The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-04
WILL REPLACE
ARC LIGHTS
City Council Thinks Service
Better from Tungsten
Lamps
:
tt W II ADDED LIGHTS
~ TO MAIN STREET
Ten Year Contract With
Consolidated Company
Is Favored

1 acceptance OF the aidermanlc hght'
ing committees favorable report on the
fifth proposition of the Consolidated
Lighting Co., relative to the Lighting OF
Barre streets at the regular meeting OF
the city council last night points to
the near solution of problem that has
confronted the city fathers since the last
lighting contract expired in the fall of
1912. In its report the committee refers
specifically to the details of the PROPOSE
tion and ends by making one recon-
mendation along with several others, III
favor of adopting the Consolidated Co.'S
new plan. On the motion of Alderman
Dawson, the report was accepted and
afterwards on the motion OF Alderman
Ward the lighting committee was in
structed to draw up a tentative con.
tract on the basis of the new proposition
and submit it to the council for ratifica.
tion.
Says the report: "The Consolidates
Co.'S fifth proposition, submitted Jan.
uary 25. is the most desirable from an
economic standpoint that we have yet
considered and we recommend its ac.
ceptance" With reference to the de-
tailed proposals contained therein, the
report continues:
"The Consolidated Co., proposes to
furnish our city with l25 more 200 C. p.
tungsten lamps, two or more 100 {. p.
tungsten lamps and fifty or more BIC.
p. tungsten lamps at the price based
upon l0-year contract, giving the city
option of caneelling the contract at the
end of three years, or any year there
after by paying at the term OF such
cancellation the difference between
price based on l0-year contract and
the price which would have been paid
had the contract been for the term Of
wears which had elapsed mp to the time
the contract was cancelled by the city.
And if the city does not see fit to can
eel said contract before term of e&pirib
ton. it will have saved about $4,000
Referring in its proposal to the 80 c.
D. series tungsten lamps, the company
agrees to substitute. if desired, 40 c. p.
series lamps in their places at no el-
ditional expense. The report called at
tention to the demonstration of 200 c. y.
tungsten lamps in place Of two arc
lights on North Main street In tile
minds of the committee as much light
was derived from such lamps as from
the arcs. .They burn steadily" says the
report. without the fiickering notice
able in the are lights
In concluding, the committee reports:
we recommend that each arc lamp now
burning in the city be replaced with one
700 Z. D. series tungsten light, and thai
additional lamps be installed on our
main street and other places where II
5 deemed necessary to the limit of tho
appropriation. The number of lamps
hat can be installed with the recon-
nended appropriation would be as fol-
ows; l44. 200-e. p. tungstens, 5l, 10
/. d. tungstens: 2 l00-c. p. tungstens.
These figures will of course vary accord.
ng to the size of lamps used"
Other Business Transacted.
A resolution relating to departmental
read for the first time
nd passed to second reading provid-
d for S400 for streets, $500 for the
ealth department and S75 for land dam
ges.
On the request of the mayor an in
itation asking him to be present at
banquet to be given in Boston by the
harles II. Tenney corporation to its su-
as well as municipal Off
als in cities where it is doing bus
,ess was read before the council. Aft
-wards the mayor explained his decil
on not to, accept the invitation. In
ew of the present negotiations between
ne Consolidated Co., and the city, he
plieved il would be best 10 make a
ngative reply. The banquet is to be
ia February Is. Later in the session
a invitation extended the street com
ittee by a Terre Haute Ind. bridge
I'd culvert firm to visit its works was
ad by the clerk. although no action
as taken.
Building Inspector George Rand re.
,rted favorably on the request of Mich
i Sullivan to repair barn on Pros
ct street and the application OF Mrs.
ellen Camp to remodel a barn off Elm
rect and the recommendations con-
ined in the report were ordered car
"a out. The inspectors monthly re
ut. as accepted. referred 10 five build
2 permits issued during January. Levi
anchi was granted permission to trans
r his pool room license from Gran
street 10 No. 323 North Main street
the B. Tomasi black.
Many Bills Paid
The following warrants for the month
re read and spproved: Harold L. Bond
l.. Sl6.G0. supplies, street acct; Cu.-
Bros. S2s.75. board and team hire,
Get and water aocts.; engineering de-
SlC07G. engineering work,
-eets. sewer. surface sewer, water and
y records accts; $. n. Parker, har-
- repairs, sl4lo, street and side
TX accts.; y. ID. Phelps Co.. S2o.C5.
pplies and repairs. street, sewer AMI
n buildings accts.: T. /. Scott. legal
vices. s5a5o. street, poor and police
Is: Consolidated Lighting Coz
is.7l. electric lighting. street lighta
Y building and IRE aCcts.; &. II. Ccok,
arv. street and engineering accts.. 2
Reed. sln1. salary. engineering acct.
chnicai supply Co. $3.50. engineer
ae-f.: Chapman Valve Mfg Co., sup-