Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-12
MORE LIGHTS FOR CITY
Council Will Enter Into New Con
tract With Alexandria County
Lighting Company
Common Council.

Under the terms Oh teil ye"-
contract with the Alexandria County
Lighting Company FOR furnishing
lights for illuminating the city, adopt
ed by the city council at a special
meeting of that body last night. on
the recommendation of the joins
committee on finance and light, AL
exandria in the future will have 334
lights against 157 which it now has,
which will mean that there will be
better illumination for the city and
also the doing away with the gas
lamps on the various street corners
1t was explained that the foregoing
number of lights will mean 4 light
for practically every street corner IN
the city.
The price of the lights under the
new contract is $9,42O against 49,
4O3 for the present lighting facilities.
The lights to be furnished under
the new contract are as follows: %
with 40 candle power at $1S a year;
81 with 100 candle power at S24; lo4
with 400 candle power at $37; ID
with COO candle power at ST., making
! 4 grand total of S9,42O.
The present system includes SO
are lights at SO year !, 100 cand'c
power at S24; Sc lights at S19.l5 4
year and /, 40 candle power at So or
a grand total cost of SS,40".
Capt. Albert Bryan, chairman OF
The finance committee, said that the
adoption Of the new contract would
mean the doing away with CT gas
lamps now in use throughout the
city which, estimating gas al IT'S
rresen! price. would mean I save Of
! S1,2GO year which coupled witt
1913 for the upkecp of these lamp:
would mean total saving Of 81 ,335
i In the judgment Of the committee
he said it would mean saving o
about $500 year to the city with thu
increased number of lights after tax
ing off the cost Of the gas lights
The committee he said had beer
: working on the contract for the pas
Two months. 1t was adopted with
: cut dissenting vote.
Taxpayers have until October il
which to pay their city taxes in orde
to get the usual five per cent discoun
offered for prompt payment AM
those who pay by October Is will oh
tain a discount of three per cent
This date for the payment of take
was fixed upon by the finance com
mittee, and their report was adopted
The tax bills are ordinarily due ant
payable July l, but this year were
delayed which will make them three
months late. The bills will be read,
FOR payment Capt. Bryan explained
about September 10.
| Councilman Bryan, who lives a
the corner of Prince and Columbus
:treets, presented petition to coun
ell asking council for relief from Tho
annoyance incident to the constant
-; use Of the water plug in front of his
residence by the city water cart, II
vas set forth in the petition that the
ACandra Wafer Company per.
mlts only three plugs to be used by
the city in getting its water supply
for sprinkling the streets.
Councilman Smith said as he saw
the matter Capt. Bryan had two scri-
Gus grounds for complaint. The
Water Company he said only permits
the city to get water from two OF
| three plugs. 1t is condition that
should not exist he declared. The
expense in lost time was also re-
counted by him in the wagons going
considerable distance to this plug
when they could get it at some nearby
plug.
Mr.. Smith said there should be
some way to connect So as not to
flood the streets and frequently he
said great hole is made in the street
as result. He asked that the mat
Ter be referred to the street commit
tiee and they ask for immediate re-
lief.
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