The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
CITY SEEKS EXPERT
ADVICE ION QUESTION
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Gated, that would be their course; If on
the other hand, 1t was found that the
Traction Company could furnish the
lights just about as cheaply as the
city, they would then take up with the
Traction Company the proposed new
contract
The commissioners have already be-
bun casting about for competent con-
sulting engineer to estimate the cost
of a city plant and the cost of oper-
ton. It is expected that within few
weeks this information will be at hand
and a definite decision reached as to
whether the city or the Traction Com
pany will furnish lights for Hatties-
burg's highways.
Traction company's Proposition.
The proposal offered yesterday by
the Traction Company is as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Commits
sioners of the City of Hattiesburg,
State of Mississippi:
The greater portion of the life of the
contract for furnishing street lights
to the city by the undersigned having
expired, and in view of the desire OF
the city to increase the number of
street lights used by the city, and 1t
being possible to accomplish the latter
end by the use of the modern series
Tungsten lamps in place of the arc
lamps provided for by the former
contract and at an actual saving to the
city over the present contract, the I'M
dersigned Hattiesburg Traction Com
pany begs leave to submit the follow
ing proposition:
If the city will agree with the under
signed to accept the proposals here
matter contained in lieu of the con-
tract now in force between the city and
the undersigned with reference to
street lighting, the undersigned will
furnish and maintain, upon the condi-
lions and stipulations hereinafter
stated, in the streets of the city Of
Hattiesburg at such points as are or
may be hereafter designated by your
honorable body, or its authorized agent,
electric street lamps for a period OF
seven Cd years from and after the
acceptance of this proposal, as fol-
lows: Not less than seventy (70) 7.5
ampere series Tungsten lamps of 400
candle power each, for S. per month,
provided that at the same time the ur-
dersigned will furnish and the city will
take and continue to use, during the
life of this contract, not less than one
hundred and ten (110) 100 candle pow
or rs ampere series Tungsten lamps
at $2.25 each per month. The said
prices per lamp, however, both for the
said larger and the said smaller lamps
being conditioned upon the city taking
and the company furnishing the said
minimum number of each of said
lamps. The undersigned will furnish
any additional lamps over the said min
imum number at the same prices
charged for said minimum number, it
being definitely understood that the
city will take and use at least the said
minimum number of each of said class
of lamps.
The undersigned will furnish cdr
rent, during the life of this contract,
for all city buildings and plants at 6
cents per XVIII. All of the said street
lamps shall be kept lighted by the said
company every night in the year from
thirty 600 minutes after sunset to half
an hour before sunrise.
Provided, however, that in consider
alton of the rates herein provided and
mentioned. the City of Hattiesburg
shall give its entire street lighting to
the undersigned for the said period OF
seven Cd years; that this contract
shall supersede the old one now In
force and made In April, 1918; that NO
new street light shall be ordered In
during the last eight go months Of the
said period Of seven Cd years, and
that no new street light shall be re-
CURED by the city to be installed at
any point more than eight hundred
| $500 feet from street light already
installed and in use. The city shall
notify the undersigned of any change
In location of lamps which may be de-
sired or any additional lamps desired
and the location of the same, giving
the undersigned not less than thirty
| 600 days in which to make said
change or erect said additional lamp.
1t is further stipulated that your
Honorable Body she'll not legislate
so as to require such changes nr exact
such conditions as to cause the
rates herein mentioned to become un-