Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
WILL READVERTISE FOR BIDS
Council Decides to Try it Again on the
Lighting Proposition.
MUNICIPAL owNeRsHP P IS CONTEMPLATED
All Bids Must He I'm the Hands of the
City Clerk by Noon on
December 20,
Next.

| The result OF the special meeting OF the
city council last night was that the alder
men decided to advertise under the old form
for bids for the establishment of an cleo
trio lighting plant contemplating ulti-
mate ownership by the city and to publish
new advertisement for bids for lighting
, the city with a specified number of en-
closed alternating arc lamps. The action
of the council at its meeting last Monday
so far as the two other advertisements for
bids on a ffteen-year contract and on
contract for either five, ten or fifteen years,
the latter, according to the plans and dia-
grams Of the local company, were con-
cerned, was rescinded. The ball was set
rolling by the clerk reading the following
communication from the mayor:
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Nov. 23.-Gentlemen
of the City Council: This meeting has been
called to consider, the question of a PROPOSE
tion for electric lights in our city.
we ought to have cheaper lights and I
them through plan for municipal owner
ship and have become almost discouraged
in our efforts to do so. We have made two
have failed and after these failures l fear
the only. opportunity to procure cheaper
lights VIII De to advertise for bids for light
ing the city for period of from one to five
years.
/ AT the expiration of a contract covering a
short period the city may be in position to
plant for furnishing electric light with
greater probability of success.
If. however, 1t is thought by you gentle
men that the city's interests can be best
subserved at this time under some plan for
municipal tha1 p ownership / would recommend
Ing for bids under such plan and also sug-
gest that you ask for bids for lighting for
short period of time without municipai
ownership, requiring the bids to be definite
and explicit as to number and kind of lamps
to be furnished.
Casper BObs Up Again.
The reading of the communication brought
Alderman Casper at once to his feet with
the statement that he did not wish anything
cut out and he wanted the advertisement
for municipal ownership run again. He be-
came quite excited and said:
II tell you right here il this thing Is
going to go on and the best part of the city
Is cut out, "Ill raise HI, and at the next
meeting I'll have crowd in this council
chamber that will make you think diff
ferently."
The alderman from the First ward was
assured that there was no desire on the
part OF any of his colleagues to "cut out"
anything, and he finally resumed his seat.
After considerable desultory discussion it
was decided to renew the municipal owner
ship proposition advertisement, which is
as follows:
/, Public notice Is hereby given that, propo-
Of an electric light plant in said duty; city viii viii
the office Of the city clerk of said city up
to 3 noon g of the 18th day Of December.
p anG now to be on bafH a
or upon plans and specifications furnished
the city. clerk at the time of filing each
bid; All plans and specifications SO filed
Of said city unless the same "a are a acceptabIe
be so made that in event of acceptance OF
the city of Council Bluffs. Ia, except to
ley levy 1t and assess aEainst the property in
authorized by law now in force or which
may be hereafter enacted.
This Form Goes.
The following form Of advertisement for
bids for lighting the city was then decided
upon:
Public notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals props for supplying the city of Council
tr;ct light for public purposes on the Phila-
delphia moonlight schedule, as modified by
the city electrician to, agree with the lati,
Bluffs, Ia. for term of five years, will
be received at the office of the city clerk
of December 1899.
BIDS must be for furnishing said light
3 an fefossa eaeh hsmBs a5s be to be
placed in IN ! practically present lamp loca-
current at seventy C7o) or more. volts pres
sure to operate at its normal rating of
ordered and located by the council must
be of same make and rating as above and
price price for same must be stated In the bid:
current and volt pressure at which the
lamps VIII be operated II the bidder Is
Of lamps proposed p to b be SSd used All ia wirns %
must mus be according to the rules az and reg regu-
writer's, All bids which do not specify all
the above items will be rejected. The sue
wire and operate without additional COM
pensation the necessary incandescent lights
oT the city hs b"dns and
buildings used by the police, marshals and
be located as the council directs.
Under the propositions the bidder has to
deposit certified check for $1,000 as a
guarantee of good faith that he will fulfill
the contract II awarded to him.
Alderman Christensen wanted to make the
amount CT the check to be deposited by the
bidders, $4,000, but received no support from
the other members
Manager Nichols of the local company
suggested that the council advertise for bids
ON open lights, but the aldermen declined,
as they have made up their minds they
want the alternating closed lamps.
A feature OF the new proposition fer
lighting the city is the condition that the
successful bidder will be compelled to sup
ply incandescent lights for all city build
ings free of charge.
The program for THE Elfn Jubilee" is
TO be a souvenir The design is drawn by
Miss Abby Il. Underwood of New York City,
the foremost illustrator OF fashions in The
United States.
SLACK PETERsON's SUIT AGAIN.
Answer of the Defendants Filed In
the District Court.
The answer OF the defendants in the in
Junction suit OF Slack Peterson against the
Independent School District OF Council
Bluffs and the members of the Board Of