The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-12-01

different companies and from one indi-
viduaL
Also public exhibition given on va
rous streets to test the sufiiciency and
brilliancy of said lights, which said bid
ders proposed furnishing the city in the
event that the contract for lighting
should be awarded to them.
While the bid offered by the Cleve-
land Vapor Light company was the
lowest for furnishing gas lights for a
three years term, We consider the light
given by the lamps furnished by the
New Haven Gas Light company equip
ped with Welsbach fixtures as the best
lights. In view, therefore, of this fact,
and the further important fact that the
New Haven Gas Light company is To-
cal corporation and have always furn-
ished the gas lighting to the city, Civ
ing excellent satisfaction and that the
difference in cost per lamp between the
different bidders is not large, your
committee did not deem it wise to ex-
pertinent, owing to the fact that the
New Haven Gas Light Co. were the
only party who could be solely held re-
sponsible for efficient service.
They being the only party that could
control the gas supply and equipments,
your committee is Of the opinion that
the contract for street lighting by gas
ought to be awarded to this company.
The lowest bid received for naphtha
lighting was that of the American
Lighting Company of Baltimore, Nd.
And your committee recommends that
they be given the contract for this
branch Of the city's lighting system at
the price submitted in their bid.
Your committee is also Of the opinion
that said contracts should be for a per-
Tod of three years.
To carry into effect the foregoing your
committee recommends the passage of
the following order: ....-....
Ordered, That all bids heretofore
made for lighting the streets of New
Haven with gas and naphtha be and
the same are hereby rejected. And that
the contract for lighting the streets
with gas for a period of three years
from December 81, 1908, to December 81,
1906, be and the same is hereby award
ed to the New Haven Gas Light Co. up
on the following terms and conditions,
TO wit. not less than thirty-seven $50
open flame (4-foot burner) gas lamps
for police signal uses only, at $21 per
year per lamp.
Not less than one thousand and fifty
(1,05O) Welsbach gas lamps and any
additional required of not less than six
ty candle power, to be equipped with
Welsbach fixtures, at $26 per lamp per
year. upon the same terms and condi-
tions in regard to posts, lanterns, care,
labor, and repairs as is contained in the
contract now in force between said city
and said gas light company.
Ordered. Further, that the contract
for furnishing the streets and parks
with naphtha mantle lamps be and it
is hereby awarded to the American
Lighting Co., the lamps as the city may
require from time to time during the
period from December 81, 1903, to De-
cenber 81, 1908, said lamps to be equip
ned with American fixtures and to be
OF not less than sixty candle power,
under the same terms and conditions in
regard to posts, lanterns, care, labor, re-
pairs, etc, as is contained In the exist
ing contract now in force between the
city Of New Haven and the New York
and New Jersey Globe Gas Light Co.,
price Of said lamps to be at the rate of
$50 per year per lamp.
And it Is further ordered that the
mayor is hereby authorized and direct
ed to execute said contract for and in
the name and on behalf Of the city Of
New Haven, Conn.
While Clerk Moran was reading AL
dernian Spreyer jumped up and said
that he objected to the clerk reading the
communication received from the Gas
company on the ground that 1t was no
part of the committees report Chair
man Logan ruled that he was out of
order and the clerk finished his reading.
las soon as he had finished reading AL
herman McGuinness moved that the re-
port Of the committee be accepted and
this motion was seconded by Alderman
Wheeler.
Alderman spreyer Immediately
amended that the words Cleveland Va
port Light company be substituted
wherever the name of the New Haven
Gas Light company appeared. This
amendment was seconded by Alderman:
Bracken. Alderman McGuinness
thought that this was out of order but
Chairman Logan ruled otherwise. Z
Alderman Bracken then took the floor
to speak on the amendment and the
motion. He said that he had under
stood and thought that the members
wanted to save the city money in.
awarding the contract but that he now
thought otherwise after hearing the re-
port Said the speaker: Il thought a
week ago that the majority report was
s all right. still think so, but you are
going to make a sweeping arrangement
why not award the contract to the
lowest bidder? BY doing so you can
save the city s1,317.6O. Why not do so?
1t is not economy for the city to try
and save money and not have a salts
factory lighting system. + think that
the city may want to hedge before the
next three years are up. We have been
wrong about the way we have acted in
this matter and there is no use disguis-
ing the fact. During the arguments
which have been used since the bids
were received there has never been a
question raised about the responsibility
Of any Of the bidders and If this is so
the lowest bidder, the Cleveland Vapor