Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-21
LIGHTING THE CITY.
Tho Globe COMPANY Gets the Contract
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LIGHTING THE CITY.
The Globe Company Gets the Contract
at 923.
Chas. G.. Yeaton, agent OF the Automat-
ic gaslight company, Of New York, ar
rived in this city last evening, in compli-
ance with a request Of A. r. Barr, esq.,,
chairman of the lamp committee, who
some days ago visited New York for the
pupose Of seeing the operation of the Au'
tomato lamp and comparing its merits
with those of the Pennsylvania Globe
lamp, Of Philadelphia, which the city
councils have substituted for the street gas
lamps. Mr.. Yeaton brought with him one
of the Automatic lamps. and before an in
formal gathering of the lamp committee
and councilmen not members of the com
mittee, exhibited it in the council cham
Der, where free expression Of
opinion was indulged. Mr.. Yeaton
was present and explained its work
ings for the information of the council
men. Mr.. Robinson, the representative of
the Globe company, was also present. 1t
may bc remarked that the original bid Of
the Automatic company was S21 per lamp
per annum, whilst that Of the Globe COM
pany was s24.5O. Councils nevertheless,
in view Of the known merits Of the Globe
lamp, directed the lamp committee to
enter INTO u contract with that company
con the best possible terms" as has
already appeared in these columns.
Mr.. Robinson reduced his bid to $685. so,
but the committee held off for $23, to
which that gentleman was 10th to accede,
and so the contract hung fire. Saturday
evening, however, Mr.. Robinson. was in
the city ready to close the agreement at
the terms demanded by tho committee.
A quorum could not be got together, how
ever, and again the closing of the bar
gain was deferred. Meanwhile, Chairman
Barr, having seen the virtues of the Auto
matte lamp, was endeavoring to impress
upon his colleagues of the committee the
propTicty OF contracting with that CON-
pahy, claiming that it would be saving of
the matter of 81 900 to the city, and ut tie
same time provide a much Kandsomer and
more ornamental lamp than the Globe con-
Germ, with which councils had ordered the
contract to be made, and as above stated
he secured the presence Of the Automatic
representative fOr the purpose of demon
strating his opinion.
The committee met at l o'clock this
afternoon in the full light Of an Automatic
lamp. which burned brilliantly upon the
presidents desk in common council
chamber. All the, members of the
committec-Messrs. Smeych, White.
Philip Zccher and Barr. chairman-wcre
present, and Messrs. Robinson and IeatOn,
representatives of the rival bidders, were
also upon the floor. Without ado, Mr..
White moved that the contract be given
to the Globe company at $23 per lamp per
annum, stating that he understood Mr..
Robinson was willing to contract ut that
price. The chairman's suggestion that
Mr.. Ycaton ought to be given another
chance to explain the merits of his lamp
elected from Mr.. Smeych Il motion that
he he heard. A second was not heard,
and Mr.. White insisted upon his motion
being put, and it was agreed to, Messrs.
White and Zecher voting aye, MIR. Barr
no. and Mr.. Smeych nOt voting.
Chairman Barr asserts his determination
to carry the matter to council, and to Sc
cure special meeting Of the body to re-
considev its former action. He declined
to append his signature to cOmmanica-
ton to the Globe company setting forth
it's action in awarding the contract.
Mcssrs. Smeych, White and Zecher signed
the paper.
Mr.. Ycatoli, Of the Automatic company,
expresses 4 purpose to contest the author
ity OF the city government to award the
contract to y bidder whose bid is mani
festiy SO much higher than his company's.
after p poposals had been publicly asked
Tor and ho had fairly shown the superior
ity of his light. When the attention of
Mr.. Yeatou was called to the fact that the
Globe man had in his possession and had
shown to the lamp committee document
signed by Tcaton, as the constituted agent
of the Automatic company, transferring to
the Globe company all right to the use
of the Automatic burner for the term of
five years. in consideration of certain
sum on money, Mr.. Yeaton replied that
in said agreement it is expressly stipulated
that the Globe company shall put forth its
best efforts to encourage the general use
of the Automatic lamp and estab
lish it in the market. This. Mr..
Ycaton says, tho Globe company has
not done, but SO far from complying with
the agreement, its representatives have
done all in their power to injure its rcpu-
tation, and by their action have annulled
the bargain. Mr.. Robinson's answer to
the allegations Of NJ. YeatOn is, briefly,
that having tested the merits OF the Auto
matte barner, his company found it unsatis-
factory, and unwilling to endanger the
business by it., use they discontinued
it. In New Bedford, Mass, Cape
May, N. j., and at various other places,
where they were tried, the experiment
proved failure, and they had to he taken
down, and others substituted. Yeaton's
rejoinier is that in New Bedford political
considerations occasioncd the discontin-
uance Of his lamp, while at Cape May, the
Globe company, as agent ofthe Automatic
burner, had wilfully neglected the lamps.
thus causing them to act unsatisfactory.
And thus the war of words goes on, and
the claims and counter-claims have Occu-
pied the greater part of the lamp commit
tees time and attention for several weeks,
with the result as above reported.
Tho Ssiff;er Fair.
Last evening the Shiffier fair was very
we'll attended. The American fire COM