The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-17

Following are the specifications for
the contract between the Pioneer Pow
er company and the city for street
lighting:
The machinery and appliances Of
every description shall be of the latest
and best type used in other cities. and
be maintained in first class condition
and operated by skilled labor In
manner that will secure the fighest
efficiency and furnish a light equal 70
that supplied in any city.
The lamps shall be 1000 candle power,
direct current double carbon arc
lamps, regular in feeding action ana
give a steady light free from fiekerAng
or kissing. The lamps shall be new
of the best type used, with all the
latest generally used improvements
complete in every respect ana OF a styie
and manufacture to be approved Dy
the city council. Each lamp snail De
erected and connected in a neat work.
man-like manner on poles erected at
the points indicated; provided, that the
contractor can use $50 OF the best OF
the present lamps until Sept 10, 1883
unless sooner condemned by the CITY
council. The lamps shall be kept clean
and in continuous good repair, and any
lamp that is defective shall be re
moved by the contractor Immediately
upon receiving notice from the inspec-
ter, and repaired or replaced with
perfect lamp.
The lamps shall be supported on
poles, which shall be sound, perfectly
straight, shaver and painted, at least
eight inches in diameter at the top, set
not less than five and one-ha1f feet in
the ground and of such length as nee
essary 20 support the lamp at an ele-
walton Of 80 feet above the surface OF
the street.
Each lamp shall be provided with
globe of clear glass, which shall be
kept clean, and ell cracked or broken
globes shall be removed Immediately
and replaced with perfect ones.
The carbons furnished shall be me-
dunn soft. 7-16 inch coppered carbons,
of the best quality on the market, and
shall be of a kind that Will give the
highest efficiency for the amount of
electrical energy consumed.
The line shall be constructed of the
best material in a first-class workman
like manner and the wires shall be
properly insulated.
The lamps shall be connected in
series and in no case shall the circuits
supplying the city lamps be used for
furnishing light or power other than
that furnished the city. In locating the
circuits due allowance shall be made
for lamps that may be added TO the
system and at no time shall the dyna-
mos supplying the city circuits be
overloaded.
The contractor shall furnish and per-
manently connect with each cir
cult a recording Watt meter for
measuring the amount of cleo
trtcal energy supplied under this
contract. The meters shall be of the
best type, protected by metal cases,
with glass fronts, and securely locked
and sealed; they shall not be changed
or disturbed in any way without the
knowledge and consent of the inspector.
The inspector shall have free access TO
the meters at all times, and shall keep
a daily record of the amount of cleo
trical energy consumed on each circuit.
The contractor shall also furnish such
other instruments as are necessary for
determining the current or voltage on
the various circuits.
The electrical energy to be supplied
under this contract shall be a direct
current generated by constant current
arc light dynamos having a capacity
equal to supplying and it shall at all
times be q current of SO amperes, with
a potential difference of not less than
d volts at the terminals of each and
every arc lamp in the system.
In case of accident to the plant, or if
for any other reason, the supply of cleo
trical energy furnished by the con-
tractor is reduced below the demand,
the city lighting shall be given the
preference over any and all other pur-
poses for which electrical energy is
supplied by the contractor.
The lamps shall be kept burning at
their full power from 80 minutes after
until so minutes before sunrise, |
every night during the term of this con- |
tract.
Whenever the word inspector is used, |
it IS mutually understood to refer to the |
inspector to be arpoin ed by the city |
council of Salt Lake CITY,