The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-19
A PROPOSITION
TO COUNCIL
FROM LIGHT HEAT, AND POWER
COMPANY.
TO FURNISH CITY LIGHTS
Will Supply Two Hundred and Fifty
Arc Lights at $4,000 per Light
For Ten Years.
TO FURNISH CITY LIGHTS

The following communication was
read last night and referred to the
light committee:
Richmond, Ind, July Is, 1904.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the
Common Council Of the City of
Richmond, Indiana:
Gentlemen-Our contract for furn-
ishing street lights will expire the
first Of September next. In the mean
time, the commissioners in charge of
the Municipal Electric Light and
Power Plant are preparing to install
additional arc lamps for the purpose
Of lighting the city streets from and
after that date, and we are informed
that a definite allowance per annum
for each lamp will be made to them
from the city treasury, similar to the
method now in practice for such
street arc lamps as they have been
furnishing.
Under this understanding, the un-
dersigned, respectfully would ask that
your honorable body advertise for
bids to light the streets Of the city
by arc lamps.
The present owners of the Rich
mond Light, Heat and Power COM
pany have been in possession Of the
property only about one year. They
have in that time, installed more mod
ern apparatus and are prepared and
ready to furnish the enclosed arc
lamps, now adopted by the city, at a
much less price than that under which
contract was made with the former
owners Of the property for the open
series arc lamps which are at present
in use.
In response to an advertisement to
submit offers to light the city Or such
proportion as we are now furnishing,
to supply enclosed arc lamps of 1000
candle power, such as are now con-
tracted for by the commissioners in
charge of the Municipal Electric
Lighting and Power company, agree
ing to assume their contract with the
General Electric Company for addi-
tional arc lamps, and agreeing to pur-
chase, at full market cost price, the
enclosed arc lamps they now have in
use, the wire, mast-arms, CROSSE arms,
braces, insulators, ETC., which have
been bought or contracted for by them
for the installation Of the street arc
lighting; and agreeing further to re-
imburse the city to the amount of the
cost Of all construction work that
has been done toward the installa-
ton Of the arc lights for street light
ing.
We herewith agree that our bid
shall not be in excess of $65 per arc
lamp per annum for a ten year cou-
tract for from $50 lamps or more,
and not more than $50 per lamp per
annum for a similar number Of lamps
on twenty year contract
If it is preferred by your honor
able body to give a contract without
advertising Tor bids, we respectfully
and formally make this letter our for
NAL offer for the city street lighting
for period of either ten or twenty
years at the prices above named, and
we agree to file a bond in any sum,
commensurate with the undertaking,
to guarantee the faithful performance
Of whichever proposition is accepted,
or of any contract that may be en-
tered into between us.
Soliciting due and careful consider
alton Of this application, we remain,
Very respectfully yours,
RICHMOND, LIGHT HEAT AND
POWER COMPANY,
By Richard S. Storrs,