Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-12-05
CHEAPER LIGHTING.
jamestown Bound to Have
Better and Cheaper
Street Fighting.
Farmers in the County Claim
ing Losses by Prairie
Fire.
Valuable Lands in Fl. Lincoln
Reservation to be
Thrown Open.

The city fathers met Monday and
wrestled for q while with bucking
stove. The spertures designed to ad-
NIT cir elected volumes Of smoke until
the electric lights, never very bright at
best, grew dim and it seemed as if the
mystical season of Indian summer had
returned and settled down on the legis.
lstive hall OF the city. The curfew bell
was wrung in solemn tones SIX times,
but it had no effect upong the density
Of the air. Another scheme was tried.
The outer door was opened and then q
Manitoba wave took possession OF the
council chamber. Alderman Gsffney
donned his fur coat and prepared for
campaign. while the other members drew
around the stove and shivered. The old
council hall Is not a thing OF beauty. nor
a place of comfort, and is about as ll-
convenient for it's purpose as it we'll
could be.
The chief business before the meeting
was the street lighting of the city,
problem that comes up with Mlcawber-
like freshness because jamestown Is pay.
ing too much for the lights it gets.
Chairman Mitchell OF the electric light
committee said he had a conference with
the manager Of the electric light plant,
who thought he could not reduce the
rate materially at present, but made,
however, the following propositions to
the city:
Would light the streets all night for
$3.50 per light: to o'clock q. m. for
$40 per light; and to midnight, during all
dark hours, for s. per light. For the last
named price he agreed to run the lights
from half an hour after sunset to mid
night on all dark nights, whether the
moon was supposed to be- shineing or
not according to the Philadelphia
schedule.
Mr.. Klaus made the following PROPOSE
ton:
/ will make the city the following
propositions for lighting the city. from
and after May '96, with the latest i'm
proved arc lights warranted to give
steady light ana not to flicker:
For all night lights. from sunset to
sunrise. during all dark hours, when the
moon doesn't shine, $40 per month.
For lights from sunset, during all dark
hours, to one O'Clock g. m., SS per month.
For lights from sunset, during all dark
hours, to II O'Clock, midnight, S6 per
month.
IT the city will sink 9 we'll to furnish
water power to run the said lights, will
furnish lights at one half the prices as
per the foregoing propositions.
No lights, no pay; that is to say, when
any OF the lights are not running accord
ing to the contract the city may deduct
the proportion of the time from the con-
tract price every 80 days. account
The proposition is for five year con-
tract, as for shorter time it would not
pay me to put up a new line. will
furnish satisfactory bond to carry out
such u contract.
The commlttee'reported substantially
as above, but said they deemed the price
offered by the electric light company
too high for the kind OF light furnished
and recommended that the council dis
continue the lights. This was signed by
Aldermen Mitchell and Seekins.
Alderman johnson moved to adopt
the report. Alderman Schmitz seconded
the motion and said he didn't like to
see the lights discontinued, but if the
city hae to put up with the poor service
had this fall and winter be would vote
to discontinue the lights. He disliked
to take step backward. II Mr.. Masters,
however, would give the good service
the city had at one time, didn't think
his proposition bad one. he remem-
bered the time when it was possible to
read paper at the Lutz corner by the
light OF the arc light at the Gladstone
corner. Now, with two lights. it was
impossible to do such thing. Alder
man johnson concurred. Alderman
Seekins didn't want to 90 back on his
report but disllked to 60 on record op.
posing lights. Alderman Mitchell eaid |
that "by thunder, he did want to 90 on |
record for that very thing" and re-
marked: "Shut her of up to the first Of
May" |
Mr.. Masters appeared before the
council and SAID he would run the lights
in December according to his minimum
proposal to the council; would have the
arcs put in satisfactory shape, and il the
lights did not meet the approval Of the
council they could shut them of. This
was agreed to.
PUFFs OF SMOKE.
Ten blocks and the streets, avenues
and slleye contained therein have been