The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-02
COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE AU-
THORlzlNG CONTRACT TO BE
MADE FOR LIGHTING.
ALL SUPPORT THE MEASURE
Only Thing Left Now Is For Business
Men and Property Owners to Do
Their Share in the Original Cost of
Furnishing the Handsome New
Poles.

A Great White Way" extending
from junction to junction along Cen
trial avenue, and having other prob
able terminals that will help mate.
rally when they are added, was as
sured this city last night when the
city council passed an ordinance an
thoriz,ng the board of public affairs
to enter into contract with the pub
lie utilities company for the lighting
of the proposed white way.
Not alone did all the aldermen
present support the measure. but they
read the ordinance three times under
unaaimous suspension of the rules
and passed it so the work might not
be delayed.
Mayor McClendon and Messrs. Gus
| Strauss and George w. Housley of
/ the board Of public affairs may make
the contract today if they choose to
do so. They will make it as soon as
it is practicable.
The aldermen present last night
we're Petit, Mclaughlin, Sigman,
Williamson, Peden, Ledwidge, Cart
ney Rigsbee, Wood, Burgaurer, Bor-
man and Shepherd.
The ordinance which authorizes
the contract is as follows:
AN ordinance authorizing the mem
bers of the Board of Pubic Affairs
n 10 nf t,
into a contract with the Citizens
Electric Company for the purpose
OF lighting certain streets under
the system known as the White
Way
BE it ordained by the city council
of the city Of Hot Springs, Garland
county, state Of Arkansas:
Section l. That the board of pub
lie affairs of the city of Hot Springs
be and they are hereby authorized to
enter into a contract on behalf Of the
city of Hot Springs with the Citizens
Electric Company, for the purpose Of
creating a lighting system to be
known as the White Way to EN-
brace a portion of Central avenue
and such other localities as may be
agreed upon between the parties
Section 2. Said contract shall
exist and be in force for a period of
ten years from the date of its execu-
tion and shall provide for the erec-
tion by the said Citizens Electric
Company of 100 or more steel poles
with a four-light ornamental brackets
TO be located approximately as shown
on blue print hereto attached, re-
ferred to and directed to be made
part of said contract; the said Citi-
zens Electric Company also to fur
nish. install and maintain Is steel
poles with one light ornaDental
bracket, approximately as shown on
blue print hereto attached, marked
Exhibit b and directed to be maSe a
part of said contract. The said Citi-
zens Electric Company shall be di-
rected in said contract that each four
light fixture will be equipped with
four 50-candlepower incandescent
lamps and that each one-light fixture
shell be equipped with one 50-candle-
power incandescent lamp, all of said
lamps to be enclosed within 12-inch
opal globe.
"SectAin g. The said Citizens Fec
trio Company to be obligated by said
contract to maintain said lights and
keep them in good condition and to
supply all lamps and outer globes arS
poles and fixtures appropriate for
said purpose and that they will keep
said poles and fixtures neatly
painted and will inspect same at ap-
propriate intervals and repiace any
lamps or globes that may have hs-
come broken or for any other reason
unuseable The said Citizens Elec-
tric Company also to be obligated to
-nMTfAiIEn nN pAGE TWO.