Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-06
TEN YEARS. LIGHT
Village Council Close Contract With
President schenk Of The Toledo
And Indiana Railway for City
Lighting - Citizens Asked to Co.
operate in Avoiding Dark Lamps

Council met in regular session last
Monday evening with air of assur-
ance about the individual members
that betokened the announcement of
some great victory won or some great
task completed; further evidence of
something in the way of good news
to be disclosed was the presence in
the council chamber Of officials of the
Toledo 4 Indiana Railway Company
whose faces expressed satisfaction
with the world at large. But good
things come slow and the Mayor be-
lieves in having things. move along in
proper order. The routine business
was disposed Of and Mr.. ID. A. Fauver
presented a verbal petition to the
council asking that the deep ditch
alongside the east side of Shoop
Avenue and adjoining his property on
that avenue, be filled in so that it
would be unnecessary to bridge the
present ditch in order to get in on the
property and to improve the appear
anee Of the avenue which is one Of
the most travelled approaches to the
town. The filing in of the ditch
would involve the laying Of a tile
drain to carry Off the surface water
and the matter was referred 10 the
sewer committee for further investi-
cation and report The Mayor called
for report from the light committee
and city solicitor Darby reported for
the committee that The Toledo g. In
diana Railway Company had conced-
ed practically all points insisted up
on by the council and they were ready
TO submit contract for formal accept
ance by council. The contract calls
for the maintenance of practically the
same amount of lighting on Fulton
street that Wauseon has been enjoy
ing for the past year this includes
one hundred and ten ornamental,
three lamp standards, the top lamp
sixty c. r., side lamps, forty c. P.
There are TO be ninety-nine one
hundred G. p. lamps six two
kundred c. P. lamps to be hung
in the center Of other streets and to
burn all night on moonlight schedule.
Additional lights and change of lights
are provided for under certain condi-
tions and restrictions and always at
the direction Of the council. Provi-
sions are also made whereby the coun-
Gil may have tests Of voltage made
and when It is found that voltage is
hrlow required standard the contrac-
tor Is to make good and to pay ex-
penses Of testing. Contractor also to
replace all dead or inefficient lights
and keen all globes etr clean. The
contractor gives bond in the sum OF
$4,000 for fulfilment Of contract and
TO indemnify the town for damages to
person ~ propertv from the operation
Of the lighting plant.
Tamns that are dead cost the con-
tractor one cent per hour of the time
thew shonId be giving light after the
first night.
Here Is where the citizens can help
TO maintain the efficiency of the light
ing system and also help the village
to get al the light il pays for: if q
lamp in the vicinity of your residence
or place of business is dark when il
ought to be giving light, notify the
electric light plant at once. Every
citizen should consider himself or her
self y committee of one to see thai
all the lights that the citizens are
having for is kent burning and ac
tually giving light. The contractors
are anxious to give efficient and sat
'vfartorv service and will appreciate
being notified when things are ou
of order. Don't wait to hunt up |
councilman or Mayor just phon'
directly and at once to the lighting
plant.
The price agreed upon for the ser
vice as it now stands is $4155.00 pc
year payable in monthly installments
This includes lighting that is paid TO
by the various railroad companie
whose lines pass through Wauseon an
the county, bringing the amount &C
tually paid by the village to littl
more than $1,000 perryear. The Vii
lage has the right in case Of financia
emergency to reduce the lighting t
a minimum of $4,000. The contract i
for a period of ten years and as tn
council have been wrestling with thi
problem since the expiration of tn
old Williams &. Company contract las
February; quite naturally they feI
relieved of a heavy burden when
resolution was passed accepting tn
contract. An expert electrical er
gineer was called in by the council
represent them in negotiations wit