The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

mittee. The amendment Of Alderman
Men was adopted
Miscellaneous Business.
The following proposition from the
Welsbach Street Lighting company
of America was read at length.
Chicago. 2-14, 1905.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com.
mon Council, City Of Cairo, III.
Gentlemen.--We the Wcllsbach
street Lighting Company OF America,
hereby propose 10 furnish and place
our improved and patented fixtures
on street lanterns which may he here
after mentioned, at our expense, fur
nish all material used In lighting, and
labor TO light and keep the lanterns
clean, and to light all such lamps
such number of night and for such
number OF hours per night, in accord
ance with che following specification
for the term OF one to FIVE .(1.5) year
Lanterns, Posts and Attachments
We propose TO furnish, erected
our expense, our flrst.class Boulevai
gas lanterns, and iron posts, and kee
the same in good repair, IN which vi
will place our improved and patented
attachments for the WeIsbach system
Of street lighting. All posts lanterns
| and equipments furnished by us shall
be and remain our property.
Lamps.
The lamps to be lighted shall be
lamps used in the thoroughfares OF
the city of Cairo, sta q Of Illinois. and
not less than two hundred t200) In
number. and as many more as may be
eQuired and ordered from time to
ime by the proper authority. All
such additional lamps to be furnished
BIZ MS on the same terms and at the
same rate Of compensation as men
toned hereinafter.
Lighting.
The lamps shall be lighted every
night in each month. and shall burn
from dusk TO dawn.
Compensation.
The price for che service herein
specified TO be at the following rate
per lamp per year: Under a contract
for a term Of
one year. thirty dollars 10000
Five years, twentyelght dollars,
(s2S.0O.)
Or service as above. lighting On the
Philadelphia moonlight schedule, APP
proximating 2.2e0 hours per year at
the following rate per lamp per year;
Under a contract for term II
One year, twentyfour dollars,
! t2A00.D f's
Five years. twenty-five and sO1oe
dollars. Cs25.50.)
The lights referred to above TO be
welsbaeh standard sixty (60) candle
power the same as are now on exbi.
bition In the streets of your city.
Trusting the foregoing viii meet
with your favorable consideration, we
lare. Yours respectfully,
IwELsBACH STREET LIGHT CO.
OF AMERICA.
BY r. w. BINGHAM
Alderman Egan moved to refer to
street committee. Alderman Neff
moved to amend by including the r.
nance committee. The amendment
was accepted. The motion was adopt
ed as amended.
The ordinance levying and assess.
ing taxes for the fiscal year 1898 was
then read the frs. time
Alderman Egan moved 70 refer to
the ordinance committee. The mo.
/ ton was adopted.
Alderman Wood moved that IN case
the services OF an engineer were nee.
essary in locating a crossing across
the tracks Of the Mobile and Chic R.
r.. that the street committee be an.
thorized to employ ono for that ptr-
pose. The motion was adopted BY
teh following vote: AEGEAN. Joce-
Ign. June. Koehler. Lavler. Meehan.
Mulcahy. Nen. Nellis, Norman. sny.
der and wood-12. Nay-None.
Alderman Wood moved 70 adjourn.
the motion was adopted
The council then adjourned
RIA HATCHER CRY Clerk.