Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-29
ga. A. FRANZHEDr,
"Secretary,"


up. L. FARRELL,
Chairman.
ga. A. FRANZHETM,
Secretary"
When this brief report had been read
by the Clerk there was nothing said ex-
cept simple motion to adopt the reso-
lutions submitted by the Commission,
and the question being put on roll call
byuthe President it was unanimously
adopted. The paper was at once sent
over to the First Branch, which had been
in recess awaiting the action OF the low
er house, and as soon as the body could
be called to order by Acting Mayor Far
rell, the report was read. Mr.. En-
sheimer moved to concur in the action
of the Second Branch. There were sew
eral seconds, and the report went
through sailing, by the same unanimous
vote accorded in the Second Branch,
greatly to the satisfaction of the inter-
ested lobby.
There is very general feeiing-and
there is no doubt of the fact-that in
selecting the Fort Wayne system, the
Electric Light Commission did good
piece of work. Upon the day that the
Commission, on their trip, visited and
inspected the Fort Wayne factory, at
Fort Wayne, Ind, the representative of
the REGISTER, with the party, tele-
graphed this paper that the machine
seemed to be a winner. While other
systems, as examined, made a good i'm
preston upon the members Of the Com
mission, and all had their strong
points, there never was any good
reason to doubt the accuracy Of the pre-
diction then and there made. 1t was
fight at close quarters, made by the
representatives of all the companies
competing, and the Fort Wayne won
strictly upon its merits. In selecting 1t,
over its competitors, there is no doubt
but that the members of the Commits
sion acted as conscientiously as though
they had been buying plant for their
individual use, and the decisive vote OF
nine to three, by which the Commission
designated the successful company as
It's first choice, among all the bidders,
and the still more unanimous vote of
eleven to one by which the system was
finally adopted, settles pretty conclu-
sively the question OF merit and super
iority.
The price at which the city Of Wheel
ing gets the plant-Ss5, 420-covers six
eighty-light dynamos, with all necessary
fixtures, such as fre-proof switchboard,
lightning ancestors, ammeterS, volt me-
tres, two extra armatures, adjustable
foundation frames, etc, sufficient shaft
ing, fitted with clutch pulleys, stands,
bearings, etc, TO fulfill the Specifica-
tions in that regard, six boilers, set up
separately, according to specifications,
with flues, chimney, aud all complete,
two $50 horse power HamiltOn-Corliss
engines, with all accessories, the COM
pete pole line, sufficient in quantity to
fulfill the plans and specifications, four
hundred lights, with hanger boards,
hoods, etc, complete, and generally all
that may be necessary TO make COM
pete arc lighting installation, set up
within building and upon foundations
to be furnished by the city, and
run for thirty days free Of cost
TO the city of Wheeling. The
original idea of the Commission and
of the city was to have plant Of 400
lights, and but 361 lights have so far
been located by the city. The plant
contracted for will give the city $50
lights, or so more than was at first
thoughto without straining the ma
chinery beyond its normal capacity, and
should the occasion ever arise, 525
lights could be run of the plant, en-
surfing all the light that will be ever
needed for street and public purposes
within the city limits, with a reasonable
margin for other and outside work,
should such ever become desirable. In
like manner the city is getting a dupli-
plicate steam plant, not only as 20 en-
Cines, but as TO boilers, six OF the latter
being contracted for where four will
run the machinery, so that there is the
most ample provision in all the prime
essentials.
When the Light Commission was at
the Fort Wayne factory, Expert Seeley,
the advisor of the city, being present in
his official capacity. it was suggested 10
the Fort Wayne people that the visitors
would like TO make certain experiments
snd tests with the machinery submitted
to them, and in return free tender OF
both sixty and eighty light machine
was made. After the sixty light machine
had been experimental with, short cir
Quilted, ETC., an eighty light machine