Telegram-herald., 1890-07-26

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4sed he th3s city sllh their latest inRf@fF@
burner aad exERf~s cemglste. eua % h<ht 'Nr
sane 81 d4Fk h9ars. foE ire sean 81 $50 ~
lslap. per sezI-ths ciiy to Igraisa Posis -
The pFosislea tiaE SAD GLOBE Company t~Af
up aad remove a. &gy time ans el faSit i~4'tf
N operation desiz znsted - your comm mmittre =
proper % he replaced by gas. aad - hsSAs
ROOM for Gas Without eKPenss % sae ells' a.
further that said 6l9be Company shaii t~As -
aey laaps that nay a0~ be osae4 - TIE siss'
saa sgeTs thsm a. snS place u ~ AA.as@ -
Year eommlttst. SAID storage place - e "a
nis1el without eosg % ssid Globe Liga1 Aa4
Heat Ccmpaay'
his report aas by resolution. ac opted ane
the Mayor Of the city instructed - execute
contracts with the respective psraies apeh me
terms aad conditions 10 said report sci iSfth'
hereby. by virtue u ny eflce. saspen2 the
operation OF that portion Of the repori 80
adopted ss aforesaid. which refers 90 the con
tract With the Gl0be Light and Heat Company
Of Chicago, ana hereby suspend the operation
% tae resolution directing the execution oi
the contract Letueen tie City OF Grand h4pids
aforesaid. aud the said Globe Light and Heat
I Company.
Tue following afe nv reasons for suen sus-
pension aad Why that portion OF the report
and resolution above referred TO should not 30
into effect.
Flrst-Ihe action contemplaLss the expendi-
ture Of 81 900 for the lighting o, 800 lamps at
| sli.O0 each. This amount ia my judgment IS
excessive. and imposes an unnecessary burden
upon the taxpayer
Second-It eontemplstes the displacement
| OF SO lamps now owned by the city. known AS
'naphtha lamps" now ia use by the said city,
which were lighted during the past year al an
expense Of s5.+0 each.
Thlrd-I ind upon an examination OF the
records In the offiee of the comptroller that
the cost of lighting said s5s lamps for the year
IS so3zl -. ind that the total cost OF repair
iag said lamps for twelve months from July l..
lsS9. to July I. lsaO. WAS sl49.72.
| Total cost OF placing and replacing
posts ............... .........--..-..-.e Zsc.oV
Total cost of Vesta burners ................ 2o500
Total cost Of glazing ......... ........... 223.6S
Total cost OF painting material. street
signs, oosO
Making total cost of maintenance......... 9eO.75
Total cost of lighting u mouths. SPY 20
Grand 10
A total for lighting and maintenance OF sos
lamps for y months OF s5.2l7.95. or an average
| per lamp of s6.42.
The cost of lighting e6S lamps according 10
TO the terms OF the proposed contract is slS,-
$500. an excess above the cost of lighting and
maintaining the same number of naphtha
lamps now owned by the city of 81. .3Si.l5.
Fourth-By the proposed action the naphtha
lamps now owned by the city are TO be re
moved and stored. and thereby become of no
available use to the city.
The total amount In the Lamp Fund on June
80 ultimO was s23.57i.s0. From this fund alone
| is paid the entire cost OF lighting the city. The
| fund by the strictest economy will be exhaust
ed before the taxes re collected again.
Respectfully.
EDWIN +. Uni,
Mayor of the City of Grand Rapids.
On motion Of Aid. Emmer Council adjourned
10 meet Monday evening next.
W. A. SHlSkxAN.
City Clerk.