Provo Daily Enquirer | 1892-04-15 | Page 1 | The Electric Light

THE LIGHT ui I 1 t THE E WOOLEN MILLS CO REPLY TO THE COUNCIL attention is calie cale I 1 to a con contract tract for ag gatins tinz provo city will the lights continue the iol following lowing communication from aiom tw the board of dire directors storm of the provo prove A I 1 woolen mills company was yester yesterday clay to city recorder and w wll ill no dou doubt bt be ba acted upon uan by thle the city council at the next meeting in the meantime tile tha electric light shines chines for all provo utah api apal JI 14 to the Hunu rable the mayor aid aad cy city council of proto gi ci y buur action with reler refer euco euca to the lighting of the tha city by A 0 smoot and has been duly to us being of the thu aur contract avith with the city requires u to nut lobs lesa thin sixteen arc ligh a for tile the period f i 2 years from froin aad auda alter tier ulu thu time our services began which was wad in august and 3 lou ou to pay for said braces EI vices dur dunna n tue whole ol 01 said teim of efto deaia at t the rats rate of fifteen dollars per mom a for each light thui thu burnished luini shed we have submitted our contract to ta aca an altur attorney 12 ey for his hia and his opinion COB laws our own owai we the therefore desire to submit this matter to y u tor your further consideration be believing the inspection of our contract with you will that our reciprocal obligations g tue the lichtin oi of the streets streeta will extent until augut august ol of iiii year we deesire to godf you of our readi broadi i ness and light the streets etsy lanes janes and alleys of provo city with wita not less tian 16 2000 candle power are arc lights tor the sum suin of 15 per eolith for each light so BO furnished furnia hed during and until the ard day of august ibo and to notify you that in the event of your declining to permit us to do this of 0 our i intention to lo hold the municipality pi clity re for damages sustained by reason of such ouch refusal pleasa nease communicate with us your further pleasure at the earl earliest icat practical moment yours very A 0 SHOOT I 1 IVILL lu B Pitr pittston STON W ff rows 11 II J GRANT arjust 0 S J 0 CUTLER TANNER josean S TAs ien J P it JOH jonsson Nawl I 1 by 0 F UNDERHILL supt bupt the contract referred to in the tha above i communication was entered into in conformity with a resolution authorizing such a contract to be entered into by the tha provo prevo city as the party parly of the first part and the directors of thu prevo woolen mills co as ag parties of at the second part passed by the city council ot prevo city on the day of february 1890 the contract provides pro videe that within thirty days daya from the above date the party ot tho the second part shall cow commence mence the construction and erection of the rece seary electric light works and the erect erection ian of poles palea along the streets alamea and alleys of provo city and the party of the first part agrees tt so use for the purpose of lighting said streets and alleys with electria elec trie are arc lights not less than sixteen such lights ot two thousand candle each and to pay the party of the tha second part fifteen dollars per month for each and every one of said eaid lichts during tho the period of two yeara lt commerce 8 7 months from the date of the contract