Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
THE PUB1Io LIGHTING.
The Wilmington city Electric Con,-
pnny BIDS Lowest.


pnny hid. Lowest.
The Board OF Directors of the Street
and Sewer Department met in weekly
session Tuesday. The board received
large number OF bids for lighting the
streets. The notice called for proposals
for lighting all streets In the city not
lighted by the Wilmington Goal Gas
Company or tho public arc lights, by
gAsolene or incandesoent electric lights,
for term of years and months from
October ut, 1850. The number Of lamps
required will number 800 or more as
occasion demands. The following cleo.
trio light bids were received per light per
Rnnum:
Wilmington City Electric Company
10 candle power, 413; 40 candle power,
3l4.S7; "a candle power, $16.75. They
also offer to furnish the same exclusive
of lamp renewals: 16 candle power,
$l1.50; 20 candle power. $i3.37; "a
candle power, $i5.25.
Fort Wayne "Jenney" Electric Light
oompany-l6 candle power, SIT 25; 30
candle power, $2l.50; "a candle power,
ga rs.
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Com
pany-25 candle power, SPOTS.
These bids are all exclusive OF the tax
on telegraph poles. The Pennsylvania
Globe Gas Light Company and the Fort
Wayne Company both propose 10 estab-
lish electric light plants in the city and
the latter agrees to DO In working order
BY October LIST. They all agree TO keep
the plant, lines and lamps in good order,
keep them burning from dark TO daylight
every night and to light and extinguish
the lights. The Pennsylvania Company
will use the Thomson Houston system
md claims that Its % candle power light
compares favorably with the SO oEndle
power light OF other Systems. Tho Fort
Wayne Company proposes to use the
5lattery induction system.
The following bids were received for
lighting the same streets with gssolene
lamps: Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light
Company, $21 per annuin for an IL to
20 candle power light and the privilege
for the city to purchase the lamps and
posts at any time during the term of the
contract at not more than SO apiece;
Empire Lighting Company Of New York,
and post; Robinson d Trott, $3.50 per
lamp, and $40 for each lamp and post.
President Carpenter informed the rep
resentatives Of the companies present
that they would not hear any statements,
as the bids spoke for themselves. The
bids were all laid over until last night for
further confederation.
The weekly pay roll amounting to
Bl86 "a was allowed. City Treasurer
Griffith reported o balance of $2,237 So
in bank to the credit OF the department.
j. Frank Ball, Esq, reported having col
lected $2l473 for liens.
The following petitions were granted :
Miller II Jenkins, to tap Franklin street
sewer to drain No. 405 Franklin street
Peter J. Ford, to lay drain on Scott be-
tween Front and Second streets George
w. McOaulley, to set III feet of ourh on
| Van Buren street south Of Kirk avenue,
and 157 feet on Kirk avenue, east from
| Van Buren, street b. L. Gilpin, to set
100 feet of curb on Broome between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets; James
Ferry, to drain ii houses on Eighth be-
| tween Jackson and Van Buren, streets
Patrick Bolen, fot crossing ct the inter-
section OF Franklin and Linden streets
also to lay gutter on the south side of
franklin between Elm and Linden
streets Lawrence Cody, to set l40 feet
OF curb on Union street, between Gilpin
and Shalloross avenues.
The street commissioner was instructed
to proceed 10 lay curb on Jefferson and
Madison Btrssts in front of tho property
of the Wilmington and Brandywine Gem,
etery Company, OF the request of the
company.
The Wilmington City Railway Com.
pany which was to have begun work on
it's Eighth street line by June 5th, asked
for and had the time extended until July
18th on account Of the delays to which
the project has been subjected.
The chief engineer was Instructed "a
make q survey and plan showing the
location and depth Of the Norris spring
on West Fifth street and the POSITION Of
the pipe to be used to convey he water
to a proposed fountain at Fourth and
Franklin streets.
Thomas Samworth was ordered to dis
continue the drain at Fifth and Franklin
streets.
The chief engineer was instructed &c
prepare resolution extending the curl
line u feet on each side Of Union stree
and narrowing the bed OF the street 10 A
feet. The board will leave the building
line as at present. but proposes to use {
"trip on each sidewalk about 2 feet wide
for grass plot.
8. a. MaoallisteY, ESD. and others
petitioned to have Jefferson street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
put in good condition. The board agreed
10 pave it providing the residents in thai
square will remove half of the tree
which now obstruct all sunlight.
Messrs. Diokey and Nesry offered Il
sell the private sewer running from Sew
enth and Jefferson streets to Shipley RuI
sewer for S245, which is the cdst price
less the revenue already received
Action was deferred. The board ther
adjourned.