone the discussed informally the matter ot of increasing rates to provide ample funds funds for operating and retiring the bonds but took no definite action the meeting adjourned without either cither party to it getting the information or the propositions they her had bad hoped for A frank inquiry from the council undoubtedly would have cleared the atmosphere tor for some definite information but they apparently were afraid to broach breach the subject or know just how flow to A As a result they are still in doubt PT |