Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-19
STREETS AND SEWERS
THE HOME ELECTRIC LIGHT
COMPANY WINS.
setting Curb and Removing Nuisances--
The Now City Railway Granted
More Time--Curblng tho
cemetery.

A regular session of the Directors of
lhe Street aud Sewer Department was
held last night, and much interest was
manifested by electric light companies in
regard to lighting the streets.
q. X. Robinson, representing the Penn
Globe Thompson Houston Company;
George A. Wilbur, the Fort Wayne Ien-
ny Electric Light Company, and the
Wilmington City Electric Light Com
pany by the officers of the company and
Electrician Lightpipe, were present. DIR.
Spruance, of the Westinghouse Electric
Light Company, was also in the city yes
terday afternoon, but after comforting
with tie officers of the Wilmington Elec-
trio Company he concluded not to put In
bid. The bids were as follows;
Gasoline lighting Robinson " Trott
Sl6. 30 per lamp per year, p, sts, 90 each,
and lamps, ST each. Empire Lighting
Company oI New York, SIS. per lamp
pr year; posts, 10; lamps, "a each.
Ponusylvania Globe Gas Light Company,
t2l per lamp per year; lamps and posts,
SB.
El ctric lighting. Fort Wayne Jeuuey
Electric Light Company, l6 candle
power lamps, Sl725 per lamp per year;
zoe. p, S2l.50; "a c. p, S24.75. Penn
syivania q 'obe Company, 25 C. p. lamps,
5000. Wilmington City Electric Com
pany, c. p, Sl3; 20 c. p, Si4.s7; "a C.
p., sl6.75. II the city furnishes the
lamps the City Electric Company will
furnish light as follows: lG c, p., Sll.50;
20 q. p., S13.75; u c. p, 5 5.25. The
city is to pay the tax on poles.
The consideiat on of the b DIS was u lst-
poned until an adjourned meeting Of the
department to be held this evening. 1t
will BIZ seen, however, that the Whining.
ION Electro Light Company is the loves,
bidder and will no uoubt receive the
contract.
The weekly payroll amounting to
S332.oG was approved AMI ordered to be
paid. and the city treasurer repor' ed
t2 23f 50 in bank to the credit of the
city. Collections amounting to S4l4 70
was reported.
Peter }. Ford was granted permission
10 tap the drain on Scott street between
Front and second to drain cellars In that
vicinity; Miller s. jenkins, 10 tap Frank
lin street drain to drain No. iO5 Franklin
street. Gtorge W. McCaulley, to have
curb set on east side of VanBuren street
near Kirk avenue; Y. l.. Gilpin, 10 set
curb ON east side OF Br, ONE street
between Twel III and Thirteenth; James
fprrS, ~ tap Eighth street sewer Tor
tue purpose OF draining eleven houses on
Eighth street betWeeI jackson and Van.
liureD.
The petition of Patrick Bol,n, for a
crossing At Franklin and iudcn streets,
md n gutter on the south side of frank.
lin street between Elm and Linden, was
granted.
The chiet engineer wks instructed TO
prepare a plan extending tie curb line
on Union street ~ et, making the
street 10 feet wide, the sidewalks II eet
inches wide, with Il grass plat between
the curb and the pavement.
On account OF III fools at Johnstown,
where the rails or the new Eighth Street
EectIic Railway were mauuiaetur, d the
W lin ngton G.ty Railway Compl y nsk-
II the depGrtiI. mt to eN end the time Tor
CON nmencink the new road to July 18th,
which was granted.
At the request tt the Wilmington and
Brandy wine Cemetery Company, curb
was ordered placed around the ceme-
terry.
s. A. Macal lister and others complain
ed In a communi cation OF the bad cuud-
tiOn OF Jefferson street betw en- TAelfth
anj Thirteenth streets. The secretary
was instructed TO reply that II the pro.
perty owners in TINT block would remove
one half the foliage the square should be
Iayed.
The secretary was instru ted to notify
Victor Cause to remove all accumulat ation
OF building material In front OF his resi-
dence on PeuneylvaDia avenue.
The Departm mt then adjourned to
meet his evening.