Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-05

Monthly RopOrts-rhe Electric LiRht
Company Win the Contract for Lght-
ing ths CITY Buildings

II
was held last evening with Prssidenj
6ArrA in the chair.
The City Treasurer presented the fol
lowing: In bank 90 the credit OF the
city. ei93, 1S4 10; to the credit Of sanu
lot, % 103 81; 10 the credit OF park fund,
e427. O4; total, Sl96. 662.41. The follow.
ing receipts vera reported: NJ. J. MeR.
ley, 81 1926, Southern district; E. r.
Moody, $500, Northern district; lsteTesI
on HerdmAn fond, $50; on LAtimeE
fund, $40; from Chief OF Police 6RIR.
gett eS6, dog tsx; Building Inspector
Dillin, S87; ClaEk OF Municipal Court
Hyland, Si65 80. Building Inspector
DillIn reported having issued psrnits
for 23 houses, 2 stores and 2 back bnild.
lngs, and the coal oil inspector reported
having inspected 13 226 gallons OF oil.
The payroll OF members OF City Ooun.
ell, amounting to $40 10, was adopted
and the amounts due trdered TO be
paid.
A communication was received and
read from 8 Hooheimer, complaining
OF frame building In the rear Of 120
Market street, which had caught hfe
before and was liable TO catch again ht
any time and endapger the property In
the community. The Communication
was referred TO the building inspector.
Mrs. Nicholas Elllnser asked for the
return OF $5 % overpAid taxes. Referred
to Finance OommIttee.
A communication from the Water
commissioners wac read, asking Oity
Council for authority to iasue bonds
amounting to "a, 900 for tbs improve
ment OF the water works. Referred to
Finance and Law Oommitsse jointly.
The following resolution offered By
Mr.. Hawkins was passed:
Resolved, That hereafter the clerk,
In reading bills, read the items and
state the import Of the bills before any
bills shall be passed.
On motion OF Mr.. DillIn the bids
for lighting the public buildings ware
taken from the box and read.
The WilmlnRton Goal Gas Company
proposed 70 do It for 81 20 per 1000 feet,
or e776 for the whole.
The City Electric Light Company
proposed TO do It for $3.50.
The GAs Company ssnt no bond Ac-
oompanying their bid, A1d this gave
rise 10 considerable discussion. Mr..
Dlllin contended that not having sent o
bond the bid could not be received.
Mr.. Moore moved to refer the bids 10
the committee on public buildlnRs.
Mr.. McKenney doubssd whether q
corporation WAS required to give bond.
he thouRht he wouldn't mind going on
the bond himself.
. corporation has no soul Il could be its
own ssourity. He moved that the City
Solicitor be requested to give his opin.
ion Of the matter.
Mr.. Dlllin said that the asking for
bids had been done according to Law,
and the law requires . bond to accom-
pany the bid. That bond has not been
furnished BY the Gas COmpany, and 1t
therefore should be ruled out. He
moved to award the contract to the
Electric Light Company.
Mr.. sharkey moved 90 postpone the
matter for one week.
MF. Roberto thought Council WAS try.
ing to Bhirk Its duty. Why postpone?
1t had been bsfoTe Council long enough
already. Membe all have their minds
made mp how they intend 10 vote upon
the measure. he was ready to vote
now. Why send II back to the commit,
tee2 Is there something to be done thai
won't bear bringing TO the light? Lei
the members OF Council fAoe the music
like men. BE wanted the best light fol
the least money, and that was the way
he intended to vote.
!, Mr. 6harkey still thought the matte
should be postponed > week.
! MF. Bower said thas no know EdWAEt
Bs!tS, president Of the gas COMPANY
Il well, and there Was nobody who would
not take his word As quick - any.
Mr.. Quinn insisted that the City 30
lioitor should be heard, bat Mr. BeAlC
thought not. A vote OF Council, hoE.
ever. gave the Oity Solicitor the right Il
the floor.
Mr.. Ball a.ateSs that director Of thl
gas company came to him and ASKED
2 his opinion In regard to . bond. HI
told him that the company was SO vel
known, and being strong corporation
no bond would be necessary.
l Mr. 6hAr6ey now moved to amenS
that the contract be awarded to thl
: Wilmington Coal Gas Company, bu
\ his motion was deieAted.
= Mr. Moore now moved to award tn
r contract to the Electric Light Company
Mr. Hawkins, In opposing this INC
4 tloD, said 1t would make the Olt,
Council look Ridiculous TO award th
contrAot to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Chambers favored the motion
The difference in the two bios was onl
t65 10, and the electric h2ht WAS th
LDettSE III hhuS tot otpoctb' II Nhh VI
competition Of the Electric Light Con
j pany, too, that brought down the priC
of gSs.
Mr.. Quinn thought the Electrl
Light OImpAny would be rs bad rs th
gas oompBny II 1t had no opposition
ar The gas company proposed to give q
1. candle light power and the Eleotr
N Light Company only 16. Between Il
q two he much preferred the gas CON
N pRDy.
Mr.. sharkey strongly supported Il
gas company, thAt had extended 1
lines all over the city while the E,e
trio Light Company had q few lin
only in the heart of the city.
Il Mr.. MoKenney advocated the q
10 company that pays $50, 600 = year AWi
In wages, while the Eleotrio Light Cor
pAny pays but 81, 500.
measrs. Chambers and Bower
earnestly spoke for the Electric LiR
10 Company, after which the contract vi
9: awarded 70 that company by . vote
Al 16 10 8.
he The following bills were order'
paid: e. G. Moore, $15; A. O. sterlin
S5i ], O. Mcbride, 6108 SO; PatrIt
DuERu, $50; ]. & johnson, Bl07 Q
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