The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-20
LIGHT CONTRACT
 FINALLY SETTLED
MAYOR EXUM TAKES FLOOR IN Ex- PLANTATION AND SAYS HE BE- A SPADEo

When the Mayor and the legislative committee took hold of the long delayed arc light contract it was finally settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. The contract submitted by the Mayor and adopted last night is on the same terms as originally agreed-s70 year per arc light, for five years, but instead of us- ing the vague term 20o0 candlepower lamp, 1t is specified that there shall be 425 watts at the arc. It also reserves for the city the right to install it's own lights and furnish the current from its plant. The contract was opposed by Aldermen l Perdue, Huddleston, Stern and Lacey. MT. Perdue gave a technical argument that the city should have a o00 candle power lamp. Mayor Exum gained per- mission to make an explanation, and | stated that the contract had been drawn after a conference with the men who had been closely in touch with the situation in the past He said that the term 200O candlepower has in the past been a meaningless deception to fool the public, and that he believes in calling a spade a spade. Here is the contract as adopted This contract made and entered into on this the - day of October 1910, by and between the City of Birmingham,
  ham Railway, Light and Power company, a body corporate, party of the second part.
 "Witnesseth: That the party of the second part agrees to maintain and illumi- nate, for a period of five years from the first day of September, 1910, all the arc electric lights of the party of the first part that are now in use in the city of Birmingham for lighting said city, and to install, maintain and illuminate all such additional arc electric lights as the party of the first part may from time to time elect to take for lighting the said city, and that the party of the first part agrees to accept and pay for such services at the rate of $5.S3 3-3 per month for each arc light.
 All of said arc electric lights now in use are series, alternating, enclosed arc lights, each lamp consuming approxi- mately 425 watts at the arc, and furnish ing approximately 12O0 candle power, and all arc electric lights hereafter installed shall be of the same Illuminating capaci ty and all lights furnished by the party of the second part to the part of the first part, as heretofore provided, shall burn all night each night of the year.
 The party of the second part will in- stall additional lights, change the To- cation of those now in use, and will dis continue the use of lights when. and as
 
 and within a reasonable time after being so directed; provided, that the number of lights in use shall not at any time be less than 350 and, provided fur CT, that for all lamps moved or dis continued by direction of the party of the first part. the party of the first part shall pay b the party of the second part such proportion of the actual cost incurred in the original installation thereof as the time such lights are not retained bears to the entire term of this contract; and, provided further, that if the said light or lights so moved or dis continued are replaced or reinstated by direction of the party of the first part at the place or places of original loca- tion then the party of the second part shall repay to the party of the first part such proportion of the amount paid as herein above last provided, by the party of the second part, as the time of subsequent retention bears to the time of discontinuance.
 "The party of the second part may from time to time, at It's own option and cost, replace any of the arc lights now in use, or hereafter installed, by any improved or later type of electric light or lights, provided that the substituted light or lights shall furnish an illuml- nation equal to or better than the lights now in use.
 All contracts between the party or the second part and the municipality whose territory has been absorbed by the party of the first part, and for per- formance of which the party of the first part is now bound, are hereby annulled.
 "It is further understood and agreed that the party of the first part reserves the right to install and maintain such electric lights as 1t may choose, and to illuminate same from It's electric light plant, but that the party of the first part will take from the party of the second part, and that the party of the second part will furnish to the party of the first part all such arc electric lights as it may use for lighting the city dur ing the term of this contract, with the exception of such as may be illuminated from the plant of the party of the first part aforesaid.
 "In witness whereof the parties have hereunto set their respective hands and seals in duplicate, being duly author zed."
 The contract will be signed during the next few days by the Mayor ana President Ford of the Birmingham