The Portland daily press., 1899-12-06

which the nsw company has not been able
10 reach. The mayor expressed himsslf
a. bsine very dssirous Of providing sone
light. for tbsss dark sections and urss q
the COMMITTEES 10 take some immediate
steps In this direotion.
The lisht committes then waited upon
President Fobss Of the Consolidated Elec-
trio Light oom pany and Alderman Msr-
riil assins - spokssman for the oommit-
tee stated what was wanted. Mr.. Bobss
said that the Consolidated Electric Light
company was very willing 70 do what 10
could 10 keep ths city from suffering for
want Of lights and asked the COMMITTEES
70 tell him just what they needed. This
the committee was unable 10 do % they
were not informed where the lights Of the
new company had been put Into service
or what sections were left IN darkness.
Finally Mr.. Brown. the president Of the
new Company, was reached BY tslephene
and Mr.. Brown said that he would send .
man down to work out plan By which
the dark sections could be provided with
lights whifs the new company was get
ting ready to install It's lights. After
some time ths committee dscidsd that 1t
was too late for anything to be done last
pisht and they postponed action until
this morning At nine o'clock when they
will meet at the city building to confer
with Mr.. Brown and with the Consoli-
dated Electric Light company's rspresen-
tativss.
The Consolidated company had made
many changes In It's lines yesterday. and
Mr.. Fobes told the committee that they
had turned their power into commercial
lighting. They said IL would he very
difficult thing for them TO change their
lines hack again to do the city light ag,
but they would do what they could. The
price which the Consolidated conpany
would ask for this temporary service was
not obtained py the committee but will
probably be stated at today's meeting.
The committee received the following
comm unioation from tho Portland Elec-
trio Light company which was laid on
the table without being acted upon:
Portland, Maine, December 5, 1899.
To the Committee on Lights:
not iess than two hundred and forty arc
lamps Is so nearly completed, taken with
the fact that there ara some three hun
dred Welsbnch street lights already in
operation and that for the next few weeks
we shall have moonlight and additional
artificial light will not be an absolute
necessity We desire % make the following
propositions;
We will agree to furnish all lights up
to two hundred and forty and make no
charge to tbs city until after this number
ID reached, the additional lights above
that mum beE that have been located by
the COMMITTEES to be installed as fast as
possible, all to be completed within few
days. The above proposition Is made
with the understanding that the street
lights supplied by the Consolidated Elec-
trio Light company shall be discontinued
at once, and all others as fast as we sup
ply lights to taks their place.
Or. we further Offer to pay the city at
the same rate as the oity has been paying
the Consolidated Electric Light company,
for whatever additional lights may be abb
solutely required above those supplied by
US up to the time that We have supplied
the necessary number as called for In
our contract, viz: not less than two hun
dred and forty, theirs to be discontinued
as fast as we install lamps TO tske their
place.
Trusting that you will favorsbly CON-
slider one OF thess propositions, We re-
main.
Yours very truly,
PORTLAND ELECTRIC LIGHT co.
President.