Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
ME- wABK.

| NEWARK, sept. l9.--Another meeting
OF council was held last evening to con-
slider the very puzzling electric light
question which was recently preoipitsted
by the offer of the Wilmington Electric
Light Company to build complete plant
here provided council would give it the
contract to light the streets. There have
been several conferences between mem.
bers of council and the representatives Of
this company. The terms of the latter
were so favorable as to warrant the seri-
Gus consideration due an economic
measure, for by the terms OF the offer the
street lighting would cost less than the
present gasolene. The terms for house
and commercial lighting were similarly
cheap and there seemed dis
position to give the Whining
ton company the franchise. Later
however, competitor has sprung up in
the Theodore @. Knautf Organ Company,
with still more advantageous terms for
consumers. Such move on the part Of
Newark's pat company was somewhat of
q surprise here, but as the secretary, Mr..
Carpenter, says, it will be necessary for
the organ factory to have an electric
plant Of its own in order to obtain its
light as cheap as possible. Under these
circumstances the company is willing to
pat in larger and more complete plant,
aud to supply the current TO private GUS.
toners over the town. II would materially
lessen its own lighting expenses, besides
proving profitable as an investment.
There are others here who insist that
the franchise should be given to neither
company but should be retained by the
town to enable it at an early date to erect
plant of its own and devote the net
profit, if any, towards the deficiency in
the water department. The question ia
upon eyeryono's lip, each OF the plans
proposed having its earnest advocates
and bitter decriers. The matter remains
at present undecided but amongst the
three plausible schemes Newark is rea-
scnably sure OF an electric light plant
very soon.
STR ge to say but the heavy rain OF
Tuesday evening did but little damage
here. 1t was about the longest and
hardest downpour that ever visited the
town. Reports from outlying districts
show that some small bridges have been
washed away, but that Is all. The most
serious damage was sustained by Nc,
Laughlin Brothers, -four millers, two miles
west OF here on the Ohrisliana creek,
which rose higher than for many years
aud in its mad fury washed away the
greater part of the dam at this point.
About Toe feet Of the embankment and
much masonry was carried away and the
damage will reach several hundred dol,
lars. A report comes from Cecil county
that Charles Ooylngton, farmer along
the upper Elk river, had 81 sheer
drowned by the rapid rising Of the water
on his meadow land from which the sheeE
could not escape in time.
NEWARK, Sept. 23.-Now that the the
atrical season has begun in Philadelphia
the Newark patrons OF the b. i o. rail
road are beginning to sgitste the ques
tion of late train from that city which
will be available to return home soor
after the closiug Of the plhy houses. tn,
theatre train which was run on this roac
two winters sgo-leaving Philadelphia a
ll.4O p. m.-beoame, and continued
while it lasted, great accommodation
During the summer 1t was taken off with
out serious Inconvenience. Now, how
ever, people are clamorous for Its re
storal to the schedule, which woult
obyiate the long back ride now necessar,
from the old Pennsylvania station below
town.
Ihe colored people had one Of thei
frequent Quarterly meetings" here yes
terdRy which attracted large number o
ont Of town people, including Whining
tonisns. While not so large or genera
as the quarterlies held in the city, yes
tsrday's meeting here was none the les
exciting and fervid since the religion
exercises could be distinctly heard over
: mile away.
Mrs. Henrietta Hanna, wife of Josep
, Hanna, died at the residence OF he
} father, Levi McCornlick, near here o.
Thursday, and was buried yestards
afternoon. She was in her 3lst year an
leaves three children.
The young people Of the Methods
Church held meeting last week an
organized society, the purpose of whic
i will be to provide religious services an
0 literary entertainment for the youuge
a members of the church On Thursda
next a permanent organization will
effected end future lines OF work mappe
= out.
4 About 90 members of the Wilmingto
o Wheel Club took spin" out here yel
n terday, dining at the Deer Park Hot
and returning early in the afternoon.
il NEwARK, Sept. 24.-The electric ligl
d question has again subsidized. There WI
b such puzzling multiplicity Of propos
y tions from parties wishing to secure Il
L franchise that council had prudently r
e solved to allow the matter to remain as
e Was before its recent vigorous discussic
rs in council meetings. II the town do
!, not erect its own plant there will be
4 strong disposition TO award the lightiI
h Of the town to the Knsuh Organ Cor
4. psny which has made very favorab
re proposition to that end. While electT
is lighting does not, Btrictly speaking, con
A. within the corporate purposes of th
q, company, 1t would yet give 70 the tov
le public system of lighting which won
he moro or less cooperative in itH chs
TX acter on account OF the numerous al
ct extensive holdings OF this STOCK
I'd Newark, there being few public spirit
30 persons In fair circumstances who ha
ly not subscribed to the stock Of this ut
d. Newark enterprise. Any profits, the
ct fore, from the knauf plant would
e. distributed among the local stockhoid,
n and Consumers OF the light. II is pal
fully evident to every one that work
in not yet been Begin on the organ factor
~. and until 1t ia commenced and fnisht
.m and the company in position to erec
ty plant for its own use the electric lis
an project will lie dormant. In the inter
the town will not stand still in otl
matters.
ies The old iron foundry and mach
10 shop near the b. 4. o. railroad static
4 which has passed through so many bU