The herald., 1896-08-29
STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT
Preliminary neeiing OF the Council Commit
tee to Prepare Specifications

Preliminary Heeting OF the Council Commit
tee to Prepare Specifications
The council committee on gas and
lights, consisting of Messrs. Blanchard,
Kingery and Pessell, had a. meeting in
the board of public works room at the
city hall yesterday afternoon to take the
preliminary steps toward advertising
for bids for lighting the city during the
coming year. President Cline and Su-
perintendent Warren of the Los Angeles
Lighting company, were on hand to as
sist the councilmen, and large map of
the city, showing the location of the
various electric light masts and inter
secting lights, occupied a prominent
place on the wall. Most of the other
members of thee ouncil were also in at
tendance to look after the interests of
their respective wards in the matter of
new lights. Mr.. Cline had thoughtfully
prepared type-written specifications to
submit to the committee to save them
the trouble of geting\them up, and also
had typewriter copies of the following
which he furnished the members OF the
council for their guidance, showing how
the price had gradually fallen since the
introduction Of electricity in this city
for lighting purposes in 1882:
Contracts between the city of Los An
geles and the Los Angeles Electric COM
pany for lighting the streets of the city
of Los Angeles with electricity:
Date of contract, September Q, 1882;
date in effect December l, 1882; term 2
years; price per 1000 C. p. lamp per month
$21.6 2-3.
Date of contract, November 25, 1884;
date in effect, January l, 1885; term 2
years; price per 2000 C. p. lamp per
month, $21.G6 23.
Date of contract, January 20, 1887 date
in, off not Var 4 fa,-, . a,.c
price per 1000 C. p. lamp per month,
S21. &c 2-3.
Date of contract, February /, 1889;
date in effect, January l, 1889; term,
years; price per 5000 C. p. lamp per
month, $3.50.
Date of contract, October 20, 1890; date
in effect, January l. 1891; term years;
price per 1000 C. p. lamp per month, $12.00.
Date of contract, November %, 1892;
date in effect, January l, 1893; term
years; price per 1000 C. p. lamp per
month, $l1.50.
Date of contract, December 5. 1894;
date in effect, January l, 1895; term, 2
years; price per 1000 C. p. lamp per
month, S11.00.
The session of the committee was
simply devoted to an informal discus
sion, which brought out the fact, at
least, that the number Of lights will
probably be very greatly increased the
COMING yedT. 5dFl
that more lights were needed and that
they would have to be provided. 1t is
proposed to advertise for proposals for
but one year, and this may cut some fig
ure in the price.
A representative of the West-side
Lighting company was also in attend
ance to see what the prospects were for
getting in|a a bid. This company has
been only recently organized, and have
not yet put in a lighting plant, but it
Is said they will do SO, If the bids are ad-
vertised in time to enable them to get
in shape in case they are awarded the
contract. Heretofore the advertising
for bids has been a mere formality, as It
has been put off until too late for q
competing company to install a plant
1t Is generally conceded that competi-
tion would be desirable, and one of the
plans suggested is that the city be di-
vided into two or more districts and
ing the same separately. Deputy City
Attorney Crutcher says that there are
no legal obstacles in the way of adver-
tising in this manner, and that the city
can be divided into as many districts AS
the council may wish. 1t Is urged that
while this plan may have some draw
backs. they will be more than offset by
the advantages to be derived from bona |
flde competition.
Another meeting will be held by the |
committee probably today, and an |
effort will be made to get the specifica- |
tionS in shape for presentation to the |
council on Monday |