New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-16
PRICES No LOWER.
LIGHTING BIDS OPENED.
Mayor Wants No Action Until
OakIey'S Return.

When Deputy Commissioner Frank Goodwin OF
the Department of Water Supply Gas and Elec-
tricity opened the bids city lighting submitted
yesterday according to specifications advertised
for the last three weeks, it evident that there
TO be reduction from the prices made In
the contract signed by Commissioner Oakley last
October. Where apparent reductions were shown
they coupled with conditions as to the amount
of light or power to be supplied that practically
left matters they There were forty-one
bids from the different sections of the city.
Mayor Mcclellan has taken a decided stand as
to the lighting contracts of the city. Recently he
wrote to Commissioner Oakley, telling him not to
think of accepting any bids for city lighting unless
they showed large reduction from former prices
Commissioner Oakley whose wife died last week.
is out of the city. The Mayor wrote yesterday to
Deputy Commissioner Goodwin telling him to defer
all action until Mr. Oakley returns.
The New-York Edison Company bid for 5000 or
more lamps in Manhattan of 1000 candle power,
$40 for underground service and $50 for overhead
wiring. Those the prices of the supplemental
agreement never carried out, which was suggested
as an inducement to the city to pay the outstanding
bills of the company If less than 5000 lamps are
used the present fiat rate Of SAG stands. For In
candescent lamps of 20 candle power. S25 a year;
for current to buildings for power 10 cents kilo-
watt hour. and for light IL cents kilowatt hour
were the prices. and electric street signs, 81 1871.
The United Electric Companys bid was almost
identical with the Edisons, except that the COM
pany asked s12 80 for the street signs.
For The Bronx the New-York Edison Company
asked SAG foC for 1000 candle power lamps; for
653 200 candle power lamps, 1924 10; for 16
candle power incandescent lamps s25 year each;
power to buildings 10 cents kilowat hour: light,
II cents a kilowat hour.
In Brooklyn the Brooklyn Edison Company bid
for 1,2o0 candle power lamps So cents day. or
s12 rs year each; for 41O0 more s124 TO- and for
$500 or more SIG 50 a year; current to buildings
for light, IL cents hour: for power, GA cents a
kilowat hour: street signs 50 90.
The Flatbush Gas Company bid for 100 candle
power lamps SIG So current to buildings for lights
10 cents for power. 10 cents.
In Queens the New-York and Queens County
Electric Light and Power Company bid $46 for
1900 candle power lamps for 1,270 less. reduc-
ton of a cent day IS offered for every hundred
additional lamps so if the borough used 227o lamps
the for each would be s109 so. For 20 candle
power incandescent. $40 year: % candle power,
SIS year; power TO buildings, 1874 cents hour;
light. Is cents a kilowatt hour
The Nassau and Queens Gas and Electric Com
pany submitted identical figures.
In Richmond the Richmond Light and Railroad
Company bid S125 a year for not less than 56S arc
lamps of 1900 candle power. and s25 for not less
than $3.50 % candle power incandescent lamps cur
rent to buildings for power and for light, 10 cents
a kilowatt hour.
Chief Engineer Lacombe of the construction de-
partment of Mr.. Oakleys department, to whom Mr..
ton Of the bids said that it would take half
dozen experts ten hours to get it out.
From a cursOry glance at the bids. Mr.. La
combe said Il am sure that there is practically no
difference between the figures and the figures OF
the bids Mr.. Oakley accepted last October doubt
If the tabulators will find any reduction. In some
Considering the letter the Mayor wrote to Com
missioner Oakley when his advertisement for bids
likely that any of the bids submitted will be
cepted by the city.