The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-02
Two Bids Submitted for the Furnishing
Of Arc Lights.
A new COMPANY is IN The FIELD
The Retrenchmentan and Reform Committee
Decides In Favor OF the Minimum
Rate for Wator-Council Com
mittees Consolidated.

were received, one from the kichmond
Hallway and Electric Company at is cents
for each light per night; the other from
the Southern Electric Company liking its
charge at 10 4-l0 cents per light. After
discussion tho committee decided that
the resolution under which It was acting
ala not give It authority to make any
recommendation as to which should get
the contract Both were accordingly for
Warded 70 tho Council.
The committee met at $50 o'clock with
Mr. Wallorstein I'm the chair and Messrs.
T.. NJ. Noble. Vaughan. Hardwicke ana y.
A. Hawkins.
TWO NIDS SUBMITTED.
The principal business before the com
nittee was 10 consider bids for the cleo
trical lighting OF the city advertisements
Tor which had been inserted in the papers
bv the suporintondcnt of the Gas Works
as tho request OF the committee.
TWO bids. each accompanied by GER
tined check for $1,000 were received. The
first was from the Richmond Railway
and Teiectrlc Company which az present
nights the city, proposing TO furnish the
sid lights az is cents per night. Ac-
companying the bids were various docu-
ments TO show that the lights furnished
in tho past have been satisfactory
The other bid was from the Southern
Electric Company. Offering 10 furnish the
lights az 70 f-l0 cents each per night. The
bid was accompanied by n communication
signed by Phil g. Shield. setting forth
that his company had been delayed in
the erection Of It's plant on account of
the difficulty I'm obtaing franchise from
the Council, but that they expected TO
0ave II I'm operation by April 18th next.
The letter further asserted that there
was reason 20 believe that the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company. which al
present receives 1f cents per light does
not furnish the 200 candle power re-
Quired by It's contract and could not do
so az that price without loss The South
ern Company. said the letter. would put
M a new plant and furnish lights OF 100
candle power.
MIR. HARDwIcKES MOTION.
Mr. Hardwickc moved that the commit
tee recommend 20 the Council that the
contract be awarded to the lowest bidder
the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company-for the ensuing three years
Mr. Noble thought the charge should
be investigated that the company was not
furnishing The candle power required by
city's having a plant Of It's own should be
looked into.
Mr.. Hardwicke said that no attention
should be paid 20 any such insinuation.
hut that the contract should go 20 the
lowest bidder. especially as the report of
the Superintendent OF Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph had tested the lights and
found them up 10 the standard.
Mr Hardwicke's motion was then put
and lost. and the committee determined
10 forward tho two bids 10 the Council
without recommendation
The Superintendent was instructed to
have a light placed in the alley between
Fourth, Fifth. Main, and Cary streets.
The committee after attending TO a few
matters Of little interest and approving
the pay roll adjourned.
Water Meter Question.
The Committee on RetreAchment and
Reform met at $50 o'clock sub-Chair-
man H. W. ROuntrce presiding, and
Messrs zimmerman, E. NJ. Noble. John
J. King and r. G.. Ebcl present.
The subcommittee. consisting OF
Messrs Ebol and Rountree. appointed al
the last meeting 10 gather facts concern
ing tho water works presented the fol-
lowing statement:
Value of water works ..........t2 ,oo0 900 90
AlNNAt AuitifrA tA " l't
cent. ON that amount 100000
Expenses, maintenance,
&C.. o.. .................. 42,wO
-Ei2OOO 90
Largest revenue from water
dSgs -. =. .................... sl4s6i5 80
Revenue from water for 1891. lT,.uS 05
Estimated revenue for year
(present condition 2.4S7 metres
and no minimum rate) =. .... 1880 90
Estimated revenue leach ser
rato, rate .'.''...''".~.'... ~ 12so7s 90
Estimated revenue (cach SER
imum ratel y. .. .............. u,SO7 S.
COST OF WATER.
Total quantity Of water pumped
t3729. .962 sos gallons in 1870
divided into total expenses
Csii2,oOO makes cost per 1000
gallons o.. 81. o.. p. ................s.S cents
Total quantity OF water pump
cd divided into receipts for
water amounting 10 Sl4 l0S.0S
for 1880 makes rate received
per 1000 gallons o.. e.. ......261 cents
Estimated quantity or water
required for use by water
takers every service meter
ed). 1913. .32O.95i gallons, equal
10 one third the whole guam
tlty pumped at rate of los
cents per 1000 gallons ........ 1928 65
Estimated quantity of water
used by the city for tire pro-
lection departments etc, 20
be % per cent OF the whole
quantity. equal to 1,45s925.6o
gallons at cost price, SIS per
1000 gallons e.. o.. e.. ....... 2s.sIL72
Balance OF water unaccountcd
for or wasted 4G 2-3 per cent.
of the whole quantity, equal
20 i7sO Gi9 800 gallons. at cost
price. 3S per iO00 GALLONS. 66lfi 81
or. 40 ci9 800 gallor sold at
average metre rate tl0.S cents
per 100 gallons) 81. .......... 1880 l3
The above table was prepared from
facts given In the year 1895. where per
cent OF the whole quantity pumped and
measured By metres was equal TO p per
cent OF the whole revenue, and the ave-
rage rate was 1913 cents per 1900 gallons.
In cities where all services are metered
the average consumption Is forty gallons
per capita. estimating our population a;
$1,000 Al this rate the annual consump-
iion would be .21tOOOcoo gallons. and this
az iOs cents per l.OD gallons is siil 9l2O0
REPORT ADOPTED.
After discussion the above report was
adopted as the report Of the committee
20 the Council.