, 1923-10-04
RATE FOR Street
LIGHTING GIVEN
MANAGER POTTS OF R. E.L.l +. SUD.
MITS FIGURES TO COUNCIL FOR
RATE ON new LIGHT SYSTEM

TO assure ImWoOl1to etopo
being taken for putting In the pro-
posed ornamental lighting system.
This Is the opinion of al prominent
citizens attending the city meeting
last night who have made q study
of the local situation. 1t is also APP
parent that Rawlins hes teen very
fortunte in securing such low rates,
they declare.
AS outlined by James Potts. man
ager Of the local light company
which will provide the electricity.
figures are based on a total OF 121
light posts and 5 traffic posts. Mr..
Potts pointed out, however that this
IL the number represented by the
original program and does not mean
that additions can not or will not
be made later. His company has
expressed its willingness to supply
this number Of $50 candle power
lights with electricity for IS a
month per post IL burned all night.
and $3.50 = post II burned from
lusk to midnight. Traffic posts
will be subject to q $3.50 charge
for all night service.
Members Of the Rotary and Lions
clubs, Organizations that are really
responsible for progress made in
the lighting issue together with the
hearty cooperation OF the mayor
and his council declare that this
rate 10 . 100 per cent reduction Is
compared with tentative figures
cited by the light company.
Come weeks or months Z the
question was brought to point OF
1ssue BY various civic organizations.
and IN Improvement area decided
upon By city officials and their ad-
vtsors. But r1tes quoted then.
while wholly unofficial were
thought to be prohibitive and the
matter rested Not long ago the
subject was again adrsd aAd aa1-
aser Potts requested to take the
matter up with his headQuartess,
upon which to base It, rate pro-
posals.
Tue rates quoted officially at last
nights meeting were greeted With
much favorable comment. Action 10
already being taken to outline 4 set
OF specifications and other data for
the opening OF bids covering the
actual work Of Installation. Repre-
s~entatives Of various manufacturing
irms producing equipment for this
sort OF project stated that delivery
Of approximately eight weeks could
be had ON most OF the equipment.
Unless the improvement area de-
eided upon At earlier council meet
ings b altered lights will b INSTALL
I'd - follows providing the plans Of
thoes behind the movement 20 thru:
Gear street. 10th sidss from 6eeoad
e uisAAA; Buflalo both sides..
rhira . NH: Spruce. soutA st1s.
TAlrd u mn; FoartA aAd FINN.
betA sa1ss 3foa Front 70 Spruce. II
= pnaseseoed that the county viii
bsdf the sxpease Of iights around
The esust house, and the school dis
treee ehAe IT thoo0 around the school
houso.
Roughly speaking lights will b
Installed q Intervals a. 1ot test On
both s66ss Of the stfests not bound-
~ streets Of the impfovemsut area.
resulting II tour lights 70 an inter
neetloa- The cost OF such iustalla-
tSou nay b met n several ways.
bat u 10 thought that direct asssss-
mont OF adjacent property owners
viii b emptoyNd
Two ether matters OF major I'm
p0ttance we're brought up for con-
sldo9atioa. Postmaster J. A. Hobbs
Utatsd that IN order 70 relieve the
present. congestion at the post office
especially II the general delivery
department he 10 planning on a.
additional two mail carriers and 81
truck. This addition to his force
will exteud the mall routes 10 that
fewer persons need call 1t the Of
Gee for their mail. Work OF map
Ing the city with this additional SER
vice In mind IL being made im.l
possible. however. because houses
are not properly numbered. Mr..
,t9eAAe WAS assured that the city
'voal1 10 everything possible In
ooeteog each house properly desig-
nAee1 ~ . strsst number.
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