The Portland daily press., 1899-09-11
THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

vital Points I'm the CITY Lighting Con-
tract as Authorized by thc Common
Council and Now Awaiting Action ny
the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
10 ne Editor Of the Prcss:
The late hour at which the Common
Council adjourned Thursday night last,
after the passsge OF the order by the de-
cisive majority OF 10 TO 4, instructing the
joint standing committee on lights to
make contract with the Portland Eleo-
trio Light Co. in conjunction with the
Portland Gas Light Co. forI lighting the
city by gas and electricity. prevented q
full repors OF the essential facts and
figures, bearing ON the issue. as shown in
the discussion of the suoject. Hence. 1
would ask your indulgence for the presen-
tation of a few comparisons. As every
citizen and tax payer is deeply interested
in the matter particularly as pertaining
to the cost OF future lighting of the city
as shown BY comparison of results, based
on the propositions or proposals Of the
competing companies without any refer
ence, whatever, to the advisability Of IN
stituting and continuing competition or
sentiment toward the company which has
brought about SO favorable condition of
affairs for the city's good and welfare,
financially, in which personal friendship,
or political affiliations, should fnd no
place. First, the text OF the Order passed,
may be interesting. Of which the follow
ing Is copy, as amended by Councilman
Wilson, giving the city the option to dis
continue at the end Of the third year, or
extend at the end of the fifth for an
additional i've year period, which was
very wise provision. placing the city. as
1t does, In splendid condition for it's
future protection.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
- September 2, 1899.
Ordered that the Joint Standing Com.
mittes on Lights be and 1t hereby Ia in
struuted to make contract for term OF
i've years between the City of Portland
and the Portland Electrio Light Company
associated with the Portland Gas Light
Company and the Welsbach Street Light
Ing Company OF America for lighting the
streets. parks, squares and buildings of
she City of Portland by Gas and Elec-
trtcity as per written proposal of the said
Portland Electric Light Company sub
mitted in accordance with the require
ments OF joint order passed in concur
renee by both branches of the City Coun-
oil August l4th, 1899, and subsequently
submitted to and read by the Joint stand
ing Committee on Lghte in open session
September ist, 1899. Being the same pro-
posai that is now uefore the City Council
The said contract TO be drawn by the city
solicitor upon the following terms: to
wilt -
The Portland Electric Light Company
shall furnish and install complete not
less than two hundred and fifty (250) 1900
candle power Arc lights Of the most sp-
proved pattern, with three hundred (3)0)
60 candle power Mels5ach street lights,
and such number of 60 oandle power or
32 candle power ineandescent lights rs
the city may require. The WelshaGh lights
to be furnished and maintained complets
without expense to the city by the Weis-
bach Street Lighting Company of
America In conjunction with the Port
land Gas Light Company. All ON the
basis Of gross and ultimate cost for
term cf five years as follows:
1900 candle power Arc Li1hts at Three
Hundred and Six Dollars (S306l each for
full term of i've years
90 candle power Welsbaoh st'est liz hts
at One Hundred and Fifty Dollars (S150}
each Tor full term of five years.
20 candle power Incandescent Electric
Lights at One Hundred and Forty-four
Dollars (S1t4) each for full term OF i've
years.
8. candle power Incandescent Electric
full term of i've years.
With any additional electric lights re-
quired at the same proportionsts ratss
All other electric current required by the
oity to be supplied at the rate of four and
one twentieth cents "a 1-21) per thousand
watts.
1ha amount to be paid by the city an
nually to be sub-divided as follows:
LIST year, 1900 candle power Arc
Lights &C 5000 each
sna year, 1900 candle power Arc
Lights at 66. 40 eAch
srd year. 1900 candle power Arc
LiRt IS at c. 100 each
4th year. iaOo candle power Arc
Lights at &C. 90 each
5th year, 100 candle rowei Arn
Lights Mt $500 each
Total for five years, 1906. 90 each
Or an average of S6l. 20 net as per propo-
sal Tor term OF fiyo years 1900 candle
power electric lights.
welsbach Street Lights
1st year, 10000 candle power at
$50 each, 30 OOO
snd year, 3)O-6) candle power at
$50 each 1900
$50 each. 5000
ith year, $1,000 candle power at
$50 each, 5000
SO each. 1900
s45, 900
81 and e5 candle power Incandescent
Lights, II required, to be charged and
paid for on ths same relative basis as ap-
Plies to the foregoing subdivision as to
the yearly payments for Arc Lights.
One-hfth of the gross contract or such
proportion thereof rs applies annually TO
the several periods as before named, to be
charged to the general annual appropria-
tion for lights when made. The above
contract to be entered into by the city