The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

fnas's What the Council Says the Eiec-
trfe Light Ce. Can Do.

trfc Light Co, Can Do.
An adjourned meeting Of the Eoun,
cil was held in the council chamber
Tues. night to heara report from the
Light Committee inregard totheil lumin
alton of the public streets for the en-.
suing year. Mayor McSherry tilled
the chair and there was full board
present except Councilman Sullivan.
City Clerk Young read the report as
handed in by the committee composed
If Nj. A. Snodgrass, H. c. Berry,
George d. Lambert, Z. G. Deck, and
George W. Schill. The committee re-
ported that after careful examination
they would unanimously recommend
that the contract for lighting the city
be awarded to the Edison Illuminating
Company. The contract includes II
arc and 95 incandescent lights. The
price of the former is SIS per amman
and $15 per annum for the latter. This
bid is $l4S.5S less than that submitted
by the Gas Company. 1t was also
recommended by the same committee
that 81 candle power incandescent
light be placedat the corner ofStephen
and Church streets.
The report was adopted by unani-
nous vote of the Council.
| After the report had been disposed
of the Mayor stated that he thought
the Council had made great mistake
in permitting one corporation to have
the entire control of the lighting Of thu
city. Mr., Dodd was a good deal Of
the same opinion but said that the
principle involved was that the electric
bid was the cheapest.
On Mr.. Dodd's motion the Iilumina
ting Committee was authorized
to have a contract drawn up between
the city and the Electric Light Com
pany.
The water board recommended that
a six inch main belaid through Raleigh
from King, to and through the lands
of the M. M. M. & l. Company to the
corporate limits of the city, so that the
above mentioned company could have
water for domestic and manufacturing
purposes.
Mr. Berry handed in a deed for the
streets and motion was made that il
be referred to the real estate commit
tee, but Mr.. Berry said that he would
like to have the matter disposed of as
he desired to telegraph the decision OF
the Council to Hon. George M. Bow
ers who was in New York arranging
for the location here of the Phoenix
Lock Company, who would want tc
know whether they could obtain water
or not, Mayor McSherry thought il
was not advisable to act too hastily OF
the matter, for under the law no water
could be supplied outside the city linn
its. Any person in the city who OBJ
jected could swear out an injunction
and have the water cut off. More
than that the city had no guarante,
that six per cent. would be paid on thu
expenditure.
Councilman Dodd said that it would
be very narrow minded citizen who
would have the water cut off, after
what the M. M. M. q l. Co. had done
to advance the interests of the city
"Although live in the extreme North.
ern part of the town would move out
of the city before would stoop to SC
contemplate az act.' se5
The report made to extend the pipe
was accepted and a motion made by
Councilman Kaufman that the work
be begun between now and April LIST.
| A communication was received from
the B. & O. asking what the city would
charge for 100, 900 gallons of water a
day for their, engines, and motion
was made to refer it to the Water
Board for examination.
| One Councilman said 81 am like
another member Of this body, y and
suggested that the b. a. O. go to
Brunswick for it's water as there was
plenty of it in the river there.n He add.
ed that the railroad company showed
no disposition to treat the Council or
the city courteously, and he was notir
favor of giving them a drop Of water.
II" object to side remarks of this
kind, )" said another member, g because
they invariably get into the newspa-
pers and thus reach the outside world
/ cannot see why a communication
from the B. g. o. should not receive
as much consideration as one from any
other corporation or citizen.n Mayor
McSherry was Of the same opinion and
put the motion, which was adopted.
| Councilman Lamar called the atten
ton of the Council to the fact that il
certain sections Of the city people were
in the habit Of throwing ashes and slopl
into the streets in direct violation O
Chapter IL, Section IA, of the city or
dinances, the fine for which is from s.
to SO. Council then adjourned.