The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-18
Cleveland Vapor Co. Under
bids American Develop
ment Company
WILL LIGHT THE CITY
Committee on Streets Regarded as
Certain to Recommen Accept
ance of Lowest Bid for In
candescent Lamps.

The Cleveland Vapor Lighting Company
of Cleveland, Ohio beginning with June,
will furnish st. Paul with street Illumitla
ton for the remainder of the year. Of
three bids opened by the assembly last
night, this firm was the lowest and, while
the proposals were turned over to the
committee on streets, the decision will IN
dCubtedly result in it's being accorded the
contract.
OF the three bids opened that of Robert
Seeger of the American Development
company was the highest, he asking
81 Al 2-3 per month";. or $40 per year. his
former figure. The next highest bidder
was the Municipal Lighting company, a
new concern. which asked 1925 a month
or $27 year. The lowest bidder was
the Cleveland Vapor Lighting company,
its tender being $2.16 a month, or $25.92 a
year.
In each of the bids it was specified that
the property entire should revert to the
contractor at the close of the contract,
but the Cleveland concern inserted an
additional proposal in which it agreed, IN
the event that the city cared to pay
3d. CT a month, or $43.06 2-7 a year, to
make st. Paul a present of the iron posts
at the close Of the contract 1t was to
consider this proposition that the bids
were turned over to the committee on
streets One member desired the matter
given over to the committee on gas;
but the others, evidently figuring that this
committee might he biased in its report,
refused to let it have the bids
Long Controversy Is Ended.
To all appearances last nights pro-
posals, and the marked differences he
tween the prices of the competing films
ends a controversy that has been on be-
tween the Cleveland Vapor Lighting COM
pany and the American Development
company ever since the former entered
the field, though it was intimated last
night by those who claimed to know that
Robert Seeger by no means considered
himself out of the lighting business, as
far as st. Paul is concerned. Mr.. Seeger,
however, was not inclined to talk about
his future plans or discuss the situation
in any shape.
The proposal of the Cleveland company,
in the event that it is accepted, or any
of the others, for that matter, will sound
the death knell of the fiat fame light.
When the contract is executed, it will
be for 1000 cylindrical gasoline incandes-
cent lamps, with signs, and these VIII
take the place of the 800 or more fat
flame lamps now scattered over the city.
These fiat flame lights are the property
Of the city and will be sold to smaller
towns if a purchaser can be found.
An unexpected bidder was the Municipal
Lighting company, the exhibition lamp
of which was not put in position on the
court house lawn until a late hour yes
terday afternoon. Instead of cylindrical
lamp, the frame was square, but it gave
good light and was favorably COM
mented upon by the members. Diligent
INQUIRY failed to elicit any information
regarding the concern except that it was
an Eastern firm and could furnish the
goods. The company furnished a check
signed by the cashier of the First Ma
tiOnal bank.