The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-17
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AT the end of thaa~ twent fifth month
after startinS<tne plant, the CITY il to nav
me the suu/of eight huntred and five
dollars and forty cents .($St5. 400; at the
END P the twenty sixth month, and each
nPnth thereafter, during the continual
lion If this contract, the sum OF eight
hundred and four dollars and sixty eight
cents (S8046S.)
Total cost of lighting the city for ten
years, including cost of plant 10 the city.
as per proposition No. l, THAT is 40
lights would be $1O7, $50.
Total cost for lighting tie CITY for ten
years including cost of plat to the city
as per proposition No. 2, chat of 14O
lights. would be $4,000
Total cost of lighting the city for ten
years, including cost If phut to the city
M per proposition No. (that of $50
lights would be SILT, $3.50.
Should you accept eitherof my promo
sitions for 40 or $50 arc lights the same
condition as to the first payment and
the two additional payments ut the end
OF the third and fifteenth months are TO
apply; the balance to he proruted aud
paid monthly as per my first proposition.
agree to keep the plantin proper re-
pair and to turn it over to the city at the
end oil the ten years in good running or
der. All matters which cannot he agreed
upon in conference BET ween the city's
representatives and myself are to be set
tied by committee of arbitration, the
city to appoint one, myself one, and
should they fail to agree, to Jointly ap-
point third, the decision of said com
mittee To be final.
Should the city desire any additional
lights after entering into this contract,
the cost OF putting in same is to I've borne
bysthe city. The additional price to be
paid for same per year is not to exceed
the prices named per light in the ched
ule named above.
agree to have the herein mentic ned
plant erseted and in operation within six
months from the signing of the contract,
and will give good and sufficient bond
for the faithful carrying out OF same.
Respectfully submitted.
r. S. STEARNES.
Roanoke, Va. Nov. 10th, 1897.
BY the special permission of Council
Mr. Stearnes was allowed to speak in be-
half of his company and j. Allen Watts
in behalf vi the Roanoke Electric Light
and Power Company
Alter these gentlemen mad spoken at
some length on the relative merits of
their respective companies. during which
many of the members OF the Council
asked questions in regard tc different
clauses in the two pro: positions, Mr.. Fox
made motion to adopt the ordinance
granting the contract to the Roanoke
Electric Light and Power Company,
which, needing II three. fourths vote, was
lost. The recorded vote on this motion
was as follows,
Ayes-Buclner, Evans. Fox, Guy,
Hodgson, Page, Witt and Terry-S
Nocs-Casey, Coulbourn, Minnehan,
Mullen. Seifert and Woods
MIR. Casey's motion to refer the propo-
sitions of the two companies back to the
light committee for report next Tuesday
night was adopted
JAS. p. Woods introduced resolution
in regard to petition about an irregular
assessment of taxes. which was referred
to finance committee.
A resolution introduced by DR.. Hodg-
son, to instruct the clerk OF Council to
distribute contracts for city printing
among the various printing establish
ments of the city was also referred to the
finance committee.
A resolution introduced by Mr. Woods
to have Il hook provided in which to re.
cord all the land companies maps was
referred TO the public property commit
tee.
a special committee appointed by the
Council to look into the matter of pur-
chasing sites for school buildings, recon-
mended that the propositions OF NJ. ii.
Claytor for lot on Campbell avenue at
100 and II. j. Mitchell, agent, for n. lot
in the Fifth ward for $1,000, he adopted.
The matter was referred to the proper
committee and on motion Council sd-
journed.