Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-11-30
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Electric Lights Will Shine in
the Streets Again-The Price
Reduced.
Four More Lights Will Be Added-A
Gasoline OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
License Raised.

UASOllne FrOpOSltlOI--l eiepnoNe
License Raised.
The city fathers met Wednesday il
special session to wrestle with the ques
ton of street lighting and other matters
A full board Of aldermen were present
The names of the city parks as reported
by the committee and heretofore printed
in The TRIBUNE were confirmed. Thu
question Of releasing the Sun Rive
park to the present lessee for 500 a yea
was left open till the next meeting. Tht
clerk then read a proposition from
Harry Ringwald to light the city with
100 OF more gasoline lamps at S25 pei
lamp per annum. The communication
stated that 5000 such lamps we're in use
in st. Paul and that it was the most
economical method of lighting the city
The council then went into the commit,
tee of the whole to consider the ques,
ton of lighting the streets.
P0liutcuu DlChlueUl VI tue eleC'
trio light company addressed the coun-
Gil, giving the substance Of the confer
ence between himself and the special
council committee appointed at the re-
quest of Paris Gibson. He finished by
making three propositions to the coun'
Gil, as follows: First, he would furnish
80 lights to the city, as the company
had done heretofore, for $12 SO per light
per month, taking in payment warrants
on the general fund; second, he would
furnish AZ lights, four more than the old
contract, at SO per month per light,
taking in payment warrants on the
general fund; third, if any of these offers
were accepted he would agree at any
time when outstanding general fund
warrants had been called in and cashed
up to within a year of the time of issuing
a warrant in payment for the lights he
would reduce the price of the lights to
Sll.5O. In other words, he was willing
to call warrants which would be paid
within a year cash.
At the present time he said the gen.
eral fund warrants were outstanding for
about nineteen months, and only about
$4,000 would be available from this
years taxation to reduce them with.
The figures he gave on the lights were
on the basis of a years contract to date
from December l.
A long discussion followed and a peti-
ton was finally read, signed by nearly all
the business houses in the city, repre-
senting that the lack of street lights was
detrimental to their business and re-
questipg the council to take steps to have
the streets lighted again.
The council finally resolved itself into
regular session again, and on motion of
Aid. Roberts, supported by Aid. Young,
it was decided to accept the PROPOSE
ton Of the electric light company for 40
lights at So per month for each light.
The city attorney was ordered to draw
up a contract to this effect to be signed
next Monday, and Supt. Dickinson an
nounced that he would turn on the
lights at once, commencing tonight, and
adding as fast as his men could put them
up again. On the motion to put in the
arc lights again all voted in favor of the
measure except Aid. Joscelyn who fav-
cred waiting to see what the gasoline
proposition amounted to, and who there
fore voted no.
Aid. Young called up the question of
the fire alarm to the B. & M. addition
again, and Chairman Fitzgerald of the
fire committee, said that on investigation
he found that the cost of the whole i'm.
provement would be about $3.50, which
was so much more than was expected
that he had not gone ahead with the
improvement as instructed by the
council.
Supt. Dickinson Of the electric light
company, offered to stand a portion of
the expense if the council would put it
in and finally agreed to do the whole job
for $500 and take city warrants for the
amount. He also agreed to put in an
other alarm box at the power house and
it with the system at the ex-
pense of the company. His proposal
was accepted.
The subject of fire escapes on certain
buildings vas brought up, and the act
ing city attorney was instructed to pros.
ecute the owners unless they complied
with city ordinance by building fire es-
capes on their blocks.
The matter of putting in a fire hydrant
at the power honse was discussed, and
to a committee for report at the
next meeting.
The committee to whom was referred
the communication of the telephone
company asking for a reduction of the
license Of so cents per year on each in
on the ground that it was ex-
orbitant. reported a resolution raising
the city license to Sl.OO per year for each
instrument, and it was unanimously
passed. and the ordinance committee in
structed to report a new ordinance to
this effect at the next meeting.
The council then adjourned.