Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-12
CRY soLoNs IN SESSION.
Two Bids For Lighting the City Received
and Referred.


Two Bids For Lighting the City Received
and Referred.
The regular monthly meeting of the
court of common council was held last
evening.
The petition for sewer in Holmes
avenue and for q water main in the
same street, for electric lights on Park
place, River and Water streets, were re-
ferred to the proper committees, by the
aldermen. The council concurred with
the exception of the petition for the
sewer in Holmes avenue, which was
tabled on objection of Councilman Fitz-
patrick, who said that appropriations
for sewers already ordered and for new
work was nearly exhausted. The mat
ter for the extension of the outfall of
the Benedict street sewer was tabled, as
was the recommendation from the sewer
board for q sewer in Pine street.
The reports of the road board on the
lay out and survey of North street,
Bergen street and Mitchell avenue, were
adopted and the matters referred to the
board of compensation. The recon-
mendation for the grading and laying
out of North street at cost of $500 and
for sidewalks on River street, were also
adopted.
On a recommendation from the road
board that q storm water sewer be built
from Pond street to the Mad river, esti-
mated cost $500, of which the Water
bury clock company agrees to pay $3.50,
the board voted that the work be done.
The road board also recommended
covering Little brook at Adams street
with corrugated iron, paving the bed of
the brook, etc, estimated cost 81 200,
John O'Neill agreeing to pay a large
portion of the expense, and the work
| was ordered done as recommended.
/ CrOasUa1ka Uoro ordered IN Cherry
and Ayers streets and sidewalks in Tay-
lor street. A water main was ordered
constructed in Division street at a cost
of $500.
City Auditor Cassin reported that in
pursuance of an order from the common
council that he procure bids for the
lighting of the city for one year from
February 1, 1898, he had advertised in
| several papers and had received bids
from the Connecticut Electric company
and the United Gas and Improvement
company. The two bids are as follows:
THE ELECTRIC CoMPANY's BID.
WATERBURY,, June 80, 1892.
James j. Cassin, City Auditor, Water
bury.
Dear Sir: Replying to your adver.
tisement for bids for lighting the streets
squares and parks of the city of Water
bury for one year from February 1, 1898
Iposal:
We will furnish and supply 159 arc
lights, said lamps to be burned not less
than twenty-six nights per month, at 3!
cents per lamp per night; and 80 incan
descent lamps at the rate of $25 PEI
lamp per year.
The rated current for said lamps to b,
for 100 lamps, 10 amperes, and for 81
lamps, 6, 8, 10 amperes; the 10 ampert
lamps are nominal 1 200 candle power.
The Connecticut Electric company
By A. NJ. Young, Secretary.
THE GAS CoMPANY's BID.
To J. J. Cassin. Auditor.
Dear Sir: We herewith submit a pro
posal for lighting the city's streets
parks, etc. by gas as per your advertise
ment in the daily papers. In view o
the fact that the gas lamp post
y throughout the city have been dis
! msntled, that is, the tops or lanterns
moved, any proposition we might max
9 must necessarily consider the repair
. and work necessary to put these lamp
in order. We would therefore propose
first, to put in order for service any O
all of the posts now erected, about 16
in number, using for the purpose sue
material as the city may wish to utiliz
that is suitable, furnishing such ne,
t material and doing the work necessar
d at net cost, or in other words at no pre-
d fit to ourselves.
g Secondly-Should the city desire
g greater number of lamps we will ful
IS nish, equip and put in workin
n order to the satisfaction of your il
It spector any additional lamps that tn
9 city shall designate on the lines of GU
: mains throughout the city, making tn
II same conditions as to charges for sue
j. work as before stated, i. g., net COST
n Third-We will furnish gas to ligh
k extinguish, clean and supply burners t
u one or more lamps at the followin
prices per year per lamp: For liShtin
Q at sunset and extinguishing at sunris
), each and every night in the year $32. {
r per lamp per year. For lamps burnin
from sunset to sunrise twenty six night
% per month, $50 per lamp per year. Fc
70 lamps burning $50 nights per year frol
l. sunset to l a. M, each night whe
70 lighted, $50 per lamp per year. TIL
n burners in each case to consume cub
II feet of gas per hour and to be renewe
It and kept in order free of cost to til
n city. 1t is understood that such repair
Is exclusive of burners to the lamps as ma
% be necessary during the term of col
j. tract, we will do on the same terms 1
before mentioned, i. e., net cost. Bill
% for labor and material, also for lighting
is to be rendered monthly and paid aft
1t the usual approval of the finance board
s. Respectfully submitted this 18th da
1t of June, 1899.
United Gas Improvement Compan,
By E. II. WILLIAMS, Agent.
The two bids were referred to IL
committee on lamps and gas.
81 1t was voted to accept the invitatio
of the Horse Railroad company to Wis
springfield next Thursday and examir
the workings of the electric system
,r that city. Councilman Fitzpatrick sal
le that before the Horse Railroad compan
Or asked any more favors it should paw i
N Indebtedness in the matter of sire
st paving.
n Two petitions for the granting