Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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pany bidding under these specifications.
has the right to meter all takers OF cleo
tricity. except those that come under the
head Of the SO called commercial takers.
at rate that shall not exceed maxi
mum charge OF eight cents per X. w.
hour with a discount OF ten per cent on
all monthly bills, il paid before the 18th
Of each month, for the use Of said cur
rent. Further, 1t is hereby specified that
the minimum charge to customers under
meter shall be so cents per month each
and every month. Further clause has
been attached to your specifications
wherein it states. commercial taker can
call for a meter and discontinue its use at
any time. In answer to this will state, it
is unfair 10 ask this, as it puts the Elec-
trio Light Company to undue expense,
Meters COS, from $40 SO to $4,000 and
upwards. commercial taker could ask
for meter during the summer months
when days are longer, and time of light
ing is shorter and then discontinue meter
in the fall and winter months when days
are shorter and time Of lighting longer.
The chairman of the lighting committee.
or the lighting committee as whole, did
not insert this clause in the specifications
relative for meter to commercial takers
at their option and discontinue the same
at their option, and if said clause is elm
mated and the meaning of the specifica-
tons as a whole. as we constrne them,
and as we take it the lighting committee
and council also construe them, then we
consider we have made bid. II the
Specifications are not construed as we in
terpret them, then we consider we have
not made bid.
Provided: Always, that we are not to
be required to furnish lighting to custom
ers, unless we shall have sufficient power
at the time to supply the same, without
detriment to our other service.
| We accompany this bid and communi-
cations with certified check for the sum
Of Five Hundred Dollars $500, which
sum shall be forfeited by US in case we
are awarded the contract in accordance
| with the terms of this bid. Provided we
fail to enter into bond with the City of
| Bedding in the sum of Two Thousand Dol
lars $4,000 oo), to be forfeited in case
Of breach of the contract entered into
under the terms OF this bid.
-,...l Dola;,o M;rh Der och 1Q0Q
| Spencer Electric Light and Power Co.
Respectfully submitted by its president
E. l.. Spencer.
We, the Spencer Electric Light and Power
Co. respectfully submit the following
bid:
We will furnish the current and equip
ment for SIS. rs to 30 volt ampere
enclosed alternating current arc lamps or
as many arc or other lights as needed,
controlled by constant current transform
ers for the sum of $500 per year per
lamp; lamps to burn from half an hour
after sunset until one o'clock a. m. each
and every night, and in the morning the
lights to be turned on from five O'Clock
a m until half an hour before sunrise
from Oct | S until April S Of each year
Provided that the Common Council shall
Obtain the consent Of property owners OF
any grounds controlled by the city, to per-
nit US to erect poles and to string wires
thereon and maintain the same during
the period Of this contract for the pur-
pose Of carrying electric current and
equipment necessary to furnish lighting to
any or all the above IS or more &C or
other street lamps.
The above clause is necessary for the
reason that the Spencer Electric Light
and Power Co. have been ordered to re-
move all poles from off main street of the
city of Bedding by June lst, 1909 notice
Of said removal having been already
served by the common council OF the said
city on the Spencer Electric Light and
Power Co. so to do II at any time after
the street lamps have been installed at
direction Of the street lighting committee
at certain locations, and should any street
lamp be changed to new location, the
said City Of Belding shall pay all expense
of such removal.
We will also furnish current and equip
ment and first installment Of lamps for
so candle power rs Watt tungsten lamps
in such street, alleys and places. in such
numbers as may be designated by the
street lighting committee. provided these
lights are placed where the lighting COM
pany has wires strung for street lights
for period Of five years on and after
Jan. lst 1909, for the sum Of 81 q 90 per
lamp per year
1t is understood that the city furnish all
renewals after the first installment.
We will also furnish equipment and first
instament of lamps for the series SO
ampere carbon lamps instead OF the
Tungsten and upon the same conditions
ae ,ue furnish the series Tungsten lamps