The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-09


more, too, to the New Castle Water Works
Company for the amount of service rend-
cred.
Notice few items;
Amount of Stock. 500 900
Amount of Bonds. .............. S54, 900
Amount Paid by Trustees. ...... 500 600
$4,000
From these items it will be seen that the
Trustees of the Common have already paid
out to this private corporation more than
enough to build and equipthe whole plant.
with $l5 900 to spare, For surely the ba-
sin could not have cost more than 10000
and the Trustees furnished the land free
thepower house and engine could certainly
not cost more than SIS 900 and Mr.. John
Mcfarland gave the land while the cost of
pipes and laying same would not exceed
S95, ,0OJ; total, $50, 600
And now when we have already paid
enough to build the entire plant and hands
ed over Sl5, 600 in addition thereto to be
applied for running expenses, or to be dis
tributed as dividends among tho stock
holders we sthnk the Trustees have
done enough to keep tho Water Works
Company
BY u unanimous vote Of city council
last evening, it was decided that the Will
mington and New Castle Electric Rail
way Company shall light the city during
the coming year.
The Mayors office was packed like
saroine box with taxpayers who wanted to
see how council would handle the question
of lighting the city. Mr.. Shaw of The Gas
Company presented bid of II, 500 accom-
panied with IL protest against awarding
the contract to any other company.
The Wilmington Electric Light Com
pany would like to light New Castle with
arc lights OF 1000 candle power at Sla5 q
light and New Castle Railway Company's
bid was for 20 arc lights of 1000 candle
power for the sum of " 600, OF $50 a light.
The contract between the City and the
Gas Company was read and tie Council
felt that there was no clause binding Oh
them for this year.
Mr.. Harrington" W had anlexperienced
electrician here and we went over the
city. We cannot afford to have every
thug at present, but | believe electric
lights are the the first step for the improve
ment Of our city. Arc lights Of 5000 can
die power will light our city in the proper
manner l pay my proportion of the
taxes and as much as | can stand, but to
improve the city am willing to 60 in my
pocket for II little more money. l am
under no obligations to the Electric Rail
way Company. l work for them because
my bid was the lowest l am for electric
lights"
Mr.. Etchells addressed the Council and
said that taxation could not be increased
IF higher rates are paid for the lights,
where will the money come from? You
are going to be in the soup, because L was
in Council and know what am talk
in about"
-'rusldenV Morrison-'No, wewill not be
in the soup and we will not raise the
taxes. The present council in two years
h rnIon
pany by former councils, and done more
to the streets than any other city council.
We are going forward and we will not be
in the soup"
Mr. Fagan favored the electric lights or
the fencing in of the town; white wash it
and give it away as present.
Let us try IL new step for one year,
Mr.. King of The Railway Company said
that the question was not debatable, no
more than horse car and trolley road.
The public spirit Of New Castle will
double and the city will bo ten times bet.
ter lighted by % arc lights than at
present, The light to be given in New
Castle will be the same as Boston, Buffalo
Baltimore and Brooklyn pay $i27 lamp
for, and for which New York city pays
$14S
A petition was then read from four lfths
of the property owners of the city praying |
for the electric lights. The vote was then |
taken and the contract awarded Two |
readings were given to an ordinance in |
reference to the contract giving the right |
to the company to erect poles and string |
wires.
The work of putting up tho pole and |
wires will begin ON Monday.
The finger boards with the names of the
streets upon them are being put up.
The gentlemen of Company II. N. g. D.
entertained their lady friends at dance
in the armory last evening.
John Kelley was placed in Jail last |,
night in default Of $1,000 bail for court.
William Roblems was reported last
night as being somewhat i'm proved.
Testimony for Dr., Simms' Worm Killer
the best clildren's tonic known. VIM.
Algea, 1923 Bennett street after two doc
tors had given NY daughter up as being
| used Dr.. Simms Worm Killer
and she was souudly cured, passing large