Evening journal., 1888-10-05
ELECTRICITY VS.. GAS.


The Higher nia Gets ,he canssact ser
Lighting the city isn,i4insa by "a vote
of l6 to S.
Council met in regular session last
evening. The report of the city treas
urer disclosed balance in bank to the
credit of current expenses of $193,-
1874 70 sand lot. $3, l01 81; pack fund.
$427.00. He also reported the receipt Of
the following sums: Martin ]. Mealey,
81 ,325. +. p. Moody. $500 Heidman
Trust, 81 Latimer Trust. S20: w. T.
Swiggett dog tax, $3sl Bnilding In
spector Dillin, $S7 William b. Hyland,
clerk of the municipal court, S46s 90
Coal Oil Inspector Durnev, reported hav-
ing inspected during tine month 13. 200
gallons of oil. Building Inspector
Dillin reported having inspected % dwell
ings, stores back buildings. The
total value Of these buildings amounted
to S61, 100
The payroll Of members Of Council,
amounting to $279 76 was paid after Mr..
Hawkins had requested that it be read.
A communication was read from
Samuel Hockhemer. complaining Of a
frame building in the rear of No. 12O
Market street.
Mr.. Chambers presented a petition
from Elizabeth Ellinger asking for the
return of $5.93 capitation tax, assessed
upon Nicholas Ellinger.
The clerk read communication from
the Board Of Water Commissioners ask
ing Council to issue $45, ,00O worth of
bonds to enable them to pay for certain
contemplated repairs. A resolution was
adopted directing the clerk to read all
bills before they were paid. The bids
were then taken from the box for light
ing the public buildings and were found
to be as follows: Wilmington City Elec-
trio Company, $500 10 To furnish all
lamps and the lamps not to be less than
sixteen candle power. Whining
ton Coal Gas Company agreeing
to light the buildings for $725
and to do all plumbing and repair
ing and to furnish gas lamps Of twenty
candle power The bid Of the Whining
ton Coal Gas Company was accompanied
by their own bond which Mr. Dillin de-
clared to be illegal, and insisted that the
company had not conformed to the bid as
asked The chair stated the city solicitor
could explain why the company was their
own security Mr. Dillin at once in
terposed an objection to hearing the city
solicitor
Mr.. Moore moved to open the whole
matter TO the Public Building Committee
Mr.. McKenney did not see the necessity
of so referring. He knew the Gas Com
pany was perfectly responsible and il
necessary he would go on their bond him
eelf
Mr. Quinn said that the corporation
had offered itself as security and there
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not propose to differ with the city solici-
tor, and he did not see the necessity Of
having such an office, If members of City
Council were to furnish legal opinions.
Mr. Dillin replied that the advertise
ment was according to law and the gas
company had not conn lie with it. and he
moved that the contract be given TO the
electric light company. The motion was
not seconded.
Mr. Quinn moved as an amendment to
Mr. Moore motion that the solicitor be
heard TO this Mr.. Mcbride very decid-
edly objected But the motion passed
and Mr. Ball gave it as his opinion that
the bid was perfectly good and proper in
every respect and that he had told the
company himself that their security
would be sufficient.
Mr. Sharkey then moved that the con-
tract be awarded to the Wilmington Coal
Gas Company The motion was lost by a
vote of 10 to 3, and a motion to award to
the Electric Light Company was passed
by vote Of 16 to s.
During the evening the following orders
were drawn: E. G. Moore. $15; A. @.
Sterling, IS; j. G. Mcbride, $10S 33
Patrick Dugan 500; J. f. johnson, s107
OS: Sunday Star. so 26 NJ +. Keogh,
$207. 0s; J. NJ Griffin, $3.75