The Democratic advocate., 1886-06-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Contract for Lighting the Streets Awarded
Other matters.s

The Mayor and Council held meeting last
Monday night to receive and consider bids
for lighting the streets for three years. All
the members were present.
Frank Await was present and made state
ment, before the street lighting bids were
opened, in reference to making blind ditch
to culvert on John street, and an early con-
sideration of the matter was promised.
The Council then went into executive ses-
sion, on lighting the streets Three sealed
proposals were presented. One was from the
Westminster Gas-Light Company, one from
the Washington Automatic Gas-Light Com
pany, of Baltimore, and the other was from
Charles H. Nicolai, representing the Balti-
more Gasolene Manufacturing Company, of
Highlandtown, Baltimore county.
The Washington Company proposed to fur
nish 20 or more lamps, and to light, extin-
guish and keep them in repair at ct cents
lamp per night, the lamps to burn from dusk
until midnight twenty or more nights month,
and the posts and lamps to be the property OF
the company at the expiration of the contract.
This would be SIS per lamp per year.
Mr.. Nicolai proposed to furnish 10 or more
posts, lamps, &C., fill, light, extinguish and
keep in repair for SIG per lamp per annum;
the lamps to burn until midnight for twenty
nights per month, and to be the property of
Mr.. Nicolai at the expiration of contract.
The proposal of the Westminster Gas Light
Company was to light the streets with gas
where the mains now extend, say so lamps,
from dusk until 11.30 O'Clock, from Is to 20
nights per month, and to furnish iron posts
and lamps for 20 additional lamps in outlying
districts which shall be lighted with naptha
gas, and to light, extinguish and keep in re-
pair all at $3.50 per lamp per year, the city
to put the lamps and posts in good order be-
fore the contract begins; the new lamps to be
put up as soon as possible-say two or three
weeks-and to be the property of the Gas
Light Company at the expiration OF the con-
tract.
The Mayor and Council accepted the bid of
the Westminster Gas Light Company, and 1t
was ordered that the Counsel of the city draw
M the contract and that the Mayor sign it for
the Mayor and Council. All the bidders were
present after the executive session was over.
Mr.. Cunningham, for the Westminster Gas.
Light Company, stated that he had contracted
with Mr. Somers, of the Washington Auto
matte Gas-Light Company, for lamps, posts,
&C., for the outlying districts, and would have
them up without unnecessary delay. He was
instructed to light up the city under the old
contract of $50 per month until he was ready
to begin under the new.
The improvements on Green street were
discussed. Itwas the unanimous opinion that
the work was being well done, but the ex-
pense was greater than the city could bear at
this time, and the Street Commissioner was
ordered to take charge fit and do what work
that was now absolutely necessary.
The Street Commissioner was ordered to
relay the crossing on Main street opposite the
residence of Mrs. Shorb, adjoiningt he Catho-
lie church.
The following bills for ties, lumber and
work on streets were passed. E. o. Grimes
& Co., So. so; George Stouch, $7.S6; Patrick
McKeever, $5; H. B. Albaugh, $15.96; John
Driscoll, $3.50.