Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-02-27
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
City solicitor to Draft a Bin Ordering
Them Under Ground Within Two Years.

City Collector to Draft a Bill Ordering
Them Under Ground Within Two Years.
The regular weekly met ting Of the
City Council was held last even dg The
Finance Committee reported ina sale OF
the City Sinking Fund bonds at par to
the Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany.
The Law Committee reported on Mr.
Beales motion to provide for special
appro priation of $500 for the widow OF
Officer Shultz The city solicitor was
directed to prepare bill to be submitted
to the Legislature providing for the
stated appropriation.
The Law Committee presented report
on the condemnation of Silverbrook as a
common sewer and directed the city
solicitor to prepare bill for the Legisla-
ture. prov iding for it's condemnation
The report of the committee was adopted
City Treasurer r, r Griffith reported
balance in bank to account of current
expenses, $95, 779 IS. special, Sl2 $40 81
John J Mealey's collections amounted to
800; Edmund Mitchelps to $500; mis-
cellaneous 1896 The pay roll amount
ing to $5,3l2 SO, was ordered paid. City
Auditor John A, Mitchell reported having
examined the various accounts and found
them correct
Mr.. Baugh moved that interest on the
city bonds due March l, amounting to
IS 675, be paid, and said bond amounting
to $50, coo be renewed The mo tion was
carried.
NJ. J Sharkey presented the following
resolution
Resolved, That the city solicitor De
requested 10 prepare bill for the Legis
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in the city be put under ground within
two years after the passage Of the act !"
He was induced to makA the motion, he
said, because OF the danger to life and
property from having the wires over
head During the last storm two Ere
alarm boxes were burned ont by the
electric wires aud the system rem
dered partially useless The booths in
the police signal system had also burned
ont, with the result that the whole sys-
tenn bad been psralyzed for some time
When fire companies were called
out they were unable in some
instances to hoist their ladders because
of the net work Of wires overhead, and
the lives Of firemen were endangered by
the electric light wire In New York,
! ST Louis and other cities the wires had
beon put under ground and he believed
that this was the time for Wilmington 20
take action and follow suit.
/ Samuel z Lawson wanted to see the
city get rid of the expense Of putting ia
FIRE alarm boxes that had been burned
out by electricity, but he thought
this was due rather to the negligence Ct
the FIRE alarm superintendent than to
the storm The city ought. he thought,
to provide a good electrician for superin-
| tendent, ard save the extra costs of tax :
ing an cleo lrioian here from Louisville,
Ky, to repair the police signal system
Daniel Mckenney thought that If Mr
Aydon was present he could defend him
self. He did not think that any extra
expense had been thrown on the city be.
cause of the bringing of an electrician
from Louisville, as the daynor Electric
Company had promised to keep the system
in order for three years
William g Baugh said the electrician
cost the city nothing, as he was employed
By the Gaynor company who. by virtue
Of this contract, were obliged to keep
the system in order for three years. He
thought something should be done with
the wires, as two FIRE alarm boxes had
| burned cut within a week.
| Mr. Sharkeys motion was then unani-
mously passed.
William g. Baugh said chat as the
term Of Thomas c. Young, sinking fund
com missioner. would expire on March 2
he moved that Council 60 into the ap
| pointmentment Of successor. TIL,
motion being agreed to, Mr.. Baugt
moved that Thomas O. Young Be elected
to succeed himself His election wa:
carried unanimously.
Nj J. Sharkey moved that Council sd
journ until this evening at Z O'CLOCK
sharp, when the members meet to in
spect the various Ere companies The
motion was agreed to- Council then ad
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