The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-17

non-assessment. and the names of the owners
/ Of such property.
An ordinances by Alderman Falligant TO
J allow one step to every door on street ana
I lane, and another ordinance permitting
dilapidated " oden buildings to be replaced
Z by new frame buildings where Il VIII not
increase the fire risk, the buildings to con-
form u the true line Of the streets, were
read the first time.
The following resolution by Alderman
Haines was uHaui nously adopted.
ResoIred That the mayor appoint com
{ mittee OF three Of lich he shall b. c1airias.i
70 the purpose Of investigating fully the SUD
/ lect o. the sale OF wood AMI coal III TINS CITY
{ and Of submttIny to council an ordnance 10
/ secure lawful and correct weights and measures
in such sales
To PUNISH BY FINE.
An ordinance by Alderman Harmon was
| Rad the first time TO punish. upon con
| victioa in the mayors court, by fine Of
[ 500 or thirty days, or both in the di-cretion
I Of the mayor, any one encrOachl1g upon
any line furnished by the city surveyor or
1 his deputies, or removing pegs set by them.
Alderman Bailey's ordi ance Or vldlng
that every petition TO repair, remodel or
| improve property must specifically detail
the nature Of the Improvements, was read
! second time.
The following preamble and resolution by
Alderman Myers was adopted:
WHEREAS Il having been asserted by certain
members Of this council, also by a newspaper
published in this city, that certain members Of
this council favored the violation Of an ordi-
nance in granting the petition of Solomon
Cohen. referring to certain grass plats and cop
ing around same on Jones street, and referred
similar application Of Mrs. Connolly. there
fore.
Be it resolved That the corporation attorney
be and he is hereby required TO lay before
council at its next meeting mis- written opinion
as 10 whether the application and cases of Mrs.
character. and whether the granting Of one or
both of said applications was contrary TO the
existing ordinances of the city.
THE CITY LIGHTING BIDS.
The bids for lighting the city with gas
and electric lights were opened, and, on
motion of Alderman Myers, were laid on
the table after having been read by Clerk
Rebarer to the council.
There were but two bidders, the Brush
Electric Light and Power Company and
the Mutual Gas Light Company, although
Capt. Henry Blu ,, president OF the latter
company, as president of the Mutual Elec-
trio Light Company, put in bid to light
by electricity also
The bid of the Brush Electric Light Com
pany was in brief to furnish electric lights
to the city from Jan. /, 1891, as follows:
Two hundred lights, 1000 candle power,
for three years at 500, POS per annum, or 40
cents per lamp per night
Two hundred lights, 1000 candle power.
for four years at S;9S, 1868 per annum, or $50
cents per lamp per night.
Two hundred lights, 1000 candle power,
for five or six years 500, 4S4 per annum, or
1928 cents per lamp per night.
Two hundred lights, 600 candle-power,
$24, 900 per annum, 32T ce IS per lamp per
night For four years 500, 800 per annum,
Or 3l.23 cents per lamp per night. For
five years S2l 800 per aunum, or 30 cents
per lamp per night For six years s21 300
per auuum, or 2917 cents per lamp per
night.
A FURTHER PROPOSITION.
The further proposition was submitted
that IL the city accepted the bid of the Mu-
tuol Electric Light Company for 200 cleo
trio lights of 1900 nominal candle
power, equivalent to go candle
power such as the light at Bull
and Broughton and Bull and Congress
streets, the company will put up the addi-
tionaI 100 lights, and have them burning
by Jan. /, 1890, aud erect and maintain the
lights until Jan. 1, 1891, without any ex-
pense to the city.
The bids of the Mutual Gas Light Com
pany and the Mutual Electric Light Com
pany are as follows:
Two hundred and fifty gaslights for 1890,
S6,s75.
Eight hundred gas lamps for 1891 and
1892, $1,000 per annum.
For three years, 800 gas lamps, $4,000
For four years, 800 gas lamps, SIC, 600.
For five years, 800 gas lamps, $4,000
For six years, 800 gas lamps, $4,000
Seven hundred ordinary gas lamps at
$1S rs, and 100 Gordon patent lamps, s42 rs,
for 81, 400 per annum.
Arc lights, full arc, 1000 nominal candle
power, equal to 600 candle power, Western
electric system, as follows:
For two years contract, 200 arcs, 81, 300
per annum of 800 nights.
Three years contract, $2l 500 per annum.
Four years contract, sci 900 per annum.
Five years contract, So, 800 per annum.
Six years contract, $40, 900 per annum.
This last is at the rate Of 3d. cents per
light per night