The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-28
THE CITY COUNCIL
A Synopsis of the Proceedings of the
Session Held This Morning.

OSSS10Ak I1SIu AIlS AOAlIIIS
The City Council met this morning at
10 o'clock, with Mayor Eastman presid-
ing, and Commissioners Atkins, Full
love, Mccullough and Rives present.
The price of an SO horsepower en-
gine is to be paid from the funds as
signed to the fire department.
The ordinance authorizing the inspec-
ton of any house in which there has
been case of tuberculosis was adopted.
The ordinance directing that no pat
ent medicine bottles or boxes be thrown
in alleys was adopted.
By ordinance it shall be required that
all gas engines be provided with muf-
hers.
By ordinance the alley in block IS is
to be closed; also the Colonial Hill al
ley, and by ordinance providinf the pro-
file showing the street grades was
adopted.
The opening of bids for city printing
was deferred 1t was contended that
the law which provides for the election
of the public printer is unconstitutional
and that contracts must be awarded to
the lowest bidders. Referred to City At
torney Jack.
The ordinance applying to the light
ing contract was passed to its first read
ing as follows:
A RESOLUTION
By Mr. Mccullough: Be it resolved
by the City Council of the City of
Shreveport in regular and legal session
convened. That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to enter into and sign
contract with the Shreveport Gas, Elec-
tric Light and Power Company in ac-
cordanee with the provisions of their
bid, for a period of six years, dating
from July /, 1911, and expiring June
80, 1917.
Adopted by unanimous vote of the
Council
ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING
CONTRACT.
This agreement made this day and
date by and between the City of Shreve-
port, party of the first part, herein rep
resented by ]. H. Eastman, Mayor
Commissioner, acting with due corpor-
ate authority, for convenience herein
after referred to as the city, and the
Shreveport Gas, Electric Light and
Power Company, party of the second
part, herein represented by A. G. Curtis
treasurer and general manager, also act
| ing with due corporate authority, for
convenience hereinafter. referred to as
the company, both of Caddo Parish
State of Louisiana, witnesseth:
First The company agrees to furnish
operate and maintain all appliances
poles, wires, electric current and tht
necessary alternating current enclosed
electric street arc lamps having nom
inal 1000 candle power, and each larnl
requiring not less than $50 watts in it:
operation (66 amperes) to such a mum
Der as hereinafter provided, which thu
city agrees shall not be less than 225 ot
the present system now in operation.
| Second. The company agrees to install
additional lamps at such points within
said city limits as may be designated b.
the duly authorized representatives 0
the city, provided it does not necessitat'
extensions along streets of the presen
or existing pole lines from the neares
accessible lamp of more than BOO feet
land to change the location of any laml
lunder the terms of this contract upol
written notice from the city.
i Third The company agrees to operat
lsaid lamps all night and every night, ant
THAT if any lamp or lamps are reporte'
Iby the city's police as not burning an
1.-THE company is not able to prove tha
such lamp or lamps were burning q
Isuch times, to authorize said city to de
duct from the monthly bill a proper
Itionate sum for such outage. PROVIDED
J however, that such outage of any lam
shall be reported to the company 2
soon as practicable after its discover
by the police.
II Fourth Any electric service whic
: Imay be. desired by said city for otht
: purposes than street lighting shall
t furnished by the company at same ratt
: Ito be hereinafter set forth for CONNIE
ciai lighting, except at the city which
to be without charge, but is to be use
S Economically as heretofore and und,
E 1.-THE direction of the Mayor.
al Fifth The city may at its own optic
t Iuse three tungsten street lamps of oi
: hundred watts, each under the san
d conditions and at the same price as ol
+ larc light The company may from tin
e Ito time at its own option and cost +
: Iplace any Of the arc lights now in use
: thereafter installed by any improved
8 Ilater type OF electric light or ligh
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