Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-19
Council Bluffs
ALDERMEN MEETEHE
LIGHT COMPANY MEN
Trying to Fine Cause of Delay
in the Matter of Making
New Contract.
THREE SYSTEMS PROPOSED

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Chairman Williams of the fire and
light committee of the city council,
and Aldermen Olson and Clawson
held a conference yesterday afternoon
with Manager English and Charles
Hansen OF the Citizens Gas and Flee
trio Light company.
The conference was brought about
by the comment being made upon the
delay in making the new contract,
which, since the elimination OF the
royalty, is costing the city heavily for
street lighting and preventing the pri-
vate consumers getting the IS per cent
reduction provided for by the pro-
posed new contract
The delay is not attributable to the
members OF the council A majority
of them have favored the acceptance
of the contract offered by Manager
English, and the fire and light COM
mittee has been ready to unanimously
recommend it. The delay has been
due entirely to desire to change the
lighting system and substitute 400
candle power incandescents strung on
pedestals 100 feet apart on both sides
of the streets for the present 5000
candle power flaming arcs in the bust
ness section of the city. This would
cost nearly $4,000 more than the tax
levy, now up to its limit, will bring in,
and to make such thing possible the
council has been urged by the Cham
Der of Commerce committee to dis
continue all of the flaming arcs on
Broadway west of the Illinois Central
and at the south end of Main
street and put little 400-candlc power
in their place, thereby
saving one-half the cost OF the big
arcs.
Installs Three Lights.
To show just what would be the re-
suit of this change, Manager English
installed three of the 400-candle power
lights on West Broadway without dis
turbing the flaming arcs. The lights
were then alternately turned on and
off.
The test was made Thursday night
in the presence of members of the
council and Chairman Wallace and
of his committee, while sew
eral hundred interested West Enders
looked on. The contrast between the
large and small lights was so great
that all agreed the experiment could
not be tried. The test was discussed
at the committee meeting yesterday
afternoon and the decision reached
that the change would not be made.
1t was the sentiment of the light
committee that there should be no
more delay in accepting the contract
submitted by Manager English. 1t
will save the city nearly $1,000 an
nually on the street lighting bill and
save the small consumer rs per cent
of the amount of his monthly bill il
his bill ranges even between 50 cents
and 81 month. This is the first con-
tract ever offered the city where the
greatest benefit reaches the small con-
sumer.
The tax levy for the street lighting
fund produces about $4,000 a year
and expenditures cannot go beyond
that without somebody getting in jail.
Three propositions were submitted
yesterday afternoon, the first contin-
uing the present lighting system, in
creasing the number of lights, but
still keeping the cost within the safe
limit, the other two contemplating the
pedestal two-light system, but forcing
the cost away beyond the danger line.
Following are the three:
First Proposed Lighting System.
Ss flaming arc lamps,
underground system, at ssa.,5 : s,ae55o
~ flaming arc lamps,
overhead system, at. 5725 2,57625
400 C. .. In place of 8,6
common arcs, at...... 800 2170
500, 90 C. p. lamps, at. 1900 II 3s4O0
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This will allow for three extra
flaming arc lamps, and seventy-nine
more 60 candle power lamps for resi-
dence districts, at a cost OF 81, 45075,
making total cost of $20,99350.
Second Proposed Lighting System.
70 one-light posts with
one 400 C, p, at. 5000 : 2,62S. 90
% two-light posts with
two 400 C. p, at,,..... $500 6,324.0
IS 400 G. p. lamps to take
the place OF all overhead
flaming arcs. at.....,. 800 1850
$50 so c. p. lamps, present
installation, at ....... 1900 A.3s400
7 400 C. p. lamps to take
the place of ali overhead
6.6 ampere common arc
lamps, at ......t....... 81. 90 PIT. 90
iolhl q EA,34b,uU
This does not allow any extra lamps
for the residence districts, and is
$3,948 more than the levy.
Third Proposed Lighting System.
70 one-iight posts with
one 400 C. D.. at,....,.. $500 : 2G2S. 90
SO two-light posts with
two 400 c. p. One Hight
to burn all night. and
one light to he turned
off at midnight. at. $500 $4,000
As 400 c, y. lamps to take
the place OF all over
head flaming arc lamps.
at .,...,.. ,.,,.....,.,. alOO $4,000
Ss9 so c. D. lamps present
installation. at ...,.... 1900 1885, 90
400 &, p. lamps to take
the place of all So COM
mon arc lamps at.,..,, 3L0O 217.O0
TotaI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S24, OILS. 90
This does not all any extra lamps
for the residence districts, and is
S3,0l8 more than the levy,
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers, nIed