The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-22
VOTED FOR NAPHTHA LIGHTS
HOUSING MEETING OF THE BOR-
 OUCH OF WEST HAVEN.

Held In the Town Hall Last Night-Wns Largely Attcnded-several Speeches Pro and Con as Regards Action Taken by the Board of Warden and Burgesses Substituting Naphthu for Electric Lights.
 The meeting of the citizens of West Haven held In the town hall last night was one of the largest ever held in the borough. It was called for the purpose Of ratifying or disappearing of the ac- tion taken by the warden and bur- eesses last week as regards dlsplacing twenty electric lights with sixty naphtha and Welsbach lights. The &C., tion was ratified by vote of 137 to 40. At the annual town meeting held on Tuesday evening, December 13, a res olution was adopted instructing the warden and burgesses to displace twen- ty electric lights with sixty Welsbach
 
 gesses met on the following Thursday, and in accordance with instructions passed resolution to the effect that MT. Cassidy, the agent of the New Jer- sey Globe and Gaslight company of New York, be instructed to place sixty lamps as ordered by the citizens at Int was passed by a vote of to 2 Warden Peck casting the deciding vote. The contract with the electric light con- pany expires on January 1 and if no notice is given of an intention to renew the same for another year it is consid- cred renewed. There are now and have been for some time past IA Wells bach lamps in use in the borough and the contract for these expires on Feb ruary 15.
 This contract is so constructed that 1t is possible to add as many new lights during the year as Is desired, and at the same price. As explained by War den Peck in last nights meeting sixty new lamps are only contracted for un- til February 15, and if not desired af- ter that time no contract for them need be made. Last nights meeting was called by the warden because of pe- tition received that a number of citi- zens were desirous of resembling the action taken at the annual meeting au- thorizing the board of warden and bur gesses to contract for the Welsbach lamps.
 After the meeting had been called to order Attorney Hall presented the fol- lowing resolution: Resolved, That we ratify and endorse the action of the cit izens at the annual meeting and of the borough board"
 Warden Peck then explained the sit uation from the standpoint of the board. He said that they simply car ried out the instructions received at the citizens meeting. He was supported by the burgesses, who said that the ac- tion of the board was straightforward in every particular.
 Senator James Graham opposed the resolution saying that he thought the action had been too nasty and that the meeting for deciding this important mat ter should be postponed He was desir- ous of having the lamps tried for a HlOuLH at ctAy idIC OClolC fol5lil1iso iiiC contract. He moved to adjourn, but was voted down. Gardner Clark thought that it would be a good idea to postpone definite action for at least a month Burgess Bissell declared that there was no contract, and Burgess Hayes said that the contract for the sixty new lamps would not hold good after February 15 unless the board saw fit to renew it.
 Clarence Thompson thought that changing from electric lights to naph- tha lamps would be taking backward step, rathen than progressing. Johr Macrlle spoke in favor of the naphtha lamps. A vote was then taken by bal lot upon the resolution as above given and it was adopted by vote of 137 tc 40. It was explained by one of the bur- gesses that the sixty new lamps will burn all night and not cost any more per year than the twenty electric lights which only burn until F o'clock. Ther again, the sixty lamps will light up g considerably larger portion of the borough than is now lighted by the electric lights.
 A PECULIAR MANIA.