Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-13
MORE LIGHT.

The Gus Conpnny Commences to Comply
With It's Contr0ct-Most of Its Lamps
Lighted on Thursday Night--4 Fe,r To-
calities Ne9tected--Thc Globe Gas Cont-
p0ny SO1netcl,dt Dcrelict.
Thursday night was dark-the first cloudy
night which has occurred since the moon or
gained for the jolly campaign. The clouds
being thick with a promise of rain, the
GLOBE representative started out on tour
of observation as to whether the Minneapolis
Gas Light company was complying with the
conditions of it's contract with the city.
He started from the GLOBE headquarters
| at exactly twenty minutes before 8 O'Clock,
at which time the lamps on lower Washing
ton avenue, from Hennepin avenue south
ward, appeared to be all lighted and burn
| ing in good shape. Those on Nicollet
| avenue, from Washington avenue back, were
also burning, or appeared to be, as observed
from the standpoint of Washington avenue.
| At fifteen minutes before 8
o'clock the lamp at the Nicollet corner of
Hennepin and Washington avenue was
| lighted, and thereafter as rapidly as the
| lamp-lighter could travel the lights on both
sides Of that main thoroughfare sprang into
| existence.
| Proceeding down Hennepin to First
street the lamp at the corner of the Market
| house was lighted at just 8 O'Clock; thence
over to First avenue south, and out that
street to Eighth our reporter discovered that
nearly all the lamps were lighted
and burning. Across on Eighth street to
First avenue north it was to be seen, with
out gas Light that at 10 O'Clock the lamps
at the corners of Eighth, Ninth and Tenth,
and First avenue north, were not lighted,
and had not been during the entire evening
at least such was the report of the residents
III that neighborhood. Meantime, soon
after 10 o'clock the clouds broke away, and
the moon came out, precluding the necessity
for further observations for that time.
1t was incidentally discovered while Ell
route, that the lamps of the Globe Gas Light
company, on First street, were not lighted at
9:15 O'Clock, and those on First avenue
north were in a like condition of total eclipse
at 1890.
The GLOBE offers congratulations to the
council committee on gas on the fact that it
has accomplished as good Il work for the
community on so short a notice. Hereafter
it is to be hoped that the company will be
equally diligent in fulfilling the conditions
Of its contract When we can t.see it by
those lamps all will be peace and harmony.
and no one will be inclined to grumble and
call for more light.
Once more the GLOBE announces that it
has no personal feeling in the matter, but
was only urged to take notice of the matter
of the non-lighting of the streets of the city
on cloudy nights when the moon should
shine by a sense of public duty. 1t will
continue to insist upon the full and complete
rights Of he public on all matters with
which the public is concerned, frankly, fear
lessly and honestly, even though it should
incur the malignant and vindictive hostility
of the most petted corporation i'll the land
Hereafter as heretofore, the GLOBE will be
able to see best in the dark, when it wants
to offer any further remarks on the gas light
question.
The following is the full text of the city S
contract with the Gas company, under which
the lamps are now being lighted. The pub
lie can judge for themselves whether the
company should light Oh cloudy nights
when the moon is full, OF not
This agreement made and entered into the
10th day of March, 1878, between the Minneap
oils Gaslight company, party of the first part
and the city of Minneapolis, party of the sec
ond part, both of the county of Hennepin and
State of Minnesota, witncsseth: That the said
party of the first part for and in consideratio,
of the promises and agreements on the part OF
said party of the second part hereinafter con
tanned, does hereby promise and agree to anc
with the said party of the second part, that it
the said party of the first part, shall and viii
during the full term of one year from and aftel
the first day of March, A. ID. 1878, light ano
keep lighted and burning all the public stree
lamps in said city of Minneapolis, which art
) connected with and supplied from the ga:
mains of the said party of the first part, at all
hours of every night between twilight in the
evening and daylight in the morning during
, the said year, except only such nights the
, moon shall be present and shining, and so fan
unobscured by clouds as to light the streets OF
said said city equal TO gas lamps ail the tune
from twilight in the evening until after mid
night; and that the said party Of the first par
will cause such lamps during all said time tt
give at least as good light as during the yea
now last past. And in consideration thereof
the said party of the second part hereby agree
that it will pay, said party of the first part TO
lighting and keeping such lamps LIGHTED
and burning at the rate of thirty-six dollar
per year for each of such lamps SO kept burn
y ing, the payment to be made upon bills to b.
rendered by said first party monthly, and to b.
audited as other claims against the city. Ant
the said party of the first part further agree
that 1t will put up and maintain other stree
lamps along it's mains, directed by the cit
council of said city, and keep the same lighte
at the same rates. 1t is further agreed by ant
{ between the parties hereto that in case the cit
\ council of said city shall at any time desire t
, udee SuCu stLeeb u any VI
or kept burning at other hours tina
g those hereinbefore provided for, it ma
s give specific directions for such extra lightin
/. specifying the lamps to be kept lighted, an
}, the particular times the same to be ker
7. lighted; and the party of the first part agree
i. that it will keep such lamps lighted at an
> during such extra hours and said party of tt
y second part agrees to pay said party of the fir
part therefor, at the rate of one cent an
e thirty-six hundredths of a cent, for each lam
1t per hour during such extra lighting. But L
o such extra lighting shall be chargeable to
If be paid for by said party of the second pa
10 unless the directions for the same as ext,
lighting under this contract shall be given
= the city council in terms SO clear and direct
IL to admit of no doubt possibility of misu
l. derstanding or misconstruction.
n The remainder of the contract only al
re plies to repair and keeping in order of post
he which does not interest the public, and b
s. nothing to do whatever with the lighting
n the lamps or furnishing light to the city.
at THE COURTS.