Daily Republican., 1890-06-24
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The Electric signal Con,est.

The Gaynor system Of police olec.
trio Signals was adopted by the City
Council last night ty large vote. Il
will remain i0r time 10 tell whether
Council has made . mistake or not.
but 1t does not look a. II any mistake
had heen made. The system seems 10
be complete one and Is in use In a
large number Of Western and South
ern cities, from which numerous tesll-
inonials come OF the efficiency Of the
system and the perfect manner In
which 1t does its work. The system
being apparently as perfect - any
other system In use the City Council
did right Ia accepting il as the bid of
the Gayn0r Company after doing all
that the Game the only accepted
competitor. promised to do, was sew.
eral hundred dollars cheaper than the
Gamewell. The debate between the
friends OF the two systems was AMI
maetd and good nstured. considering
the charges and counter charges that
.'toodle" had been used on both sides.
Il there Is anything In the charges
those who know that 1t was used and
who got 1t, owe duty TO the COM
munity 10 point the boodlers out and
let the people know who they are.
One member, Mr.. Chambers, q cham
pion OF the Gamewell, which he had
right 10 be, declared In open Council
that be know doodle" had been used
and where II had been used, and il the
Gaynor system was adopted he would
expose those who accepted money the
following day.
Mr.. Chambers 10 generally very
ievel.heAded md knows what he talks
about. Now is the time to make the
promised exposure. We say frankly
that, though we favored the GaynoI
system, we have no sympathy will
any boodling operations that brought
votes 10 1t. We are rather inclined Il
think that the charge OF accepting
brihee.Ees more q figure OF debate
y>fSsu In rsAffty Il ID customary
WSsnever all such questions come up
10 ask joculsrly: "How much IL ID it!"
and (which side has. the mos,
money! After viewing the whole
fisld over We say we are not prepared
TO believe that any member OF Council
49, Vccn ~ sohAi ~ w oSSSPs oiiuSs
from either side.
From the first we felt friendly
towards the Louisville company. They
promptly complied with every condi-
tion required by the City Council.
Accustomed as we had been to look
for all good things of this kind to come
from "Yankee land," we were slow to
believe that such perfect system
N--,uld emanate from Southern border
State.
But when the Louisville company
the farthest of, was the first to reach
Wilmington with their exhibit accord
ing to the requirements of the City
Council, and when we saw that they
brought with them o larger exhibit
splendid outfit we really felt prout
OF the grit and enterprise of the com
pany OF western gentlemen. Ant
when we saw the grand perfection o
their system, equal to the best, in sou,
respects superior, we at once came /
the conclusion that this was the syster
for Wilmington, and without sayin
one word derogatory TO the Gamewe
system, model OF perfection an
beauty, we say we are glad that the Cit
Council of Wilmington, by such a
overwhelming vote, has reached oil
the hand of friendship and welcome
southern enterprise; not simpl
because II Is q southern enterprise, bl
because II is worthy oi the iavor u,
sorded, had 1t come from Boston, Ne
York or Philadelphia.