Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
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sTEUBENyILLE.

Srr-PrvyrrLE. March % The deal 10y
which the Steubenvile Electric Llgnl ant
Power Company turned over IT'S plant
fvtures lines. franchise contracts, etc, u
the Steubsnville Gas Light and Coke Com
many became known 90 the people OF tn'
city for the first time on Thursday morn
inc last. although negotiations looSlng I1
that end bad been IN progress some time
About Two years ego company OF on
brsiress men formed the Electric Light
Company and built plant on the rear o.
the lot of W B. INK, corner OF Norm anu
Tbird streets, and commenced 10 supoll
6ght TO business houses, ard q nulloeI "a
private arc lights were pul up on th5
streets. Their first contract OF a puoHo
nature was when Council awarded tneul
the right 90 light the suburbs OF the city
in Mace of gssOine. which had formerly
baen in use It then became so manifest
that electricity was the light OF the
f1rure particularly for street purposes
that the Gas Company engaged COM
retent mausger and commenced the cree
ton off q plant ia connection with their gas
works on the corner Of High and south
streets. u plant was deslgced TO be one
of the finest and most complete 10 the
country. an the latest Improvements being
included in the plans. A few weeks ago
the electric secured q decided advantage
over the old corporation by getting i've
vears' contract from Council TO light Mar
ket and Washington streets, ana 20 became
apparent o. the managers Of the gas plant
that something must be done OF a light
would be on between the two companies
that could only result In one OF them go
inc 70 the wall after both had lost @ iot OF
money. This was the cause of the open
ipg of neg0tl- ti0ns for the purchase or Jle
plant which en- minated "Wednesday lSot
in the electric company turning over TO
its competitor it's entire business a
proposiuO1 was made by the 6as Company
70 either boy OF sell on certain basls, and
the result is beneficial To- all concerned Us
the Electric Company Fot q handsome
price Tor les holding and the Gas Company
again mas s. monopoly of the lighting busi-
ness. TIE capital stock Of the Electric
Light and Power Company was 92o, 600
an paid up, and q bonded indebtdaess OF
So 500 For this the Gas Company paid
S33. 1888 33 and assumed the bonded IN
debtedness. possession to be given on the
first day of April. Tbs Gas Company has
taken out q new charter with q capiializa-
ton of $500, $50, though part OF the stock
viii be held in reserve IN case 10 may be
necessary in the future to extend the plant
and business. Leading men In the Gas
Company state that there VIII be no In
crease i'm the present price of either gss or
electric light, So that Consumers are not
likely 90 suffer TO any extent from the
deal
Over SOS. COO of the 500 600 necessary 70
have the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad
extended up the river tgom Portland sta
ton to this city has already been SUB
scribsd, and there i5 now no doubt but
shat the e-tire amount will be obtained
and the road built.
The So8ulding nail WOrl S, at Brilliant
resumed operations ia all departments last
Thursday, after shutdown of several
weeks.
The Old Hickory Club had largely as-
tended meeting at its rooms on North
Fourth street, last Wednesday evening
and everything was put In shapa for no
aggressive spring Campaigo. Not much
time is to be lost, as the election taxes
place on Monday week.
Aug Hariie, ST., Tor ten years q leading
citizen of this city. died suddenly Wednes-
day night last in Pittsburg, whittier he
had gone 70 visit his children and celebrate
his 20 b birthday, to occur on the next
day.
Capt. W. II. Bradley, of the West Nir
giuia Fire Clay Company, New Cumoer
land was in the city Wednesday on bust
ness.
W S McCausln, II q., and w. II. Bray
left for % business trip 20 Columbus and
Chilhcotbe Thursday.
Senator Coulter returned home from
Columbus Thursday evening. The Sena-
tors chances for the Sixth AudilorshiD are
frst-class. He Ia backed by Senator Sher-
man
Miss Virginia Gibson, who was the guest
of Mics Mamie Foster for few days, re-
TUNED to her home IN Wheeling Monday
evening.
Jones E King. Of Buffalo, n Y; are
painting the drop scenes for the Standard
Theatre.
Reprss sntatiye5 of different insurance
companies are in the city adjusting the
loss on No3sgrove's Hotel caused 10y the
fire Monday evening.