Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-10
COMPANIES POOLING ISSUES
Two Chicago Firms Join Esrds on the
Electric Lighting Plant Question.
MAKE A PROPOSITION TO THE COUNCIL
City Fathers Adopt Resolution Pro-
yidinE for Rendvertisement for
Lighting-Cbnnge Ordered in
the Mynster Springs. Road,

| Liubting-Cbnnge Ordered in
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| 'he msnster spring. ho"o'
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| ine seckner CONTRACTING company anu d
| p. Miller g. Co., two Of the Chicago firms
which woro among tho bidders Recently be-
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| lore the city council on the proposition 10
| construct a municipal electric lighting plant,
have have noo,aa Oo ;ssnos A. tho meeting ] of tbe
| a'o pOoi'u issues nv INC i9'e " '
city council Monday night they submitted
through George Mayer. secretary of the
seckner company, JOINT request LOT
franchise for a gas and electric light plant,
accompanied with n proposition to light the
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CITY at certain ngure' Inc proposition'
| which gives the city the option of purchasing
| tho n,on, ;s nc fol,ows.
'Ae p,@n., 20 as .'no"9' e,,..
Council Of Council Bluffs. Ia.-Gentemen:
| We hereby submit a request for, franchise
for. the construction of an electric light
| and gas plant in your city for the term of
| twenty-five years and ask that the follow
ing memorandum of conditions be embodied
therein subject to such changes as your
| honorable body may deem necessary in
The rate for gas shall be as follows:
| $1.25 per 1000 feet. A discount of 20 per
cent to be deducted for prompt payment
during the month; date to be such as you
| lighting to the inhabitants of your city
| shall be 30 cents per month for each in
| CandeSCent light, with permission to make
| contracts at a less rate with large con-
| sumers or to place all lights on meter
| system and charge not to exceed s cents
| per 900 watts, with minimum charge
OF 10 cents per month Tor each iight.
as follows:
Lights burned until p M, g per month.
shts purnea tii uItii ~ ~ p ~ i'iSo o por th
I.ights burned until i2 M, IS per month
Lights burned all night, $40 per month.
@ me rates TO the Gity go lmr ~ e,oVv @ eanals te
| ffteen Waars and S66 ner YEAR for the en-
suing ten years
II this proposition meets with your ap-
plSVni' PA proper We St Ma'i 70 oe % nnr
| attention to the fact that the rates herein
specified are 60 per cent lower than exist
ing rates ana 'naI nut, tne gIanti,S ~ Vi is enis
Of Council Rluffs a saving of thousands Of
dollars annually.
We are satisfied, II 1 you SO desire, tts .t to
| that the civ of Council Rluffs can buv
this plant at any fifth anniversary of the
ordinance, the value OF. the plant to be
ascertalhed py pparo @ oh I'VE pc SS 1, eMo
| chise. two by the CITY and these four to
select a fifth.
In regard to the street Lighting. we De.
fbe 20 0oS aa nandIe nawer arc lights fnrnished
for the new plant contemplated means
double the light now rurnlshen pg any OF OF
the city's street arc tghtS: we desire 10 TO
| amount of bond desired to guarantee tllS
proposition. Respectfully submitted,
mi, cl,;ln j.. +; MidLLIn dd,.rso+i,o y ~; ~
Per + TT BROWN. PRESIDENT
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