Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
Civ Council Considers Bid for STREET.
Lighting and Extension Of
the Circuits.
THE COMMITTEE IS NAMED
Is Instructed to Confer With Company
and Offer Suggestions-No Cut
In Clerks Pay.

2any for street lighting was taken up
whole session last evening, and was
gone over carefully The company pro-
poses to reduce the cost of the lamps
| % $50 year for street lamps, of which |
there are 2S7, and $33 a year for the
alley lamps. of which there are IA. |
The present cost is $65 for street lamps |
and $50 for alley lamps. The company |
proposes to renew contract made five |
years ago, which in turn was a re-
lnewal of the contract of 1899. In the
Original contract the price was $72, |
and provision was made at that time
for the eight towers which for a time
supplemented the system of low lights.
The contract provides that the lamps
shall be 2,000-candle power, and oper-
ated at full candle power, with not
Hess than $50 watts. Cartons of one
half inch diameter are specified.
| Provisions Of Contract.
The contract provides that the lamps
lshall be lighted a half hour after. sun
lset and burn until half hour before
daylight, on moonlight schedule. The
, alley lamps are to burn from IL o'clock
, till daylight. The city is bound not to
impose tax on the company's poles
during the life of the contract, and not
to compel the company to place its
wires underground Franchises with
other companies to interfere with the
Operations of the Peoples Power COM
lpany are also provided against by the
contract Lamps must have police pro-
\ lection, and may be removed if inter
lfered with or damaged. The location
Iof not more than 10 lamps may be
changed in year at the expense OF
the company. If the company fails
flor Is consecutive days to supply the
n lights, the contract may be forfeited.
1.-The company must furnish $4,000
bond. 1t has the right to transfer its
v contract on the same terms, the trans
fierce giving $4,000 bond in that
lease. The 1904 contract provided for
240 lamps, at s65 year, and did away
with the tower lamps.
Need More Lights.
Although the aldermen boosted that
IS Rock Island is much better lighted
'r than the average city of 10000 or So,
+ 600 population, they argued that the
1t city needs still more lights, and var
e. ious propositions toward this end were
" discussed In addition to the sol lights
for which the city pays, the company
Ie IS furnishing about Is lights free OF
e lcost, and there are six lamps in Long
e. View park for which no charge is
r. made. The city has 60 more lamps
Of than Moline.
IL Alderman Smith proposed that the
council make an effort to revive the
project for greater illumination of Sec
n ond avenue and other business blocks
IN and endeavor to make arrangement:
ar with the company to install the lamp:
ii as needed for such illumination, il
III case the merchants will provide TO
n. the cost of maintenance. He also pro
N. posed that the city ask the power com
pany to install Is red incandescen
lamps in the city as police signals T.
If be used in connection with the alarm
box system.
ne Alderman Ellinwood suggested
three instead of five year contract
as He also desires greater possibilitie
nd for relocating the lamps. Alderma
lie Smith, Lawler. and Frick spoke in fl
sr. vor of requesting the company to in
of stall without cost to the city as man
A. lamps as are required to light dar
rs crossings of the street railway track!
tvl These suggestions were referred t
a special committee, on motion of A
of derman McNealy, instructed to confe
he with the company as to the quality {
IN. light, to be furnished, and with refe
70 ence to the installation of new lamp
or. The committee, of which the mayor
to be the chairman ex-officio, is cor
posed of Alderman Blochlinger, Cars
~ Tuckis, Thompson, Trefz. Lawler an
= Ellinwood. A report is to be made ;
as the next meeting of the council.
Alderman Smith urged that the or
of nance for the testing of the gas ar
Law electric current supplied for CONNIE
re- cial and home use be revived, and a
his ton taken at once to compel the col
At lpany to furnish better quality
the light. 1t will come up at the ne
.bt Injecting.
hat Talk Of Engineer.
of The council discussed the questit
of employing consulting engineer f
the filter plant construction, and vot'
nv to instruct the mayor to correspol
with an engineer at Chicago and a
im other in the east, and secure the
~ propositions. The council already h
u an application from George T. Prin
80 of Denver, who proposes to cons,
49, with the council as to the adoption
his the plans for $35 day and expens'
n;a and take charge of the construct
I'M, work for per cent of the cost if
lemp1oys his own assistant, and for 3
per cent If the city pays the assista
ma tMr Prince II iS ofatcd hac worry hs