The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-10-30
BIDS FOR PUBLIC LIGHTING
OPENED BIZ THE COMMITTEE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.


Three Years, s1II,s71-mayor, Cons
mitfee and Other City Officials visit
Exhibition Lights.
The attention Of the city lighting
committee was occupied nearly all day
yesterday and a good while last even-
ing in considering what shall be done
in reference to the renewal of the city's
contract.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock was
the time set for the opening Of the bids
and both before and after that time the
committee had all they could attend to.
A subcommittee from the lighting
committee. consisting of Aldermen
Hosley, Moran and Maxwell, assembled
in the committee room and assisted by
Clerk Hopkins answered the questions
OF all who sort them.
The box to receive the bids was put in
place at about o'clock, but 1t was not
until few minutes before the CLOSING
hour that any bids were deposited.
About 4:45 o'clock those interested
commenced to assemble and shortly af-
terwards the first bid was deposited In
the box. This was the bid submitted
by the New Haven Gas Light company
and was deposited by Treasurer Tray
ers OF that company. The next bid was
deposited by Thomas Brennan for the
Wellinton Lighting company, and after
this all the other bids were deposited.
Promptly at o'clock Clerk Hopkins
took down the box and handed it to
Alderman Hosley. who opened it. He
then commenced to read the bids. tt
was found that there were six sets OF
bids in the box and the companies bid
ding, the amount Of bond which accom-
3anied each set. and the bids for one.
two. three. or five years, were as fol-
lows:
American Lighting company Plain gas
ight one year $22, two years S22. three
years $22, five years $22; naphtha gas, one
$saf $a 90 s9Sao two y. yesrs s s2s three years
year $2S. two years $3.50, three years $27,
five years $26.50. Bond, 5000.
Welsbach company Plain gas light, one
year year sis6 Two years Sl6 three years $le nye
naphtha lamp, no bid. Bond, $500.
New York and New Jersey Globe and
sic, two Years sis, three rec years Years SIS Si6, i've
years S16; naphtha gas, no bid; naphtha
years $50, five years $50 Bond, S1es7.5o.
s Year se tao yeaTs saa tnFss Fss
years $22, i've years s22; naphtthhal gss gsss oss
year SIS, two years $27.5o three years
$3.50, five years $2e; naphtya lamp one
$3.50, five years $2S. Bond, $S60O
New Haven Gas Light company-Plain gas
light, one year s22, two years $215o, three
one M year ar $2e, two years SIS, three years sSs,
five years S25; naphtha lamp, no bid. Bond.
Cleveland Light company Plain gas light,
1ears sa1 4 years M 44o alo naphtha alss ga
one year $3.50, two years $25.30 tniea
years $24s0, fve years $24; naphtha lamp,
one year $2S, two years $29. three years
$780, %, five years $31.50. Bond, $3.50.
+ According to the specifications. who
ever gets the contract for the naphtha
gas lanas must also get the contract
for the plain gas lights, which are on
the police signal boxes The specifca-
tions call for 81 plain gas lights. 1,050
naDhtha gas lamps and 225 naphtha
lights.
It was stated by some of the commit
tee that in all probability a three year
contract would be made.
Under this arrangement it will be
found that the American Lighting conn
pany's bids for all three contracts for
three years was the lowest, it being
$99, ,125 for that length of time.
The next lowest bid tottis is that Of
the Cleveland Lighting company,
amounting to s1oo,125 for the same pc
riod of time.
The next lowest bid was submitted by
the New Haven Gas Light company.
They did not bid on the naphtha lamps,
but on the other two contracts their bid
amounted to $S4, ,231 for three years. AS
the American Lighting company's bid
for the naphtha lamps for that time
was the lowest, $1S245, 1t can be seen
that if the New Haven opmpany's bid
can Lighting company's naphtha light
bid it will amount to $102, ,476.
The total of the wellington company's
bid was $105,154.
The Welsbaoh company's bid for the
gas lights amounted to $93,126 adding
to this the American companys naph-
tha bid it will make a total Of $111,-
371-
The next lowest bidder for the oil
lights was the New York and New
Jersey Globe and Light company Their
bid amounted to s20,250. BY adding this
to the Welsbach bid for the gas lamps
it makes a total of $113,376.
After the bids had been read the COM
mittee invited the representatives of
the different lights to speak in refer
ence to them. All present availed them
selves of the opportunity and spoke
briefly, promising faithful and. good SER
vice If awarded the contract.
The lamp committee then adjourned
until 8 o'clock last evening, at which
time they visited teh exhibition lights
which have been placed by all the bid
ders in the central part of the city.
hey were accompanied on their inspec-
tion by the mayor, controller and mem-
bers of the board of finane having the
lighting question in hand. The lamps
which were visited were referred to
as exhibits i, q 3, 4, Sand g. and were
located in the following locations:
Exhibit /.
American Lighting Co. Of Baltimore.
Md: Temple street. first gas light
north of Elm street: gas light corner
Temple and Wal, streets; Temple street
between Wall and Grove streets. one
naphtha lamp.