, 1875-12-29
Consequent Sorrow Among the Alder
men and Their Friends.
Pre1lons Efforts 10 INTRODUCE OIL for
atrcet.Lighting.
They Failod, for Thero Was Not Money
Enough in Them.

ttOlIGT ltbyeh +CIuhAl W elEH lAV EOusIAut win
tie GIobp uat-Lfsht Company was the cause Of
murh u tho talk. TIE 1n1nusE'H exposure Of
ts htoat lot also callot forth considerable
Adermauc indignation. Tho fathers OF
.ho city could nnt or Affected not to
understand Why thoy should 10 checked
whichever they attempted eomo great public
Improvement anil protcaled rhther ton 1nnch OIL
tl.olr t1urlv Of motives In cntleavoring to tut
nisl, citizens with moro light There wcro it'-
quirics about that elo,oOo, but, Httauge to say,
while everybody could understand tho slightest
alIItaion thereto, no one would maize an orun
confession, a,d titus do goptl to ILLS aoul. Tho
newa spread during thn day That tho Conln- /
trollor was supported by Judge nsrkov, audi
pf,s'nu how soon an Alderman can enc! and
u.la,.t l,nself to oircnnBsanceR. Before 1uaE
tho Bituntiun had been aoccpsets, and consola-
ton found in tho tatt that thoy might it.tEo.o
upon tho Globo scheme when tho tno 1ur llo
uest appropriation afflvou.
TilE CORPORATION CnrsaEL'a OPINION.
Following III Judge pickoyB opinion on tho
question:
Law DEr4nrursr, crr or cu1cAno Dec: 27.-Ths
,nunirntinn Of thu 9ith inst, reiatng to tho or-
na,ce Of Dec. - 1915, authorizing contract will tAo
se. 81 3! tas prs ut rha1,fr s says "Ho eontrac.
shall be hete.tlet lnade by tue City Council
a,, no o1pr,s sha nS 'nru.re st nns,s
sl,rh exfense, etc. understand fhnt no sEpru1ria-
cn has Lcen ,uadp for te nlject cuntcinrI4e BY tho
1ropuHc1 cuhrart. NJ contract gu anat subject eau
bind :la iIf III any degree until ssch appropriation
allulI havn been inslc,
Ihe form Of Tho contract submitted srems to con-
template that Il not 10 eIccse until sc arpro
prialfon fP ade don't that tho e1ecuto Of thn
eousaet sau naec te cy tnlasto1*y, for tho REASON
tat It cannot lina tile city until after tho arlorrfa.
tion, and perhaps not the, until notified by some act
y os'lt of tho city. sto no objection to tho form u
Thc Comptroller is not under any Legal obligations
10 etecute Tho contract until tie appropriation haa
tereby e1ce sue IN moral e s nayo "e
Nor 10 any harn 1t eonll tu .,t c!sr III staed
abovc AZ to the uy proprIcs Of the artion Of the
law, an trs n,s.t r.st Holey a1cn The Judgment of
Tho c'"rroar' Yours respectfully, s. tI;,. n,oxyr
Co1nacl to tho Corporation.
Mr.. Hayes. after 1cading this opinion, agutn
expressed lbs determination not to Hlgn Tue con-
tract, on the ground TINT tho Council has no
power to enter INTO 1t until Atter Tho appfopsia-
tiou baB Eoen mado.
Amt OF HISTORY.
While tho reporter waH nruuud tho City-l1all
having l!atle tparo time upon his handH, nc
amused himself by overbauliuR tho archives Of
the Citj CLERK aud tho Doa.a OF Public Works,
nntl digging up thercEroni what information ho
could IN regard 10 previous efforts 70 Introduce
,he uso Of oil for liEh;iug stree; t;amps 'uto
alHars outrun tho supply. Aldermen. arc
always, uuking cnorts to win favor
with. lholr, constituents by adding to the
nnmbos Of la1npR, but while it has been III easy
matter to i;ot the ordinance 1'assed making
apccial assessment ior putting up tho lamp
posts, 1T hhs nut botn SO eaBY to get tho Ras
c>mpanies to oxtehd their mains into tetritory
NhGra tlotr gas was ouiy consumed by tho city:
aud wtHte, owing TO the comparative poverty OF
tie neieI hothood, there reio no private GUS
to1ncrn. il. order to lind way out of tho Diff
Guilty, it has !ecn sMgKehsed at yations timeB
TINT oil should le.uacd instead of gaH for tIlll-.
miuattnE purposes, aud oa far back a. 1919 u
petition VAS sent iu to tho Co,lnci! relative d
tho lntl oduction of certain 1nrnetB specially
ndaptod for tho consumption Of oil. Tho sub
joel was referred to the Board Of Public WorAs.
which vent so far aa 10
ADVERTISE ron rRorogAra
Tor supplying WITH oil aud teud.tg number Of
these Tampa. According to Tho proposition thcn
made tho city was to furnish The posts ana tbs
inmpa, and tho contractor simply tho oil md at-
tendance. In reply to those proposals. the fol-
hwlpg blds Hero received:
Frank Lyman, $?5.4 40 each Limp for opc year.
leon, l. ktssling $35.l each Tor nnc yrar.
asorge cnapp1, sibo eAeh fur ono month"; rane rata
par year.
ANOTHER OFFER.
In April Of 1674 Air. G. II. Naker, agent for
tho 0lube uas-Light Company, .sent III propo-
s.ton offering to astAch tho tanlss tna burners OF
ths Company to tho stree. Tampa Of tho city free
Of cost aud to farnish gas ut tho rate Of Gus pcr
lamp per aEuum. No action WAS taken OIL this.
Tho city Naa SO for bound by rs contract with
tho Gas Companlca that It could not veil tako OH
their burners f1om exiHt!pg straet Tampa aud
subat.,uts tboac Of tbs 0tabo Cas- Light Com
pany III their placo. Asubse9uont proposal wss,
uoHeyet, made by which this company whs 10
furnish wooden posts and lts lamps, mud also fur
nisn the Eas for lighting purposeb A consultation
WAS Lad with then, by tho Board OF Public
Works, and tloy onorod to furnish these posta
aud Iatupa ut slI pleco. Hearing Of thls Mr.
John Oar, who now Las the centlact for sup
plYlng tho CITY with strect-lnmps aud who ,a
also engaged In tho same buaIness as tho Globe
Qas-LGht Company,-that 10, lighting towns or
villages with gas mndo from gasoi,uo, or gasoline
ai1oot, in proposition olIorIug 10 furnish
poata and tauapa al &c instead at F19. His o!Ier
saa not aocsptcd, owing 10 lacl Of money, OF
the iuaiapostion Of the city to 60 INTO that Kind
Of lighting, hut vt all oyunts it's result WA TO
kill tho other proposition. which was not heard of
thereafter. Now, after the lapse OF a year aud q
half, the Globe Gas-Lieht Company again oo1nos
to tho trout with proposition to furnish moi
loss than 1000 iamP-posts and laIups aud to
keep tAom ligb,cd at q oost OF