The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-28


(SlOO.) per each arc light, per dnnnm.
Item 3. The party of the first par
agrees to pay to the party of the secon
| part, in quarterly payments, viz: tw
hundred and twenty five dollars (S225
each and every quarter during the tern
of this contract, as follows: Novembe
10Th, February 10Th, May 10Th, an,
August 10th of each and every year I
this contract.
Item 4. In consideration of the fore
going agreement and one dollar, tn
party of the second part hereby agree
to put up and maintain during the tern
Of this contract two (2) arc lights, with.
out any charge to the said village o.
Bennington. the same TO be run pre-
cisely the same as the nine arc lights
provided for in this contract and in the
event that the arc lights, which shall be
located, erected and operated IN per-
suance of this contract, IN CONJUNCTION
with the existing arc lights, shall prove
inadequate to the lighting of Pleasant
street to the satisfaction of the party OF
the first part, by reason of the density
of the shade on said street, then and in
that event, the party of the second part
agrees to substitute for one or two las
the party of the first part may elect, of
the arc lights erected and operated,
under this contract, their equivalent in
incandescent lights of twenty-five (25)
candle power, viz: five (5) incandescent
lights for each of said arcs, at the re-
quest of the party of the first part, said
lncandescent lights to be located on
Pleasant street, under the direction of
the Trustees, and said substitution to be
made by the party of the second part
without expense to the village; said in
candescent lights to be run until 2
O'Clock a. m.
Item 5, 1t is further agreed in con-
slderation of one dollar, ($D that the
present sixteen arc lights (l6) shall here
after be run until o'clock.
Item 6. No part of this contract
differing from the original contract, as
to length of contract and time of run
ming the lights, or any other matter,
shall be construed as a violation by the
party of the second part, of the original
contract, but this contract, so far as the
same relates to, or in anywise affects the
pre-existing contract, shall be construed
only as in addition thereto and in modi-
tication thereof, at the special instance
and request of the party of the first
part.
In witness whereof the said village
corporation, party of the first part, by
the hands of its Trustees, who are duly
authorized thereto, bath executed this
instrument and one other of like tenor
and effect, by subscribing their names
thereto; and the Bennington Electric
Light and Power Company, party of the
second part, by the hands of its Presi-
dent and Treasurer, thereunto duly
authorized, hath executed this instru-
ment and one other of like tenor and
effect by subscribing their names and
affixing their seal, on the day and year
first above written.
(Signed) THOMAS MCGRATH,
+. NJ. CRAWFORD,
E. j. TIFFANY,
GEORGE N. PHILLIPS,
j. NJ. COLEMAN.
Trustees of the Village of Bennington.
(Signed) JAS. w. WAKEFIELD,
President,
f. A. SAWYER, Treasurer.
of the Bennington Electric Light and
Power Company.
In this contract it seems to us that the |
Electric Light Company have shown
great lIberality and that in this as well
as in their preceding action, the promises
made for them by their president have
been fulfilled to the letter, Moreover
our lights are the latest and most i'm
proved system. If anyone doubts this
let them compare with other towns
Burlington, for instance, and yet the
Queen City is satisfied