The Portland daily press., 1896-10-23
Portland. Me-, October 10th, 1896.
To the Committee on Street Lights, City

| light:
| First:-For contract for one year.
| Second, For q con tract for i've years.
| Third, For a contract for ten years.
| The basis Of tho propositions to be not
less than two hundred and sixty arc
lamps of 1900 candle power, seventy series
| lamps of 65 candle power, and one hun
dred and sixty series lamps OF 80 candle
power as follows:
| For one year contract
| For arc lamps of 1900 0. p. each, $105. o.
For series lamps of 65 @. p. each, $50. 90
per annum.
For series lamps 80 o. p. each, ss7 so per
annum.
| For a five year contract:
For arc lamps of 1900 0. p. each, $780, 90
per annum.
For series lamps OF Is c. p. each S45 90
per annum.
For series lamps of 80 c. p. each, s25 90
per annum.
| For a ten year contract
| For arc lamps of 1900 c. p. each, sos. 90
| For series lamps of Is c. D. each, $40 90
| per annum.
For series lamps of 80 c. p. each, s22 so
| per annum.
Payments to be made monthly. Con-
tract to be dated October Both. 1896. For
] all lamps additional to the above which
the city may require during said term
"a OOuoluOuS Ioop0CulVG1yY UuO OOupdhy
will supply the same kind of lamps at the
same price per annum "
~ P'i esisned)
Consolidated Eleo. Light Co., of Me.
By W. f. MILLIKEN. President
Portland. Me-, October 10TH, 1896.
To the Committee on Street Lighting.
City of Portland, Me-
| Gentlemen: I'm submitting the enclosed
propositions we desire to say:
The City is now paying s38, 621. Oh per
annum for its Lighting. This is the
amount paid TO the company Commit
tee). II the ore year contract is ac-
oepted they would pay s35. 200 90, making
a saving of So, 421. Oh for one year.
| 1t they accept the five year contract
they would pay S33, 5000, saving of
S., 47l.04 per annum, or $27. 355. 20 for FIVE
years.
If the ten year contract is accepted they
would pay S31. 10000. or saving Of
81, 521.04 per annum, or SIS, 80 40 for ten
years.
The reason for naming so much lower
rate for ten year contract than for one
year. is that it would enable the Company
to make extensive changes in their sta
tion,, both in kind and arrangement
which would econOmize In the COST of
operating, and thereby produce u large
saving, which the Company could not
afford to make unless they were assured
| of a long contract.
The second or additional proposition
| purchase of power) which the Company
have submitted to the city, is made neoes-
sary by the peculiar circumstances which
have developed by reason of Mr.. j. W.
Peterson having made a proposition to
| the CITY for u ten year contract for power
to be delivered at the city limits, and
from that point to pc distributed by the
city, they having to erect poles. wires,
4 in,, p+b 1x%,1
lighting system.
For the city to avail itself OF this propo-
sition it IL necessary to enter into ten
year contract with Mr.. Peterson, and in
addition the city must aid Mr.. Peterson
IN obtaining charter before he can COM
mence business
This Company has been ready at all
times to perform it's service under such
conditions as will please its patrons. the
city being one of them.
Mr.. Peterson's proposition to supply
current to the city wires, is for 400. 1900
@. D. lights for ten years, at s31. 25 for
each light, or its equivalent-while the
offer Of this company Is to sell them the
poles wires. lamps etc, already erected,
place them in immediate possession of
the property, and to sell them the cur
rent for % cents for each light less than
Mr.. Peterson's offer.
Should the city decide to enter into
bAO uO1 year OODbId1u WluD u1lS SOm puuy,
they will consent to accept the same, and
to be valid only so far as the city may
legally make said contract.
Consolidated Electric Light Company
of Maine.
BY. W. +. MILLIKEN, President.
The following letter will explain itself:
Philadelphia. October II, 1896
John I. Pagan, ESQ.,, Chairman Com
Tiuhtc tu Of a,,I No
Dear Strive beg leave to acknowl-
edge receipt of your favor of 10th inst.
and in reply would say that we will
make you the following proposition from
which you can readily estimate the cost
per light per year. We will send a man
to Portland and attach our burners, fix
lures and attachments to such lantern as
you wish equipped with Welsbacn lights.
charging you Tor such attachments S13. 90
| for the first year, and SO 90 each for
each successive year. The rental price
| includes everything connected with the
Welsbach device including the furnishing
of six mantles per annum, renewals and
replacing of any part that may give out,
together with attaching at our expense of
any improvements that may be made
| from time to time.
In addition to above we Will charge you
the actual travelling expenses of our man.
| Our burners will burn three feet of gas
|
hours you wish the lamps to burn, you
can easily calculate the yearly cost of gas.
In addition to that it will be necessary to
add the cost of labor. This will be no
more than the. cost for lighting ordinary
gas lamps. as : by our improved attach
ment it can be lighted as easily and
quickly as the ordinary gas lamp. Our
man while fitting lamps would at the
same time instruct your lighters how to
properly care or and handle lights. Our
lamps nave been highly commended by
the New York city officials for their eff
Gent lighting of the Western Boulevard
IN that city. We trust that you may re-
ceive this in time to put into your renort.
We feel satisfied that our light through its
uniform distributing power is the coming
street light and with that end in view
have gone to great expense to make it
thoroughly practical.
Yours vorv truly,
| WELSBACH STREET LIGHTING 90
The number of hours per night during
which the streets are lighted averages 81.
The number of feet of gas consumed by
the Welsbach burner per night would
be 291, For 500 days each year it would