The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-01

A large audience followed rne wvrn of
The city council last night Outside the
railing were several representatives, o.
Hsatsng companies who wished 10 see
what disposition was made OF the bids
~ their companies on street lighting. The
competing companies were the Grant
Street Electric Railway Company. Third
Street & Suburban Railway Company and
the Union Electric Company The Seattle
Gas Electric Light Company had ia a
bid on one street only. their desire being
20 give q practical demonstration OF the
value Of the Weisbach light. with an idea
Of obtaining a larger contract az some
future time. The bids were referred 10
the committee on city lights with the city
comptroller and chairman of tbs commit
tee on elections and boundaries added
A comprehensive report on CITY lighting
was submitted by Chapman Other buss-
mess was principally routine save q cosa-
nanication from the mayor looking 10 tbs
relief OF iabortng men ia destitute csruuus-
staBces- The ubiquitous peddsere' license
and free market Bills made their appear
aree and excited tbs usual aanount OF
argument. The council ehattei pleasantly
ever these. and then laid them on the
table. 10 be talked over al the next meet
1ng
Following Is the comparative estimate OF
the cost Of city lighting for the year 1851,
based on the bids received.
Grant Streef Electric Railway Company
--lncandezcent lamps. fs-eandIe power.
sis per month, Se-eandie power. tz.ss.
arc lamps. 1.esD-eandle power. $3.50 per
month Moonlight schedule: Ineande--
cent lamps. E-candis power. mills per
hour. s2-randie power. fs fallis arc lamps.
2.lsss-catdle puser. cents. These bids are
conditioned on getting the contract for
the whole city.
Third Street Il Suburban Railway Com
pany or Wards &. :. 8 and 9 IReaudescent
lamps. is-candIe power. $3.50 per month.
3a7eandle power. $50 are lamps z.0aD-
candle power. sas0. Moonlight schedule:
Ineandescent lamps. 15-candls power. s
mills per hour. ss-candie power, IL cents.
erc lamps. 2Do-candie power "a cents
Union Electric Company on Wards l. ? 4.
and fneandeaeeut lamps. fs-candie
power. Si.sD per month: 3l-candIe power.
~ arc lamps. 1ossa-eahsIle power. x.se.
Moonlight schedule. ineandeseent lamps.
15-candfe power. ga mills per hour: 81
candle power. 3-ia cents: arc lamps.
S.oo0-eandie power 81 cents.
Summarized the cost 70 the city per
month would be.
Grant Street Electric Railsay Company
--soi incande@cent lamps. I,-canile power.
~ sI-ss. si.Dsi.ss: 81 are lamps at ssN
3Iss.5e. Total per month. gsef| Total
for one year. s2i SIS.
Third Street. a Suburban Railway Com
Dsny. oss wards .. !. and .: sIs ineanaes-
cent Lamps. ib-essnale power. az 81 M. &ss 40;
. are lamps. a. saso 80 10. total for one
month. saSs 10. total for one year 1850
Inion Electric Company. on Wards l.
q 4 and S: - lneaaslascanf lamps fs-
candle po@sr. at 81 ~. tssiS -. Y arc lamps.
at $3.50. xIsse total for one month.
3. LII 20. total for one year. stTftW
The total on the whole city for ono year
hy the two last companies Il xeessaaa
The Seattle Gas and Electric Light Com
pany. submitted a proposition 20 eauip
Third ayenie from Yesser way 10 ssesxafst
street With Welshach lights "a faliows.
we propose 10 equip Ea1d streets with
. sufficient number of WeiShach arsss in
eub-dsvsded units. placing me lights on the
alternate sides of tho street distributing
in the aggregate - many aatual eaf,.lle-
power 80 - now being supplied Nth elght
arcs. for sic sum OF SIS a month during
abs life OF the coatrasst. we 20 supply the
lump posts. flxturea. reffee.aws WeiaAs.sh
ssmps. globes and ali csnar apparatus n4e-
oexefs and 10 maintain The same. n TIA
rssy has any lamp posts not Otherwise IN
use we are 70 have the privilege OF u~in.-
shs same. returning them TO the CITY a.
tho end OF the year. in a. good s~,nssftan
~ w received them
There are Al the present tirsse "a ~. -l,,-
81 sneanaescent lights. snf eixhsy-ona = =.
fsats. distributed among ths sfgfrsrsnt
~ ftis as fellows.