Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-29
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Tho Maxim Electric IHyhE cnnp,uy
having presented bill 10 the olty OF
Sl 400, fur furnishing light tor tru month
Of December, aud tho lamp committee
having approved the bin after making a
deduction of SS3 a representative OF the
lNTELILGENCER sought an iutorviDw with
MIR. IL. n. Dtller, chairman Of ihC lamp
committee, to ascertain Gu what pdnoiplc
the deduction WAS made.
MIR Dillor replied that tho Abatement
was made In compliance with The action
ot councils IN accepting the light, IL botng
provided that equitable reductions should
DO made i'll the case Of non burning hmp,
aud lamps that did not burn nsatisinctoriIy.
Tho committee took tho daily repDrig
made by the police officers aud deducted
from tho bill 80 cents for each lamp +,
ported by the police as mot burning. " Tho
committee malo no deduction for hrIp,
reported as " burning uusatisiaotoriIy."
Mr Dill0r thinks the drilltinn was to,
sweeping and very unfair 10 tho company;
because II has uitou happguud that lamps
reported by the police "a "uot buruiug"
have been burning daring tho greater
part of the night, though they happened
To DO not burning at the time tho pUiico
officers passed them. Mr. Dilcr says
also that tho Maxim company hayo four
lamp inspectors on duty every uight--Oue
Tor each of the four divisions of tue city
and that any lamp, not burning,
or not burning satisfactorily, Ia
at once Ovorhaulcd and pat in
good condition. These inspectors also
mako daily report ~ tho company oi the
condition Of the lamps, aud their reports
often differ from thOso Of the policemen,
.II.
perfect lamps, though IN "A few Instances
they have shown moro. As lamps have
been reported by the police Z" not burn
ing" which tho inspectors have reported
burning the company have given otders
TO the inspectors 10 compare tuu@ reports
with those OF the policemen, ani 70 put
down nothing that th0y are not willing 20
swear TO, rs they may yet ba oDls'i ~
verify their reports under oath IL has
been noticed that since tho dlly reports
oi the police and inspectors hayo been
compared, tho number OF lamps not Nurn
ing has boon considerably Tess Chan bcioro
the comparison WAS made. Il is argued
from this that both parties have become
more careful than t.Cy were formerly.
The December bali for electric nghtiug
has not yet been paid, and Mr. DuItr
thinks II will not be pad, aS fixed 10y tho
oDmmIttee. some members uf the lamp
committee and also Of the finance COM
mttce think the deductions insufficient,
while tho Maxim company think them too
great, and IN this view Mr.. DIlier COuCurs.
Being asked whether the samo principle
was followed IN making deductions from
the bills for gasoline lamps, Mr.. Dtilcr
answered, I" No " 4 majority of the
Committee approved the bul for gasoline
lamps, after ueduuIug one hly the cost
per night, Tor every non burning lamp,
and without making any deduction tor
those that did not burn satisfactorily, It
being held that on an average these lamps
were not out more than hall the uiknl.
Mr.. DillGr asscnlel reluclgutly to this ar
rangement and Joined tue other members
Of the committee in approving tue Gaso.
line bill, which was presented rome
days before the presentation of the bul
for electric hight. when tho latter bill
was presented tho maj JI.ty Of the com
mittee declined - approve II In any other
shape than with fun deduction fpr every
lamp reported not burning. This, he
thinks was unfair and no Will not again
approve bill for light, which discgimi
mates in favor Oi one company aud against
the other. In conclusion, Mr.. Diller
feIicitated the citizens IN having 4 far
better light than they ever bad before. He
has been cOmpllm0nted by hundreds on
the excellence Of The electric h hEht-sl.iXh
riders especially being doHghJ,I w,.a It.
and combining their Gri,e5 - Ine public
streets, where they can 500 aud be- seen, lu-
stead of driving out into the country
whore there are no attractions, 10 ughL
aud often poorly broken roads.