The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Lengthy Meetings About the hlect"s
Lighting of streets.

Lengthy Meetings About the hlect"s
Lighting of streets
4 meeting OF the Committees on Finance,
Iirht and Electric Light held a meeting
Yesterday afternoon in the Chancery Court
room TO consider the following resolution:
Whereas, it appears by the recent CON
tract for electric street lights from S29,WV
fo 100000 uer aunum could be saved ny
-ub.tifutirg electric light for gas 10 light
the streets: that the Committees on I'm
,nce. Iight and Electric Light be Instructed
I'D ascertain by bids. or otherwise, the cost
per lamp per night for number suulcIehl
io light an that portion OF the CITY no"
lighted by gas. for a period OF not less IMAM
live wears. and report with recommends
ton, tO the Council.
those present were: Messrs. Hargrove
chairman. steel. Christian. Thon, Philips
Courtney Gum, Mann: Glover, Taylor
Carter. Bowden. Brlnder, Cary and Car
neal. ..,,
Mir. Andrew Pilzni, who was present
spoke of The i-adNautages ot tue city own
/ ins It's OWL electric li-ht plant, saving thal
| i'm fine first place electric lighting compa
Mics lost much by dishonest persons; see
nua. that uo wire viii carry 20 PEI
cent of what is put ON H. mas
much as there Is SO much absorb
tiou of electricity from the ground anC
.tt.r places. and third. that lightning wa-
| very ant ~ strike and burn the dlnalhOs u
ripcas. He said. however. that electric
/ iiubf- could De manufactured for ly1z cents
/ % ighf per ni-ht, the same price when th'
/ Inst contract i0r the city was made, but he
td.d not believe the city could do 1t at thai
tpr,co. Mr. Pizzini. however, did not say
ANYTHING about the price the Richmonl
! Rlllwas and Electric Company would iur
lnisrlightS.
/ Mr. Adams. superintendent OF the Ga
/ Works. was pres MT. and stated that IL wa
! cheaper tO light the city by electric llgh
/ than -a.. II electric light was substituted
/ fully >.j.nOJ "a year could be saved; that Is
IIfth. n.ht could be- made a the same price
Mr.. Glover offered am amendment that
WAS iueXpedieut tO make contract Tor nF'
j wears for electric lighting.
Mr. Mann offered as substitute, ina
| the matter be laid on the table. rms wa
acue-ayos. n: noes, !. The COMMITTED
/ then adjourned.
FINANCE AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
As soon as the above Joint committee ad
| iOumod 20 meeting WAS held Of the Finance
/ and Elncfri, Lf-ht Committees. Nr. Glove
oncred th. meeting by stating that a reso
/ tuition I'D reference To the city owning III
Ipicrlri. n slt plant had been referred % the
/ Finance aul Electric Light Committees
/ that they bad referred the matter TO Colone
/ ~. l. Cut-hIN 10 find out what sucl
lplant would cost. and although the Englnee
/ had not received any detailed statement TN
/ ThOmp,On-ll0u-ton Company had writer
"a letter stating that "A plant Cat rou q
c-tmatol would cost about Sl2j,OOO.
MIR. Glover then presented i'm iOrclDl'
speech "a resolution mat $4,000 be appro
/ priaf.d for thee establishment Of an electro
/ i4li plant. the money % be expended un
/ der tuo direction II the Finance and Elec
| tric light Committees.
Mr.. Glover SAID That at the present time
/ if Wa. necessary tnat something should b
/ done iu reference tO electric lights; tina
} 40 the present time one compan,
I uad doubtful franchise for furnish
ny private citizens h-ht and an
other company was now waiting 70
% franchise. that il the latter was grantee
the nrande,ceut LIGHTS furnished would a
once come into competition with the city,
gas works. and that the city that become
/ chat metropolis that electric hghts were
needed.
Mr.. Har.roye sand that at the presen
/ Tim. hc could not Vote for the approprla
/ till: .h1i fhr finances ul the city dld no
admit of ihe expenditure.
superintendent Adams presented the fol
/ lowing statement as % the cost OF al
/ electric light plant:
/ Fits miles of wire erected, includ-
iu. poles. wire eros, arms, insula-
TORS. pins and brackets ....... $1,000
G1 li.lt arc dynam0s, with double
nmp, ............ 29.0O
$50 hoods. hanger boarls'complcte $50
/ 5000 h-ut iurandescent attending
/ apparatus. including 1000 lamps,
sockets. c0uyertors and central
station apparatus" .....--...- 600
So, SD
/ Tpro bf,ft. suaed command en- zines