Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-26

g0days alter signing the contract, 10 the salts
faction of mayor and Council. We have come
10 This conclusion because We think the booths
and other mechanism submitted by the Gay
, nor company hro better than others submitted |
for the purposes required, and the said com
ptirT IL entirely responsible for any contract |
that may he made with the city.
. VA FRkNcis n. SAwDoN,
* JoIS WHITE.
, MAJORITY RIP DIT,
, Mr.. Baugh offered the following ma |
0ri'y report
The police committee. to whom was referred |
the proposals for furnishing the city Of VIII |
mirgton with polio" telegraph and Telephone
systsm, would RS prrtIully report:
TN" proposals ont 10 tho committee by
Council were 40 follows; The Gamewell Fire
Ala.m f"legtaph .. Company Of New fort'
sbSi3; the Gaynur Electric Company Of Louis
, Vile, Ky. S3,63l; tho Municipal Signal Com
, pnny Of bost0n $1,000.
: Tho proposal Of the Municipal Signal Com
pnny wips rejected by the committee, as IL
3 failrh In many respects 10 comply with the re-
Q TIirrmcnts Of tho public advertisement inyit-
tng The proposals. The consideration OF the
comuliiee WAS therefore confined to the bids
: Of thr GHynor and GHmcwell COmpa les Be-
tween the figures Of these two eompctlturs
There II n material difference In favor OF the
hitter company, but comparison Of their
Propositions in detail shows failure on the
= part Of the t,hynor company 10 provide for cer-
|, tain work connected with tho system, the cost
! o. which will iprgely reduce the difference be-
fwenn the two proposals. and may end in max
D y The two. III" proposition oil the !iamewell
, company Is to construct the System In COM
III to torn and turn II over to the city ready fer
operation for the iigurGs named. That of the
= t'hgnur company does not include the FURNISH
Ing and erection al the necessary wires aud
+ poles For this work IL IL proposed In furnish
i one kind Of wire al iBh per mile or another
q kind ~ $40 per mile, the city - furnish the
4 20 es Just how much wire would be required
a fcT the purpose is not known hut from tho
: best Information ohtalnable by the committee
'. ahoni ~ mile would be required, which, at The
theapcr rate 4 s6tl per milo, would cost sl,0SO.
Al least 10 pole, would lie required The cost
r ~ which, planted in The ground would DO
tSN' These items wo''ld Increase the figures
al the Guynor coiupnnys proposal from Si,lG
Q - SOL IL, or slD9 In excess Of the bid of the
I xinmswel company. THIS estimate may he
Q VOC hiehor it may be too but 1t i certainly
\ Oh Far from II fair average, Al any rate the
ii = Ior proposal lonyos tho ultimate cost of
A- g. ystrm matter Of uncertainty. and II
uot as satisfactory ~ an oncr that
m 10 frs the entire cost of the proposed system
1mpletn working order. Your committee
Il spuvtnced that in the performance of the
"A K IL will he much better for the city to have
N a nrt or responsibility beyond accepting aud
= wv Ing for the system when found TO be oper-
lINftnE in an acceptable manner. With respect TO
- 9 comparative merits OF the two systems, your
ni- mmitise Is Of the opinion that the one fur
III shed by the Gamowoll Fire Alarm Telegraph
ompany Il fhr superior in every respect. u
Il simpler in construction, more acciIr to and
g. ~ntoriAtc in It's operation, and gives n much
CSiore complete and effective service. So thor
frEghly does II cover al that II needed in police
ttllrm tCiCf hone and telegraph signal system
What il would be much bett-r In the opinion Of
tthe committee, 10 adopt it, even il the other
hysteN were offered at u much lower cost,
Which is not the cHse, m is shown by the com
iplrison gwen in this report. This conclusion
! has been reached by the committee after
9vlreful investigation OF the various systems
Brought 10 the attention Ol the Council, iu-
eludng The working models Of the Gamewcl
aud Gaynor companies exhibited side By ide
b. the city halt. Your committee therefore
fccommend that lhc proposal Of the Gamewrll
Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph Company BIO
aNaaHR ~
tsystem be awarded u that company. The
Miamcwell company also in their proposal
. Eguarantee 10 Keep their APPARATUS in working
Order for three years without any expense TO
WILLIAM q. BAUGH,
PHILIP r. SHEA,
l GEORGE MCCALL
Discussion of both reports followed, in
'hioh the respective merits of the two
i sSystems were fully ventilated. Mr.. MCCALL
, tgarmly endorsed the Gamewell system,
s,nd sententlously volunteered the remark
/, that he ''was no boodler" in this msttsr.
1,Mr. Chambers also spoke highly Of the
Gamewell as being endorsed by the best
|, eleotrioians of the country.
tsgH CHARGE OF CORRUPTION.
IA In concluding his remarks Mr.. Cham
; befs, looking impressively around the
rJonncil, mAdo use OF these words; ~
say that in this case Mr.. Gaynor has been
Is trying to buy the votes of members Of
n Oouncil, and has offered money for votes
for his system. i am prepared to go be-
y fore q Justice of the peace and make all
Z davit to this fact, and if you dare to vote
for the Gaynos system tonight, to. morroE
I'll expose you"
MI. Baugh offered number of letters
In Recommendation of the Gamewell sys
tenn, but Mr.. Ayars objected to having
A All Inn he at
in hand recommending both system. read
was defeated.
Then the bids of both companies were
read in full for the information of mem
bers. MIR. Baugh followed with a.
elaborate argument to show that tn,
Gnynor bid, after Council had furnished
the wires and poles, WAS higher than ih'
Gamewell bid, while the system was in
IN ferior. Mr.. Roberts defended the Gayno
hyatem.
aAYNoR SYSTEM ADOPTED.
After half hours discussion tn,
meyious question was ordered on tn
notion to adopt the minority report, IN,
was adopted by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Ayurs, Beale, Cooley
NR Cotton, Curren, Davis, Dlllin, Forrest
Hewkins, johnson, Magea, McKennsy
Roberts, Ryan, Sawdon, vsndcgritt, ant
81 Whits-l7.
Nays-Messrs. Baugh, Chambers, Law
N son, MCCALL, Shea md President Farra-f
H Absent Messrs. Perkins and Shal
key.
E3 Council then adjourned.
Mt WHAT MIR CHAMBERS SAID.
After the meeting of Council MI
Ohambers, on being interviewed, insiste
upon his declaration that "hoodle" ha
x ibeen used to force the Goynor contrac
HI ough Council. II am prepared h
Ne Ike affidavit" he said, 'thst a membe
vi Council told me that $500 would b
paid out tomorrow morning by tn
Gsyaor people for thQss members VIII