Daily globe., 1878-10-15

age.
| Our citizens will be glad to learn that the
lhngards have determined to give matinee
performance on Wednesday afternoon, wber
'.Our Boys as originally written by the au.
thor, will be produced for the first time in thii
country. I ~
SARONI'S SCOOP.
The Special Council Committee Award the
City Lighting Contract to III. S. Saroni.
The special council committee, to whom
was referred the bids for lighting the city
held second meeting at the city hall, yes,
terday afternoon. There were present AID
n. Mccarthy, Dreis, Smyth, Allen, Griggs and
O'Connor. VS., q
TIE BIDS OFFERED.
The meeting was called to order, and by
request Mr.. Murray, city attorney, read all
the bids submitted from the GLOBE, as re-
ported in the issue of Thursday, 10th inst,
as follows:
shepherd Vapor gas company, of Davenport,
la.-Proposes to Light 164 lamps at S24 pei
year on contract for five years; and for one
year at S25. Will furnish new posts, ETC., at
$500 single, or So in lots of ten, erecting the
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use Will change burner, ETC., at own expense
The Excelsior gas light company, of Farmer
Clty, llhnols-PropQses to attach to 164 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 set in cement. At the
expiration of the contract all appurtenances to
revert to the city, and will keep same in repair.
Ii contract is accepted for three years, the
company will furnish lamps at $12.50 per lamp.
a ana II new improvements be made in the
light during that time, any such generating
apparatus will be given to the city.
ID. 3. Saroni-Proposed to furnish same light
IN use by the Globe company, at ten-candle
power, for 1927 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 new posts, etc., are re-
quired will furnish the burners for $3, the
same to go to the city, and where the posts and
lamps are furnished by him, at S8 Der post.
ETC., the same 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 attach
ment en- on the lamps in use at his own expense.
The Globe company-Submitted bid sim
llar to the last contract, $50 per lamp per year.
VIII furnish new Lamps ETC., at SO per lamp.
GAS ABOUT GAS.
Aid. MCCARTHY called upon the agents to
explain their several lights on exhibition.
Ihereupon each one enlarged upon the mer-
its of his own. 7tafs
Mr.. Thrasher claimed superiority for
the Globe Light company, and read lot of
testimonials. He said it was in use in all
large cities, there being now in actual use
over 10000 burners. He recalled to the COM
mittee that the Globe company had caused a
reduction in the price charged by the Gas
company, and claimed some consideration
for that.
Prof. Saroni and Mr. Harris, Excelsior Gas
company, next lectured.
Mr.. Joy said his light, the Shepherd, of
Davenport. showed up for itself.
I Herman Conrad, another bidder, had no
Light on exhibition, and had no patent for
his machine, but promised to come up to all
Requirements. IA
SECRET SESSION ON LIGHT.
With all this light on the subject, and
eight burners blazing away, the committee
went into secret session to decide. The re-
porters were retained for the dear public's
sake. 4sgf
On motion Herman Conrad's bid was
thrown out, as he had made no exhibition or
presented any patent.
The Excelsior company's bid was rejected
as the highest.
The Globe company's bid was passed as
too high also.
The choice thus sifted down between Prof
Saroni's bid and that of the Shepherd Gas
Light company.
MORE GAS.
Aid. Allen favored Saroni, and he did it
because he was st. Paul man, and then
too he believed the professors light was the
best, consequently cheapest in the end.
Aid. Dreis endorsed Aid. Allen, and urged
the acceptance of Saronis bid.
Aid. O'Connor thought the award should
be made to the lowest bidder. That's the
way the advertisement was made.
Aid. Smyth stated he was rather 10th TO
adopt Saroni's light 1t would be in the ma
ture ct an experiment. The Globe light had
served the city passably well, and Saroni's S
had not even been tested by use in any city.
He thought it might be advisable to expert
ment with Saroni's, but retain a partial CON
tract, as it were, with the Globe company,
Aid. Griggs favored Saroni. He 1Saroni)
guaranteed a ten candle power light. The
alderman favored him not because he was q
st. Paul man, but because he thought he.
Saroni, offered the best for the money.
Aid. Mccarthy favored the Shepherd light.
Mr.. Murray said, after all, the light
power was to be taken in question. Con
tracts were made that way, and Saroni offered
and guaranteed q standard light.
Aid. Mccarthy said he favored the lowest
bidder. If selection was to go by favoritism
he'd vote for the Globe offer. That had
been tried Saroni's hadn't.
sARoNI SELECTED.
Aid. Dreis moved that vote be taken.
each member expressing his individual pre-
ference. The vote resulted as follows:
For Saroni Allen, Smyth, Dreis, Griggs.
For the Shepherd Co.-McC Carthy, O'Con-
When Aid. Smyth's name was called. he
said: e,@' ~
81 vote for Saroni because he guaranteed
ten horse power light" Laughter. 81
mean ten candle.''
Aid Griggs-I vote for Saroni for the same
reasons Aid. Smyth does. Laughter.
Aid. Dreis moved that the council be re-
commended to award the contract to Saroni,
for one year. Carried
Adjourned.
LIE Sueur Sentinel; We learn through s.
r. Streeter that a son of James Vickla. in
Montgomery township, in this county, was
beaten to death by a couple of boys in Rose
mount, Dakota county, with whom there had
been some previous difficulty. Young vickla
mad been at work where he was murdered,
and himself, and his murderers, and others
ho1 r5