Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-24

Meeting 7elh Bchiua C:osetI
Door.-Ths Penter Company Did
nv Revised.
The Light Committee Of the Councils
held an adjourned meeting last night as
1880 o'clock at the office of the City
Treasurer to consider bids fer city light
Ing. which were submitted Wednesday,.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors. The result OF Its deliberations
was known about 1000 o'clock. when it
was announced that two members of
the committee had prepared q report
to the Councils, recommending the ac-
ceptance of the bid OF the Norfolk Heat.
Light and Power Company. The signers
of this report were Messrs Mayer and
| Keeling.
The reasons for making this award
were stated to be the fact that the en-
closed arc lamp Is In every way the
most desirable and the statement that
the favored company's gross receipts
are guaranteed to be more than s75, 900
PCl t-iiHuIIl.
The other member of the committee
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures from the
above and will, 1t is understood, sub
NIT q minority report.
THE FENDER BID.
If the Pcnder company will guarantee
rebate or bonus to the city of 2 per
cent. on $4,000 gross receipts this will
be rebate of $500. The bid of the
Williams comma nv IN aOclOcod nrc md
fncandcscent lights was $1,297 less than
the Fender bid. Under the revised Pen
der bid the Pender company Norfolk
Heat. J!gh. and Power Company
makes III bid 1903 less than the VIII
liams bid.
FUTURE ADDED LIGHTS.
1t is understood that there will soon
be necessity for an increased number
of lights and, * there is an increase of
the inclosed arc lights of the city by
as low a number as thirty even, the
proposition of the williams company
will then b. more favorable for the city
than the revised Pender bid
THE REPORT.
The committees report is as fol-
lows:
THE committee unanimously decided
that 1t would only accept enclosed arc
lights, the advantages In favor of
them over the antiquated unencIosed
light being TOO great to admit of
moments hesitation. The enclosed
arc light does away with dirt, bugs,
ETC.. accommodating on the globe, and
besides furnishes n far better light.
1t appeared to your committee, on
the face of the bid, that the offer of
the Norfolk Railway and Light Co. to
f,t- ,fc1,
incandescents at Sc was the lowest
bid. unless the per cent per annum
upon its gross receipts from it's entire
business. offered by the Norfolk Heat,
Light and Power Co.. In addition to
its bid of s75 for enclosed arcs and $3.50
for incandescent lights exceeded the
difference
Under these circumstances the com.
mittee adjourned until Thursday, he
22d instant at 1880 y. M, In order to
gain some idea as to what the per
cent. per annum upon the gross re-
ceipts from all sources OF the Norfolk
Heat, Light and Power Co. would
pay the city per annum.
THE committee met Thursday at
1880 p. M. and after mature considera-
ton concluded to recommend to Coun-
ellis to accept the 'offer of the Norfolk
Heat, Light and Power Company to
furnish not less than 202 enclosed arc
lights at SIS per annum each. and 1926
incandescent lights at $3.50 per annum
each, and the said company to pay to
the city 2 per cent per annum upon
its gross receipts from its entire bust
ness, provided said company will agree
in the contract with the city to guar
antee the per cent. upon its gross
receipts will not be less than 81, 500
per annum, and will further agree, rs
offered in the proposals, to put it's
wires underground for not less than 2
miles in such portions of the city and
at such time as may be determined by
the City Engineer. and shall execute
n bond In such penalty and with such
security as may be required by the
Finance Committee to guarantee to
the city the faithful performance of
such contract.
while the committee believed 1t ran
no risk in concluding from the infor-
nation gathered by. 1t that the bust
ness of this company will certainly
amount to $4,000 per annum., yet in or
der to make 1t absolutely certain that
the city should receive not less than
81. 800 per annum froa this source, has
determined to Insist that the contract
shall guarantee to the city that the
gross receipts of the Norfolk Heat,
Light and Power Company shall not
be less than $4,000 per annum, per
cent. upon which will be $780, thus
making this not only the lowest bid
to the city, but one in which the city
would have an interest in the future
business OF the company.
1.-THE committee believes that the in
vestment of 100000 or more, which will