Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-28
IT is SETTLED.
20. FORT WAYNE SYSTEM WINS ON A CAN
TER
,,5 ths City Will Be Lighted By That Electrical
ApparstIs-Ccuncil 10 b Asked to Con-
firm the Award TO-Night-EOw
II Was DOna


a. the Office OF the Board Of Gas Trus-
tees last night, every member Of the
body being present. The announce
ment OF the fact that the meeting
would take place set the representa-
tives Of the electrical companies to
work with renewed energy, and during
the day there was a hot hustle among
the gentlemen TO clinch labor previous
~ performed. The matter had taken
form, however, previously, and those
ON the inside had pretty definite idea
Of how the Commission stood in the
choice of an electrical system-which
idea was fully borne out when the
body cast their vote at the session.
When the meeting was called TO order
there were present the representatives
Of the electrical companies bidding, but
they at once retired to the lobby, and
eventually Strayed off down the street
while the Commission fought 1t out.
The first matter brought up was the
payment of the preliminary bills In
Cured by the Commission. These were
mostly for advertising for proposals,
etc, and footed up $500. One or two of
the members thought these ought TO be
paid out of the contingent fund Of the
city, but others demurred to this, and
the bills were finally ordered paid.
The real business Of the meeting was
then brought up, Mr.. Robinson making
a motion that the roll be called and that
each member cast vote for his first,
second and third choice of electrical
systems, having regard for the efficiency
OF each particular apparatus, rather
than the cost, as indicated by the bids
on file. There was good deal Of OBJ
lection to this by one or two Of the
members, arising mainly from lack OF
understanding of the motion, but the
motion finally prevailed, and the roll
was called. The result showed that the
Fort Wayne system was the first choice
OF the Commission, the Thorn psOn-
Houston second, and the Brush third.
The details Of the vote were as follows:
First choice-Fort Wayne 9, Thomp-
sOn-HOuSton 3.
SecOnd-FOrt Wayne 2, Thompson
Houston ?, Brush 1, Western Electric 2.
Third-BruSh 10, Thompson-Hous-
ton >.
The individual members voted as fol-
lows:
Robinson-Thompson-Houston, Fort
Wayne, Brush.
Campbell Fort Wayne, Brush,
ThOmpSOn-HOuston.
Kenney-Fort Wayne, Thompson
HtOuSOn, Brush.
POllOck-FOrt Wayne, Thompson
Houston, Brush.
Capps-Fort Wayne, Thompson-Hous-
ton, Brush.
Kreiter-FOrt Wayne, thompson
Houston, Brush.
Kraig - ThompSon-Houston, Fort
Wayne, Brush.
FranZheim-FOrtW Wayne, thompson
Houston, Brush.
neutrality-suspicious., Western
Electric, Brush.
Dunlevy-Fort Wayne, Thompson
Houston, Brush.
Schultze-Fort Wayne, Western Elec-
tric, ThompsOn-HOuston.
Shafer-F Fort Wayne, Thompson
Houston, Brush.
This vote showed that the members
were pretty well settled in their con-
yictiOnS.
This matter disposed Of, the Commits
sion proceeded TO reopen the bids, TAX
ing up the proposition OF the Fort
Wayne system first, ii being the first
choice. They offered to supply nine
6O-Hght dynamOS, 400 lamps complete,
with pole line construction, the whole
plant to be set up on founda-
tions furnished by the city, and run
for thirty days, for the sum OF S62, $40,
/ this including a slate switchboard.
With a wooden switchboard the price
was $500 less. They guaranteed the
dynamOS to give SIS per cent. efficiency,
and q load Of 10 per cent. in excess OF
what was stated. Coupled with this
bid. they offered a number OF bids for a
complete steam plant, the Hamilton
Corliss engines, with boilers and all APP
paratus complete, being the lowest, fig
ured ut S23, 500. The shafting, clutch
Dulleys. etc. was also bid for in num-
Der OF forms, ranging from S4,0l5 for
six clutch pulleys, up TO $4,000 for
twelve pulleys. The aggregate Of the
complete bid, taking the lowest availa-
pie ITEMS ""' Wv - ''''''' - -
lo"S' r,.. 5000
EleeIsiG SaD apparatus aA1 to'' $50
SSaftns, etc .....'...................... 5000
s90.77O
- -.
TO questions said that by substituting
|eighty-light dynamos for sixty-hght,
r,6iob would make a big saving ia cir
cuits. pulleys. Skating, etc, a saving
of about s., 600 could be made. He was
asked 10 mt that in definite shape, and
|aftar q consultation with Mr.. BaOcock,