Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-23
FOUR BIDS WE'RE OPENED
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Tho Bids Summarized.

The Light Committee Of the Councils
met yesterday at noon at the Office of
the City Treasurer to open bids for the
public lighting of the city for the term
of three years, from September /, 1900.
The committee consists of Mr.. James A
Ridgewell. chairman; Judge j. NJ. Keel
ing and Mr.. q. L. Mayer
There were present Judge Brooks,
representing the Norfolk Electric Com
pany; Mr.. w. D. Pendcr. representing
the Norfolk Heat, Light and Power
Company, and Mr.. Peter Wright, rep
resenting the Norfolk Railway and
Light Company.
There were present Judge Brooke,
caster Williams, president of the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company;
MIR. A. 2. Warrington. president of the
Norfolk Electric Company, and Messrs.
I. III. Silverman and Mr.. Stern, Of Phil
adelphia.
FOUR BIDS RECEIVED.
The bids of the Electric Company of
Virginia and Norfolk Heat, Light and
Power Company had been handed be-
fore the hour of noon to the clerk of
the Councils, Mr.. Steed. A few minutes
after the hour OF noon the committee
was called to order by it's chairman
Mr.. Ridgewell Mr.. Peter Wright then
at once handed in the bid of the Nor
folk Railway and Light Company (Vir-
ginia Electric Company.
OBJECTIONS RAISED.
Messrs. Fender and Brooke then rose
and raised the technical objection to
this bid that it SHOULD have been hand
ed in before ~ M
Mr. Ridgewell stated that the COM
mittee had not been organized to re-
ceive the bids, and that the bid should
be received. Judge Keeling gave his
opinion that the purpose OF the COM
mittee was to receive bids, and these
two over-ruled Mr.. Mayors objection
and ordered the clerk, on behalf OF the
committee, to receive the bid.
ANOTHER OBJECTION.
Then the bid of the Norfolk Heat,
Light and Power Company was opened
and read, and next that OF the Norfolk
Electric Company was opened and read,
and both were placed on file. The bid
of the Norfolk Railway and Light Com
pany Virginia Electric Company was
opened and objected to by Messrs. Pen
der and Brooke on account Of It's form.
This bid was in the form OF letter,
and Its proposals embraced the spccifl-
cations of the committee
It's FORM CHANGED.
After Il debate, in which MIR. Mayer
again objected to the receival of the bid
on account of supposed informally, he
was again over-ruled by the other two
members of the committee. and the bid
was ordered read. The bid OF the Elec-
trio Company of America was next
opened, read and placed on file. After
all the bids had been read Mr.. Mayer
moved that the Norfolk Railway and
Light Company be permitted to enter
It's bid on the regular form, and the bid
Was so entered and received.
THE BIDS ITENIIZED
The bids as presented were as fol-
lows, viz: The Norfolk Electric Com
pany-For 200 open or enclosed arc
lamps, s7l.oO each; for 326 incandesccnt
lamps, $50 each.
This was a conditional offer, the con-
ditions being that a franchise <be
granted the company and under said
franchise the company shall construct
an underground system on Main street
from Newton to Church, on Church
street from Main to Cove, on Church
street from Main to Union. and across
Church street, along East Main street
to Rcid's lane.
MR. PENDER'S COMPANY.
The bid OF the Norfolk. Heat, Light