The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-10

After much delay the board Of audit
Ind finance yesterday afternoon acteu
upon the light question by disapprovlng
lie awarding by the aldermen OF the
contract to the KitsOn Light Company.
This means that the two bids-one for
the KitsOn lights and the other from
rhe Consolidated Railways, Light and
Power C~Ompany-will be sent back to
che board of aldermen for their further
consideration.
The meeting of the board of audit and
nance was held at 3 O'Clock and MessrS.
H. c. Mcqueen (chairman), Jesse VIII
der. c.. w. Yates and J. A. Orrell were
present. Mr.. S. p. McNair, the other
m was absent Nj. John +. Iur-
~entine, Jr., of the Turrentine Light
Company, Messrs. Hugh MacRae and
A. B. Shedding, of the Consolidated
Railways, Light and Power Company,
md Alderman F. E. Hashagen, chairman
Of the lights committee, were also IN at
tendance.
The light matter was the first business
Ina the CItTh Ol III DOdIu 1Cou lin
rWO bids, the one of the Consolidated
Railways, Light and Power Company
20 furnish the present lights at the rate
Is now in vOgue-$S3.50 per lamp per
the one from the Turren-
Inc Light Company for the outright
purchase of a Kitson lighting plant.
The report of the light committee,
which is composed of Aldermen F. E.
Hashagen (chairman), w. E. YOpp and
II. A. Karr, recommending to the board
OF aldermen the acceptance of the Tur-
rentine bid was also read. The report
"a as follows:
To His Honor the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City Of Whining
ton:
Your committee on lights would beg
leave to submit the following report
and respectfully recommend the adop-
A7n of same.
You committee, in coming to It's
conclusions, has done so after mature
deliberatiOn, looking solely to the ad-
Uancement of the material interest OF
our city, which we have sworn to do to
inc pest of our ability. Your commit
lee received four bids Cor lighting the
lily. one from the Consolidated Kali
! ways. Light and POWer Company, one
from the KitsOn Lighting Company, one
FROM J. B. Casteen, and one from w. 3.
Dukes, for lighting and supplying ma
Lerial for oil lamps. We submit tol
the bid of j. B. Casteen al
r!S840.OO for the oil lamps.
Your committee recognize the neeC
\ -sf an improvement of the present Ight-
ing of the city. The parties giving Us
ne present service have done the bes
.hey could, but in many Instances have
placed the city i'll darkness caused o!
r-he current being inadequate, or some
break or burn out. AS IS known gehef
guy complaints have not done mucl
good. and reports handed in by the su
r2erintendent of police showing 'Iaml
uut" for long or short time, have bee
numerous, and it seems that the compa
~ could not give the services needed
1.-THE bid recommended by your com
Eiittee for acceptance * the hltSo
Lighting Company's BID. The lamp
altered bv this company ara fra frol
any objections that we could find HI
-ilstem uses kerosene oil, being super
ar. as the current used for the electr'
arc light system is dangerous to III
and nropertv. and when the currel
eases many lights go out. while WI
ne Kitson lights only one goes GU
md not a general suspension OF Iig
We have seen experienced duril
storms The cost of operation is We
small. 1c per hour for 4 1000 a n
lower being the cost. = mantle las
Usually $50 hours or about : per mont
20 the saving of the cost OF these lam
make them very attractive and econo:
zeal where great efficiency III ilumlh
Ion is wanted, and as they are recol
rnended by our government ofnclaIS d
many cities where they are adopted
streets and parks. we have come to
-oncIusion that We are acting wise
and after mature deliberjtion do reco
mend them for use by this city. /
following is the recommendation. VI
Buy 1852, 900 candle power
Kitson lamps at SS5.0J...-.--.S1O.o55
lost of maintaining same at
$500 per year, oil at Pc. 6,S15
70 maintain los oil lamps.... "a
&Sas at City IL
Lamps at Market house,
owning Luz
Et-Iectricity at Market and En-
gine %
Total cos, first .s19.1S
Total cost second year...... $50
Total cost third year........ S,ob
Total cost fourth year........ 800
Total cost fifth year.......... S,5o
81 s53,42
sos