Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-06-06
Town CounCil-COntinued.

The committee opened the bids and
found one from the Western Maryland
Gas Company and one from the Frost
burg Illuminating and Manufacturing
Company The Clerk then read the two
bids.
The Gas company had placed circular
letters on the desk of each member
showing the advantages to he derived
from the use of natural gas as an illumi-
nant; also its CheapneSS AS compared
with electric light.
After the bids We're read a discussion
followed lasting more than two hours III
VIII CHI number of citizens took part.
The bid of the electric lighting com
pany provides for 43 are lights of 1000
candle power, each at annual cost OF SOS
light, and 63 Ii candle power mean
descent lights at an annualCOSt of SIG 50
light
The bid of the Gas Company was for
lights of 60 candle power, on the basis
of |, 3, or } years.
Mr.. Dillon spoke and moved, That the
hid of the Electric Lighting Company
be accepted for one year.
Mr. Tiddy made several inquiries of
the president of the Gas company, j. ID.
NOrthrup. He wanted to know whether
INC Vas t'IH IituN ttluNl give us iS Sbbu
or better light for as little or less money.
Mr. NOrthrup referred him to bid of
the company. and asked him to make a
comparison between electric lights and
the street lights now shown by. the Gas
company.
DeWarren H. Reynolds. counsel for
the Electric Lighting Company, adj
dressed Council. He stated that his
company would give as good or better
service in the future if they We're
awarded the contract than they had
given in the past. He cited the facts
that his company returned to the town
the sum of 5000 i'll water rents annually;
consumed 1000 tons of coal mined
around FroSthurg, and distributed the
sum OF over 81, 600 i'll wages to employees
in the town.
Mr. NOrthrup addressed Council. and
stated his company was as we'll prepared
10 furnish light as any other company,
and that they would enter INTO any
reasonable bond for the protection OF the
towns interests that could be asked.
ID. A. Benson asked whether the Gas
company could furnish light as good or
better, and as cheap, or cheaper than
the Electric Lighting Company.
William Z. Sullivan wanted to know
whether there was not some way in
which it might be determined whether
either gas or electric company was Civ
ing the candle-power promised.
Emory G. Hitchins followed with sew
eral questions.
Noah M. Skidmore advocated the
building Of municipal lighting plant.
Mr. Dillon did not think that the
proper thing, considering there is "A
bonded Indebtedness on the town. He
thought that Council should apply it
self to the formation of sinking fund
for the purpose of paying off this in
debtedness, and then the money saved
from the interest on these bonds could
be applied to the purchase or erection
of municipal plant.
Henry Mayer addressed Council.
Messrs. Dillon, Sullivan, William Nc
Luckie, Dillon, Henry +. Cook, Dillon,
William ID. Hanson, DIN Gunnett, f.
G. Hitchins, Dillon, Sullivan, Tiddy, d.
A. Benson, Brown, Sullivan, Mayer,
Cook, Dillon, Sullivan, Shea, Dillon,
Sullivan and judge Chambers spoke III
order named. The debate waxed hot
and furious for some time. Mr.. Sui
Ivan grew very eloquent in one of his
speeches and was applauded loudly. He
appealed to the Council for justice and