The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-25
TOWN COUNCIL.
Representatives OF the Electric
Light Company Before The

committee consisting of Messrs. w. L
, Warburton r. G. Lewis and G. II. Smith,
appeared representing the Elktor Ligh'
Company. They were accompanied by
Mr. Alexander OF Media Pa. aud Mr..
Price. of Paula t.Iechric;, rs VIII" explain
ed tine advantages Of fhe eietirc light.
Mr.. Alexander illustrated tue iuc'ndes
cent aud arc systems. both of which are
used III Media.
The Electric Company offered To
furnish sixty ora incandescent lights,
OF 25 candle power, to burn from dusk
until dawn every night, for SIS per
light. or $109S year; or to furnish arc
lights of 2000 candle power 1T the rate
OF $S4 per light year They also agree
TO light the town from the time of the
completion of the plant until the first
of next May free of cost
The following petition was submitted
| to the Council
To tie Honorable Board Of 1oecn Com
misSioHerS Of E2kton::
We, the undersigned taxpayers ard
citizens of the town OF Elkton, Md.
respectfully petition your honorable
body to have the town lighted each night
in the year, and all night, with electric
| lights, owing to it's brilliancy and other
great advantages it has over gas and
other light; and one as a great preVenta-
# fNp wi, ig
thereby avoiding by it's use the expendi
turc of several hundred dollars of our
money per year for night Waterman.
William 5 Evans, K E lamar, L d
Rowland, L Bradbury, Charles NJ
Boulden Robert & Frazer, Joseph Wells,
John Lee, Joshua NJ Ash, John S Writ,
George r Ash, Charles w Maxwell,
Delphos Price, Frank Kerr, Edward W
Taylor James E Dean, William Alrich
John Frazer, p J McGready, DR. S G
Sykes. DR. G Clelard Jones, Herman Ball
John w Cooper, Hester Hess. X G Lewis
Charles Earnest, r Marshbauk Samuel
w King, a E Sewers, James A Lewis,
Marks Lieberman. Dunbar Morgan,
John Morgan, w W Devore, II Cleaver
Howard Bratton Mrs VI A Rudolph
Mrs A NJ r Price, John G Queck & Son,
Chalkley Phillips, w w Burkley, David
Hartnett, A G Brown, John r Mahoney,
Harry w Bell, James P Alexander,
Frank J Kerr, William X Wright, n p
Manly, VT Warburtou, n X Warner,
Henry NJ Mccullough. Mrs L ii Lit.
zenberg. Charles Pavord, John t Ben
nett, w T Giles Daniel Bratton,
Reuben Haines. William A Wright, G
G Strick land, George Brothers. b NJ
Wells, Charles B Finley, John T
Brown, Frank J DenaeY, Charles z
Alexander, | d Davis, James T Ster-
ling, L J Finnar, Osborne r Chaytor,
\ J Scott, W D Dunbar, Austin
Augustine Brown, August T Brown,
Thomas E Bidde, D L Sloan, J H
Morgan. Benjamin Wells, S J Keys, |
d f CulIeney, George Booth, w E |
Harku ess, B Dunbar, Il Taylor !
Howard, William T Trimble, VI A |
Nelson, William G Crow, Joseph S !
Terrell, p Scott Clayton Manly, w G
PurnelI, A NJ Smith, George Turner, |
William Watson, George McQuilki in, !
George Wtwortb, W B Heatzig. Henry
r. Torbert, ] NJ Tucker, George A
Brown, Charles c. Crothers Thomas p |
Dale, Mrs NJ l. Culleney, George 7 King, |
Singerly Pulp and Paper Company, per |
George B Kerfoot, general superinten-
dent, Charles r Foard, William H Elder,
Manly Drennen, A Z Taylor r Is Hop. |
kins, w B Rsaley, A L Crothers, NJ c
Walmsley, ] C Dunbar Thomas f |
Francis, r D Brown, John II lamar,
Chas \ Heatzig, w r Nelson, Geo D |
Horuer, VIM McClay, c II Smith, VIM
IL NJ Rambo, Samuel r Jewell, Cadmus
Price. A p Shockley, T B Miller, Henry
Vinsinger, VIM Shaffer, Arthur Rambo,
S Enos, II Sloan, Peter Milburn,
Richard II Draper, c J White, ] NJ
Terrell, c d Strickland, Geo I Denny,
John NJ DuubaG, James r Smith, George
f McKennoy, Joseph L Wells.
Gil and the Gas Company requires the
town to pay tor gas until May LIST next,
whether it is used or not.
The officers of the Elkton Gas Com
pany have been invited to appear before
the Town Council on Tuesday evening
next. They will submit the following |
proposition for lighting the town after
May list, 1885,
The Company TO furnish gas, do the
lighting and keep the lamps in repair
for 80 gas lamps and guarantee the gas |
lamps to exceed in illuminating power
any % candle power incandescent light.
To furnish oil, etc, do the lighting and |
keep in repair the 30 coal oil lamps of
equal Illuminating power with the in
candescent light. The gas lamps to be
put out after one O'Clock .. m. The |
coal oil lamps to burn all night. Lamps |
to ba lighted every night when the moon |
does not furnish sufficient light All |
.ho work above scheduled Tor $500 per |
annum, and $50 per annum for every |
additional hour tie Commissioners |
may determine IT, have the gas lamps |
lighted.
Any additional gas lamp required the
town to pay $40 per annum for each
light
Any additional coal oil lamp required
the town to pay Sc per annum for each
lamp.
In the event of the acceptance of this
proposition by the town authorities the
Gas Company agree to reduce the price
of gas to ali private consumers to $500
per thousand feet.
Ga Wednesday afternoon the entire
Board of Town Commissioners including
the Town Treasurer Mr.. J. Don Price,
visited Media Pa, accompanied by Mr..
VIM. T. Warburton, Charles r. Maxwell,
Robt G.. Lewis, and Charles II. Smith.
The party left Elkton at 2.35 p. m. and
| arrived at Media in ample time to make
an inspection of the Electric Plant there
by day light. Remaining until after
night fall, they viewed the town lighted
by both gas and electric light, and re-
turned to Elkton by the midsight train.
The Board it is understood were very
favorably impressed with what they SAW
at Media, as to the success there of the
! Electric Light System.
McCleary-Ander sOn.