The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-12

made of these rates that the citizens
of your city will feel satisfied and
will know that the rates now in
force are entirely reasonable, are
lower than ordinarily charged under
like circumstances, and indeed could
with justice be increased. 1t is ou1
primary duty to maintain service and
be prepared to furnish current at all
times and under all conditions and
to that end we are maintaining, in
addition to our hydro-electric plant
a steam reserve and are giving serv.
ice as good as is known to, the
business. We have recently made
a substantial reduction in our rates
and we cannot, with any just regard
to. our obligations, to all concerned
make any further reduction in these
rates at the present time.
Quote Some Prices.
I'VE hereby quote you the follow
ing prices as basis for contract
for your city lighting for 100 or
more. luminous globe lamps, price per
lamp, per year as follows: Lamps
burning from dark until II p. m.
every night, $4955; lamps burning
from dark to dawn, every night
$3.50. These prices include the
furnishing of alternating current for
the luminous arc system referred to,
at one point, the lamps to take sc
amperes each, the city to properly
install and maintain at it's own ex-
lpense the system complete, including
posts, lamps and necessary wiring,
ready to burn, including connection
between system and rectifier sets,
which sets are to be located in. the
company's substation. In addition to
current, this price includes the switch
ing on and off of lights at each post,
the renewal of electrodes, the re-
placement of broken globes, and la
Dor required therefor. ea
Will Purchase Rectitiers.
"The company will accede to your
request as to rectifer sets and will
purchase and install at it's own ex.
pense the necessary rectifers which
shall be and remain the property of
the company, and for the balance of
the city lighting with the present
arc light installations we quote you
the following prices, as part of
the above propositions: Sixty dollars
per arc lamp per year, to burn as
per Philadelphia schedule now in
force, or SOS per arc lamp per year,
on an all night every night sched-
ule. This includes maintenance and
trimming of lamps. The company will
not require. that the city replace the
arc lights now occupying the area
to be lighted by the luminous arc
system.
Cor we will furnish, measure anc
deliver at the company's switchboard
at it's substation, Mankato, alternat-
ing current at approximately twenty
two hundred (2,2C0) volts for the
operation of not less than one hun
dred Q00) luminous globe lamps of
6.6 amperes each, at three cents 6
cents) net per kilowatt hour. The
company will purchase the neces-
sary rectifiers and meters for meas
uring current, the rectifiers and me.
tiers to be located in the company's
substation at Mankato. The price of
three cents per kilowatt hour does
not include the turning on or off
of lamps or trimming of lamps or
the maintenance of lamps or the
system in any respect, except the
maintenance of rectifiers and meter,
and for the balance of the city light
ing with the present arc light in
stallation We quote you as part
of this proposition the figures and
terms above given.
Will Purchase Electrodes.
'If the city so requests the com.
pany will switch luminous globe
lamps on and off at each post, and
purchase on behalf of the city cleo.
trodes and other materials necessary
for trimming and maintenance and
will furnish labor required, all at
actual cost plus ten per cent.
"The company will supply altefnat.
ing current only at approximately
one hundred and ten (11O) or two
hundred twenty (22O) volts to the
city at the price of three cents per
kilowatt hour for white way sys.
tenn Cnstalled by the city, using one,
three or five lamps to each post, cur,
rent for such system or systems to
be metered at one point as designat
ed by the city.
Each of the propositions made
above is made on the condition that
a contract for a period of not less
than five years be entered into with,
in thirty days from the date hereof
between the city of Mankato and
the Consumers Power company OF
Mankato for street lighting. Yours
truly, Consumers Power Company
by R. e. Brown, manager. =
The report of the committee ap
pointed by the mayor is as follows:
Report of Committee.
ITO the Common Council of the
City of Mankato: The undersigned
committee appointed by the mayor
at the suggestion of the common
council to negotiate with the Con
sumers Power company, with view
of entering into a contract with that
company to light the city for "a pc
riod of years, respectfully report:
THAT We have carefully consider
ed the proposition of the Consumers
Power cnmnanN of ,datn of AnouSt 1