Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-08
OPPOSE LIGHTING RESOLUTION
Councilman Lee Bridges Motion on
Cost of Lamps Amended.
HARRY z1MMAN ATTACKS RATE
lie Declares Price EKorbItsBt' ~ re
suit Motion - Made to Discon-
tinue Gas Company services
~ Latter objects,

'iN'S iA TUE meeting OF the toiiliiiNN'-0 We
the whole Monday afternoon to his reso-
luton rendering the Omaha Gas company
not more than 81 lamp for services for
street lighting from the first Of January
Councilman Lee Bridges accepted an
amendment offered by Councilmau Funk
houser
The amended motion, which the commit |
tee ordered drawn by Assistant city At
torney Dunn for presentation to the
city council tonight. provides that the coun-
ell will tender the gas company not more
than the stipulated amount and in the event
OF the compsnys refusal to accep; The
terms, It will be ordered to discontinue s''--
vice.
At the last meeting OF the council I
| Bridges introduced his resolution II was
referred to the committee Of the whole and
no sooner was 1t called yesterday than
Harry Zimman took the floor IN opposi-
ton.
Zimman opposed the resolution on the
grounds that the offer of So was Excess
sive and that the city should not pay such
| rates In substantiation Of his statement
Zimman, after brief history Of the pas
/ sage OF the original contract for street
lighting, which has since Ueen declared in
valid, produced figures from fifteen cities
( of omaha's class which showed that in few
instances was such an amount as 81 paid
for street lighting.
! Under no conditions should the amount
be rendered the gas Company" Occurred
zimman. Il have letters from ess ex-
perts Of fifteen cities and they vii show
that the Omaha Gas company is asking ex-
cessive amounts for its service. thc gas
company will not get one cent II they 90
to the courts with their claims and WI ac-
cept any offer of settlement which the
council may see fit to tender"
ZImman Produces Figures.
zimman then produced the following fig
ures: In Milwaukee the cost of street
lighting, everything included, is $3.50
lamp year Three and one-haf cubic feet
of gas are used to develop sixty candle
power lights For the first 1000 cubis feet
OF gas sold the Milwaukee Gas company
gets 80 cents and 70 cents for the second.
In Washington, d. c., gas lights cost the
city 5000 per lamp based on the cunsump-
ton of three cubic feet OF gas an hour
The equipment in Washington Is what is
known as the boulevard style. which is
worth s. more lamp than the ordinary
lamps, such as is used here, according to
Zimman.
washington Du9s EhS from the gas COM
pany at the rate of 80 cents to 81 a thou
sand.
In Des Mones the city pays sl7 a lamp
where five cubic feet of gas is used to
develop a forty-candlepower light st. Paul
buys its gas at the rate of 81 a thousand
and furnishes its own equipment, which
costs, all told, S10.50 a year st. Paul uses
three and one-half cubic feet and gets a
sixty -candlepower light. In Indianapolis a
rate of 90 cents a thousand is paid for
lighting purposes Los Angeles gets So
, cent gFs, while Kansas Citys lamps cost
50 in one section and n2 in another for a
fifty-candiepower street light
In Baltimore street lighting costs S1e25 a
lamp per year, which gives lights with an
average candepower of fifty-five In Cleve-
land street lights cost Sizes per lamp Der
, year.
Taking these figures as d basis. Zlmman
contended that the resolution OF Bridges
offered too much money. Assistant civ
Attorney Dunn gave it as his opinion mat
the resolution meant nothing and for tba,
reason it made little difference whether n
passed.
Would Force Acceptance.
tie suggested that II it was the sense of
T. the council to offer So a lamp that the
J resolution be made 20 either force the COM
U pany to accept this amount as a maximum
e or discontinue service Bridges accepted
an amendment to this effect and the reso.
o luton will come before the council tonight
b The resolution. drawn by Assistant CITY
e Attorney Dunn. asking for bids for street
: lighting with gas was placed on file, and
?. substitute resolution drawn by Gas In.
?, spector Crowley. introduced. The conten
j. ton was that the original resolution wa,
= not specific and that one should be passed
T. which would be more exhaustive.
}. Inspector Crowleys resolution provide,
+ for six bids The first for the sale Of
equipment to the city. The second ask,
bids for all maintenance, while the thire
asks for maintenance and the lease O
y equipment The fourth asks for the fur
nishing of gas by the thousand feet, Will,
the firth asks for the furnishing OF ga,
m and the maintenance OF the lamps Tn,
sixth requires the Omaha Gas company I,
bid under its franchise.
This resolution was referred to the light
' ing committee the legal department an,
s. Inspector Crowley for minor amendments
'e with the order TO report tonight
u Headed by President Johnson and rein
ID forced by delegation of Omaha's citizens
which included Judge Howard Kennedy. q
a c. Belden, 1. w. Carpenter, Rev. n.
re Mackay. George Wallace and the Rev. l.. q
rs Mclaughlin, fifty members Of the Barac
IS union appeared before the committee Il
he favor OF an ordinance regulating the pro
4. duction OF films In moving picture shows
h. The passage Of the ordinance was urge
re on grounds Of morality, The commute
to referred the ordinance to the judicial
committee, with instructions to draw
new ordinance. which would cover IN
points as brought forth by the delegation
IS COnneII Waats auto.
'i- The request Of Dr. Connell, who want
all an automobile for the health department
was placed on file after the doctor made
few remarks telling them OF his need
After DIT. Connell made his request. III
10 building department and license inspectc
a. developed like wants. Their requests wer
ar placed on file alongside that OF Dr. Cor
no nells.
&c c. 4. starr an electrical engineer passe
n, the lie direct TO city Electrician Michaeise
"a when he appeared before the commit,
AN asking that license be issued which ha