Daily Republican., 1886-07-23
4 LIGHT SUBJECT.
.xn ANIMATED DISCUS
PoNu PoN,aNIN CITY OorNoIh

,xD ANIMATED DISCUS
oNu oN,aNIN CGTx OorNoIh
lag on Electric Light VS.. Gss
public BuiIdings-rroposafs
.no ro,,ecting Ashes Opened.
,,,sr weekly meeting OF City
he ies. wss held last evening with
|ncll Eckel In the chair. The
h lusI, OsIsd tho roll and the readsag Of
! csl.S I,ss of the last nesting was, on
nlnusw nuswr Blake, dispensed with.
loI IpahIic Building CoD mittee pre-
ne I fs comm uniction from the
Electric Light Company,
o.I .,,hst after making fuE exami,
y s.rd survey OF the City Hall and
pnblic Buildings, they had come
.onclusion that Shey could sup
sSout " Edison ineandescen'
,sot 'O IL and 16-candle power, which
V ',IonviIt would be sufficient to
m ali TIE light necessary, at 5000
.oar o The comm ittee reported In
'a; of accepting the proposition, and
R II. Taylor moved tkat the re.
gaykins inquired what the
~ ess il, and Mr.. Tavlor replied
from July 1854 to 's5, the bills
rntsi 20 81 ,O4s and from July 'S5 to
ma or an average OF over $500 a
Murray said that he understood
the gas was frequently burned
Nc the day, and that the amount
nmneI IN this manner would
uut TO ct least 500 G. year. He did
mink the electric light could be
Eli,d for use in the day time.
Blake wasin favor of the cleo
Ilsbt, but did not think it would do
,roduce 1t into the hall at the pres
lime as gas is needed in the bnse
yerv frequently ,or heating pur-
ii is abolished, and the cleo
Il,h, introduced, it will pat the
Committee to considerable ex
1. News! was also opposed to the
krc light, and pronounced it a
re- BE had seen It go out In stores
IA city just at the time 1t was
led tht worst, and he had no doubt
build b. jus. the same IL 1t was in.
he'd into the Git. Hall. The gas is
kdy in and AZ 1t has proved sure
he did not think it wiBs to change
zen II lew dollars could be saved
doing.
b. Mitchell also expressed himself
bing opposed 10 the electric light,
agreed with Mr.. Newell that itl
proved failure in this city. He
teeu IL in stores, where IL IL now
bdlcs1, 60 out suddenly and COM
the store keepers 10 fall back on
gas he would vote against It's In
tctiol into the property Of the
Merris Taylor said thai he sup
when gas was first introduced 1T
with similar opposition, ss all new
RItoEs or discoveries generally do.
was n favor Of the electJ ic light
use It would be cheaper and
per- snd another very important
b 10 It's favor is the fact that IL does
throw out any heat. He called at
on to the fact that the temperature
e room was irightful and that a /
dea. Of excessive heat wac caused
be gas lights.
Norton said that when gasoline
first iDtrldUcel, some seven or eight
ago, the gas company opposed IL |
VERY heaus in their power. This
Pahy Is a r.eh corporation, and will
ythlug Ia It's power 10 maintain
monopoly. During the evening he
gentleman connected with that
oF"llon present, aud had noticed |
ianuiug around and Whispering in |
pOeit eaF', 80 for himself he had |
'ef'sl n any company, either gas
eoSt,, uG; Aa wanted the CITY to
u 'Ae very best hgbt po ssible for
hohey' When the gasoline com
4 u'S' came here ana made a prof.
tiOH 10 l'gtt the street lamps, the
Com mpaAy was charging $40 or>S32I
sVA '"hp per year, but when the
LAWtt company offered to ligLtl
n.tS per lamp, the pas company |
~ y tJne Gown to $40 per lamp,
1--WE sad that he had madei
SssI.'o1 p,,,s.'o1 tlat the electric light wa.
E. III tlih city, and HotwitL-l
'ls EuA' lie had heard he stilll
ya'htl 'hat be was riglt. Turn-I
IN hr' D!liiH he asked hin If what
% Was ccrrect or not.
oii' II replied that during tbei
No. l,o. 1io,it4s ;.,, alter tie lights were
rs.n nvVe lllo 'his city they would gol
w., Wy nae4usntly, as the compaby
hn. ~, sNehcltut machinery, but now
Aas osen rtmetied snd there is noI
/ the ib,e-og' r,t, + on his experienced
sa,, t ,f.t,-s "Sls lie would pronounce it
Newell It'll uaiptainea ,bct +hoI
30, ",' ,, nIs what it should be. ana !
s1a', a. within the past Two weeks he
|Lsing so se oul ore evening while he |
| IF r. x. SlaVed In a barber shop.
I !, !, ". 'pe electric lights are intro.
viii s,iH ~ paohc buildings thu gasl
/, Az III. 10. come In for S400 or $500 a |
| m l. sb.,1, i. Is We'll known that IN a man
|ay sl sms,I I'o nouse up aad go away
d S,l ~. 'umnler a.ler the gas bill will
Ie, came as though ne was at
Y sc,i S'F,oq 5, replied that he knew ,ba,l,
the ,,, ahu that vas one good rsaaon
lonn'v 'y sAouid riu itself of tbis
pay, es s,,, uu not think the gas
city' Ana n9 lE1"sltai E as it is, owned |
lid rnn r u, le oidn't intend that i'll,
lime psi'S and was continued for
moved ,1n, nna iinRlly Mr.. Il. H Tav
one well 'ae matter be laid over |
led. ana Tho motion was ,
\ d oD,5ins nai51 Streets COMMITTEES rel
Of Peter PsyJflsly : on accepting thel,
bi GrsenIhSsi'i a. Ford and wife for theI
bth strss. ral,ill ayenue, from Front TO
E city limit 'n- =, street is outsidel ,
Pported diss, IN t. The same commit-l,
pct for - a,5 ,avor OF awarding tbej,
Sl1th 10 ss"nItR DUPONT street. | I
fde, at 9,,1 11'neath, to James II
favor of or.r,, sUula per cubic yard, l.
pms; |'Anting the followipel /
bstveeons osOi9er her, for grading Adams
T5omsa ol1th ard Seventh
q Fifth STU uu 7. j. Ford forI
y slreet; 'ge' ! ~ ir'm Broome toI
2ih aud g. sa,a Laurence for grad.
and 1sysnIh avenues, sndI,