The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-04
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The Matter Of an improved
Street Lighting System
GETTING INTO GOOD SHAPE.
a Special Committee Appointed 10
Prepare Definite Data from
Which to Figure on tho Cost
OF n Plant or I.lghts. u

Tho Council Committee on Lights nm
the Board Of Gas Trustees met last nipl |
Tor the purpose Of considering the prom.
osition Of tho Wheeling Electrical Cor /.
pany to light the streets OF the city with
arc lights. Those present wero Nfess,r.
Tracy, Robinson, Farrell, Hamiltor
Kenny snd Pollock, Of the Light Com.
mittec, and Secretary Franzheim an,l
Messrs. Dunlevey and schul,ze. Of th"
Board. Secretary Garden and EIectri.
clan Hayes represented the company.
Mr. kenney was madc chairmar, ond
Secretary Franzheim acted as secretaiv
Mr.. Garden was usked to state VIII
the company would charge for each lielt /
Il the city We're to use four hundrec,
lights. lle replied that TINT would la
impossible to do until such time IA the
city should designate at what points the
lights are to DO placed. He explained
that the wiring Of the town would he
one OF tho heaviest expenses in c9nnec-
ton with tho project, and the only ono
which would expand and contract In
account Of circumstances. The number
Of miles Of wiro may be very materially
affected by the location OF yery [, "
lights, and upon the mileage Of wire ID.
pends the price per lamp. He statcd
that as soon as the city prepared a mfp
showing the points at which the lamns
are to be placed, the company would pre-.
pare its proposition.
Mr.. Tracy moved to appoint cor.
mittee OF three to act in conjunction
with the Gas Board to locate the lam,n
needed. -
The motion was temporarily with
drawn, while Secretary Franzleim rend
a number OF letters he had RI ceiyed
from various electrical companies, with
regard 10 the cost OF plant forthe citv. s
He had letters and reports from var;ora
sources, but they wers all approxima,n
in their reference to Wheeling, and Z
some OF them were from people interes.
ed in making matters appear their way
Mr.. franzhelm gave it as his opinion
that plant such as tho city must have
il it does its own lighting will cost, en-
tire, about 100000. He had made tiIia
estimate after reading the letters and n.
ports and making allowance for thar
correctness.
Mr.. Pollock spoke in favor OF the civ
owning tho plant under all circum.
stances, and cited the reduction in tho
price of gas to illustrate what can he T,
done by the city. He also stated TINT i +
the revenues OF the gas works were dir.
voted to their legitimate channel pxcln.
sively, and If the works were relieved NJ
the burden of lighting the strests and
paying interest on indebtedness with
which ithas nothing to 90, gas could be
furnished at fifty cents. = -
Mr.. Tracy explained that it was mr.
the conmittee's business to discuss ths
matter whether tho city should own tho
plant or not, but to locate the pronosaS
lamps 30 that a company proposinp "a
build plant for the city could mata nv ~
Intelligent bid, o. 80 that the WheeIina Z
Electrical Company can deeidn hn6
much It will be worth per light. 4
MIR. Pollock had said tho citv co,tt
not only light the streets but could frr.
nlsh electric light as il now does 49,
Mr.. Hamilton asked If it weuld nos H.. -:
necessary to have plant entirely seno. w +
Mr.. Garden and Mr.. Tracy answered.
Mr.. Tracy'a motion came up again and
was adopted. The subcommittee waa @
then named: Nlessrs, Farrell, Ham;lton 4
and Tracy. 1t was also decided to meat
on Saturday and begin the work.
secretary tranzheim was instrncted ~
report progress to Council, aud 10 state
that as soon as definite informo,;on
could be had it would bs submitted. - z
Mr.. Franlheim's data vera ali of
prejudiced sort, and the members OF Tho
committee were Q. the opinion, that II
would not hold water. For that reason
the subcommittee will locate the l;gbta
ana ask ior proposals both for plant
and for the lights by the year. t'''A'' f'"''