The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-22
IMPROVED LIGHTING
AND POWER SYSTEM
Washington Water Power Co.
Submits Proposition.
Propose to More than Double Effi-
cheney OF Street Lighting at Small
Increased Cost and Give Consum-
ers Free Lamp Renewals.

At the meeting OF the city council on
July 5, M. c. Osborn, commercial agent
OF the Washington Water Power Co.,
addressed the body on the subject OF an
improved lighting and power system for
the city, promising at the close of his
remarks to submit the entire proposition
in writing. This he did under date OF
July II, as follows:
confirming my verbal proposition to
you July 5th, subject, street lighting, I
have the following TO suggest to your
honorable body:
You are at present operating 26
multiple arc lamps, % 80 c. p. and II
16 c. p. incaudescent lamps, for lighting
the streets Of your city, for which you
pay $217 95 per month and which calls
for a moonlight schedule during six
months of the year. 1t is acknowledged
that in many cases the lighting is made
quate, particularly where the los and
32's are used.
in place of the above we propose to
install 26 25O-watt series tungsten
lamps Ito replace the 26 multiple arc
lGmps) and 40 1O0-watt series tungsten
Ito replace the 32's and 1879 for the
sum OF $3.50 per month, or an increase
Of $12 U5 per month and to burn all
night and every night of the year. This
will give you about 2K times more useful
| light than your present installation.
We would also request that the new
street lighting, if accepted, be for Eve
years after date OF proposed installation.
For any additional arc light equivalents
required during the life of this contract,
| the same will be placed at So per lamp
month instead OF $3.50 now existing as
per contract.
eve also propose to provide you with
| approximately 30 b. p. for pumping
| purposes at the rate OF $5 per horse
power month, requesting you to stay off
our November, December and January
lighting peak, that is, except in case Of
emergency, such as fire, bursting of water
mains, etc, when you are permitted to
this we would request that We be per-
mitted to use five gallons of water per
minute for necessary use at our sub
station.
ave expect to materially improve the
lighting and power service in COlfax, also
the street lighting, ard would call your
attention to the fact that our franchise
expires August Is, 1923, or, in other
words, we only have 13 years guaran-
teed life in your city, and taking into
consideration the fact that the pole lines
of the town should be practically re-
built, and in order that we may give
you the price above stated for new
system OF street lighting, we respectfully
ask that you grant US an extension of
franchise to % years. In consideration
of your granting our request, this COM
peny will grant to the consumers of Col
fax the free renewal OF carbon and Gem
fiament lamps, which will be equivalent
to a reduction of from $1,000 to $1,000
per annum on consumers lighting ac-
counts.
"The question is, what does the city
gain by granting our request for extern
sion of franchise? First, the renewal of
our pole lines to give consumers of both
light and power better service; second.
a street lighting system with ~ times
more useful light and with an all night
and every night service; third, a reduc-
tion in the cost OF any additional arc
lamps hereafter needed; fourth, a rate
per horsepower per month for pumping
the city's water and perm it's during the
heavy irrigating season of continuous
use OF said horsepower, and fifth, az
above stated, saving to the citizens of
Colfsx OF from $1,000 to $1,000 in free
lamp renewals per year.
"On the other hand, what does the
city give The Washington Water Power
ditional twelve years to do business,
which you will understend is really nec-
essary to give the service for light, DOW
er and street lighting that We would like
to give. With only 13 years lease OF
life, it would not justify us to make the
expenditures that We propose to make
in improvements in your city.
"We earnestly request that you take
early action upon this matter as it is
necessary to begin operations at once to
be ready for fall business. The writer
will be glad to confer with any commit
tee, or the council as whole, in order
to push this matter to final ISSUE"
The proposition was discussed inform
ally at Monday nights meeting OF the
council and was referred to the commit
tee OF the whole for further consider.
alton.