Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-18
LIGHT FOR THE CITY.
select Councilman Riddle Presents Some inter.
essing Facts and Ftgurc.-The Edison Com
pauy Finally Beaten In 10th branches
OF Counciis-A Very Close shave

pauy Finally Beaten In both branches
OF Counciis-A Very Close shave.
special meeting Of select and common
councils was held Wednesday evening. The
call for the meeting stated that the object
was "to take action on the question OF light
ing the city, to receive the report of the fire
committee, and to take action on route OF
water maip."
COMMON COUNCIL.
In the absence of President Hurst, common
council was called to order by Clerk Chillas,
and DIR. Bolenius was elected president for
the evening. The objects OF the meeting
were stated to I've the consideration OF the con-
tract for lighting the city for the ensuing
year, to hear the report Of the fire committee
and to further consider the proposed route of
the extension of the twenty-inch water main.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Adams, Auxer, Bare, Bsumgardner,
Beard, Bolenius Buckius, Cormeny, Dnkel-
berg, Eberman, Evarts, Goodell, Hershey,
Kendig, LipPold, Long, Martin, Mayer, Nc
Spaeth and Trissler. The absentees were
Messrs Shirk and Hurst
PREsIpENT-ELECT Boards STATEMENT.
While the clerk of council was in the select
branch, informing that body that common
council was organized and ready for bus-
ness, Councilman Beard asked and was
given permission to make statement He
said he had seen an article in all the daily
papers signed ''Seventh ward" in reference
to his proposed action in the appointment OF
committees as the president OF the incoming
common council. No one was authorized TO
make such statement. he did not authorize
any body to make such a statement as he had
not made any such declarations as were
attributed to him in the communication
siupad llSayanth ward " In his OniniOu the
communication was not written in Seventh
ward.
DR.. Bolenius said the first question for
consideration was the lighting of the city by
electricity, gas, gasoline, candle dips or other
wise.
Mr.. Auxer called for the reading of the res
olution before council at the last meeting
when the motion to adjourn Tor two weeks
was adopted. The resolution Is as follows: !:
ReSotued, That the lamp committee are
| hereby directed to accept the proposal of L.
| b. Shaw, for lighting the city for the ensu-
| ing year with the Edison incandescent light
| and to enter into a contract with him at once
| agreesbly to the terms OF his proposal, they
being the lowest bidders.
Mr.. Auxer moved the adoption of the
| resolution and it was seconded by hall
dozen members.
DIR. Bolenius directed the clerk to read
| the minutes of last meeting on the question
| and the report of the lamp committee. At
the conclusion of the reading, Mr.. Long
| raised the point of order that the amend
ment Of Mr.. Mentzer postponing action for
| two weeks carried with it the resolution
| above printed.
President Bolenius decided the point well
/ taken.
| Mr.. Auxer then offered as an original reso.
| luton the resolution noted above.
Mr.. Long said he desired to ask MIR. Auxer
a question and it was this How much pei
light per night would the city pay il the con-
| tract was given to the Edison company al
| $4,000?
Mr.. Auxer answered the question by hav
ing the bid OF the Edison company read, but
to make the matter clear he would include in
the resolution that Mr.. Shaw's bid No. l, bt
the one adopted.
AMENDMENT LAID ON THE TABLE.
Dr. Bolenius offered as an amendment thai
the lamp committee be directed to contrac
with tbeU nited States Electric Light company
| at their bid of 36lS cents per light per night
and that they be paid at the same rate fol
lighting the city from March /, 1856.
The amendment was laid on the table by q
decided vote. The resolution to adopt the
Edison Incandescent light was then adopted
by a vote OF l3 to II as follows:
THE VOTE.
Messrs. Adams, Auxer, Bare, Buckius
Dinkelberg, Evarts, Goodell, Lippold, Mar
tin, Mclaughlin, Mentzer, Schum and Triss.
Ter, voted aye.
Messrs. Baumgardner Beard, Bolenius,
| Cormeny, Eberman, Hershey, kendig, Long,
Mayer, Noll, Snyder and Spaeth, voted nay.
| NO. ENGINE.
Common council concurred in the action OF
select council in referring the report Of the
fire committee as to the acceptance of engine
| No back to have the engine tested accord
| ing to the contract entered into.
| THE 20-INcH WATER MAIN.
| Mr.. Baumgardner stated that at the last
| meeting OF councils he had offered resolu.
tion changing the route of the 20-inch water
| main, to be extended to the western part oi
| the city. Since then, after consulting resi-.
dents OF the western section OF the city he
learned that 1t was not economical to change
| the route from the one originally adopted,
| and he moved to reconsider the resolution
adopted at the last meeting. The motion To
reconsider was adopted.
Mr.. Hershey then offered resolution
similar to the one offered at the August
| meeting extending the main on Orange street
from Lime street to Neviu and it was
adopted, after some discussion, by a unani
nous vote
THE LIGHT QUESTION AGAIN.
When the clerk of select council returned
to common council and reported the action
OF that branch non-concurring in the Edison
resolution, favoring the electric light now in
use, Mr.. Evarts moved that common coun
Gil adhere to its former action and that
committee Of conference be appointed. The
president ruled the motion OF Mr.. Evarts
out of order and that the consideration O
| the resolution of select council adopting tn,
Maxim light was in order
Mr.. Long moved that the action Of selec
council be concurred in.
| Mr.. Evarts moved to non-concur, but thu
president declared the motion out OF order.
COUNCILMAN sPAETH's SPEECH
Mr.. Spaeth argued in favor of the adoption
of the Maxim light. He said the first yea
that that light was in use, the city had a sal
experience. Now everything has been sys
tematized and the city has been furnished
with good light The city would in al
: probability have the same experience will
: the incandescent light the first year as wa
} had with the Maxim. He believed that tn
incandescent light was good Tor inside light
, ing but was not good for streets
descent light 5000 or 5000 will b
saved II the Maxim light Is adopte,
the city will get 5000 or 5000 worth NOR
light Then again the city will be put :
, great expense for damages resulting from tn
, placing OF poles, tearing up pavements, ets
! In conclusion he stated that the MAXIM
. | company had been put to great expense Il
erecting their plant and it would be no mor
than fair that the city would keep their ligh
. for another year.
: Mr.. Evarts said the city had nothing to d
4 | with the expense Of the Maxim company
AS representatives Of the people, the choapes
The advantages to the city by the adoption Z
. the Edison light Ii the distribution of III
= lamps In the outer wards.
n Mr.. Auxer said the Edison com pauv ha