Evening journal., 1895-10-14

Entire kepuDllcan Note-moro ABOUT
.hs Project to DO Away with Dingy
LiKhts-The Gas Compan5's oiaim.
other Happenings.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 14-John R.
Lambson friends made themselves
conspicuous at the polls on Saturday by
their absence, and that gentleman can
attribute the result or lack Of result OF
Saturdays contest, TO the apathy among
= class Of citizens, who should have been
active In putting In Office practical and
exemplary business man who would have
been an honor to the board.
After q seven hour struggle at the
polls the election for Trustee Of the New
Castle Common to succeed William Her
bert WAS really no election because no
candidate got q majority OF the votes
cast as required In the Penn deed that
gave New Castle 900 acres Of fne
farm land over which the Trustees Of
the Common have sole jurisdiction The
vote:
John NJ Hanoe..................... 15s
John r .bambson. .......... ............... lf3
Bernard Rogers. ........................... 80
Amount necessary 10 elect................. 1876
Although quite unexpected, party
lines were tightly drawn. Mr. HRnco
drew almost the full Republican vote.
while Mr. Lambson's vote was crippled
by the appearance Of Bernard Rogers, an
Fest dlstTict Democrat.
About 800 votes should have been
polled at this election as 1t was OF vital
Importance te every body having interests
ia this city. Trustees Morrison, Wise
aud Toman will now have to report mo
election" to the trustees and they must
be instrusted about holding the election
again Mr. Lambson's friends will make
every effort to have him run again.
Gard OF Thanks
To my friends aud the public In general
Of the city Of New Castle:
l desire to return my thanks TO my
friends and the public who supported
N at the election on Saturday last for a
member OF Trustees Of the New Castle
Commons, and beg to announce that
intend to bs candidate at the next
election for the same
Respectfully.
BERNARD RoaEEs
Council Means Business for Better Light.
City Councils special session. called to
had to be adjourned until next Wednes
day night. The plan that may be sub
mitted Is to do away entirely with the
present unsatisfactory and unpopular gas
lights and ask proposals for lighting the
CITY by electricity.
The plan to have the Wilmington City
Electric Company generate enough eloe
trlcity to give all New Castles main
streets arc lights, and ali the eide streets
strong incandescent lamps that could be
manipulated on one switchboard or at
each lamp as was desired, is being freely
discussed
Another scheme is to have the Della
ware Iron Works plant supply the entire
city and. through superintendent Borie.
an offer WAS made TO light tho city for
81 800, all night all the year round. A
new scheme 10 give Council the right to
sublet 10 stores, public buildings and
the jail NAV increase the original pro
poaal Of 81 500, which was Nade without
any such proviso. Lighting the iail
alone, with the present system Of gas
has cost the county as high as 81 500 q
year.
To cOunteract these new plans, Presi-
dent Shaw Of the Nav Castle Gas Oom
pany, has pointed out that the city can
get much better satisfaction by adopting
the Welsbach light for all the lamps.
There Is absolutely no shadow and the
great Improvement In gas lighting pro
vides . steady, mellow light OF pure
white that illumes the surroundings
almost like day. The duplex WelsbAoh
burner, It is argued by the gas people
would give the city much steadier and
reliable, a. well as more brilliant light
than the best electrical arc lights that
can be put In.
Two sermons BY Mr.. Willie.
Rev. s. B Wylie, looking much
improved BY his long European trip.
appeared In his pulpit at tha preabv