El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14
CITIZENS
VICTORIOUS
Electric Light Contract
Awarded to the New
Company.
THE OLD CONCERN
7 H E

Cee01nQly Odmc right dnO Re-
sistlng to the Last DitCh-El
paso Assured Cheaper and
Better Lights.
The city ratified a contract this
morning with the International Elec-
trio Light and Power company for 25
all night, 1000 candle power electric
lights to cost 80 so each per month.
These lights were contracted for
with the understanding that the old
company might possibly win its suit
against the city now pending in the
the new company will furnish 30 more
lights. Agents of old company
made game fight against heavy odds
and engendered personal animOsity,
but all to no avail. The council acted
for W hat it deemed the best interests of
the city and the old company went
down before the vigorous onslaught of
its young rival.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The city council met in adjourned
session at $50 o'clock to receive and
consider the recommendation of the
fire and water committee. relative to
the bid made for lighting the city by
the International Electric Light and
rover company.
Zach White and his attorney, G. N.
present, as we'll as w. S. McCutcheon,
J. P. Dieter, A. Courchesne, Hon.
Leigh CLARK and others of the new COM
pany.
The mayor occupied his high chair,
but he could scarcely talk, being as
hosrse as a frog from the effects of q
bad cold. Benny Catlin called the roll
and Messrs. Badger, Brunner Whit
more, McDuffy, Clifford, Ogden and
Stewart answered.
CoMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
Mr.. Drummer handed to the clerk
the report of the fire and water COM
mittee to be read and he made known
its contents, IS follows:
Ell PASO, Texas, October 14th. 1890.
To the Honorable City Council, City of
Ell Paso. Texas.
Gentlemen:-Your committee to
whom was referred the proposition of
the international Light and Power
company beg leave to recommend the
following:
That the city in lieu of said PROPOSE
ton enter into q contract with said
company for the service of twenty-five
(25) standard 1000 candle power arc
lights, for the period of two (2) years,
of said lights shall be furnished, which
shall be on or before March 1st, 1900.
Each of said lights to be run by and
paid for according to moon schedule;
the price to be paid shall be $3.50 for
each of said lights per month and said
lights shall be run at such other times
in addition to moon schedule as the
city council may designate and such
extra service to be paid for upon same
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be paid for moon schedule.
And we further recommend that the
city enter into q contract with the said
company for the service of at least
1857 additional standard
2, 200 candle power arc lights to be run
to moon schedule, for which
the city sgrees to pay $3.50 each per
mon til and for extra time as above pro-
vided. The service of the last named
pending in the court OF civil appeals
between the city of Ell Paso and the Ell
Paso Gas and Electric Light com pany
commonly designated as the old COM
papy) shall be finally decided in favor
of the appellant, and If the CITY by such
decision shall be compelled to take or
pay for lights from said old company,
then the contract as to said thirty-five
[35) additional lights shall become null
and void at the option of the city coun-
Gil.
We further recommend that the city
attorney prepare forthwith draft of
between the city and the said
ationsl Light and Power COM |
pany in compliance with the above re-
Communications, and when so prepared, |
hat the mayor may be authorized and |
IS hereby empowered and directed to
sign and execute the same for and on |
oehalf of said city.
JNO. Drummer, |
J. l.. WHITMORE,
D. E. MCDUFFIE.
THE FIGHT OPENED.
Mr.. Whitmore said that in his oDin-