Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
BOROUGH council
AWARDS CONTRACT

The borough council Friday night
awarded the contract for an addition
al engine and generator for the bor
ough light plant to the Allis-Chalmers
company at its bid of Ss600
The session was lengthy one. The
routine work was rushed through as
quickly as possible in order to get at
the proposals for the new light unit,
which it was understood under the
circumstances would form the theme
for protracted discussion before the
contract would be awarded
The reading of the bids occupied
nearly an hour. Each embraced sever
al pages OF typewriter matter and
was very technical, The specifica-
tions differed much, the figures like
wise varying. 1t only remained for
the committee to make a selection,
selecting the best machine, embody-
ing the best principle, for the money.
Each of the representatives was CIV
en- an opportunity to speak at length
on the relative merits of his machine,
after which the committee retired to
the adjoining room to make selec
tion.
The committee returned to the room
after which council went into execu-
tive session. The committee recon-
mended the purchasing of an engine
and generator of low speed in pref
erence to the higher speed unit. 1t
recommended that the bid of the Al,is-
Chalmers company at $4,000 be accept
ed, as it is the lowest bid and in the
estimation of the committee the best
of all of the engines and generators
offered.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was
ordered that the -Allis- Chalmers prop
osition be accepted on condition that
articles in agreement Nos. 2 andE3 be
stricken out
The following gentlemen represent
ing the different manufacturing firms
bidding were present at the meeting :
Allis Chalmers Co @. A. Thomas,
Fort Wayne Elec. Works; H. E. Gels
er, Orocker- Wheeler Co.; +. W. Glad
ding, Westinghouse Elec. e Mfg. 90. !;
r. S. Becker, Harrisburg Foundry
& Machine Co H. s. Armstrong,
Murray Iron Works.
Mr.. Eisenhauer, proprietor of the
shooting gallery, appeared before
council, asking that the monthly Ii
cense Of five dollars be reduced. On
motion of Mr.. Everhsrt it was ordered
that said license be reduced to three
dollars per month.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was ord
cred that the clerk be instructed to
notify the d. L. & W. Railroad COM
pany to repair the sidewalk pavement
over the canal on Mill street, which
has become very much out of repair
and has caused couple Of persons to
fall.
Mr.. Dietz. chairman of the commit
tee on public improvements, reported
that work on the new park had been
suspended for the present season. A
railing will be erected to shut out
travel from Upper Mulberry street. In
this connection it was reported that
one or more parties have already viol-
ated the rules by driving over the
park.
The following members were pres
ent: Sweisfort, Pursel. Jacobs. Ever
hart, Meyer, Dietz, Russell, Angle,
Hughes and Schatz.
A communication was received from
Mrs Harrington disclaiming owner
ship of the we'll in front of her prop
erty on Iron street. On motion of Mr..
Jacobs it was ordered that the street
commissioner be instructed to fill up
the we'll
Borough Electrician Smith present.
ed his report, which showed that the
cost OF operating the light plant dur
ing the month of November was $493. =
SS. Ninety-seven tons of coal at So. rs
per ton were consumed. The plant was
in operation 3S8 hours and 40 minutes.