The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-27

confers nee was requested. The aldermen.
taking the ground that the order passed
this evening bad put q new aspect on the
lighting question, laid their request for
a conference on the table The Council
sent up-a message 10 the aldermen calling
attention to tho rule Of the city council
providing that when conference Is re-
quested by one body IL shalt be granted
by the other
Alderman Moulton said that the rule
did not require Instant granting Of a re-
qusl,t for conference. and he moved that
message be sent the lower board saying
that the aldermen would grant the con.
ference in proper time. 10 this message
was also added request that the lower
board Inform the upper board Of Its &C.
ton in regard to the order callingfor new
bids.
But the Council dill not propose to be
switched off their order (that providing
for one year contract with the Portland
Electric Light company }. and they did not
reply TO this, but instead took a recess.
The aldermen, hearing OF this took q
resess also.
The Common Council reassembled and
sent Clerk Bigelow. to the aldermen with
a message stating very ooolly that the
Common Council had requested the or
der passed at previous meeting by he
Council and ssnt up for concurrence.
The aldermen understood this to be
defiance from the Council, but declined
TO take 1t seriously. after they had ooun-
selled short time. On motion of Alder
man Mannlx, and at the suggestion of
Messrs Dow, johnson and Merrill. the
conference requested by the Common
Council was granted, and Aldermen Dow
and Mouiton were appointed conferses-
This action mollifed the Common
Council somewhat; but they had been in
q very determined mood. Councilman
Dyer. of Ward had declared that they
should do business, and that he for one
was prepared to stay all night IL necessary.
This struck responsive chord among his
associates
The concerees from the two boards met
and after q stormy ssion of about an
hour finally agreed to compromise or
der as follows;
Ordered, That the joint standing COM
mittes on lights be and is hereby instruct
ed to make separate contracts for term
OF five years from November !, 1899. be-
tween the city OF Portland aud the Port
land Electric Light COMPANY and between
said city and the Consolidated Electric
Light company for lighting the streets,
parks, squares and buildings of the city
of Portland by electricity the said con-
tract to be drawn by the city solicitor up
on the following terms to wit;
The contract with the Portland Electric
Light company to be for not less than 100
twelve hundred candle power arc lights,
all to be located on the northerly and west
erly side of the middle line of Congress
street, and the contract with the Con-
solidated Electric Light company to be
not less than 1870 twelve hundred candle
power arc lights, all to be located on the
southerly aud easterly side of the middle
line of said Congress street.
Said company shall furnish and Install
and care for said 12C0 Q. D. arc lights
complete, and such number Of CO Q. p.
or 30 o. p. inoandescent lights as the city
may require, all on the basis of net cost
to the city for term OF five years as
follows:
1900 Q. p. arc lights at $500 each for full
term OF five years.
63 @. p lncandescent electric lights at
$144 each for full term OF five years.
80 @. p. incandesoent electric lights at
500 for full term nf five years.
With any additional electric lights re-
quired at the same rates S stated in this
order. All other electric current required
by the CITY to be supplied at the rate of
four and one twentieth cents net per
thousand watts, and all electric lighting
furnished by either company shall be
within the respective territory assigned
h1. ,kef , F<x,.< -
door lighting.
The amount to be paid by the city to be
sub-divided as follows,
Eanh