Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-26
THE SANE OLD LIGHT.
err COUNCIL CONSIDERS GLSIND
ELECTRiCtIY

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A l,rr, Aprropriniion.
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80, a. p-a,iIon, v.., :, IN.
e'en'nE' HUsu'' -'' M
CHAIR. Absent, lhouias anu '"g'e'' '
minutes were read aud sigued.
Bv the cIerk-Sts,ement from the county
a.. - 80, .,ss a,o ~. o;,v ot Srrine.
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held al the August settlement i'''' Us 'o'-
lows: General purposes, l,l5l4si sani-
tary and street cleaning, $9,s09.73;
s-s Ss,ar,ment s679l 35;. gas and
80. 90. l., "a ,,tioo
hBnu"e'
s4.5ooLti horary's sl'o'''lo' p0o'' ''''''''
building and hire engine, S2'2o"''oi interest
an water works bonds Sll3ls 90; TAYLOR |
=. .- ", . sseael. rsvamant as
-, .co s.r 40 p,,,o,
sesS'ueu' F'''''' 'o''''
on file.
BY Mr.. johnson, from finance committee
Ordinance tor payment Of bonds and intere I
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Plum street sewer S'"oi layIor street 'e"e''
S2,GIO; out OF general expense iund IN favor
Snrinyfeld Saviugs Back, S9,22j; total
o,rount sppropristed by the ordinance. Sg2,-
ofo'
| ray ot"'n"h1eS WIZ i''s'N''u """ '''oP
as follows: By Mr.. N'lson, from health
| committee, X. X. hllls, $50. by Mr.. lehan,
from street committee, pay roll OF street
| hands, $972.20; +. Dent, repairs, etc, sl3 20.
| By Mr. ConklIn, from claims committee,
S25.S5; police, $40 So. By Mr. kidder, fire
1 4 "A Al
| By the clerk, communication from Engineer
| Moler, enclosing letter from Mr.. Ii. 1. noode,
| allowing the city to deepen a drain through
his property from Main to Columbia streets
bet yeen Western avenue and Park streets,
provided said ditch be no wider than absc-
yutely necessary and good job. The terms
were accepted.
| BY Mr.. Lessner, ordinance granting per
mission to Z. q. Funk, D. +. Minahan, d. 2.
Jetlries and others to lay pipes in the streets
and slleysot the city for the purpose OF sup
| plying the public with natural gas Tor idei
and power, they 10 be Responsible for all
damages to person or property caused by lay
Ing OF said pipes. Should Funk ct al. fail 10
discover natural gas within six months rom
passage OF this ordinance, or in event OF dis
covery should they fail t. commence laying
pipes within nine months, then this ordinance
to be null and void. First reading.
By the solicitor Ordinance regulating
erection and reconstruction of addition there
| to of buildings within city limits costing 5 90
and upward by requiring parties building 10
take out permit of the clerk Read first time.
t BY Mr. Stephan-Peitiou OF DR.. W. 5.
Dlahunt and nine others Tor laying of stone
walks across all Slleys terminating on Chest
nut avenue, between E,m and Murray streets,
1 - H.,
ner OF Chestnut avenue and Elm street. Re.
ferred 10 improvement committee.
| Bills were presented and referred.
By Mr. Ackerson, from sewer committee
Report and resolution for extension OF Taylo
street sewer on Gil ton street to York, and in.
structng the solicitor TO prepare the necessary
papers. Adopted.
By Mr.. Russell-Contract and bond of A
Burnett, in $500, for construction OF ahut
ment, OF the Spring street bridge across BIcb
| creek Approved.
By Mr.. Tehan, from street commttee--Re.
port and profile OF change of grade on MAR
street from G. C. C. Il |. Ry. east ., 90 Zee,
The grade was adopted.
BY Mr.. CoukIin-From gas committee, fol
low ng proposals
The Champion electric light company here
by propose to erect, furnish and keep lighte
> for the pe.iUd OF three or four years from on
hslf hour after sunset until halt huu
before sunrise, each and every nighttorty-hy
lights 10 be located as council may d rect in
the central portion Of the city. for 5000 pc
year. A pro rdta deduction to be made to
lights which from auy cause may not burn
Council 10 grant company the privilege Il
erect necessary poles. Payments to be mad
monthly.
Also, proposal OF the Springfield GasliCh
and Coke Company to furnish gas, hghuul
street lamps also, gas tor city offices an
public buildings, and to private consumers
also, tor new posts and lamps for i've year
! from September /, 1885, as follows; Fo
{ furnishing gas, lighting and eXrnguishin
lamps, ETC., on all posts now erected and tha
my be erec ed during five years, from Sep
,ember /, 1885, lamps to burn from dar
until daylight, for 81 per post per year. Gs
! Tor offices, ETC., burned through meteIs, Sl.7
per thousand. Same to private consumer
Burners in street lamps to consume four fee
per hour.
Second, to furnish all lamp posts, lamp
!. pipes, burners, complete ready for Lighting
t Sl7 each. Should the city order new pos
. Immediately, to erect same promptly an
carry over unpaid balance until next tax lev
' II necess ry.
: The propositions LAID over to come up +
e acuon under call ot miscellaneous buslnes
d when Mr.. C0nkhn presented the fJllo"in
resolution:
:, Resolved, That the proposition OF II
! Champion electric light company to er'ct AL
8 hight iorty-hVe electric hight Tor the perio
b OF hVe years al 81 300 per annum, IN Ii