The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-16
MAY REPORT ON NEXT MONDAY
Price Offered by Wisconsin Gas & Elec-
trio Co. Is Declared to be About the
Same as Paid in Other Cities But the
Contract Has Many Strings.

The members OF the council commit
tee on gas and light and the special
committee of the Kenosha Retailers ,
Association named to have charge of
the installation of decorative lights in
the city, are busy considering the
proposition which has been offered by
the Wisconsin Gas and Electric Com
pany for the installation of the decora-
tive lights on Wisconsin and Market
street and it is expected that the joint
committee will be ready to make a
report to the council on Monday even
ing. Some of the members of the old
council are little shy Of taking any
action on this contract, but some Of
the members OF the new council are
urging that the matter be out of the
way before new men take hold Of the
work of the committee on account of
the time that the present committee
has given to this matter. Members of
new committee would be forced to
delay action until it could make an in
vestigation over practically the same
grounds.
In its proposition to the city the
company has made a contract similar
to the proposed contract for lighting
the streets of the city and the contract
is made with the understanding that
while two-t thirds Of the cost of main
tanning the lights is to be paid by
property owners the entire cost will be
collected from the city by the com
pany and the city council will levy a
tax against the property owners to
provide for the payment of the two
thirds of the cost. The cont act is for
term Of ten years and it is specified
that at the end of the term the equip
ment is to remain the property Of the
company. All installations for these
lights are to be underground. Two
types of lamps are suggested. One is
the luminous arc lamp, which met with
favor among the members Of the joint
committee and the other is a new
lamp known as nitrogen filed
Mazda" lamp.
The post to be used is known as the
Coulter post" type that has been
favorably acted on by the joint com
mittee. The hours of burning provid-
ed are: All lights save two at each
corner shall burn from one half hour
after sunset until midnight and the
two lights at each corner shall be on
an all night schedule. The contract
makes practically the same provision
for outage as is made in the general
the company.
The company is required to keep a
record of all lights not burning and to
make regular reports to the police de-
partment of the city in regard to such
lights in order that proper deductions
for lack of service m y be made. The
charge for these lights is as follows.
During the first year from the date
of execution of the contract the rates
Of service for lights burning from half
hour after sunset until midnight shall
be as follows:
First 50 lamps-$7o per lamp
per year.
Next so lamps-$65 per lamp
per year.
All over 100 lamps-$62 per lamp
per year
For the lamps burning all night
the rate will be $50 per lamp per
year
After the first year the company
makes a charge for installation of the
new lamps, the amount being the one
tenth portion of 1926 for each year Of
the contract that has expired
The rate that has been offered is
considered about the same that is be-
ing paid for similar installations in
other cities of Wisconsin, The matter
has been left to the retailers to decide
and the members of their committee
are now taking the matter up with
the property owners. Should the con
tract be made on the basis Of the
proposition it is expected that the
lights will be installed on Wisconsin
and Market streets by the first of
June.