The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-17
BIDS FOR STREET LIGHTING
Proposals Opened by Street and
Sewer Directors.
Contract Probably Will be Awarded
to Wilmington City Electric
Company.

Bids for street lighting were opened at
a special meeting of the directors of the
Street and Sever Department but nc
action vas taken. Secretary Wiley,
however, was instructed to figure on the
possible improvements in gas and electric
lighting that years may being forth and
the possible saving to the city by reduc-
ton Of rates b. reason Of such improve
lnents.
These calculations will be completed in
time TO present to the directors at their
regular meeting tomorrow morning,
when the contract probably will be
awarded, and will be considered in the
making Of the award. The fact that
Secretary Wiley is making such calcula-
tions gives color to the Inference that the
contract may be awarded for a period
longer than Il year
The probability is that tn Whining
ton City Electric Company will get he
award for electric lighting.
Tho bids received were as follows.
Wilmington Coal Gas Company. for
gas lightpg-20o lamps al ar annual rate
of $50; 100, 800 or five years, at the
option Of the department. the city
to furnish and own the POSTS and lamps,
two hundred aud three hundred con
tracts, $3.50; three and four. $3.50; four
and FIVE. $l7; five and siX. slG.6O; six and
seven, $3.50; eight, $3.50, over nine,
$500.
Wilmington City Electric Company
lncandescent lights, 16 c. p.-For one
year contract beginning January /, 1902,
SIS per lamp per year; for two year con-
tract sl7.64; for three year contract,
$l7.16; for four year contract $3.50; for
five year contract. SASS; far six to ten
year contract, SASS.
Arc lights, 8 Clio amp, Al volts. for 267
lamps or morc-For one year contract,
flOc per lamp per year: for two year con-
tract, sS9SS for three year contract,
$Si.S4; fcl four year contract, $3.50; for
five year contract, SASS, for SIX to ten
year contract, $6492.
WclSbach Lighting Company-O One
year, $50 per light; three, 500; five, s27;
longer time at the rate Of $27.
Universal Conduit, Heat, Light and
Power Company-lncanlcs electric
lights. one year, slS 25 per light five,
$lj.65; ten SIS; are lights (2G7 the present
number or more. one year, $40 per light
five years, SIS; ten, SIS.
Accompanying the bid Of The Whining
ton City Electric Company was certi-
fed check and the following guarantee of
good faith and the following letter:
June 6, 1901.
To the Board Of Directors Of the Street
and Sewer Department, Of the City of
Wilmington, Delaware:
Gcntlemcn With reference to he on
closed bids for lighting we beg to call
your particular attention to the &c to 10"
year bid for arc lighting. At tho price
named-s64.92 per lamp per year your ex-
penditure for 400 lamps per year would
be less than you are now paying for only
2G: LAMPS. While for the same service
that YOU now have, viz, 267 lamps You
would be saving So, 3G6.36 per year. Pres
ent rate. 267 lamps at 500, $4,000 Der
year: "6to 10' year bid, 267 lamps Mt
s64.92, $l7.33S.64 per year: actual saving
of s9,3e6.36 per year. Or, present rate,
267 lamps at 800, s26.700 per year: &c
to TO- year bid, the city could get 400
lamps at s64.92, $25.96s per year:thus
getting 1873 lamps additional and still;
save S732.
| Yours truly,
| The Wilmington Cite Electric Co.,
| (Sisncd) John A. Rgg, Pres.