The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-02
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Seventy Five, 25-Candle Power,
lncandescent LIghts to Hum
mate the streets of EIlxtOn.

| Seventy Five, 25-Candle Power,
lncandeScent LlghtS to llium-
mate the streets Of EIktOn.
Tho Board of Town Commissioners
held a regular weekly meeting GA Tues
day night. The question of street light
ing was before tie board and winch
meeting was continued on Wedne sday
night, when the matter was closed
contract vas made with the Electric
| Light and Power Company, to lltuml'
nate the streets tor the year beginnlnS
May LIST 1898. The contract stipulates
for the placing of seventy five nc'ndes
cent lights, twenty FIVE candle power, AT
a cost Of sis per lamp per anuum.
Order OF business, on
TUESDAY NIGHT.
! All members of the Board were present.
| A number of citizens appeared before
| the Board in the interest of the Elkton
Electric Light Company. The minutes
of the last meeting, June Dist, were
read and approved The secretary re-
ported, that as ordered, he bad served
the following notices on the Elkton Gas
Light Co., and Elkton Electric Light CO.:
Elktop, June %, 1892.
ELKToN GAS LIGHT Co.
GeHtlGmeH.
BY order of Board Town Commission
ers, you are requested to submit bid on
Tuesday night, June 2SJh, 1899, for
lighting the entire town with gas lamps
SAID town to be lighted with seventy five
gas lamps to be distributed as the Town
Commissioners shall direct. You to
furnish all the lamps and lamp posts,
keep same in good repair, and furnish
light that shall be satisfactory tn the
Board of Town Commissioners. Com
tract for same to be made yearly. You
to light the lamps and extiuguish them,
light to burn all night from dusk to
dawn, every night. Yours,
f. p. PRICE. Secretary.
Elkton, June Goth, 1892
ELKToN ELECTRIC LIGHT Co.
GeHtlemeR: By order of Board Town
Commissioners. you are requested to
submit bid, Tuesday night June 2Sth,
1892, for lighting the streets OF the entire
town with electric light. Said light to
be distributed il seventy five incandes-
cent lights of thirty two candle power,
each lamp to be distributed as the
Town Commissioners shall direct you to
furnish lamps, wires, posts, otc, and to
keep lighted all night from dusk to dawn
each night, lamps to be kept in good
repair by you, and light furnished
sha5 shall be satisfactory to the B BARD of
Town Comm ss;5ners. Light to be fur
nshed by yearly contract. Years.
+. p. PRICE, Secretary
Arguments in favor of electric Lighting
were made by Messrs: W, S. Evans, c.
c. Crothers, Joseph l.. Wells, Edward
Johnson, Adam Meisel and Reub III
Haines
W. T. Warburton submitted a propo-
sition from electric light company to
light town with 81 candid power, incan
descent lights at S23 o. per lamp per
annum. Same held MISREPRESENTATION
On motion of J Z. Alexander, seconded
by A. NJ. Strickland. members of the
board, it was ordered that the offer of
the Elkton Gas Light Co., be rejected.
pICpJSitlOu " - dS ECilOhS
To tho President and Commissioners
Of the Town of Elkton: The Elkton Gas
Light Company viii furnish gas, do the
lighting, and keep III repair 80 gas lamps
now in use, lighting the same as is now
done, and is universally done elsewhere,
and keep the lamps burning until l
O'Clock. They will also furnish oil,
weeks etc., keep in repair, aud do the
lighting as is now done, and keep burn
ing all night the 30 coal oil lamps now
in use, for the sum OF, $780, five hun
bred dollars, in quarterly payments.
The gas lamps to be kept burning as
many additional hours as you may
designate, at the amount payment of,
$50, fifty dollars per hour.
We will charge you, $40, ten dollars
per annum for all additional gas lamps, |
and Sc, six dollars per annum for all
additional coal oil lamps subject to the
Very respectfully,
THE ELKToN GAS LIGHT COMPANY
On motion OF J. E. Alexander, second
ed by W. r. Witwor:h, it was ordered
that the streets of Elkton in the future
be lighted by electricity.
The following bill was examined and
ordered to ba paid: W. F. Murphy and
sons, for assessment book for 1928,
s5.75.
On motion, the Board then adjourned
to meet the following night.
WEDNESDAY.
The Board reconvsned on Wednesday |
night. c. II. Smith, w. T. Warourton,
and c. r. Maxwell represented the |
Electric Light Company.
W. t. Warburton spoke in .eferenc
to electric lightning, and stated that
the moonlight schedule would lessen the |
cost but very little.
9. 81. Smith reported that the company |
could not light the town for less than
sle per lamp per annum, % candle power
light. Power of light to be |
tested by ommissioners at any time, at
their option.
On motion OF J. E. Alexander, sec
onded by W. r. WitwortL, il was
ordered that the town be lighted by IS
incandesoent lights, % candle power
each, contract to commence May LIST,
1898. The details to be satisfactorily
arranged by the Board OF Town Commits
sionsrs. Light furnished by yearly con-
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