The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-14

possession of the city electric light
plant"
Councilman Stanley said: "It's very
easy to find fault. The lights up in
good. 1 have lived there five years and
1 have never had reason to complain
because of the poor light. We don't
want to act hastily"
Ex-Councilman s. A. Swendson
questioned whether the city council
had right to discontinue the opera
ton of the city plant which the people
had voted for until the people had ex-
pressed themselves as against further
continuing it.
Robert Pierce complained of the city
service and said that it was poor and
insufficient.
The proposition which was made by
the Edison company last evening fol-
lows:
We will furnish and install all neces-
sary apparatus to operate on the Mag
netite system the same number of arc
lights that the city is at present operat-
ing, which we believe is 31z, and VIII
also operate the 30 lamps on Kansas
avenue which we are now furnishing,
or total of S1S,920 per annum if given
a contract for ten years. All lamps to
be operated all night every night in
the year on standard all night operat-
ing schedule, which is approximately
1000 hours of lighting for each lamp.
We agree to install within the city
unl1IS at points TO De SpSClIG0 ny AAAS
city, any additional lights that the city
may order from time to time during the
first five years of the contract and OPP
crate the same at the rate of $50 per an
mum until the expiration of the contract.
We will furnish lights ordered after the
lows:
Lights during the six years OF con-
tract $3.50 each per annum-
Lights during the seven years OF con-
tract $500 each per annum.
Lights during the eight years OF con-
tract $3.50 each per annum.
Lights during the nine years OF con-
tract $500 each per annum-
Lights during the ten years of con-
tract S65.00 each per annum
We expect to install station apparatus
with a reserve capacity of about so
lights and extra lights may be ordered
in lots Of ten or more up to this reserve
Beyond this amount we would
expect extra lights to be ordered in lots
of so or more to warrant our putting in
state apparatus. etc. We will
buy from the city all of its poles, wire
and fixtures now in use, outside of its
power station, except the lamp, at a
value to be fixed by a committee OF ap-
praisers.the city to appoint one member,
we to appoint one member and the two
30 appointed to select the third member
Or we will pay the city the sum of $1O,-
BOO for the same property without ap-
praisal: provided in either case that we
are allowed to use all the poles now
thirty feet in length after they have
been shortened by cutting off defective
Or decayed butts.
The city shall have the right to buy
the poles, wires and fixtures OF the street
lighting system at the expiration of the
contract at a value to be fixed by ap-
oraisaI in the same manner as above
provided, and may include in the ap-
oraisal the lamps and dynamos If 1t so
1esires- The city shall have the optioh
n renew the contract at its expiration
,t the rate of $55 per lamp per year for
! period of ten years. In case the con-
ract is so renewed. any amounts paid
n excess of $55 per lamp per year shall
De credited to the city to apply on the !
lew contract.