The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-17

There was an ad iourned meeting of the
City Council held last night in the cir
cult courtroom, with President J. r.
Terry presiding. The following gentle
men answered to their names at roll call:
Buckner, Casey, Coulbourn. Evans, Guy,
Fox, HodGsOn, Minnehan, Mullen, Page.
Seifert, Witt and Woods
The first report received was from the
city engineer in regard to some items
which had been adversely reported by
the finance committee, and Chey were re-
ferred back to the committee for further
investigation.
j. A Page, of the committee on nc
counts, reported an approved balance due
of S9S.Gl for laying of IA sewer. which was
adopted.
report from the committee on sewers
instructing the city engineer to purchase
pipe and lay Il sewer on Centre avenue
n. W. was adopted.
Mr.. Casey, chairman of the fire and
water committee, reported n recommen-
dation for the securing of bids ON the
much needed appliances for the fire de-
partment, as set forth in the communi.
cation from the chief and consisting of
ladders, fire eXtinguisher, hose ard other
&c equipments, at cost not exceeding
50, 694.90. which was adopted.
j. b. Mullen, of the light committee,
submitted n proposition from the Roam
oke Electric Light and Power Company
for the lighting of the city for period Of
three years from the lime the ordinance
is adopted. This contract stipulates that
the company shall furnish one hundred
1000 candle power arc lights at a rate of
Fl cents light per night, payable
monthly. and that ut the end of three
years the city can purchase the same and
nj! appliances after giving ninety days
notice, the price to he fixed by arbitra-
ton.
Mr.. Mullen also presented proposi-
ton from r. S. Stearnes, which is as fol-
lows
To the Honorable City Council, Roam
oke, Va
Gentlemen: Pending tie arrangement
of more specific contract, hereby make
you the following proposition relative 10
lighting your city by electricity:
will build and equip for you modem
electric light plant, using new aud the
latest type of electrical machinery, en-
gines. boilers, etc, having an easy capac-
ity OF 100 two Thousand andls power arc
lamps; will construct substantial Lole
line, not exceeding thirty miles in extent,
for the purpose of electric lighting, on
such street. and alleys as the needs of the
city demand, using chestnut poles OF n
height and quality equal to those now in
use for lighting your city; the wire to be
copper standard drawn, weather proof
and of 9S per cent. conductivity stand
ard cross arms. iasulators, etc; will,
erect same in 81 neat and workmanlikn
manner; will construct substantial
brick building for the proper housing of
the plant, said plant to be located at
some point within the city limits, Access
bile to- the abroad, the site to be pro-
vided by you.
will build and equip and operate for
yousthe above described plant for peri I'd
of ten years upon the following terms
and conditions:
LIST. Will furnish the city $50 arc lights
OF two thousand nominal candle power
all night and every night for the sum of
eighty two dollars and fifty cents 1852 50)
per lamp per year; equal to $l0,125 per
year,
Cd. Will furnish the CITY one bnnored
and forty lights OF two thousand nomi.
nal candle power all night and every
night for the sum OF eighty dollars $3.50
per LAMP per year; equal to 1900 per
Year,
90. Will furnish the city 100 arc lamps
of two thousand nominal candle power.
all night and every night, for the sum of
seventy seven dollars and fifty cents per
lamp per year; equal to Sll, 625 per
year,
Should you accept proposition No.
for 40 lights, payment for same is to he
made as follows: AS the building of the
plant aud pole line progresses. bills to
the amount of ten thousand dollars
tSl0,0O0) for work and material are Il he
paid by the city, after being duly vouched
for by myself and approved by your city
engineer
For the first two years after starting the
plant ms pei contract the city Is to pny
me the sum of five hundred dollars CS500)
at the end of each month, and ut the end
of the third and fifteenth months re-