Arizona republican., 1911-08-14
NEW LIGHTS
 4 CERTAINTY Council Awards Contract For Entire System ORNAMENTAL STANDARDS
Four to Each Side of a Block, Will Make Phoe- nix Famous for Excel fence of its Lighting Sys- tenn.

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 awarded last Saturday night by the
 city council. Phoenix will be the best lighted city in the southwest and will
 De numbered among the best lighted
 cities of the world. Ornamental stand
 ards will be installed. four to each
 side of a block, over the nineteen
 blocks at present being paved with bitulithic by the Barber Asphalt Paw
 ing company. Each standard will
 have five lights, and the down town
 section of the city will not only have
 the best pavement obtainable, but a l lighting system second to none.
 The New State Electric company
 was awarded the contract for putting
 Tn the new standards, and for doing all work connected with the install lation of the lights. At the meeting
 held Saturday night the council re-
 ceived the report of a committee consisting of Councilmen McDermott
 and Warren, City Electrician Will
 Copson, and Victor Norris, appointed
 to investigate the matter and make
 recommendations to assist the coun- l
 tious and economical manner The committee reported that the contract
 submitted by the New Stae Elecric
 company was reasonable and urged
 that the work be given to that con cern.
 The action of the council in award
 ing the contract for the standards. is regarded as a distinct triumph for the citizens paving commission, by which
 the movement for the lighting sys-
 tenn was inaugurated. It was at first planned to have the business men of the down town districts pay for the standards by subscription, and the commission announced some time ago that 1t was prepared to undertake
 the task of getting sufficient amount of money promised to meet the expense of the work. This plan did not meet the approval of the council, the members of which were not agreed as to the number of standards necessary to light the city
 The recommendations of the con- mission failing to meet with accept ance, the council announced that it would undertake experiments to prove the amount of light, and the number of standards necessary to illuminate the streets. Three standards were installed on the Washington street frontage of the city hall square, that being the number of standards which the council believed would amply meet the requirements. The subsequent action of the council awarding a contract for four standards to each side of a block. indicates that the result of the experiment sustained the early recommendation of the paving commission.
 While the council was carrying on it's investigations. the paving com mission shelved the light question, and concerned itself solely with mat ters connected with the success of the paving. When the council, after the failure of the three light ex- pertinent, returned to the commissions plan, that body was not appealed toi for the assistance it had offered in getting subscriptions from the busi 1 ness men. whose properties will be most benefited by the innovation, to pay for the lights, but decided to de- I fray the expense from the city treas ury.
 Although the contract was officially l awarded last Saturday night, no con tract was signed. The city attorney T. J. Prescott was instructed to draw up legal contract which will safe guard the interests of the city, and as soon as it is prepared, the work will be started.
 No estimate has been prepored of the approximate total cost of the | work, but it is probable that the city 1 will have to expend from s1S.O00 to s23, 900 in putting in the new lighting | system, Under the terms of the made with the New State Electric company, the City of Phoe- | nix agrees to furnish s10.000. to be paid the contractor as the work | and money is needed to pay his expenses, and the cost of materials. After the $1O,OOO has been expended the contractor will furnish the balance of the money required to complete the work. This money will draw per cent which the councilmen consider a favorable loan, as money is not to be obtained elsewhere on such terms at this time. and there is not enough money in the treasury to pay the entire cost of the installation.
 All the materials are to be furnished the city at contract price, and the payroll is to be added to the total cost of putting in thel