The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

following report, which was read, aud
upon motion Of Emile Daigle, Jr.,
duly seconded Was accepted :
To the Hon. Mayor aud Council.
GENTLLMEN-YOui Committee on
Street Lighting report as follOws:
Our present system of lighting ia
undouhtedlN ant,quated and unsatis
factory, however considering the
mattei4Of lighting the town Ivy elpcni.
city by private Contract, We cOnsIder
contrary t0 Che hest interests OF the
tax payers, for the following reusons /:
lat. It. il proposed that We ~ ter in
u five year contract to supply The
town with is lights fnI the sum OF
Twelve hundred dOlllrs per year.
This w0Ild lrqaire more than a spe-
cial tax ct three mills ami AT the
expiration of that time Is years) the
town would not avn ia much US u
font of wite.
2nd. Your Committee has recently
received ntfeis from ~vaIiUns engineers
TO build Il plant. A Chicago engineer
0ffers To erect a WATER and LIGHT
plant combined, for the sum OF Ihlr-
teen tlIuuSand aud thr4e hundred
dollars, $4,000. (the engineer in
question will givea S5u00 security To
the effect that thls can be dOne) this
would give us twelve 20D0 candle
power Arc lights for street lighting
and $50 incandescent lights % let,
which cuHld be rented anil make the
plant sell sustaining in d very short
while. The watei part Ui tho plant
would consist OI d water tower, nearly
three miles of MAINS and pipes,
eighteen double an,l eleven single
disch tige hydranGs; this would afford
us ample %prOtvctIun ir6m fire and,
considering the sab experience We
have had III recent Aears, when the
losses of Gully two tax payers could
pay for a plant IA suggested, we cOn-
slider p%rOtestIOn frOm fire, at present,
more essential than lights. A letter
from the Mayor OF Three Oaks" u
village in southern Machlgan, say
such a plant has Uren put Ia hat Uwu
aud a Ter three months trial. they
WUuIU not part vita II Tor tWICe LIS
Cost.
3Td. We would recommend that
the council exert itself 10 obtain the
means TO CONSTRUCT such u pI ~ thus
will require hard aud persistent work
aud uGIess we are mistaken i'll the
energy aud integrity IF The individuals
constituting the cnnncIl, til y eau ho
accomplished.
"WItn malice toward none and
viii charity for .Lll," we have reported
| chic Kt, -, Vn.K
to Us lest.
Very respectfully Submitted,
X, l. ZELENKA,
Signed l. LEWALD,
WA. WRIGHT, JR,
Houma, a. 18Th, 1897.
The folIoWing communication from
Messrs. Wilson 81 Jastrenrski was read
and accepted and Secretary instructed
to comply with same
HOCMA, La. May 18th, 1897.
To the Honorable the Mavor aud
Members uf the Town Council of
the Town Of HUuma.
GENTLEMEN:-Wa had the homer to
submit Us Your Honorable Body. some
time since. W0pOsitiUns 2irlativc to
Electric Lights tor the town Of Houmh.
The marked IMdecIsi"nOf til" council
with grtkiH."cr 10 "nr pr"? sails an |
III" m,s ,thig% IA a. in Civ y !. F.,
definite aud tin Al answer SAv" I"i rs
&" The con v1crt'l H. Vt YNNr IHnr ,p"
lildy 4 ~. :. At 81, wi u Al . ipm
.tnA,.p ,4sIGlnlS " ma H.. W.. tn"lr.
ftt,A3, beg 'iv, - NHadrtw. nrrrlIr.
alfy prOp. >lti MS a. rn Elrrrir L.l,S
b reCOtO.i. ~ til1 u, rs al D,ruIg
"rfOrs Y ,nr 4 rl,r,l ,ln Boil. al s..
would IEsp"cLfntiv. req at thai iuu
return all p'peIs flied b., us rel0tivs t.
these matt",4.
Y rurR re1pertfu Ilv.