Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CITY COUNCIL ROOM, l
Aug. 25th, 1892. !

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held pursuant to call of Mayor Wood
for the purpose of considering the ques
ton of electric lighting for our public
streets, entertaining pro lions fol
the same and, if thought /, !, to enter
into contract, which notice in writing
was duly served upon eacl ,mber ol
the Common Council.
Called to order by Mayor pod.
Aldermen present, Farrl.h, Lutz
Dessaint, Brundage, Timm and Hougen
Mayor having stated object of meet.
ing, Alderman Brundage moved that
the streets of the city be lighted by
electricity ON the most reasonable
terms offered Motion carried by full
affirmative vote.
The Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co. sub
mitted the following proposition:
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis, |
August Sth, 1892.
To the Common Council of the City OF
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
GENTLEMEN The Wisconsin Wood
Pulp Company hereby offer to put in
and furnish to the City Of Grand Rapids
electric lights of the following powers at
the rates in each case set opposite their
respective powers.
FIRST. Is candle power, incandescent
lights for $500 per year; 20 candle pow
er incandescent lights for $500 per
year; 80 candle power incandescent
lights for $500 per year, and said city
to furnish lamp renewals, or said com
pany will furnish 16 candle power lights
as above with all renewals for $10.S0 per
year, 20 candle power lights, as above,
with all renewals for $3.50 per year
and 80 candle power lights, as above,
with all renewals for $3.50 per year.
SECOND. Said company will put in
and furnish to said city Arc lights (pro-
viding at least arc lights can be fur
nished by said company at the follow
ing rates, the company to furnish every
thing: 1900 candle power lights at $50 OC
per year; 1000 candle power lights at
$1,000 per year. Said Liz ghts in each case
above mentioned to be turned off on
bright moonlight nights.
THIRD. Or said company will put in
and furnish everything and furnish
lights to said city all nig Int every night
III the year at the following rates: 16
candle power incandescent lights for ST .
per year; 20 candle power incandescent
lights for $500 per year; 50 candle
power incandescent lights for $500 per
year.
FOURTH. Or said Company will put
in and furnish lights to said City all
night, every night in the yea1 for the
following prices: Is candle power in
candescent lights for 5000 per year; 20
candle power incandescent lights for
$500 per year; 80 candle power lights
for $16.20, the city to furnish all re-
newals.
FIFTH. Or said company will put in
and furnish arc lights all night, every
night in the year of 2000 candle power
for $500, the company to furnish
everything, at least s arc lights to be
furnished by said company. The light
furnished shall be of full standard
powers above specified. For the per-
formance of the above, this company
will give bond in the sum of $4,000 with
sufficient sureties to be approved by
your honorable body.
Any contract entered into under this
offer shall be for the term Of five (5)
years, and lights shall be put in at such
points as your honorable body shall de-
termine upon. The above offers shall
remain in full force for 60 days. Ad-
ditional lights will be furnished at the
same rate per light.
Said company as a part of this offer
agrees to furnish free one arc light of
20O0 candle power or it's equivalent in
incandescent lights for the lighting of
the wagon bridge between the cities of
Grand Rapids and Centralia, to be
placed where your honorable body di-
rects. Said light or lights last above
mentioned to be furnished during the
continuance of the contract if this offer
is accepted.
Dated August 9th, 1892.
THE WIS. WOOD PULP CO.,
BY G.. A. SPENCER, Treas.
Nash Brothers submitted the follow
ing proposition:
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS,
August %, 1892. {
To the Common Council of the city of
Grand Rapids Wisconsin.
GENTLEMEN:-W will under five
year contract and on monthly payments
furnish your city electric lights of the
following powers at the rates in each
case set opposite the respective powers
Is candle power incandescent lights at
81 per year; 20 candle power incandes-
cent lights at SS per year; 80 candle
power incandescent lights at $12 per
year, city to furnish lamp renewals.
16 candle power incandescent lights
at 50 per year; 20 C. p. incandescent
lights at S11 per year; 80 C. p. incandes-
| cent lights at SIG per year, we to furnish
everything.
Arc lamps 20OO C. p. SIS; arc lamps
200 C. p. $40, provided ten or more are
contracted for, we to furnish every
thing. All the above to be on what is
known as the call night moonlight
| schedule"
In case you decide to contract for
lights all night every night we will fur
nish them at the following rates: IS c.
p. incandescent lights at Sl1 per year;
20 C. p. incandescent lights at $12 per
year; 81 C. p. incandescent lights at S19
is C. p. incandescent lights for SS per
year; 20 C. p. incandescent lights for So
per year; 32 c. p; incandescent lights
for SIS per year, the city to pay all re-
newals. Arc lights 1000 C. p. all night
every night for $50 per year; arc lights
300 c. p. all night every night for $50
Are lights 200O c.p. midnight moonlight
for $40 per year; arc lights 1900 c. p.
midnight moonlight S65 per year, we to
furnish everything. Lights to be To-
Gated at such points as your honorable