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February 9, 1909. It is recommended that the work be done. The repaying of both sides of Lincoln street~ between Fourth and Sixth~ ~t a co_st of $750.00. I.t is recommended that the work be done. It is further recommended that the roadway now being paved, on Lincoln street be extended to the house line on west side of Sixth street; and the paving on North street extended to the house line on east side of 0rawford street, at costs of $t,0~8 and $1,443, respectively. (Signed} E.B. Hawks, Chairman, C. O. On motions, the several recommendations of the 0ommit~ee were adopted, and the recommended priations for paving were referred to the Joint Finance 0ommittee. Lights-- Hon. Oommon Council. Gentlemen:--Your~Light Committee respect~ally reports herein as to the following matter referred to the Joint Dight 0ommittee by the 0ommon Council September 8th, last: To obtain plans and specifications for lighting the City, and to~ consider a five year contract for lights after present sontraet for same shall have expired. Your Committee desire to say that they have devoted much time and attention to this matter, in the effort to obtain the most satisfactory provisions for a contract, and, as a result of their work, recommend au adoption cf the following: AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE FOR LIGHTING, V~ITH EZE~TR~OITY, THE STREETS AND PUBwIO B~I~IN.GS OF THE OITY, T~E RESIDENOES AND PLACES OF BUSi~NE'SS, AND OTHER BUILD- !NQS AND PLACES ~I~IN THE CITY. 1. Be it ordained by the CoU~oll of the City of Portsmouth, That the Join% Light 0ommittee of the Oounoil be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to advertise once a week for four suc- cessive weeks in the Portsmouth S~ar, a newspaper published in the City of Portsmouth, and~ in such other newspapers and for such other time as it may deem necessary, inviting bids for a franchdse for lighting, with electricity, the streets, public buildings, private residences, places of busi-- ness, aud other buildings and places within the City for a period'of ten years and for a period of twenty years, respectively; reserving, in said advertisement, to the Council the right to aceept the bid for ten years, or the bid for twenty years, or the right to reject any or all bids. The said bids are to be ~In writing and delivered upon a day and hour, to be determined by the Joint Light Gommittee, named in the advertisement, to the President of the Cow--on Council, in open ses= sion. The said advertisement shall further set forth that the successful bidder shall enter into a contract with the City of Portsmouth covenanting and mgreeing for a period of ten years from the date of Said contract to carry into effeet,~ and to do, pay. and perform all and singular the terms and conditions following: that is to say-- C ondi t i on s. 1. There shall be furnished, maintained and operated by the Contractor one hundred and fifty' (150~ lamps, more or less, and, in addition, such a number of lamps as may be necessary to light any territory in a future extensio~ of the City, at a pries to be roamed by the bidder. 11. The lamps for street illumination shall be suspended over the center of the streets or roadways, or upon mast-arms or other approved devices and in such locations as may be directed by the Joint Ltgh~ Committee, and to change at the expense of the contractor, the location of any lamp 'or lamps which the Committee on Lights of the Council may direct to he ehanged~ The method of hang- ing or swinging lamps to be satisfactory to and under the direction of the said 0ommittee.. 111. The said lamps shall be'of the Enclosed Arc type, having a rating of not less than 400 Watts per lamp at the terminala. They .~1 ~o o~ ~_~ ....