Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-10


state to this company some basis for
a continuation that would be satlsfac-
tory to the city. AS yet we have not
received from the city any commune
cation touching this matter except a
request to name n price for one year
which could at the option of the city
be extended to a period of five years
we have already explained the diff
fcu1ty attending such proposal; that
13 additional lights have been ordered
during the present year, most of which
bave been temporarily supplied with
old lamps we had on hand that burn
but eight hours and which must be
discarded as soon as the nights be-
come longer; that new lamps must be
procured in order to supply service
during the entire night: that If the
contract were to be extended beyond
one year the dynamos now used in de-
veloping the electricity and the lamps
now in use must be discarded for new
and more improved dynamos and lamps, |
or maintained and operated at great
additional expense; that If a price were
named by the company for one year
with an option of five at the election
of the city, the price for one years
service would be too great for five
years: and on the other hand n fair
price for five years would not be ade-
quate for one year, If the city elected
to discontinue the contract AT the ex-
pira ton of one year, owing to the eX-
ira cost of purchasing new lamps and
the additional expense of maintenance.
We also explained that this might be
taken care of If the city would bear |
these extra expenses.
This company will continue lighting
the city for reasonable time If the
city so desires; but in order to OBJ
viate all future complications. 1t would
seem desirable to both parties that
some understanding should be reached
in respect to the service to be rem
dered. it's duration and the price
therefor.
The present contract provides for
the removal within n specified time Of
all poles and apparatus used eXclu-
sively in lighting the streets and in
order to protect our rights in the mat
ter some agreement should be reached
touching this feature of the contract
now expiring.
If the city insists upon the removal of
the poles and appliances used in street
lighting within the time specified in the
contract IT cannot reasonably he claimed
that this company is longer under any
obligation to furnish street lighting SER
Vice II would seem to he quite plain that
tho city cannot compel this company to
fulfil its contract in this particular and
still insist. as suggested by the recent
opinion of the city attorney that the city
can with or without resort to legal pro-
ceedlnes comneH the company 10 iurlllSh
street lights for an undetermined and un-
certain period.
For these reasons some definite arrange
ment should be made Immediately for the
protection OF poth parileS, ana 10 lAat ehd
You are again Respectfully requested 10
make some proposition LOOKING thereto
IL mas recently come 10 my hloWleuse
that a statement has been made to the
nl1prnlpn
the city were to award contract Tor
street lighting to TINS company Tor term
OF years the price OF noahoeScent Hghts
would be Immediately increased.
Such a statement IL made was either
the production OF some person 5 trulttui
IMAGINATION, or oNer-oautlous apprehen-
sion and is wholly incorrect, the present
management OF the electro Hght and
gas interest IN TINS city soon after OBJ
tanning control or the property Nolun-
tarly determined 10 reduce the price OF
both gas ana electrlclty IN thlS Guy. pur-
suant To their well-kno~n policy in other
cities where they supply these puhlc
utilities the price OF illuminating gas
and electricity was accordingly reduced
so that the net price for illuminating gas
is N.5o per thousand cubic feet and
electricity TOR lncandescent hShtlng is ten
cents per thousand watts and it is the
policy of this company to further reduce
pense OF production and Increase of pa
| irons Will allow.
TO atord increased tacllltles therefor,
over four miles OF gas mains have been
lald the present summer ana sun
money exnendad in those additions has
heen Maid 70 Burlington citizens for both
lah or and material so far as IL has been
nossihle. The manarement recornizes rho
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for ire natroroco ana IN turr ~ bonos
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