The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-30
FOUND OUT THE COST.
The Council Receives Bids for
Electric Light Machinery.
TALKING OF 4 NEW PLANT
Which Accounts for the Wide Variety
of the Bids-Other Council Matters.

Which Accounts for the Wide Variety
of the Bids-O Other Council Matters.
Seven bids for equipment for the cleo
trio light plant vera opened last night
and referred to the committee on lights
but no action was taken and there was~ho
discussion of the subject By the council.
One thing was accomplished the council
found out about what the new machinery
will cost
The bids were on one 10 horse power
engine and new dynamos and lamps.
They were as follows:
The Fisher Foundry and Machine com
pany of Chicago. one 75-horse power en-
CINE IN position at the plant, $941.
The Western Electrical company of
Chicago. one 75-horse power engine,
complete, in position, and do all construc-
ton work and dynamos for sixty arc
lamps, $40 30-foot poles and 100 40-foot
poles for So, 1875.
The Standard Electric company of
Chicago. one 75- horse power engine aud
two 49-light dynamos for $S,74S; engine
with two Scare light dynamos, $9,239;
one S0-light dynamo, $S.3s8; one 100
light dynamo, $S,9SS; six 40-light dyne-
mos, $14,S60; six 5O-Hght dynamos, $751;
$50; three 100-light dynamos, SASS
| three So light dynamos. $l3.98O; four 90
light dynames, 1870 lamps. $12, 362; two
1O0-light dynamos, 81 1862; two S9-light
dynamos, 165 lamps. $1U,762. The COM
pany offered to deduct $500 if the city
does the work of placing the machinery
in position.
F. E. Phillips & Co., of ST. Louis, one
! 75-horse power engine for $3.50.
English Supply and Engine company,
one 75-horse power engine, 1925.
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! Pittsburg, Pa, one ball engine, 81, 200.
Two 40-a light dynamos, $2.150, sixty
| 14-hour lamps, 1860. The company Of
| fered to build ten miles OF wire, placing
| forty poles to tho mile. for $4,000, or
| three 100light arc dynamos of 1900
candle power, for $9,975.
| The Fort Wayne Electric corporation
one 80-horse power engine and two 40
arc light dynamos at $4,000, or one 100
arc light dynamo and 60 lamps for
! $4,000.
The various bids are the result of the
city council being undetermined whether
it is best to equip the plant with new
machinery or simply add to tho present
equipment.
Appraisers for Eleventh Street.
When the appraisers report the people
of Eleventh street may have the salts
faction of knowing that the contract for
their paving they have been trying to
have done all fail, will be let The
ordinance fixing the width Of the street
and providing for the issuance of bonds
was passed. The bonds are to bear six
per cent interest. The mayor appointed
Lee Carter, R T. CLANCY, and Willis
Edison appraisers
Bonds Fixed.
The bond of Abs Fulford for grading
the alley back of the new court house
was fixed at $500 and the bond of H. K.
Winans for paving the Same alley was
fixed at 81, 500.
| Skiuaer's Position.
Councilman Skinner said he had been
reported as voting in favor of awardin 9
| the contract for grading to Abe Fulford
| when he had voted against giving Full.
ford the contract and he asked to have
the correction made. He also asked
that the fixing of Fulforus bond should
be postponed until the next meeting be
cause he had not put Up the required
bond but he was ruled out of order by
| the mayor