The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
Street LAMPS,

As this subject has been frequently discussed in
the city papers, and more frequently in the City
know just how he matter stands. NAP in a
Communication in the Telegraph last week saws
They wish to be posted between tie City and the
Gas Go. che Council are In favor of lighting The
strests, as they should be lighted hut they do not
propose to pay any fancy price for gas becauss it
Is gas, or because any particular Co. individual
furnishes 1t. NAP" seems to think that two ele-
meats exist which keep the Council from coming
up to the scra ch and making a contract with ne
Gas Co. He may think before no or the Gas CO.
make any contract with the City Council (Which
ne terms The corporate ihfelicity') that more
than TWO elements exist Ii he looks sharp and
honestly he may discover an element of economy
ard an exhibition OF determination of the sinfe-
lcity not to let even the Gas Co. get it's clutches
toe deep nor too often in the City Treasury
Let us see what the very liberal terms afford by
this Gas Co. are. They will furnish Gas for "a 90
per thousand cubic feet (This ia only don BILE
the price paid by Milwaukee or Racine). Chicago
pays ~ go Or he will light and extinguish The
lamps, hrrnlgg them on an average of four hours
per hight for $40 per year for each lamp the
city to make all repairs to lamps and connection
pipes which would be aSoui equal to $45UO per
year for each post 1880 Oh per year for 80 posts
t,r they will light them for zoe night, (keeping
them burning four hours) which would be S6' 90
per night $4,000 per month or $216O 90 per wear
This Is the Gas Co.'s. liberal living offer to light
up very small portion of this little city We
have only 30 posts Ia all; 20 of them in the first
ward, none in the second, a in the third and
In the fourth. The second ward Which receives no
benefit and the third and fourth very little from
these lamps are called upon to pay their regular
proportion OF this expense and the Aldermen
from those wards are not blind to the fact At
least a portion of the public wish to know why we
snould pay so much for lighting 80 small portion
81 the city when double the number Of lamps can
be burned for one half the money. Will Map
please tell US why these things are thus
The proposition of the Gas Co. was presented
10 Inc Council but not a member Of that body
not even the chairman of the committee en- Gas
| hghts recommended it, not motion was made
tnat 1t should be accep ed. suppose 1t was too
| liberal nj w let us zee how the last proposition
| or this most liberal corporation compares with
their first one, which was to light the ctreet lamps
| Tor ore cent per hour or four cents per night
This was made to the board before they erected
the Lamp Posts. After the lamps were ready for
Gas this same most liberal and just COMPANY
went back on their first contract ana demanded
gets per hour or cents per night or $37 so per
lamp per year. s light advance from the original
COZ tract. Gas is evidently going up at this rate
it would not take long before all the funds of the
city would be required to satisfy this liberal
Gas Co. | have stated that double the number Of
| lights can be furnished tor one half the money.
now let us see II they can and what with. We
will try kerosene until can afford something
b'uef, One gallon Of kerosene will light one
street lamp one month al any season Of the year
| this will cost say zoe, although II purchased In
quantities can he bought much cheaper This
would be zoe per month instead of zoe per night
In" street lamps do not need to be lit up on an
average over Is or 20 nights per month but say
they have TO be lighted 30 nights per month, this
would only cost $40 % per month Tor 30 lamps for
the kerosene, and say $50 90 per month for man
or boy TO take care Of them, this would make
81" 90 per month for 80 posts $780, call it $500 90
| per year for 80 lamps
CHAP" says our constituents would move,
almost to man, 10 restoration OF lighted streets
AT his iberdt otter we .hink not, IT any rate we
have failed thus far to find one tax payer that
would move to light up the streets part OF them
OIL the terms Of his proposition It is 10 be hoped
that there members enough ia this tCorp orate
Inteicity," who "cahny" enough in their
deliberati ms to guard their constituents against
| fraud In all Of its forms.
FROM ONE OF THEM.