Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-16
FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
THE PRESENT COMPANY TO CON-
TiNUE TO LIGHT THE STREETS.
Only One Other BID Submitted, and Ina'
Too High-short Session ofthe
Street Committee.

o CLOCK 70 receive BIDS Tor furnlsulhB i"N
street electric arc-lights, of 1900 actual
candle-power each, for a term OF one
year or less from February 8, 1891.
At five minutes past o'clock no bids
had been submitted. Mr.. Mann made
motion, which was adopted, that the
time for receiving proposals should ex-
pre- at 8:l5, rs he Was sure that there
would be some in by thethOur and no time
had been mentioned in tae advertise
mont Captain Andrew fizzini, Mr..
Gibson Putzel Of New York, Wyndham
Il. Meredith, ESD, and Superintendent
Trafford, al Of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company, and General
Manager Iraylor, OF the Traylor Lice
tric Company. were present.
CERTIFIED CHECK.
Mr.. Mann moved that the successful
bidder be required TO deposit with the
City Auditor by noon next Wednesday
certified check for 800, to be returned
to him as soon as bond is entered into.
This was adopted.
at fourteen and o half minutes after
6 Mr. Putzel, counsel for the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company, handed
the Chairman OF the committee n Did.
Mr.. Travlor asked the committee 10
postpone the opening Of proposals until
next Saturday. He was informed that
this could not he done, and reaching
into lis pocket drew out two envelopes
which he submitted to the committee.
This was half a minute after the expira-
ton OF the time set. The Chair decided
70 receive the enclosures. as the time
had been partly consumed by Mr.. Put
eel, who at first objected, but finally ac-
guessed.
PROPOsALS
The proposal Of the Richmond COM
pany Was first opened. They agreed to
furnish 1874 lights Of l,200-candle power
at the rate Of 49, cents per light per
night.
One Of the bids Of the Traylor Elec-
tric Company was next opened. 1t pro
posed 10 furnish 100 or more lights Of
2,20O. candle power for term Of five
years
At this point the paper WAS ruled ont
OF order as not in conformance with the
specification. The figure named, though,
was q cents per light per night.
The second bid of the same company
offered 10 furnish the same number OF
lights for one year at q cents per light.
CHEAP LIGHTS.
The committee recommended TO the
Council that the contract be awarded the
Richmond Railway and Electrical Com
panyat 1874 cents per light per night. This
is practically the same corporation that Is
now furnishing the city with electric
lights The price is less than hall that
charged Il present-40 cents. 1t Was
decided that 81 600 bond should be re-
quired for the faithful performance OF
the contract.
Capt. Pizzini explained that this was
the lowest price on record for electric
hphts If the company made cent 1t
would be one cent more than they ex-
pected.
ALL IN USE.
The full 1874 electric lights were in full
blast last night the first time for several
weeks.
Meeting Of the street Committee.
The Street Committee held its semi
monthly meeting last night in the City
Engineers Office.
MIR. Stratton called attention to tho
fact that the meetings of the committee
are open TO the general public. People
are always complainingof some action o.
the committee, and he wanted them iC
know that the meetings are public.
oRIEL WIDOW.
Permission was granted to place Of
oriel window in The new Levy " Davis
building, corner Foushee and Broad
streets. II will be twenty-seyen fee
above the ground and will projec
eighteen inches over the street.
MIR. Gray requested the committee tC
consider Dr. Whites iron hitching-post
/ 1t was decided that the ordinance mus
be complied with.
WANTED THEM ALL down.
Mr.. J. W. Carter moved that al out
swinging gates and the posts in th'
street be taken down. This was lost b
| q vote of 3 noes 10 | aye.
The proposition OF e. ii. Bissell anC
associates 10 run q double street car tract
IRON the corporation ike down Brool
avenue to Broad or Marshall dow
Broad or Marshall 10 Seventh; dowl
Seventh TO Cary down Cary TO Tenth
and up Tenth to Main, was referred t.
the various ward committees.
Mr.. Bissell informed the committee
that he expected to have the co-opera
ton of the Brook Turnpike Company
OF which Mr.. Lewis Ginter is president
Mr.. j. W. Carter moved that the com
mittee recommend TO the Council tn
repeal OF the present ordinance relating
TO outswinging gates, hitchng- ant
sign-posts.
As substitute MIR. II. j.. Carter in
PRODUCED a resolution requesting tn
Chief Of Police TO SEQ that the presen
ordinance is enforced.
Sundry routine work was disposed OF
and at 9 O'Clock the committee adiourne'
TO meet tho 29th of this month.
To-0Iorrow Nights Meeting
at the meeting of the Board Of Alder
men tomorrow night, called for tn
purpose of settling the question of Ions
and short-term members, Colonel Jon
b. Cary will present tie report OF tn
Joint Committee of Schools and Finance
recommending the purchase ofthe Gran
property for the erection OF O schoc
building.
The Central School JEFF Davis Mar
sion) will eventually be turned over t
the Confederate Literary Memorial Sc
ciety to be used as a museum.
The Grant property adioins the pres
ent school building, and if necessar
thirty or forty feet can be taken fror
the lot without materially detractin
from the beauty Of the Davis Mansion
There seems little doubt that tn
Council will adopt this report.
Football on tho 2Oth.