Show COMPANY MAY GET CONTRACT FOR STREET LIGHTING It is probable that the residence districts dis dis districts of the city will be lighted with gas instead of electric lights as s at present That is Is if it the City Council Committees on Improvements and Municipal Laws decide dedde de de- de- de cide to have v the contract for lighting the lighting the I V h ht t city go to the h Weisbach Street e Lighting Company of America A meeting of the committee was held yesterday afternoon to discuss the plan but final action action- was deferred deterred until Monday Monday Mon lon day afternoon at 4 Many of the Councilmen favor Javor the proposal of the gas company The question to be bo settled is whether the city can stand the additional expense Councilmen Carter and Hobday ass assert rt that the Utah Light and Railway company com corn pany which furnishes city with electricity elec elec- for the arc lights light should be given givena a a hearing before the committees before any action is taken The proposed plan is Is' to displace arc lights and replace them with gas gas lamps The gas lamps will cost 32 a year each while the arc lights cost 72 a year The arc lights which may be while displaced the c cost gas H the lights city lt would o annually cost l f g The arc lights that would remain would cost the city a year ear This would under the new plan cost coat the city a year for lighting At present for fr arc lights the city pays The promoters assert that it will cost them 50 to Install each lamp that under the first year three-year contract they will re receive receive re- re calve only 36 38 and out of this they will have to pay for gas and labor |