The Marshall republican., 1913-09-19
PROPOSAL OF MISSOURI GAS AM
ELECTRIC SERVICE co. To
CITY.
REVISE RATES EVERY FIVE YEARS
city May Purchase Plants at ENpira-
ton of Ten Years IL Desired.
The Proposal In
Full.
We propose:

mum rate of 10 cents per XVIII, sub
ject to a discount OF jG for pay
ment OF bills at the company's Of
flee within ten days from the date Of
same. or in such cases 9h cents
net per XVIII. Quantity rates to be
In accordance with the company's
present schedule and a minimum
charge OF so cents per month per
meter to be made for any form OF
lighting service, and a minimum
charge to be likewise made OF 80
cents per month per horse power
connected.
2. For city lighting the company
will install the necessary equipment
and lamps for i62-iOO Watt lamps,
TO burn from dusk to daylight every
night in the year. for n net price OF
S25 per year per lamp; for so Watt
lamps. we will charge SIC net per
year per lamp.
.. We will furnish the feeders {
you 10 furnish the ornamental posts
and wiring system %therefor), and
We to furnish electricity, lamps and
service to operate COS light orna-
mental posts TO be placed around the
public square each TO contain i-i00
wat lamp 20 burn from dusk TO
daylight every night and $50
watt lamps TO burn from dusk TO IL
O'Clock every night In the week OK.
ccpting Saturday night. and to burn
on Saturday until twelve o'clock
throughout the entire year. for $50
per post per year.
In connection with tho prices
named In clauses . and 3 above. We
direct your attention to the follow
ing:
ta) The scheme for city lighting
submitted by YOU did not contem.
plate the use OF any 80 Watt lamps
at intersections. In u opinion,
you can secure adequate and entirely
satisfactory illumination with the
possible. exception OF u few places
where the foliage IN 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 above) so Watt lamps for
your inspection and trial. aud after
such inspection and trial, we will
change so Watt lamps for 100
Watt lamps wherever you may In
dictate.
CbD The figures given above In
clauses 2 and 3 make the cost per
XVIII at the station ) cents. a figure
which we respectfully submit In the
light OF all the data available, in
Guiding the data OF your " engin-
GERS, is not only reasonable but low.
We have assumed a loss OF goo
between the station and the lamp,
which We submit likewise Is I'm your
favor.
(c) In our opinion. the desire oi
your honorable body TO secur sat
isfactory city lighting does not call
for the use all night every night in
the year OF all the ornamental
posts. IL Is In our judgment
not necessary TO burn the 10t
Watt lamp in more than 10 Of
these posts after i1o'clock durlnf
the week excepting Saturday nigh
and after ~ O'Clock on saturda,
night. a" '1q '''f
td) II Is further our opinion tina
entirely satisfactory and ample Ill
animation would be secured from
these ornamental posts by using II
each post i-60 Watt lamp and 2-4'
WYATT lamps.
(e) The cost to the city for cleo
: triclty under the various suggestion
> made In clauses 2 and 3 will be:
: /. For 162-100 Watt lamps al
! might every night s25 per lam
$4,000.
II. For 37-10O Watt lamps al
might every night s25 per lamp 500
|. For 1850 Watt lamps all nigh
every night s16 per lamp 5000
Total. $2.926. =
III. For go ornamental post
(elause 81 at sac per post s2,16'
II SO of these posts were turned ol
at II o'clock every night exceptin
Saturday and at IL o'clock on Sa'
urday, the cost vel post 9 year fc
these so posts would be $2s per poi
or 1890. making a saving In tn
tern OF $500 per year..
Nv. For so ornamental posts contain
ng each lao Watt and 2-4o Wa
amps (clapse 8, subsection d. 81
J per post per year. or 1880 Is o.