San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27

| Inc matter was put 10 vote REL
alive to tabling the proposal and
resulted in a vote of 6 to 5. o..
On motion of Alderman A. F..
Beckmann, the matter was de-
ferred indefinitely until Mr.. Scud-
der's bill was disposed Of.
Alderman Elmendorf then read
a proposal of r. V. Scudder, for the
outside construction, his bid being
| $29,S06. He then said: "The COM
mittee thinks it advisable not to
accept this proposition, as we are
of the opinion that the work can
be done for less money" The re-
port was adopted on motion OF AL
derman Daugherty.
The question of adopting on re-
jecting the bid of r. V. Scudder,
representing the Great Western
Manufacturing company, for an
electric light plant proper, or the en-
tire machinery, proposing to furnish
inside construction for SOS, $50, was
then taken up. A portion of the
specifications was read, for the
benefit of Alderman Newton, by
| the clCy attorney.
The proposition is for $3S,57S
payable in notes by the city, secur-
ed by a first mortgage on plant and
lien on taxes to be collected, pay
able in 3 years as follows: First
year, $l2,S50.33; second, $l2,S57 .33;
third 12,S5S.34; to bear 60 interest
from date; the plant to be
constructed within four months,
and to be placed on a trial of thirty
| days before acceptance, and to be
of capacity so as to furnish 300
arc lights and 500 incandescent
lamps.
After the reading of the PROPOSE
ton a heated discussion ensued.
Newton wanted to know what
guarantee was offered for the full
fillment of the contract.
Daugherty asked: of the city
advertised for bids for an electric
light plant, why did we not get
bid on the entire plant ready for
operation and not simply the
power plant"
eve only advertised for bids for
inside construction" said Mayor
Paschal.
"With outside and inside con-
struction," said Elmendorf, "the
plant will cost in the neighbour
hood of $75, 1881. Mr.. Scudder will
furnish plant complete for $75, 1881
and will run it for three months at
the cost of $4,000 per month, for 800
arc lights"
A. f. Beckmann-"We called for
bids because the present company
refused to furnish lights at less
than 80 cents per night. Now we
have the bids asked for and are
now on the point of acting. The
San Antonio Gas company swore
that they could not give lights to
the city for less than 80 cents, be-
fore we advertised for the bids. We
have called these companies to our
city to make us proposition, and
the San Antonio company now
comes in and offers lights for 40
cents. Either they lied or have
been terribly mistaken, regarding
rates. [ will go so far as to say
that this city has either been
robbed in years gone by, or else
the San Antonio company are pro-
posing to furnish lights at less
than they can afford"
Daugherty replied to Beckmann
relative to the city having been
robbed, and defended the San An
tonic company, saying: "The ORR
ginal contract was made when no
| one else was willing to take the
risks, and l do not blame the San
Antonio company for making such
a contract go cents) when no one
else would. / respect them for it,
If they have fulfilled their contract,
as believe they have. Now when
they enter into competition with
outsiders honestly and fairly, 1
don't think it any indication that
they have not dealt fairly with the
city.
Alderman Elmendorf said he felt
for the company as much if not
more than Alderman Daugherty,
but explained why the committee
reported as they did, stating that
they could not possibly get a re-
duction Of rates from the present
company.
I Alderman Newton made a
lengthy talk, occasionally nudged
by Brother Hoefling as to techni-
calities, and the matter was put to
vote, which resulted in the adop-
ton of the report of the committee,
by a vote of ayes to nays. The
vote was as follows: Ayes, A. F,
and Joe BeckInann, EImendOrf,