Telegram-herald., 1890-07-24
THE MAYOR SAYS MOI
And yetoes the Naptha Lamp Contrac
as Awarded.

On Monday evening last the council
awarded contracts for street lighting as
follows: Grand Rapids Electric Light
and Power Company, are lights at
sIO9.5O per lamp per year and incandes-
cent lights on Leonard-st. bridge at SIC
per light; Grand Rapids Gas Company,
each light to be lighted on each dark
night until midnight at Sl2; and the
Globe Light and Heat Company, 1900
lamps on the same conditions as the
gas at Sl4.
Mayor Uhl does not see it in that
light and yetoes the naptha lamp part
of IL. His Honor gives his reasons for
his action IN the following communica-
ton:
MAYORS OFFICE /
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. July, %, 80.
To the Honorable. the Common Council:
At a session of your honorable body,
held on Monday, July %, 1890, a report
was presented by the Committee on
Lamps. recommending the making of
contract with the Grand Rapids Elec-
trio Light q Power Company, with the
Grand Rapids Gas light Company, and
"Third-That the city contract with
the Globe Light * Heat Company to
furnish and erect 1900 Tor morel stand
ard lamps (as now used in this city,,
with their latest improved burner and
fixtures complete, and to light the
same all dark hours for the sum of Sl4
per lamp per year-the city to furnish
pOsts-Wlta the provision that the said
af
any time any OF their lamps IN opera
tlOu designated by your committee as
proper to be replaced by gas, and to
make room for gas without expense TO
the city: and further, that SAID Globe
Company shall take OIL any lamps that
may be owned by the city and store
them at any place TO be named by your
committee, SAID storage place to be fur
nished without cost u SAID Globe Light
q Heat Company"
This report was by resolution adopt
ed aud the mayor or the city instructed
20 execute contracts with the respective
parties Upon the terms and conditions
in SAID report set forth.
hereby, by virtue of my Office sus
pend the opefSrlon OF that portion OF
the report so adOp>ed IS aforesaid, which
refers TO the contrast with the Globe
Light and Heat Company, Of Chicago.
and hereby suspend the operation Of
the resolution directing the execution
of the contract between the city Of
Grand Rapids aforesaid, and the said
Giouc Light and Heat C0mpIny.
The following are my reasons for
such susDeusOu and why that portion
OF the report and resolution above re-
ferrcd to should not 90 into effect:
First. The acton Contemplates the
expenditure ot 81 900 for toe lighting
of 1900 larnps at SI4 each. This amount
iu my Judgment, "a excessive and im-
I poses an unnecessary burdesi upon the
taxpayer.
second. II contemplates the dis
placement of 9s3 lamps now owned by
the city, known as "naphtha' lamps
now in nee by said city, winch were
T lighted during the past year at Sj.l0
each.
Third. I find upon IN examination
/ of the records IN the office Of the comp
I trollor that the total cost OF lighting
said 96S lamps for the year is S527 20.
I I find that the total cost OF repairing
said lamps for twelve months from
July I, lsS9, to july 1, 1890, was
I sI49 y.
Total cost of placing and replacing
I posts, s29s.5O.
Total cost Of Nesta burners. s255.00.
Total cost Of glazing, SZ23.63.
Total cost Of painting, material. street
/ signs, etc. $3.50.
Making total cost Of maintenance.
I ss90.-5.
/ Total cost Of lighting twelve months
+ s. 20. %.
Grand total. ss 2l7o5
A total for lighting and maintenance
+ II q68 lamps for twelve months Of Sc
F u .s5, or Al average per lamp II 8 a
Ine cost of lighting s5s lamps. ac-
E Cortng 20 the terms Of the proposed
I contract, is SIS $50. an excess above the
+ cost Of lighting and maintaining the
E s8mc number of napbtha amps r0E
/ owned by the CITY Of 81 .33405
Fourth BY the pror csed scron The
Haphtaa lamps now Owned by the c ty
are 70 Re removed and stored. ard
i faerHby become If no ava llabe use q
tap cirv.
Ffth. The total amount 10 the lsnlT
( fund on June 81 u.tinno was S23.5l4-so
E From tbs fund a tone e pad the ENTIRE
cost ot ghhng the city. The fund. bS
tne str-ctett economy WI be evhsusteo
+ before the taxes are coll llected azal1-
Respectfully. EnVrv F. III.
Mayor q the city of Grand Rapids.
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