The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-07

lOnB anu very DuSy meet nS Oh
the city council was held last night
II was All ideal meeting in that a great
posed of with dispatch in a dignifei
manner, and with due daliberation.
The proceedings briefly stated in de
tai follow
City comptroller's report showing
balances In various appropriations was
referred
City treasurer's report showed
$22,550.65 in general fund.
Street supervisor reported "a dog
checks sold in January and 10 dogs
killed.
Police Magistrate Ross reported
$2f5.70 collected in January.
Justice Jackson reported $3.50 in
fines collected in January.
Chief of Police Egan reported l70
arrests in January
City Jailer LUZ reported 1876 days
work on streets by prisoners in Janu-
airy.
Capt. Jones of fire station No. ! re.
ported 40 fire calls in January and
Capt. Wedding of No. reported G.
City Engineer Thistlewood reported
crossings and walks repaired and ex-
penditures $4,000,
The Lighting Proposition
Report of committee on streets
recommended acceptance of Lighting
companies proposition to light city
for term of FIVE years, same having
been referred to them at a former
meeting. Fuller suggested thar council
hear from MIR. J S. Afsthofps, repre-
senting the Lighting companies and
that gentleman addressed the council
as follows:
Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Council. Gentlemen -
regard 1t privilege to be allowed TO !
appear before you this evening to |
discuss The question of street lighting
in accordance with our proposition. I
made TO your special committee.
Although my remarks may to an
extent be in behalf of the Lighting .
companies, neither myself or asso-
ciates interested in these companies,
forget we are citizens and taxpayers
of the city of Cairo, and in treating
with this matter we have endeavored
10 consider both sides of the question.
Your committee appointed to con
fer with us, stated they were doing
so in the interest of the city. al the
same time in spirit of fairness on
their part toward us Your Mayor also
fuflxn1 with II bp c.th4npf aplf f,,,y
us to do all we could in the re-arrang
ing Of lamps, price, etc, TO give the
city all night lights.
In this same spirit we have gone
over the situation carefully. and ar
ranged gas lights in conjunction with /
arc lights, not only to improve the ,
lighting system generally. but also ,
considered same in an economical !
manner. In the practice of economy in {
the city. there are two elements to be I
considered. First. the cost. Second. the ,
improved benefits derived. We believe I
we have offered the city a very rea- r
sonable price for both electric and gas
TO furnish all night lights, at the same =
time we propose To give a gas light 4
service per lamp. of three times and +
over the volume OF the present gas 2
] ght, that you receive more light | =
better distribution. and about Sc per =
cent. more hours OF lighting service r
per year. than at the present time +
with a slight proportion of increased =
cost. as follows: I
Cost Of Lighting under present service q
Arc lights until midnight Gas lights
moon schedule. IL
rs arc lights rated 20o0 G. p. IN
a $40 per month. .......s i2I.2o /,
1S7 gas lghts rated 16 c. 7. q Ia
Sl.25 per month h.......... 2337j -
81 gas lights rated 16 c. p. n n
.65 per month. th.....-........ 57.g5 s
Total. per month .S7l2S0
Cost Of Lighting for All Night. Lights g
From Dusk to Dawn, as Proposed l,
Under a Five Year Contract. 3
IS arc lights rated 2000 c. p.
a $3.50 per month. .s $500
10 gas lights rated GO c. p. n +.
S2oS per month .--......- 22S.S0 G.
Total per month ......... SSl3S9 p
The prices offered in our proposal a D
year or 50 ago we're. Io
AT night arc lights. 20n0 {. P-.iT-
1870 for three years. sS-25 for five IN
rears. Ia.
AT night gas lights. Is c. p. t210 II
Tor three years; $500 for Eve years =.
We have reduced our former 3 n
year price on arc lights 5000 per light q
per year. and after consiS srabls labor "a
N our part. we have secured a price n,
rom one Of the improved service sys- IA
ems of gas lighting companies. which
49, % { 7 zas lamps instead q