Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-02
NEWEST LIGHT
OFFERED CITY
TungstOn Lamp at SIS for Ten
Years with Lower Prices
for Smaller Units.

only ore bid on the new contract 20
lights the streets and public places
of Evansville yesterday. The pres
ent contract does not 'xpire until
Aug. II 1915. The bid was from
the Public Service Company.
The proposal was forma ly opened
but action upon it was delayed until
a special meeting Of the board set
for Saturday morning. owing to TIE
fact that Mayor Bose went to In.
dianapolis last night and will not re-
turn until the latter part Of the
week.
In the bid submitted by the Public
Service company seventy-six prices
are quoted on different kinds of
lamps for periods of 5. 10. 20 and rs
years Particular emphasis is laid
on the new nitrogen filed metallic
filament Tungsten lamps, which are
the very newest things in street
lighting. The lamps are just icing
put on the market and it is predict
ed that in q few years they will
make the present enclosed arc light
obsolete.
One feature of this lamp, is that
the city can secure different units, as
more or less light is needed in par
ticuIar localities.
For the lowest unit of $50 candle
power 6 6 amperes twenty-six volts,
the bid ranges from $96 a lamp a
year for a period of five years to SIS
for a contract for twenty five years.
For the 400 cardle power Is amperes
13B volt lights. the price range is
from $45 to $50.
The standard light is of 600 candle
power, 20 amperes. IA volts.
This is offered in place of the big
arc lights now in use and for the
main streets of the city where the
greatest illumination is required.
Smaller units may be used for
streets not r curing 30 much light
and in this wey. at the lower prices
for the smaller units, the board
would be able to make a saving in
the total lightning cost. As il. is
now the same light that is used on
Main street or Fulton avenue is used
in the suburbs.
According to the suggestion CT the
Poblic Service company. the smaller
lights at the cheaper prices would be
used wherever practicable.
The Public Service company assert
the 600 candle power lamp will give
an increase of $50 per cent in light,
with better and wider diffusion. as
Ic,mpared with the arc lights now in
use.
TIE price range is SIS a year for
five wears, $48 for ten years down to
SAB so for twenty five years. The
CITY Of Chicago has contracted for
10000 of these lights, although they
have not yet been delivered.
The price now being paid by the
city for the arc lights is SOS per
lamp year. This price is for every
arc light in use.
Samples of all lights will be set up
BY the Public Service company in o.
der that the board of public works
and citizens may see them in opera
tion. ''
The Public Service company pay S
the city three per cent gross on
This will. in the end.
mean a discount Of three per cent
over the prices quoted in the bid.
According to the bid. electric cur
rent and gas used by the city in pub
lie buildings will be furnished on the
same schedule of rates that the SER
vice is furnished to private individ-
lals. This uniformity Of charge is
r. quired by the state put lie utilities
act. Gas lamps for street lighting
ire quoted at 500 each in the bid
Granville Courier.