The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-21
TO SAVE CITY
$500 A YEAR
Gas, Electric Light and Power
Company Makes Proposition.
For LIGHTS ALL MIGHT
VIII Put Up $4,000 Bond for
for Five Year Contract.

There has been fled with the city clerk
a proposition, made by the wichita Gas
Electric Light and Power company 70
light Wichita all night for $500 a year
cheaper than the present contractors pro-
pose to do.
The present contractors. or the Wichita
Electric Light and Power company. sub
mitted proposition to the council last
Monday night to furnish 200 arc lights. to
burn Till o'clock in the morning. FOR
$1,000 a year, provided that the time of
its contract should be extended ten years.
The gas company proposes 10 furnish 200
/ standard 200 candle power arc lamps, TO
burn from thirty minutes before dark till
fifteen minutes after dark, for 81, 90 a
year.
Another proposition it makes is TO fur
nish go arc lamps, co more than IS pro-
vided for in the electric company pro-
posal, FOR 5000. the same as asked by
the electric company for c. less lamps.
The gas company leaves the length Of
the contract at the option OF the coun-
Gil, either for five or ten years. 1t offers
to pui up d 5000 bond for the faithful
carrying out of the contract as proposed.
The present contract expires in about
three years.
The officers of the Gas, Electric Light
ana Power company are Henry c. Scott
OF St. Louis, president; James Campbell,
vice president; F. D. woodford. secre-
tary, and James J. Walsh of Wichita,
superintendent.
The proposition as filed yesterday is as
follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell. Wichita, Kan:
"Gcntlemen-At a meeting of your hon
orable body held on June Is, a proposition
from the present contractors of street
lighting was submitted to you to the eff
feet that they would furnish 200 arc lights
to burn to o'clock a. m. for $4,000 per
annum, provided you would extend the
time Of the contract ten years.
I'VE have assumed that the existing
contract would be carried out TO its term
ina ton. about three years from now, and
that during that time no change would
be made or no propositions be received
for a new contract. and that at the proper
time the city council would advertise for
bids for street lighting for a term Of
years and would make a contract with
the company which could and would fur
nish the desired lights the cheapest. II
the city desires to make 4 contract now
for street lighting the Wichita Gas. Flee
trie Light and Power company respect
fully submits the following proposition:
1t will furnish 200 standard 1850 candle
power enclosed arc lamps to burn all
night and every night from thirty minutes
before dark to fifteen minutes after day
light for $4,000 per annun; or it will fur
nish go lights on the same schedule for
$l5. 600 per annum. The contract to be
for I'VE or ten years. at the option Of the
city.
"The difference in saving to the city
between this proposition and the one sub
mitted by the present contractors would
be $4,000 IN ten years. without including
interest
This company win. If the council so
desires, give bond in the sum of $, coo.
That at any time up to the expiration Of
the present street lighting contract it will
make a contract with the city TO furnish