Evening star., 1897-06-05
STREET LIGHTING AWARDS
Contracts Let by the Commissioners This
Morning.
Additional Electric Lamps Provided
for and Where They
Are to Go.

Contracts We're awarded this morning at
the special session of the board of Commits
sioners for lighting the city by electricity
for the next fiscal year. The awards were
made upon the bids recently submitted. In
awarding the contracts the Commissioners
merely approved the following recommen-
dation of Capt. Burr, the officer in charge
of that branch of the service:
1t is recommended that the bids for cleo
tric arc lighting be accepted and that con-
tracts for this service for the fiscal year
enfing June 30, 1898, be awarded fol-
lows:
To the United States Electric Lighting
Company for furnishing and maintaining
not less than 1863 more than 40 electric
arc lamps in the streets AID avenues of
Washington now lighted with electricity
arc lamps, and in which they alone have
coniuits for electric lighting wires. at u
price of S9l - per lamp per annum To the
UEileG States Electric Lighting Company
for furnishing and maintaining ~ arc
lamps in such streets and avenues IN the
city of Washington, west of Rock Creek, as
the company has underground conuuIto, at
prices of 50 per Lamp per annuTn-
For furnishing and maintaining three
electric lamps on the north side OF
Pennsylvania avenue between Madison
place and Jackson place. 50 per lamp per
arnum- For furnishing and maintaining
three electric arc lamps on tine north side
OF New York avenue between 18th and 14th
streets at 50 per lamp per annum, and for
furnishing and maintaining two electric
arc lamps at the intersection of 18th and
New York avenue al so per lamp per an
I'M.
To the Potomac Electric Power Com
p1ny for furnishing and maintaining not
less than 10 nor more than lio electric
are lamps in the streets and avenues in the
city of Washington in which they alone
have conGuits for electric lighting wires at
- cents per lamp per night. The prices
Earned are reasonable and the bidders are
believed 20 be responsible.
As stated above, this recommendation
was approved The appropriation. however
is considerably more than can be used in
the present service. 70 be exact, there is
a balance on hand of $s.OS., which will
maintain in round numbers about eighty
eight additiC nal lamps There was consid-
cradle contest between the rival compa-
nies for these additional lamps. The board
this morning located them as follows the
United States Electric Company getting
tn large majority, 81, while the Potomac
company gets Is: Two on II street between
13th and 14th northwest. five on III between
18th and Madison place, fifteen on q from
.ph 10 1ith. four on Il between 10th and
18th. one on 10th between f and F. one
on 18th between q and II. four on 1Tth
between IL and X. one at corner of 18th
and r, one on 1ith between Pennsylvania
avenue and F. one on 14th between F and
u, lNESe on l-tn between pennsylvania
avenue and g. three on II between nth
and 18th.
On Pennsylvania avenue southeast from
I'd to 1ith streets. adjust present lamps
and add six new ones.
On Pennsylvania avenue from Pc ice
n'onument to 18th street, adjust present
lamps and add twelve.
On Pennsylvania avenue from 18th tc
Rock creek. adjust present lamps and add
ten.
All of the above are to be lighted by the
United States company.
The Potomac company gets the following
new ones:
Five on AZ street between D and Missou-
II avenue.
settS avenue.
One on Pennsylvania avenue between 18th
and Madison place
Eleven on M street between Rock creeh
ard New Hampshire avenue