Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-10
A GASEOUS TOPIC.
Trying to See Who Can Furnish the Be,
Gas for the Least Money.

Trying to See Who Can Furnish the Best
Gas for the Least Money.
The special council committee to whom wa.
referred the bids for lighting the city, met al
the city hall, yesterday afternoon. There were
present Aid. Mccarthy, smyth, Dreis, and
Griggs, and County Attorney Murray. Absent
Aid. Allen and o. Conner. The hour set for the
meeting was o'clock, but through some mis-.
understanding Aid. Mccarthy, chairman of the
committee, didn't show up until 4 o'clock. He
having the bids in his possession, the commit
Prof. Saronl treated an audience compos ed
of three reporters, three aldermen and three
gas agents, to a lecture upon petroleum from
the crude state through vaporization, con-
densation. publication. combustion, etc.
Aid. Mccarthy coming in the meeting was
called TO order and the following bids were
submitted and read:
Shepherd Vapor gas company, of Davenport
1a.-Proposes to light 164 lamps at 1874 per
year on contract for five years; and for one
year at 1926. Will furnish new posts, ETC., al
$3.50 single or at So in lots of ten, erecting the
same at their own expense. In all lamps in
| use will change burner, etc., at own expense.
The excelsior Gas Light company, of Farmer
City, Illinois-Proposes to attach to 1854 lamps
now in use. the company's attachments at own
expense. Will furnish and care for the lights
cleaning, ETC., at $50 per year. same to be paid
monthly. And will furnish all additional
lamps of their own make at $15 per lamp, to
gether with cedar posts let in cement. At the
expiration of the contract all appurtenances tc
revert to the city, and will keep same in re-
pair. If contract is accepted for three years
the company will furnish lamps at $3.50 pei
lamp. And if new Improvements be made in
the light during that time, any such general
ing apparatus will be piven to the city.
81. S. Saroni-Propo.ed to furnish same light
JyoI 20 hu ha nfo Il
power for $27 per lamp per year. And will
make changes in lamps in use at his own ex.
pense, but reserves the right to keep his at
tachments, though the city is given the option
of purchase. When posts, etc., are re-
CURED will furnish the burners for So, the
same to 60 to the city, and where the
posts and lamps are furnished by him, at SIS
per post. ETC.. the same to belong to the city.
Herman Conrad-Proposes to furnish new
posts. lamps and burners for $40, and will
light each lamp for 1923 per year, and put his
attachment ON the lamps in at his own ex-
pense.
The Globe ompany-Snbmitted bid sim
liar to the last contract, $50 per lamp per year.
Will furnish new lamps, ETC., at SO per lamp
Inc chairman read a communication from
AID Thomas Fl. Brown, of Milwaukee, highly
recommending the Globe company.
MIR. Griggs thought it advisable that the
several lights be exhibited.
NAi. SAiJ teGCOlOcu Will LulS view, ana
thought only in this way could a Judgment be
formed of the best kind of light offered.
Aid. Griggs wanted to hear from MIR. Con
rad, as he was the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Conrad promised to give satisfaction.
His light was not in use anywhere, he had just
gotten his patent, Or was about getting it
out.
The other agents of the companies offering
bids were called upon for explanation, etc.
Each party claimed decided superiority fol
his patent to the exclusion Of every other in
vention of that kind.
written communication. setting forth that
some of the burners submitted for use were di-
rect infringements on their patent and asked
delay until they could substantiate then
claims.
As no one of the bidders had their lights or
exhibition except Prof Saroni, the committee
adjourned to meet again next Monday at {
o'clock P. NJ.