The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04

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pete for the city lighting with the Conscl-
idated company. This electric lighting
contract would be leased in October aud
10 seemed altogether fitting to give to the
city the advantage Of low rates and an
opportunity for saving from $4,000 TO
$4,000 year which contract at the
offer now made would make possible
But the aldermen had seen 1T to hamper
the competing company to a certain ex
tent BY refusing them permission to put
up their poles The representative Of the
Consolidated Electric Light company In
the board Of aldermen forgetting the
city's interests and looking out for the
interests of the company which he repre-
sents, had been instr umental In having
this permission held up until It should be
too late for the city to take advantage Of
the low rates for lighting offere d. The
purpose was to have the special commit
tee called for Ia this order confer with
the electric lighting companies In regard
to this proposed competition for street
lighting and secure information on the
subjest. MIR. Cloudy urged that the coun-
Gil take action on this matter IN ufeer to
allow the Portland Electric light COM
pany to get into the field in timo to enter
the composition. 0eT
ssss Mr.. Driscoll senonded the motion OF Mr.
Cloudy 70 give this order passage. de
said the new company had been allowed
to come into Portland and should now be
given all the privileges which the old
company enjoys He believed in fair play
and equal rights TO all.
MIR. Burke questioned whether the
electric light companies would confer
with any such special committee.
Mr.. Pierce said the company had no
right to put up poles as yet and therefore
was not in a condition to make a contract
with the city. He believed the city should
ask for sealed proposals for the lighting
contract
Mr.. Burks asked Mr.. Cloudy If the new
company has an auxiliary steam plant in
Portland or any kind Of an auxiliary
plant.
Mr. Cloudy replied that he did not
know but it didn't seem to him that that
had anything to do with the order before
the council.
Mr. Wilson thought the members of the
council were wandering from the subject.
He believed The committee should OBJ
tain all the information possible on this
matter and report TO the council In order
that 1t might act intelligently on the con-
tract for street lighting.
M MiIIiHoo aotd that In wtovv ~ ha
condition which the joint COMMITTEES on
lights finds itself he could see no objec-
tion to a special committee and did not
think the regular committee should oh.
ject to such a committee being appointed.
Mr.. Pierce said he could see no differ
ence In this case of making contract
than in contracting for sewer. Bids
should be asked for from anyone who was
in a position to fulfill the conditions of
the contract .- ,s.
MIR. Cloudy said that the committee
did not propose to make any contract
but simply wished to get Information.
The order then had passage and was
sent up for concurrence.
When the order came to the board OF
aldermen. Alderman Lamson said they
already had committee on lights, and
be saw no reason to raise another COM
mittee. Alderman Sprague moved that
the aldermen non-concur, and the board
SO voted.
This lsaves difference between the
two boards to be settled at another meet.
ing.
Alderman Dow presented an order d.
recting the committee ON poles to make
an investigation as to the feasibility OF
the various companies using poles di-
minishing the number of poles by using
them In common in cases where 1t mi ht
be possible. This order was passed with
out much discussion.
Alderman Lamson presented remon
STRANGE of the residents of Msllen stree
against further erection of poles there. II
was stated that one citizen now had two
poles In front of a tifty-foot lot.
Alderman Smith also presented re-
monstrance Of residents of Thomas stree
against the erection of poles of the Port
land Electric Light company on tina
street.
The petition of MIR. c. W. I. Godine
for leave to erect electric light poles on
Peaks island came up. some discussion
was made by Alderman johnson, whit
said he understood that the poles had al
ready been erected before the petition hat
been granted. Alderman Sprague ex
plained that 1t had been necessary ant
that such action was sometimes taken
The leave was granted.
An order giving the Consolidated Elec
trio Light company leave TO erect poles OF
Pearl and Moulton streets was passed. 4
similar order giving to the sans comran,
similar privileges ON High, Grant, Tay.
lor and Pine streets also came up. Al
derInan johnson objected at this point
He said the Portland Electric Light coin
pany could not get location for It's poles
He believed in treating them all alike
The order was passed.
An order was presented and passed
giving the N. e. Telegraph and Tele.
phone company leave to ersct poles OF
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