The record-union., 1897-08-24


examined the estimates and thought
it would be found misleading as to ex-
pense of running, by % per cent. He
was satisfied the AZ per cent would
not cover the expense of maintaining
poles, wires, etc. He thought the
companies had made a mistake in in
&; creasing the cost Of lighting and that
the board had made mistake in pro-
mitigating the fact that it intended to
install a plant and thus discouraging
new companies from extending their
lines and competing in lighting. He
thought the matter should not be drop
ped, but that time and deliberation
should be taken in deciding on the sub
! ject.
L. L. Lewis was called on and said
that his committee had not considered
the matter yet. He thought that some
mistakes had been made by members
in their estimates, as he had some fig
ures that did not bear them out.
Devine objected to the figures being
read as the board had paid experts to
report on the matter. Mr.. Lewis said
his figures, as he understood it, were
those of the city's experts, as they
came from the Mayors office. They
gave the cost at 81 81 per lamp. If
the Clerk would compare this figure
with those in his possession, it could
easily be found whether or not they
were the experts figures
City Clerk Desmond said that the
figures were correct.
A motion by Mckay to postpone the
matter for thirty days was amended
by Devine to postpone for two weeks.
He denounced the figures given as in
tended to deceive.
Mr.. Coleman said that the figures
he had criticised, he thought, were err
roneous. He asked if a competent en-
gineer and electrician could be got by
the city for 81 ,0SO a year. No provis-
ion is made for horses and carts for
trimming lamps, and for other things.
Tozer said that he had opposed the
matter because he did not think that
it had been started right. He believed
that a pole line should first be Sc
cured. He believed, too, that this agi-
tation was bad for the city. We had
invited strangers here with a promise
of cheap power and now we tell them
that they cannot get cheap power.
Devine's amendment was lost and
A1lC iAicIbC1 was POSNPOllCo AO1 lOO1
weeks.
Mrs Gregory was granted permission
to repair her sidewalk on Second street
with cement on recommendation of the
City Surveyor.
William Setter, 1910 K street, applied
for a saloon license and it was referred
to the Chief of Police
The petition OF Charles Bauer to keep
saloon at 1920 Fourth street, was
granted, as was that of Whitmore &
Surgeson at 1921 Fourth street and
that of Thomas E. Kennedy at 1909
Third street.
officer NJ A. Pennishs leave of alb
sence for ten days was filed.
A petition from residents of the east
ern portion of the city for an addition
of another fire engine and it's apparatus
to the fire department, the engine
house to be at Twenty-fifth and l or
Twenty fifth and and changing of
fire alarm boxes, was filed and the mat
ter of changing the alarm boxes was
referred to the Fire Committee.
Devine moved that the City Clerk
communicate with the County Clerk
and ascertain on what terms the sup
plement to the Great Register can be
procured Carried.
The opinion of the Corporation Coun-
sci was read, to the effect that the pri-
mary elections must be held under the
Stratton election laws.
Mr.. Holiday, one of the experts who
testified for the city in the suit of the
Electric Company against the city,
claimed that their bill was not extrava-
CANT and that they had done other work
at their own expense for the city and
made no charge for 1t. The price
was agreed on previously with the
Mayor and they We're subpoenaed here.
They did not want to come and testify,
as it was a detriment to their business.
After a long discussion over the bill
of the experts it was allowed and the
board adjourned.