The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-09-05

ing vote. Mitchell. Barnds. Allen, PEN
berton and Tucker voting yes.
Rose. Welch and Brooks voting no.
Upon motion council adjourned.
The following is the proposition
referred TO IN foregoing proceedings
as having been made July eth:
To the Honorable Mayor aud City
Council OF the city OF Marshall, Mo
Gentlemen:
SO that the proposition presented
/ by me TO your honorably body on
July 9Th may be matter of record.
and also for the purpose OF confirm
ing the same. beg to hand you here
with copy OF the proposition as
made. together with certain state
ments and explanations that may not
be wholly without interest TO you.
We propose:
/. To furnish electricity for COM
mercIal and domestic use at a maxi
mum rate OF 10 cents per XVIII. sub
Ject to n discount OF jC, for pay
ment OF bills at the companys Of
flee within ten days from the date OF
same. or In such cases 0is cents
net per XVII. Quantity rates TO be-
IN accordance with the company
present schedule and minimum
charge OF so cents per month per
meter TO be Sndo for any form OF
lighting service. and n minimum
charge TO be likewise made OF 30
cents per month per horse power
connected.
.. For city lighting the company
will install the necessary equipment
and lamps for 1G2-lOO Watt lamps,
20 burn from dusk to daylight every
night In the year. for net price OF
s25 per year per lamp; for so Watt
lamps. we will charge SIC net per
year per lamp.
y 3. We will furnish the feeders {
you TO furnish the ornamental posts
and wiring system therefor), and
we to furnish electricity, lamps and
service TO operate 60-3 light orna-
mental posts TO be placed around the
public square each to contain l-iO0
daylight every night and 2-6O
wat lamp 20 burn from dusk TO
: watt lamps TO burn from dusk to | I
o'clock every night In the week ex-
cepting Saturday night. and to burn
on Saturday until twelve O'Clock
throughout the entire year, for $40
per post per year.
In connection with the prices
! named In clauses and above. we
direct your attention TO the follow
ing:
(a) The scheme for city lighting
submitted by you did not conteiii-
plate the use OF any 80 Watt lamps
at intersections. In our opinion
you can secure adequate and entirely
satisfactory illumination with the
possible, exception OF a few places
|. where the foliage is particularly
heavy by using so Watt lamps. So
that you may have every opportun'
ity TO satisfy yourselves. we will In
stall the entire city lighting system
so as to take 100 Watt lamps and
install throughout Except as men
toned abovel so Watt lamps for
your inspection and trial, and after
such inspection and trial, we will
change so Watt lamps for 100
Watt lamps wherever you may In
, dicate.
(b) The figures given above IN
clauses 2 and make the cost pei
XVIII at the station 8 cents a figure,
which we respectfully submit in the
, light OF all the data available, ino'
luding the data OF your own engin-
, GERS, Is not only reasoable but low
. We have assumed loss OF 2O&
between the station and the lamp
which we submit likewise 10 In youI
favor.
(c) In our opinion, the desire OF
your honorable body to secure sat
isfactory city ligting does not cal
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