The Glenwood post., 1912-09-21
new LIGHTS FOR
CITY OF GLENWO0D
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were filed, the franchise bond beng
signed by Tom King and George Ken
drich and the bond for the fulfillmeat
of the street Lighting contract by Geo.
IL. Bell and John p. Rittmayer. This
bond is for thirty days and is to be
replaced with surety bond.
Taking up the lighting matters again
Mckissack said the Mutual was not
prepared to light the alleys and there
fore could not negotiate with the city
on lighting contract.
A resolution prepared by Mayor
Drach providing that the service of the
Mutual begin ON October l and that the
Glenwood Light and Water company
be notified to desist from further ser
vice after that date was then passed
over the strenuous objections of Ii. j.
Holmes who insisted on an immediate
change to the new company, he agree
ing that his company would rebate -
the city their charge for the month if
the old company succeeded in collecting
for service for the balance of the
month. Holmes proposition, however,
was too raw, even for the council that
has continually favored him, and the
Drach resolution prevailed.
The following rs the report of the
engineer of the Rocky Mountain Fire
Underwriters association concerning
the wiring conditions in the town:
Glenwood Springs, Colorado,
August 81, 1912.
The Hon. +. +. Drach, Mayor,
Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Dear Sir:
Our careful examination of distribut-
ing systems of Glenwood Light & Wa
ter company, and Mutual Light, Heat
& Power company, in Glenwood
Springs, with special reference to the
effect of present pole line construction
on the fire and life hazard in Glen
wood, shows conditions to exist about
as follows:
At your request we are reporting in
time for action by the council at the
earliest regular meeting.
/. The east and west alley between
Seventh and Eighth streets, contains,
in general, two pole lines, that of
Glenwood Light & Water company, and
that of Mutual Light. Heat 4 Power
company, located on separate sides of
alley, and with danger of crosses be-
tween primaries and secondaries of
companies minimized as far as is rea-
sonably practicable, with the exception
of q number of service drops, the
changing of which to secure safety
should be readily arranged between
the companies. This condition appears
to us so easy of correction that we
offer no criticism beyond the above
comment.
.. On the north and south alleys of
the city, pole lines of three companies
are installed That of the Glenwood
Light K Water company, that of the
Mutual Light, Heat 4 Power company.
and that of the Moutain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. These
pole lines are run, the telephone line
ON west side of alleys, with usually
thirty-five foot poles, some amount of
cable construction, but generally with
arm near top of pole: the Glenwood
Light x Water company ON east side
of alley on thirty-five foot poles, with
generally two cross arms, upper for pr
maries, usually two wire, and lower for
secondaries, usually three wire, bo J!
cross arms being placed generally at
top of pole; the Mutual Light, Heat 4
Power company on east side of alley,
with generally thirty foot poles and
generally two cross arms, the upper
generally bearing two wire primaries,
and the lower three wire secondaries.
In one alley the west side is used By
Mutual company jointly with telephone
company.
3. The construction of Mutual Ligh..
Heat & Power company's lines gener-
ally on the east side of the north and
south alleys, has introduced two pol,
lines with the shorter Mutual poles
bringing their primaries necessarily he-
meath secondaries of Glenwood Light
Water company, and incidentally be-
meath many Glenwood Light & Water
company service drops. A further ia,
cidental result of this character of con
struction is that the use of the sans
side of alleys results in many contacts
between lines, both primary and sec
ondary, of the Mutual company, with