Middletown transcript., 1893-02-25

ing Lots for Terms-Elect1on OF
oficers-The BIZ In Full as
Adopted at a Recent Meeting
of Our Cftizens-The Sew
eral Duties of the Com
mission When and
How They May
Be Elected.
The bill creating Water and Light
Commission was railroaded through
the Legislature this week. In lieu
thereof the members met in the Board
of Trade rooms U11 W W Wednesday after.
noon and drew lots for the terms each
should serve. John w. jobs drew the
1.year term; Sewell c. Biggs, the 2-year
term; w. A. Comegys, the 3-year term;
Or L. H. Gilpin, the 4-year term and
S. M. Reynolds, that of the 5-Jears.
On Thursday morning the commission
again met and selected as its first presl-
dent Sewell c. Biggs, and John w.
Jolls was made secretary. AS there
we're no funds i'm the hands of the COM
mission it was thought unnecessary at
this time to select treasurer. A con-
ference was then held with the Board
of Town Commissioners relative to the
work in hand, but resulted merely in
words.
For the benefit of the tax payers of
Middletown, who voted to bond our
town for $4,000 for the purpose OF
erecting and maintaining an electric
light plant, to be owned and operated
by the town of Middletown, and for
which purpose commission has been
appointed, we print below copy OF the
original preambles and resolutions as
adopted at recent meeting of citizens
in the Board of Trade rooms.
LIGHT AND WATER COMMISSION.
An Act to Amend Chapter 2I2, Vol. 10
of the La,cs Of DelaUare, Entitled an
Act to Provide for the Lighting Of
Middletot0n.
WHEREAS, By the authority and in
accordance with the provision of Sec
ton seven (7), of said Act, the Com
mfissioners of the town of Middletown
called meeting of the citizen taxpay-
ers of said Middletown and held an
election on the thirteenth day of Feb
ruary, 1898, at which eleetion the said
taxpayers voted to authorize the said
Commissioners of the town of Middle
town to borrow the sum of ten thou
sandQ0, ,000) dollars upon the faith and
credit of said town and to issue bonds
for the said sum of money, and expend
The same, or so much thereof as may
be found necessary TO light up said
town with light; and
WHEREAS, BY an Act being Chapter
158 Of Vol. XVIII Laws of Delaware,
The Commissioners of the town of Mid
dletown, aforesaid, are authorized to
bond the said town for the sum OF
Fifteen Thousand Dollars, which Act
was subsequently amended by Chapter
SAB of Vol. XVIII, Laws of Delaware,
authorizing the said Commissioners of
The town of Middletown to borrow the
additional sum Of one thousand dollars
for the purpose of erecting and COIL
slructing water works to supply said
town, which amount has been expended
in accordance with said Acts; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the desire Of the
citizens, taxpayers of said Middletown,
to embrace in \ separate Board of Com
.nissioners the management and con-
troll of their works for the supply of
light and water and all matters thereto
pretainiDg, therefore
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Della
ware, lin General Assembly met, two
thirds of each branch of the Legislature
concurring.)
Section THAT the said Commits
sioners of the town of Middletown, shall
direct and effect the preparation and
printing of he bonds authorized to be
issued by the Act being Chapter 242 of
Vol. 10, Laws of Delaware (when re-
quired SO TO do by the Board of Light
and Water Commission hereinafter
provided for), and shall also prescribe
the form of said bonds, which shall be
signed by the president of the said
Commissioners Of the town of Middle
town and cOuntersigned by the secre-
tary and be sealed with the corporate
seal of said town, and be exempt from
all State, County and municipal taxa
lion
AS the bonds and coupons thereon
are paid, the same shall be cancelled in
such manner as the said Town Com
missioners shall direct.
And 1t is further proUided, That the
Commissioners of the town of Middle
town shall place the bonds hereby
authorized to be issued, as soon as pre-
pared and printed, in the hands and
custody of the Board of Light and
Water Commissioners hereinafter pro-
vided for, who shall negotiate the sale
and delivery of the same and the money,
the proceeds of the sale of said bonds,
shall be deposited with The treasurer OF
the Board of Light and Water Com
missioners to be used for The purpose ol
carrying into effect the provisions Of
the Act and not otherwise.
Section 2-That Sewell G. Biggs
John w. Jolls, Samuel NJ. Reynolds
Thomas H. Gilpin and w. A. Comegys
be, and they are hereby appointed q
Board of Light and Water Commits
sion for one, two, three, four and five
years respectively and until their sue
cessors be elected. The duties of said
Board shall be such as are prescribed