The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-17
MAKES A BID.

MAAES n Dali.
The Electric Light Company Offers
4 Low Rates for Street Lighting.
| There seems to be a probability
that there will be a renewal of
contract between the city of Cor
wallis and the Electric Light Com
pany, by which the latter will sup
| ply the city with light for street
and other purposes for a term of
years. The negotiations are be-
tween the Light Company and the
Especial committee, on street
lighting. consisting of Council.
men Henkle, Avery and Rose.
They have reached a stage where
! preliminary agreement has been
turned over to the city attorney,
with instructions to put in form,
and for preparation of an ordinance
which will be presented to the
council for consideration. The
character of the contract is such
that before it can be made binding
On the city, it must pass the coun-
Gil in the regular way in the shape
of an ordinance. 1t will be up for
consideration at special meeting
of the council, which has been
called to convene next Monday
night.
The basis of the proposed con
tract, is an offer made by the Light
Company to the council committee.
The terms of the proposition have
become generally known on the
street. AS learned from this source
it seems that the Light Company
makes its offer, on basis of both
10 and a 20 years contract. On a
10 years contract the company of
fers to supply street lights Of the
present candle power at $24 per
year each, which is 81 per month.
The price now paid is $50 per year
or 81. so per month. On contract
to run 20 years, the company Of
ers to supply the same lights at
SI7. so per year each. or little
less than $3.50, per month
! The proposition also includes a
bid on arc lights. On ten years
contract the price of arcs of regul
alton candle power is placed at SIS
per year, or 81. 7.os Is per month. On
a twenty years contract the price
is fixed in the bid at SIS per year
for each arc, or $6.25 per month.
The city now uses 40 incandes-
cent street lights. The committee
has figured that four arcs in the
central portion of town would sup
plant I3 of the incadescents; that is
each arc would take the place of
three and one fourth incandescents.
In other words fonr aces and Fl in
candescents would light the town
as well throughout the city, and in
the central portion far better than
does the present supply of lights.
But under the terms Of the proposed
20 years contract, for SIS per month
the city could get four arc lights
and 80 incadescents. That is to
say the city has been paying $1o2-
so per month for 40 incandescents
but it can get under the
proposed bid the central por-
ton of town beautifully lighted
with arcs and get six more incades-
cents than it now has for the other
portion of town for SIS per month.
1T is not supposed that the council
will take final action at Monday
nights meeting It is not even
known what the report of the
special light committee will be; that
whethe the committee will recon-
mend acceptance of the bidd or not
Should the committe recommend
the report will be likely to largely
influence the other members of the
council. What the opinions Of
other couci1men are on the subject
is not known. In any event. it is
probable that the matter will be
extensively discussed at Monday
nights meeting, and that the pro-
posed ordinances and contract will
be continued for either another
special meeting or to the regular
meeting next month for final action.
One member has expressed desire !
that the matter shall not be unduly |
hurried, and that ample time may
be given for consideration of the
question in all its phases. A fact |
of particular interest is that the /
council seems in fair way to put the |
matter of street lighting on busi-
ness basis. Of equal interest to I
them would be similar action