Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-13
BIDS WERE OPENED
Referred TO street Lights Committee
Council Will Act on Them Friday
Night.
hid of Citizens Light Co.


Hon. w. +. Brieker, Mayor. and the Honorable
common common Council OF the city OF Bedding.
Gentleman The Citizens Light Co. OF the
city OF Belding, came into exi 'tence on the nc
with incandescent lighting according TO the
specifications of your Com non Council for
Al the time It's bid was before your Council
there was no other bid offered aud but for the
bid OF ,he Citizens Light Company you had no
The Cos bid Of 5000 per year per arc lamp
OF two thousand candle power was only equal. d
by one other city out OF sixty in the state Civ
Ia the same candle power light
Immediately npon the acceptance Of the Citi-
Ems Light Co.'S bid by your Coun.
Gil, your city was involved in q groundless law
Circuit Court and two decisions OF the 81 preme
Court, at cost TO the tax payers of your city
OF more than the cost OF lighting your city for
AT the time your former lighting contract
WAS made, your Common Council insisted upon
system OF open arc lamps instead OF closed
The Citizens Light Co.'S open arc lamps cost
over eleven hundred dollars and you concede
that they have and are. giving you more and
better light than you have found In other c ties
Your present specifications demand closed arc
lamps and In case OF the acceptance Of the Citi
hens n'g gs COS ola ror second term OF light
ne-third years service, and still doing good
| service, must be thorwn out and would be worth
to continue their use while they gave satisfac.
tory service and then be replaced by crossed
ares all oew arcs to be closed II would be only
just and right
You now desire one and one-h half hours light
ing more than you had formally had by con
tract. that Is, from five O'Clock TO 80 one half
light schedule. This Company has always Civ.
schedule.
When this Company came to your city you
had no street lighting and but six dwelling
houses were lighted with electricity. This com
pany not only furnish your arc lighting At most
reasonable rates, but their coming reduced the
price OF your incandescent lighting at least one
half thereby putting your lighting within the
reach ann OF e cry laboring man In your city.
l. Arc lighting from one half an hour after
| sunset TO one half an hour before sunrise daily.
= From one half an hour after sunset TO ne
O'Clock q. m. and from five O'Clock a. m. to 80
IN. from Oct. 18th to April 18th, daily.
g. From one half an hour after sunsett to one
O'Clock a. m. to $3.50 q. IN. from Oct. 18th TO
April 18th and when needed on dark n ghts dur.
ing moonlight schedule
Believing that the great need OF your citizens
is greater distribution OF arc lamps covering
more OF your city territory during darkness in
stead OF less number OF lights every night, the
Citizens Light Company merely submit the fol-
lowing bid for electric street lighting We will
erect and maintain an additional system OF light
in accordance with the plans and specifications
furnish q suitable bond. II so required, TO fur
nish lights OF candle power named in said
specifications for the sum OF 5000 per year for
each arc light TO the number OF forty arcs for
i've years from and after January 1st 1904
The above figures are based upon lights TO be
used from one-half an hour after sunset until
one O'Clock "a. m. moonlight schedule and from
oct. 18th To Ap'il 18TH OF each year from five
O'Clock q. IN. 10 80 q. all lights to be lit and
In good running order and to be III on moon
light nights, when cloudy, wnen there is not
sufficient light for safe and convenient travel
All other conditions OF this bid are made under
the specifications OF It's present contract for
We would make the following suggestions.
that the specifications OF the time OF morning
light ng be changed so that lights shall be ex
tinguishtd half an hour before sunrise for the
reason that part OF the time from Oct. 10Th TO
April 10Th tbs sun does not rise until 1880 a. m
and that the arb trary turning OF Of lights at
$3.50 would at times be q full hour before sun
rise at other times an hour after sunrise.
We would also suggest that the specifications
OF the maximum rate TO be charged for 1900
candle power arc lights with two ineandescent
lights, be changed from s75. 90 per year to A5 CO.
that for two arc lights OF said candle power
with four incandescent lights the rate shall not
exceed SIS 90
We would also ask that the city night watch
man turn the lights OF at one o'clock q. m, and
on at five o'clock o. m. and OF at the specified
time from Oct 10Th TO April 18th, and on and of
whenever needed during moonlight nights to
be determined by night Waterman.
We would also suggest that in case OF fire
during the darkness when lights are not burn
ing, that The night watohman turn the lights on
and of as may be required. That payment for
lamps burned beyond the time required may
be made prorata per month for the time so
burned, said time to be determined by the re-
cording volt meter,
franchise granted TO them her tofore are bound
by all its terms as prices conduc', location OF
It's poles wires, ect.
CITIZENS LIGHT Co., by its
authorized oTcers. Frank X. Chase, Pres.
NJ. A. Reed, Sec'y and Treas.