The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-23
CUT RATES FoR CITY GAS.
Buildings TO he Lighted Cheaper-Street
Lights Hardly Affected.

Bids for public lighting OF the city by gas and
electricity were opened yesterday by Henry \.
kearney. Commissioner OF Public Buildings.
Lighting and Supplies. For years the city has
been divided for street lighting among the
various gas and electric light companies and
there has been no competition. The same con-
ditions prevail this year. althoughthe Standard
and New Amsterdam Gas companies made
slight reductions. Big reductions were made
In the bids for lighting the public buildings OF
Manhattan. the Bronx and Queens. The Con-
solidatcd Gas Company bid 81 n year for each
street lamp-the same price IA last %year-and
80 cents n thousand for gas In public buildings.
Tit New Amsterdam Gas Company BID STA
year for each street lamp and Al cents athou-
sand for gas in public buildings. This com
pany got Sl3 for each street lamp last year.
Tho Standard Gas Company bid $500 for
each street lamp. against Sl+ last year.
The electric arc light bids for Manhattan
were: Harlem Lighting Company. 40 and 30
cents n lamp u night; Brush Electric Light
Company. ~. Al, and 30 cents: Union Electric
Light and Power Company, ~ and IL cents an
hour; Manhattan, Electric Light COMPANY: 80
SatIn ny c Gninr a m,th a. caIt9" It ii nivht: i M""nt
Morris Electric Light Company. 40 and 40
cents q night, For Iec,ri" Iights in nh the P BrSnx
COMPANY bid IS cents a ann Il night: the Pei,
ham Electric Light and Power Sompa4y. =,
tIlNS ttIlu Nv was 'ili " ~ 'iS w.
Com puny. - cents. For gas lamps IN the Bronx
the Central | Mon Gas tumpnnS's lid was S2l
II lamp u year: the New York and New Jersey
Globe Gas Light COMPANY. So; the lQnkers
Gas Light Company. SIS, and the NeIsharh
Street Lighting Contrary. $50.
There WAS but one hid for electric lights in
Brooklyn. that Of the Edison Electric lllumi.
mating Company. which was tn" same ns last
year-:i4 cents II night for each 200 candle
power lamp and IL cents for each 900 candle
bids we're New York and New JerSey Globe
Gas !igh, Company; 81 g I"'pp: MelsGnGn
Globe Gas Light COMPANY bid SD: the Flush;
ing Gas and Electric Light Company, so aud
81 u thousand for gas in public buildings; the
cents II thousand for gas in pubic buildings;
the Welshuch Street lighting Company. $40 Il
lauir The jamaica Electric light Colnpany's
lamp, For RirhmonI the Staten Island ll.r-
tric Company hil. - 40, cents a night for
York and %eW' Jersey Globe Gas i.ight Com,
pany. S22 a lamp u year: the WelsbArh Street
Lighting C9mpanv, $50 a lamp u year; ,
,,n hsre vii Gs a I iIh,i IN the courts rnI before oHe
year the Municipal Assembly held w all the
Contracts, Mir. Kenrney finally got an opinion
from the Corporation Counsel stating that the
power to approve such contracts was vested in
the Board Of Public improvements and not the
Municipal Assembly. Supreme Court Justice
jerks. in Brooklyn. granted Yesterday, IA
sioner kearney from awarding any contract
on the, ground OF lack OF authority. ,:ioseph
Blank begins the suit AS a taxpayer. The in
junction order will be- argued on SATURDAY.. 1t
restrained Commissioner kearney from OPEN
ing the bids yesterday but was apparently too
late.
1t was reported in Wall street yesterday that
conferences were likely soon to be held look
ing to some settlement OF the gas war. Repre-
denied that there had been any change in the
gas war situation.