The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-11

,se lighting % the eity's streets
- .ssrsa Yesterday morning by the
- - susiic works. No award was
- -. matter being referred 10 the
-. ~aseh annually lets the lighting
- BIDS were received from the
81 r-.etric Company. the Consumers
80 49,. r.,rnuany and the Seattle Gas q
e.~tre Company.
ii. ~ the electric companies
q !. yeduc,iou OF 50 cents per month
- s.-,.. and 81 Is cents per month on
a.r,ua nower incandescents. az COM
- -,,h former figures. The bid Of the
s~,rrsny was not different from the
-. h IT'S present contract.
- "a xas received from the Suoqual-
rstls Power Company. At the city
! /. the universe. opinion that Mr..
-. AZ not offer a bid on account Of his
49, husinSss alliance with the Union
- rarnpany and the consolidated
- ,snxay company. In fact. IL WAS
- ~ thA city hall that the Baker COM
- i. ,ox supplying power to the Union
80 Company. and that the deal is
r..srx IL force By some members OF
. ~ government the reduction made
: ~ Union Electric Company and the
,-ssrsers Company was ascribcd to this
as~. -
sees Electric Company. which was signed
d C. KEbourne. and the Consumers
s.s.r;e Company. signed by W. j Grau1bs
!. s.snassr. as one bid. The former Of
80 10 supply the First, Second. Third
/ a Fourth wards. the latter the remain
= ueds Of the city.
i, substituting thirty candle power In
.aaescsn.s for the fifteen candle power
-. nsw In use. ard also for the gas
ssss now supplied by the gas company.
i arsfea that the contract for lighting
!. ssty during 1850 would oost the city
a noye than the present contract. the
xswae getting the benefit Of the change
tar nfteen candle power lights to mean
ssSsts twice their power
Abstract of the nids.
fs;nwing Is an abstract OF the bids re-
asse
ran the Union Electric Company n pro-
ssas 10 furnish current and care for all
b afe and iueandescent lights, as at
gssns Installed and being operated as part
4 ss city lighting plant la the First.
arasa. Third and Fourth wards OF the
~ - the following rates: Open arc
MIA ffsy volt current, at $40 per annum
afs !Eecsei ares seventy-etght volts, SIS
~ ssnum each. fifteen candle power In
ssatsesnt lights. SIS per annum each. and
aaw candle power incandascents. SIS per
zzsn each.
N alternative proposition the COM
NJ Altered 20 install a system Of 300 In
ssa arc tights and 30 thirty candle DOW
sstaadescents and operate the same for
~ per annum. or 10 install 800 arcs,
ssfnrs specified. and as many more as
y ~ may wish 10 substitute for any
Fa the aO ffcandescenss. on a basis OF
arcs for fourteen ircanaeacent lights
tMiy candle power for $40 90 per an
eni nnaiiy 10 operate $50 inc.osed
Rhh for x5a.e9 per annum, any aadi-
90 arr lights ordered during the term
- eontract 80 he paid for by the city
sasfaie o. 81 per month
NsHfAsing the alternative bid. tha COM
arg ssted that Il would ask six months
&c q which 10 install the plant. mean
ssls xssping Up the present electric ltgh,
srsire
s'sa thc Consumers Electric Company
I'sposal u furuisSa the lights for the
.6sa WITH. seventh Eighth and Ninth
- on the following basis: Fifteen
saes power incandc$eents nj ti.2s per
ss'A Airty candle power tucandescenta
vs. per month and 900 candle power
~ iasioSed OF open. as the city shall
aaAshe. Tor IS per month each,
sisn the Seattle Gas 4 Electric Com
- propositions 20 maintain AMI opcr-
ae present Ito gas lights az g. Per
$50 esrh. which is the present rate.
asoss. she company offered To install and
sssssaia On the lines ~ the co,nnaay
80 aessenated by the city thirty adtli-
- gas lights az the same price per
80 The eompany's bid states that the
ashss are OF sixty candle power ga
10y These lights are well distributed
{. me city, being located in numbers
-. .as ie'lowing streets: iamcs. Madison.
a.. AVENUE. Minor. Seventeenth and
s.sh'h avenues Yeslcr way. ana in
seatte sGt on Queen Anne hill.
award by the ramacii.
. 20, organizations prepared by the board
s.. sasAie works called for blfs for far
s -" candle power arcs. both ga,
ahd eaen. snf tnrantescents OF M.
!. saa ihivtS candle power capacity. also
gasoline tights No number q,
ss;ssax. ''i'''9 III me specifi-
a. pssS were iAtulased and an abstract
4 ysss'efsay morning by Superintendent,
So 'Nenss, - the iight ana watsr de-.
se..s TIE hspres were aftcrwara sub
ses-s, - 'ae finance committee Of the
) -. tae abstract and the bids Will
rs she cou@cN ou Monday night.
p -. VI. h made hy th, council
"a =. f>'ses ~ comparison the present
= : street. lighting ard ,nat under ,hs
: So vac eieetfso companies are given
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