Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Street LIGHTING UP
BEFORE COUNCIL
s,ps SUBMITTED BY BOTH COM
PANiEs AT REGULAR MEET
ING MONDAY EVENING.
MUCH LOWER Prices OFFERED
Wide Cut From Existing Rates. With
All ElectroIiers Added Aggregate
Annual Cost Not Increased.

Annual Cosk NOT sncTeaSeu'
The council met in regular ses
sion Monday evening, and by far thu
most important business Of the ev-
ening was the consideration of thS
bids submitted for furnishing tht
street lights of the city for next fivs
years. This is one OF the most i'm
portant items of the business Of tbs
city and calls for an annus
outlay Of over $4,000 Of publi<
money. The people are keen.y in
terestd in the street lighting propo
sition and with the addition OF forty
new electroliers, with the prospec
of more in the res!dnce portion OF
the city in the near future. the
question OF cost, especially where the
lights are to be contracted In advance
for five years, becomes q matter for
most careful and prudent consider
alton. Two bids were submitted, one
by: E. w. Hoag and the other by
the NJ. l.. H. & P. Co. The latter's
bid was the lower for the street
lights, other than the electroliers.
While the bid of Mr.. Hoag for light
ing the electroliers on a flat rate
was the lower OF the two. Accor:
ing to the wording Of the bids the
council is not obliged to let the con-
tract for all Of the lighting to one
company. The council may, II
considers 1t for the best interests OF
the city, divide the business and
let part Of it to one company and
part to the other. A considerable
saving to the city can be made by
accepting the bid OF the M. L. II. 4
p. Co., for the, outside" street
and award the contract for
the lighting OF the electro!iers to
E. w. Hoag on an annual flat rate
While bids were received on a met
er basis, it seems to be the con-
sensus OF opinion Of those experlene-
ed In such matters that It would
be more satisfactory and far more
economical in the long run to let
the Contract for all of the streeh
lighting at a flat rate. The lights
would he kept burning more hours
during the night and the public would
be assured Of continuous service and
the city would know in advance Whas
it had to pay for the lighting ser.
vice. BY accepting the flate rate hid
of NJ. l.. H. & P. Co. for the lou
side" street lighting, and the fla
rate bid OF E. w. Hoag for the cleo
troliers, the city will be saving sew
eral hundreds Of dollars year on
its light bill The council owe i
to the people to accept the bids
which are the lowst and which, Will
provide the service at the lowest
cost. BY so doing in this instance
the saving effected will pay for all
OF the extra lights which are now
being added in the electroliers. IN
other words, the annual aggregate
cost of the street lighting OF the
city will not be increased over what
Is now being paid. Under the cir
it is thought that the
council will make fair and equitable
division OF the lighting business be-
tween the two plants. which happily
can be done and at the same time
give the people the benefit OF the
lowest rates submitted by each plant.
The bids in detail submitted by the
two companies are as follows:
For 16 candle power lights, such
as are used for outside street
for all night service on
flat rate, per light, Manchester Light
Heat & Power Company, $500 per
year-Hoag, $500 per year.
For the same lights as above IN
dicated on moonlight schedule, M.
H.. L. & p, Co., $7.20-Hoag, $40
per year.
For lighting the electroliers, using
Is watte2O candle power, tungsten
lamps from dusk until 10 o'clock
Light Company, $3.6o-Hoag, $500
per year.
Same Light as above except on q
moonlight schedule, Light Company,
"a .60-Hoag. $3.50 per year.
For same specifications as above
using 40 watts. 80 candle power
tungsten lamps, Light Company
so-Hoag, $3.50 per year.
Same specifications for all night
service. Light Company, ss.0O-Hoag
$3.50 per year.
same Specifications on moon light
schedule, Light Company $s.0O-Hoag
$3.50.
For electric current for eleetrolier<
at a. meter rate all night service
Light Company 7c-Hoag 8 lie.
Same on moonlight scheduls
Light Company 7c-Hoag &c.
The lighting contracts were no
awarded Monday evening, the matte'
being passed over for final consider
alton at an adjourned meeting 7
be held on Monday evening OF mex
week.
Several ether matters of Tess i'm
rortaace occupied the attention Q
the council until a late hour. Pc.
lions signed Ly all of the abutting
property owners asking fer cemen
curbs and cutters abutting on tn
property on Howard street betwee
Franklin and Mad'so streets an
on Tama street from Union to How
ard street were granted and resol'
tions of necessity for said improve.
ments were passed.
A petition for q light at the corr