Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-21
WANTED
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
But the Boulder Company Says it can not
Furnish it.

But the Boulder Company Says 1t can not
Furnish it,
A report was made by the councils
special committee to investigate the
quality of arc light service given the city
by the Boulder Electric Light company
under contract to furnish lamps as
they may be ordered from time to time
at stipulated price. These lamps
under the contract were each to furnish
1000 candle power lights. The COM
officers of the light company and they
had ADMITTED THAT THE LIGHT IS LESS
THAN 1000 CANDLE POWER, but excus-
ed themselves on the ground that it is
as good light as is being furnished other
cities tor like rate for service. They
claimed it is impossible to furnish a 1000
candle power here. The committee was
continued. 1t made no recommendation
touching a new contract with the Elec.
trio Light company, although it is patent
tina. this statement is of itself sufficient
to annul the old one. Indeed, the exist
ing contract has been considered of no
binding force by good lawyers at any
time, as it was made for a period of
years IN excess Of the term of service OF
the council that made it and such con-
tracts are ultra wires unless made in the
presence OF some great and overwhe I'm.
ing necessity.
Citizens want the streets OF Boulder
lighted and are willing to pay for the
service, To man not interested in the
Boulder Electric Light company stock,
however, little light needs to be thrown
upon the proposition TO pay the com any
for 1900 candle power light, when the
officers of the company admi, that they
do not and can not furnish lights OF
that quality.
The committee. as above stated, has
been continued. What does the commi,
tee propose to Go: Does it propose to
recommend that the existing contract be
annulled and the company asl.ed to bid
on another estimate? The committee
stated that it would cost about SIX to
bring man here who could measure
the ilgbt nn-s furnished the city. but the
COUNCIL THOUGHT THIS AN UNNEcES
SaRY EXPENSE IN view of the tact that
the company had admitted its own failure
Is the matter TO rest there?
Are not the people to have made eooi
10 them the difference between the 1000
candle power charge and that which
they have had or are 10 have?
This is purely business matter and,
the council owes certain duty to the
people that they should fulfil. unless the
Electric Light company is so needy that
1t becomes matter of public policy to
pay it more than it is entitlhd to under
its contract.
Suppose the Boulder Publishing com
pany contracted for certain price to
furnish the city with 900 statems nts
and 1t furnished but 700. Suppose the
city clerk noticed the shortage and COM
planned that 800 were still due under the
contract Then suppose the publish
ing company should answer. 1--WE hap.
pen TO be just gu, of those blanks, but we
have furnished you all the city will re.
qulre and you should pay US just the
same as though we had supplied the
amount ordered" what would the city
do with the bill? 1, would hold back
p aymen, until the publisher filled his
contract in full. And the council would
be right.
What does it propose to do with the
next monthly bill Of the Electric Lish,
company? Win it ask for a pro rata re.
ducton on the price of 1000 candle
power and what it furnishes