Telegram-herald., 1891-08-30

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run on the Philsdelphis plan all dark
hours. The system ls called the Van
De Pole lnfo rtunstely for the system
or Tor your committee, or both, the
lights did not burn On that particular
night hecsuse of q hreskage OF some Of
the machinery, consequently your
committee are unable 70 pas on the
merits OF that system. tnoughsf ls well
spoken OF. Eigin is located similar 10
urand Rapids; = river divides il and
has hills ana valleys. for that reason
We desirsd 70 see the effeefsof the towcs
hghta, but WAS disappointed. Tnis =
= place where all the tower inventors
lse. The towers used are called the
Star Iron towers, those an Evansville
are made OF pipe and are built by the
Detroit Tower Co. The pipe tower may
not 10 as strong as the Star Iron tower
but II is certainly more ornamental
Your committee flnds that al cities
visited have gone through this electric
light war and each have sent out royng
committees 70 see what other people
were ooing and how the electric lights
worked. IL also appears that in every
case they come back and reported IN
favor OF the new light and after pro-
longed contest the reports were adopt
ed. All places visited by your COM
mittee the company own everything
connected with the electric hight sys-
tenn, the contracts run for i've Years
and IL would seem from prices paid that
the cities pay for all, but own moth
ING.
"Rock Island pays nearly $4,000 for
their light for i've years. Allowing
$500 for each light per year which Is
large price, making total o. SO 900
for the i've years, the company will
have $4,000. enough TO pay for the
whole plant"
The report goes on at considerable
length 10 demonstrate the impraclica-
billy OF operating city electro light
plant with the pump house engines,
because of the insutlclency o. power.
The committee was unanimous, how
ever, IN advocating the lighting OF the
entire city by electricity and advocated
the employment of mixed system of
towers aud single lights. The report
says: 1.-THE advantage OF the tower
system is that waen tower is placed
and district is properly lighted by it.,
that is the end of the matter. no mat
ter how many streets are opened or
buildings erected, the light covers the
face Just the came. Every
hundred napths lamps placed costs the
city 500 aud every hundred gas lamps
placed costs the city 500. Why should
any more money be expended for some
thing that will be abandoned OF not
now III very short time because the
people demsnd something bettery
Your committee therefore recommend
TO your honorable body that the
Evansville system of lighting the city
be adopted and that the city clerk be
instructed TO advertise for bids on the
following conditions:
"First-To light the city with cleo
trio lights, all the territory within the
city limits except the unplatted and un
inhabited parts OF the city to be here
after designated by the common coun-
Gil; thkt the lights shall be suspended
on towers, poles and across the streets.
The common council reserves the right
TO reject any plan or towers not SUIT
able for the purpose. The company
or individual bidding on proposition,
shall furnish at their own expense, ali
the appliances for lighting the city.
The light shall be OF as good a quality
as those now used by the city, 81 least
forty Of the lights shall burn all night
and every night, the balance to be
lighted all dark hours. The bidder
shall be required to light the streets
and bridges within the city limits as be-
fore stated to the satisfaction of the
common council for q stated sum per
year; also to state the price OF any sd-
ditional light hereafter, the contract
N ha for ha
bonds for the fulfillment of the same.
Second Proposition-The city TO fur
nish tower poles and other appliances
for suspend.ng the light, the company
or individual bidding on this PROPOSE
ton shall he required TO run the lines
10 any part of the city where the Com
mon Council directs light placed. The
city TO use lbs lights of 2000 candle
power. The lights shall be of equal
brilllancy IS the lights now used by the
city forty or more shall burn all night
and every night. the balance 10 burn all
dark hours. Four thousand candle
power lights shall bc used on the towers
If the council directs, the same 90 be
equivalent for two 200 candle power
lamps; the contract to be for three
years; the bidders 10 state what the,
will furnish the lights for per year
stating the price of the all night light,
also the daxk hour light and the cost of
each additional light hereafter.
"No system 10 be accepted or any
money paid until proven TO be ac-
cording TO contract
"The city clerk to advertise for bids
for lighting the city by electricity sc-
cording to plans and specifications on
file in his Office; the whole system TO 5e
ready for operation August /. 1884.
Respectfully submitted,