The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-30
NEW LAMPS @
STREET LIGHTS
Recommended to the Council by the
Committee on Lights.
MR.. WITTE ALONE OPPOSES IT.
The Contract for Electric Lighting of
the Streets Of the CITY for Another
Year TO BE Awarded Next Mon
day 70 Ccst Not over 10 Cts

a called meeting last evening al o oclocK
IN room No. 6 on the upper floor Of tho
City Hall FOR the purpose Of arranging
for awarding the contract for lighting
the streets OF the city by electricity for
the next twelve months.
A report vas also received from a SUBJ
committee recommending the introduce
ton Of the Wclsbach appliances 10 con-
nection with the lighting Of The streets
OF this city with gas. The report was
adopted after % good deal OF discussion
Mr.. wife alone voting against the
same.
The following members were present;
Mcssrs. Warerstcin chairman: CARRIER
Nobls. Vaughan. Wltte and Hawkins.
Tho chairman stated the object OF the
meotinr and the communication from me
Cry Clerk was read stating that the
CITY Council authorizes thc comml'lee
20 award the contract Tor electric hfhl-
ing for one year leclnning April j. l'''
40 a cost not 20 exceed sixteen cents per
night ard lamp.
afr. Vi1e moved that bios be advor-
tisod 10 ho r~sccivei up 90 nnXt MorcaY
~ noon for 500 electric are lights OF az
least 100 candle power me hl's 10 Do
orercd at "a called meeting of me cow
rittoe ON Monday evcnirg az 6 o'clock
The motion WIS adoptod.
TIE WELSBhCH LAMPS.
4 rcnort was received from n snn-
committee consisting Of M'ssrs Nooio
and Waueretoin as 10 tho adv'fablity or
usina-the W,lshach on0''an-ca on street
iamnz. u reads as follows:
your subcommittee appointed for me
purpose Of INVESTIGATING Tho leas.rl'tF
or aouinn'ng our street lanna WIN Wo,-
foch qrnfiarres. rir. pc PROVO h' IH'
weler,cb street lighting Comnany of
America. r~eneotfulIv Tr"ort inat 'h'F
have carefully LOOKED irfo ihif malt.r
and arc o. the opinion that 10 WIZ nr 10
tho beet Interests OF tho city ir lirh'inr
itg etrso.s n 9sopt soue such ri0n and
Getting uncn this combustion r~fnro'i.''V
~eoommord that the following resolution
g., commanded 20 the Council.
"pr O.. received etc. that tho commit
g., NJ, rlohf DO a~d tfpv arc loro"v m-
structod 10 tranefor from Tho toI'WI'F
a~~ooun.e. Lamn ii~h'inr. 81 I". ol'c.'l'
li~ht. g 000. evtersion account. sf". oN-
r.ruo a~oount. 500: ol account >"'i
total ,irnO. fo IN account to lc known
w. Co.. rtpbfi-g Account md said
oo-~tttco Co. orrr0~-ar-i 20 ontor i"'o
oor.-oot wf,h tho W. a~h ef~''f Ti~"'-
inc comuanv Of America or arv oihor
r.sncneifla bidder 90 oqf'n s''n % N'''
t,- Of efreat lamre with Wo'shr"N ~'I ''
rf.ht ra,,r- qs trav r1av d-'erf0''o
r-,v,dsa the cost shan not exceed si,''
tho contractor to cu'r'0fo' me
fo DO not iass than fo candlo power nc
co0sumn'io1 OF gas rot 60 cFco.' u
1,r., NOV -ra~ ord CO. fro1 all
1..,-s ia good rorrfr la~rnf Nr'f.' a'd
cf,.~.d "a the expense Of 1id CONTRACT
,. Ono contender 20 o~'nIcv errl IH'o'
,- rho coro~1ftfeo ON li8ht NOV annI.N
v.bo ie 10 ne "a hor1 in tho sum of H''
f,r faithfri ro~eormonco m contract TOT
o~o wear beginning N1v ] lN''
with the r.r0~t several c0~1mhnl''
,ro-. ,-aro erb~fttrG from cities vnn
hove pfvcn thorough 'rF' oI I''-' '"
ana their opinions REGARDING the same
. rXuIArNTNG TUE DETAILS.
Ar Wararsfcin air. Hawke 'o t''
/ chair) cvn'aiucd that tno ''c.'uc UtnI
.omra,v hal offered to urht the streets
a. cl.hfean cents per li-ht ual imp OUT
,ftor cvnorimeuts had been made WIN
.boeo Wolsbach fixtures The company u-
tiwatod trat il would Doe Wilnc 10 iul-
/ nish the electric lights at the ola price oI
sixteen cents per lieht.
IL the ~pro1osiiiOn OF The sub committee
was agreed To- by the Council - OF 'N'.,
lights could be furnished "hlch "ouu
rake tho place OF twenty-five electric
f,h,e and the latter win Doc located 90
sections OF the city which were now lh
/ oomparativc darkness. The W,lsoach peo-
Mo had stated that their fixtures would
NOT require more than nfiy per cent. OF
The GAS now used for each gas lamp ana
me actual expense 90 The city would NOT
be more than 5000.
Mr.. Wltte was opposed 20 The PROPOSE
ton which boz thought would Doe an enter
inz wedge for interfering With the clty
eas-works. This was not "a good scheme
90 digpenso with the electric lights. lie
Thought the CITY should have its OWL
clectrlc-lcht plant. The city had made
ono grave mistake by introducing water
gas and nearly 500 90 had been invested
iu shat manner in useless machinery Ine
city had since returned 60 The manufac-
turing OF coal gas and had saved money
by IL.
Mr.. Smith. representing the Welshaoh
street-Iichting COMPANY. was present
and explained that his concern did work
only under contract. We cHp.a'n'd b
heir fixtures were patented. and Nr.
Witte was opposed 90 any patented ar
tic'e that might be pulcd out at any
time.
Mr.. Noble thought the proposition would
be- in the interest of economy The re-
assessment Of property !n thIs city in
1900 would reduce the valuations hy about
two millions of dollars. ard 30 was very
necessary 10 Keep the expenses OF the city
as low as possible.
Mr.. Wallcrstein pointed out that this
was merely a business proposition and had
no influence upon The management of the
city gas works. There were numerous ape
plications for electric lights watch couli
not now be granted. but could be acted on
~ such q proposition should be carried
OFT.
Mr. WHITE said the matter should be
controlled by The city and not boy a cor
poration. which would not improve mat
tiers.
Mr.. Hawkins called attention 10 the
f~ct that n the city should start an cleo
trio light plant Of it's own. this could
not be carried into effect in 'ess than a
year. and the proposition Of The sub-com-
mittee was 20 enter into contract with
the Welsbach people Tor only one year.
The ely. therefore could lose nothing by
H.. even n Il should afterwards make its
WI electric light.
After some further discussion the re-
port OF the subcommittee was adopted.
Mr. WHITE alone voting against the same.
The committee then adjourned.