Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-06
sTEUBRNVILLE.
The News of the week-An Electric Pro
ceeding

The News of the Week-An Electric Pro-
ceeding.
Special Telegram 10 ne Sunday Register.
STEUBENYILLB, January Council, at
its last session, took action in regard ia
lighting the city that was such surprise
to the people in general that it nearly took
the breath away from them. As the mat
ter now stands, the city is under contract
with the Sleubesville Gas Light aEd Coke
Company to furnish light for the next two
years. Some time sgo a company sstsb-
lished an electric ligl4 plant here, and a
considerable portion cf the city is Lighted
by this process. Realizing that this light
was likely 70 supercede gas, the Gas Com
oany last fall commenced the erection Of
an excessive plant on the corner Of Higs
ard Slack street, which will be completed
early in the .pring. As the city was al
ready under contract for two years there
could be 40 special hurry in making new
one for light, and the people calculated
that when the proper time came there
would be two electric light companies,
which would create composition and the
city would get its light on about its own
terms. But this did not suit some OF our
law makers, and on Tuesday night les: the
matter Of entering into contract with the
steubenville Electric Light Company for a
period Of Eve years was sprung, the Solicit
tor was directed to draw up an ordinance,
and in less than two minutes 1t
had been placed on Its
final passage and adopted by unanimous
vote, some Of the members apparently not
knowing what they were saying aye" to.
The ordinance provides that the company
shall light Market, Adams and Washing
ton streets for period Of five years with
arc lamps of 1000 candle power, each to
he placed at street Intersections ftom High
street westward to barn all night and
every night for the sum of 81 for all arc
lights from the time of starting uatil Sep
/ TENDER 1, 1859, and for - from Ssptembsr
1. 1889, until September l, 1890. After
which date until expiration OF contract
the consideration TO be S75 per annum for
each arc light. 1t is apparent to every
one WHY the contract was made at this
time IL was the desire Of the Electric
Iipht Company 10 shut out the neR cJn-
nsnv from competing f.r the contract aud
| tbey secured the servicas OF few mem
bels of Council to engineer TIE scheme ana
the rest followed ike 4 dock OF sh ep aiter
a bell wether. IL is probsble that some Of
the rnemb rs had healthy desire TO GET
away with the Sleuhenville Gss Light and
Coke Company, but while they were at 1t
they should at least have tried not 10 get
a Eay with their constituents.
The Republicans are getting gcoi
ready on TO grab up the Offices as coon a.
Harrison IL inaugurated. The Official
vote of jefferson county wasn't kno"n in
Ssuhenville when aspirsnts for POetmsa-
ter Deputy Revenue Collector and o'her
pasitions commenced to lOom up, and no"
ont at Smitl field hey have held an eltc-
ton. there beng seven candidates aod
chos, J. C. HARRISON as Postmaster. lne
Pepubhcans don't want ary civil service
in theirs, they sre to hucgry to walt even
uotil their man is inaugursted.
The street. cars continue 10 do coca
business. Will. &,
visiting her friend Miss Ella Holiday, Of
North F urth street. ,,-
Et-Marshall Finney, now traveling
"a e.mau for F. 81 Heinz OF Pitisourg'
came down Thursday to see Steubentile
frieT de-. - ~.
Vim. Irons and wife spent New Years
with friends in Wheeling.
Mr. end Mis- Robert McheeVeI anu
child. of P.tisburs, spent few days WIN
tbd+ Steuheaville friecds last week
Msior Burt. Of Cleveland, was IN Inc
city on Wednesday. -. L.
George Hescroft left Tuesday nign', 70.
an extended S southern trip. He VIII 'is.'
Cinoinns.i. Memphis, New Oleans' A.
a. IA and otaer points Of interest