The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-31
PROPOSAL PLACED BEFORE COM,
MiTTEE AT A MEETING YES.
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
PROMISE CHEAPER GAS
To the Private Consumers For II
Illuminating Purposes--The Prop
osition Of the Lighting Com.
panies Of Cairo.


/ yesterday at 200 p. m. 10 consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the light
/ ing proposition made by the Cairo
Electric and Traction company and
the Cairo City Gas company TO the
city of Cairo.
This committee Is composed Of Al
dermen Fuller Koenler and Magner
land voted TO report fayorably upon
4 the proposition Of the two companies.
1 The present cost of lighting the city
| arc lights until midnight; gas lights on
moon schedule Is: Seventy eight arc
lights rated al 1000 candle power at
/ SIS. 10 her MONTH 1877 gas lights, six
4 teen candle power (moon scheduled ~
1926 per month. ana SO gas lights
latter midnighD at So cents per month
"a t1tal monthly expenditure of
s7l2S0
The cost Of lighting, for all nigh
lights. from dusk 10 dawn as proposed
sunder a fiye-year contract is rs are
lights. rated at 1000 condle power;
at $50 per month, and 1l0 gas lights.
If the Welsbach, pattern rated at GO
candle power, s2.0S per month, total
monthly expenditure of $S10,S0.
The prices offered by the lighting
companies a year ago for all night
lights was $40 per arc light and 2.lo
per gas light On a three year contract
or SS.25 and $500 respectively for
FIVE year contract.
The new proposal contemplates ~
reduction of $500 in price per year
per arc light from the offer of year
ago, and an advance of 1926 in price
Of gas light of the year.
j. s. Aisthorpe. secretary of the
Cairo Electric and Traction company,
who was present at the meeting yes
terday made a public promise that
should this proposition of the two
companies be accepted the rate TO pri-
Yate consumers Of Illuminating gas
will be reduced to $3.50 per 1909
cubic feet. The present rate is $4,000
per 700 cubic feet. provided ii be
paid before the fifth of the month
otherwise $2.25.
The proposition as presented under
date If January 23rd 1906, is as fol
lows;
January %. 1896.
Messrs. Fuller. K0eher and Magner,
Special Committee Of City Council
men-City:
Gentlemen
We herewith submit plat of the
CITY showing the electric lights and
ga lamps as arranged by us. which
in our opinion will light the city in a
more satisfactory and economical
method than now in service.
In compl ance with your Request
thai VIC submit in writing a PROPOSE
ton 10 your committee. for all night
lighting Of the city of Cairo. and so
thar Won may make same a part OF
your report TO The city council, we beg
10 state that this company proposes
Co furnish TO the city Of Cairo, light
fr-m are lamps rated as the 200 candle
poVer tvon. from the lamps a now
located. or now amp. that may be or.
d-r.d located from time 10 tine by The
city council within the territory
bounded "a. follows. towit: Beginning
al The intersection OF the OHIO ami
Mississippi ley.es. thence nprther.y I
along The Mississippi levee 10 'hc i'm /
tersectiou OF Third street ana the
main track Of the Big Four railway
company. theme -nOuIerlv along the
ais railway coupany's main track to /
W5 l.nr % avenue thence nor-hcrly
along said avenue to the Cross Levee /
hence easte.ly along said Cross
ley.e 70 inc Ohio levce. thence south /
eriv along said Ohio levee TO the place
Of beginning.
The said arc lights are to De 1
I-IIpd each aud every night during
lhc yoa- dusk and kept burning un-
iii dawn.
In consideration OF which the city
council OF Caro- agrees to enter into
a contract with this company for a
ne,ioI 81 FIVE years from date of ac-
ceptance OF this proposition TO take
electric lights from a minimum Of
seventy-eight (7s) lamps. for which
the city Of Cairo is to pay this com
pany the sum OF seven dollars and
fifty cents $3.50 per light per month.
u Is understood and agreed that
when arc lights are installed at points
in the city designated by the city
council or others authorized 10 locate
them. and then orderd moved within
one hundred feet OF said location. then
ne city Of Cairo is to reimburse this
company for the actual expense of
said change 81 light
w are also authorized by the Cairo
City Gas company of this city TO-
make a contract with the city Of Cairo
to furnish all night lights from mini
mum Of one hundred and ten tllO)
ga lamps fer a tenn Of five years
from date Of acceptance at the rate
Of tvo dollars and eight cent? (s2.os)
per light per month.
Said LIGHTS TO be rated from % 10
so candle power known a. the auto
matic boulevard gas and mantle
street lamps. and cast iron posts. fur
nished BY the Cleveland Street Light
ing company OF Cleveland. Ohio. and
70 be lighted each and every night