The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
NINETY DOLLARS A LAMP.
TIE BRUSH COMPANY's LATEST
PROPOSITION TO THE CITY.

I It Offers TO Furnish 100 Lights for
Next Year Free and 200 Lights for
the Following Five Years at 500 a
Lemp-The Council Returns a Final
Proposition for e -Four Years In
stead OF q Five Years Contract, to
be Replied to by Tomorrow Night.
The Mutual Compeuy's Proposition.
| No final action was taken on the electric
light matter in the city council yesterday,
without a new proposition made TO the
Brush company by the council may be
called a finality.
The matter came up on a proposition by
the Brush company to furnish 100 addi-
tional arc lights Of 600 standard candle
power free for 1890, and 200 arc lights from
Jan. l, 1891, TO Jan. l, 1896, at $4,000 per
annum, which is at the rate Of 500 per
lamp.
This was asking for a new contract to
run two years longer than the city. had pro-
posed.
A proposition from the Mutual to furnish
200 arc lights at 1000 standard candle
power for $50 per light was received as in
formation.
1t looked for while as if the Mutual Com
pany's proposition wouldn't get a hearing.
Alderman Harmon was about to object 70
its reading, when Alderman Falligant said
il ought to be heard 1t is no more than
fair, he said, If one company comes in with
proposition, TO permit that of another,
which has an equal right, to come in with
one also.
A FINAL PROPOSITION.
Alderman Bailey then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the city offer to the Brush
Electric Light Company the following PROPOSE
ton:
The Brush Electric Light Company to furnish
for period of four years, from Jan. !, 1891,
200 arc lights per specifications. and at
figures as appear in their communication bear
ing date OF Nov. 20 1889. This proposition to
be final and reply 70 be made by the next meet
ing OF council, Wednesday, the 9th inst.
Alderman Cam moved as a substitute
that the city adhere to its original PROPOSE
ton, and this was lost by vote of 6 to 5,
the vote standing:
Yeas-Messrs. Cam, Failigant, Haines,
Myers, and Reads.
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Mills, McDonough,
Ha iris, Nichols, and Harmon-6.
The question then required ON the resolu-
ton of Alderman Bailey. which was
adopted, Messrs. Bailey, Falligant, Mills,
McDonough, Harris, Nichols and Harmon
voting for it, Messrs. Myers, Read and Cam
against it, and Alderman Haines voting
blank.
OPPOSED TO FIvE-YEAR CONTRACT.
Alderman Cam gave his views upon the
length of the proposed contract lie said
that the extended limits of the city would
cone in for their share of taxation before
the expiration of four-year contract, and
that they ought TO have something to say
about it; that it would be taxing
them one year without the benefit of
Light. He thought, too, that electric
as everything tended toward cheapening
manufacture.
Alderman Myers argument was to the
effect that the city ought either to adhere
TO its proposition or call for new bids.
Alderman McDonough had novel argu-
ment in favor of a long contract He
thought that everything is tending to trusts
and combinations, and the city at the end
of the three year term might not be able to
do as we'll He didn't believe electric light
manufacture would be cheapened.
The Brush company's proposition reversed
Alderman McDonough's argument, as the
company said in its proposition that it
could not afford to take the contract for
three years, as in the event that it could
not get a renewal of the contract at the end
of that time, its apparatus would be value
tional apparatus to supply the extra 100
lamps.
TO BE SETTLED TOMORROW NIGHT.
The matter will doubtless be settled to-
morrow night, as the resolution adopted
makes the last proposition final, and re-
quires an answer by. that time. 1t is
thought by members of the council that
the city's proposition will be accepted
promptly, and the city will then have 200
electric lights, for five years, at 800 per
annum each, a reduction from $3.50 per
annum.
1t is claimed by those who have been vot-
ing to give the Brush company the con-
tract, that while the contract will call for
only 600 standard candle power, that the
lights will be equally as good as the present
lights, which. under the old contract, were
TO be of 1000 candle power, or equivalent to
1000 standard candle power. One alder
man assigned as his reason for wanting the
Brush company to get the contract that its
stock is owned by home people, whereas the
Standard Oil Company is behind the other