Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-11-22
COUNCILS SPECIAL MEETING.
The RrtdgetOn Electric Light Co,
ana ehe Penna. Globe Gas
Light Go. Get the Contracts.

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Council was called to order by Presi.
dent Robbins Friday night ct eight
O'Clock, for the purpose of considering
the bids for lighting the city, which
were In t1e hands of tae Light Gem
mittee. There were present besides
the President, Councilmen MeoFar.
land, Ms thew, Higgins, AckleY, Bacon
Elmer, Woodruff and johnson.
The business begun with the grant
Ing of a restaurant license to J. III,
Nichols for restaurant st 72 South
Pearl street.
Chairman of the Light Comm tee
Mat ihews was called upon for his re.
port of the bids for lighting the city.
Mr.. Ma 'thews said: "Well, ger te-
men, l do Nc know as there is any
thing to report the bids are here and
Council can do what 1t pleeses with
them" He then handed the bids over
to Recorder Hewitt, who read them Q Fl.
The first bid was from the Pennsyl-
vania Globe Gas Light Co., the CON-
pany being represented by lis secre.
tary, Mr., J. r. Mccall. This CON-
pany's proposjtlo on was to furnish the
necessary number OF naphtha lights
upon iron posts as here ofore used
here, for t1e sum of $40 per lamp per
year if lighted on the moon schedule,
or $22 per lamp per year If lighted
every night during the year, In each
case the lights to burn from dusk to
dawn.
The next bid opened was from the
Brush Electric Oc. of Philadelphis.
and tae figures were $S3 per light per
year If run on the moon schedule, or
500 per light per year If run every
night In the year from dusk to dawn.
Lights to be of estimated 1900 candle
power.
The Bridgeton Electric Light Co.'s
bid, put in by its general manager, Mr..
Ed. D. Mullen, was for $s1 per year, II
run on the moon schedule, or $s7 per
ligt per year If run every night, the
lights to be of estimated 1900 candle
power.
The fourth and list bid was from the
Engineering Company of Pennsyl-
vania, and the figures were $s4 and SS7
per light per year, with candle
power Of 1900 as the ether electric
company's propositions were.
The bids were all based on five
years contract. When the bids had
all been read Mr.. Bacon offered the
following resolution
Resolution, That the contract be
awarded the Bridgeton Electric %.
for 60 1900 candle power arc lights
within the present Electric Light Dis
trict, or within one thousand feet Of
boundaries of le same for five years
at $Sl ea Oh per year, providing toe
company agree t, furnish any aodi-
tional light ordered beyond ltt limit
at the same price upon the city bear
leg cost of construction of lines be.
yond the 1000 feet limit
Mr.. Matthews desired some stringent
stipulations to be inserted In the propo
sition and desired the word nominal
to be eliminated from the bid.
Mr.. Elmer moved an amendment
tn, the contract be for three years in
stead of five years. The mo ton was
seconded.
Mr.. Logue, for the Bridge ton E &C.
trio Light Go. was recognized by the
President and vigorously protested
against the adoption of this amend.
ment and 1t was finally put to vote
aad lost.
The resolu tion was t hen put on Its
passage and passed, and the contract
was given TO the Bridgeton Electric
Light 90. at their bid of $Sl for the
moon schedule.
Mr.. Bacon then offered the follow
ing resolution with regard to the bid
of the Penna. Globe Gas Light Go.
Resolution, That the contract be
awarded the Penpa. Globe Gas Light
90. for l45 naphtha lamps as now To-
Gated for five years at $40 per lamp per
WAoh thO als ASoSA 'S>~ ~
change the locs on of any lamp, or
displace the same with electric lights.
An amendment was offered to this
resolution to enforce the lighting of %
nights per months.
Mr.. Mccall, of the company, said
the company would voluntarily agree
to light 23 nights per month.
The amendment however, was
added to the resolution and it was
then passed, giving the contract for
the naphtha lighting to the Penns.
Globe Gas Light Co,
The City Solicitor and City Recorder
together with the Mayor, were then
instructed by resolution to execute
the contracts awarded, In the usual
manner, and Council adjourned.
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