Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
LIGHTNING QUESTION CONSIDERED
F. A. Nash Makes a Proposition to
the City Council.

+. A. Nash Makes a Proposition to
the City Council.
r. A. Nash of Omaha, president Of the
Citizens Gas and Electric company of this
city, was present at the meeting of the
city council yesterday afternoon, when he
made a proposition to make further
and more extended test of incandescent
lamps in place of the present arc lights
He offered to install sixteen thirty-two
candle power incandescent lights in the
vicinity of First street and Broadway,
where the electric light tower was blown
down. Following the test there, to install
the same number of lights on Oakland
avenue and then in rotation in the other
parts Of the city, where the present light
towers are.
The proposition was accepted and the
light company was authorized to go ahead
with the installation. At the same time
the committee to which was referred the
matter of light towers was given further
time to report, the understanding being
/ that the test proposed by the company
| be made first.
| The five-year contract with the Citizens
| Gas and Electric company expires next
July. and President Nash stated to the
/ city council that il the city would adopt
the incandescent system of lighting the
streets he would be prepared to make a
proposition which would not only mean
a material reduction in the cost of light
! ing, but would embrace the payment of a
percentage Of the gross receipts of the
company from the electric lighting. This
he suggested would furnish the city an
extra fund by which additional lights
could be placed over the city without
practically any expense to the city. Under
the present contract the city is paying
SOS 80 per arc light per annum.
! Regarding the complaints about the
quality and quantity of gas which were
brought up before the meeting by City
Solicitor Snyder. Mr.. Nash said he might
as well tell the truth about the trouble
He said that the trouble arose from the
need of a new system of mains. He said
that the company had spent practically its
entire earnings and all it could borrow
on the plant. but despite this immense
expenditure the result desired had not
been achieved, Mr. Nash, however, gave
hopes that the company would ultimately
be able to remedy the situation.
Alderman Maloney, as chairman of the
committee having the matter in charge
recommended that the city council take
immediate steps TO commence the work
Of cleaning Indian creek from Sixteenth
avenue TO Eighth street, the expense OF
which is TO be borne by the railroad,
having bridges over the creek. The coun
ell cOncurred in the recommendation anC
the city clerk was instructed 10 advertis,
for bids for the work. The bids have tC
be in the hands of the city clerk OF
November 20 and the work has to be com
pleted by March /.
= In order to clear the streets OF deaC
leaves in the residence parts of the cit,
AZ was decided to suspend the operation
II the ordinance prohibiting the burninl
of leaves and other refuse on paved street,
for two weeks from next Monday. Prop
erty owners and others will be permltte,
TO burn leaves and other sweepings, pro
vided they remove the ashes Mayor Mac
rae suggested that an appeal be made L
every householder 10 clean the street il
front of his place OF residence within tn
next week or SO.