Evening journal., 1901-12-31
WILL LIGHT
CITY TEN YEARS
Street and Sewer Department
Grants Request
ELECTRIC PLANT IMPROVEMENT
Pennsylvania Railroad Accepts De-
parimcnt's Resolutions Trolley
Extension Desired

The Wilmington City Electric Com
pany today received the contract to
light Wilmington by electricity for a
period of ten years, beginning with to-
morrow. The contract price is $6492
per lamp a year. There are 262 arc
lights.
AT the regular meeting of the Street
and Sewer Department this morning,
discussion of the subject of ten-year
contract between the city and the cleo
trio company occupied the greater
part of the time.
Walter Hayes was present in the in
terests of the company, and called at
\ tenti0n to the fact that with the ad-
vent of the new year the company's
contract with the city expired. In ref
n erence to the new one. he said that
" Willie the length Of the contract had
j rot been specified, the company de-
sired ten-year contract. Mr.. Hayes
said that the concern desires TO give
the city the best service possible. and
added that in order to do this the com
Y pany would be aided greatly by ten
year contract.
Mr. Hayes also called attention to
the fact that the price Of labor and ma
terial has risen since the time the
company's bid waa placed. and
n coupled with this fact Council has
doubled the amount Of the pole tax. il
I now being 81. The electric company.
& he said. could not at this time, as a
consequence, make such a bid as IL did
Iphn Tffrrore 90 -
Il veMal Heat Light and Conduit Com
a pany, which corporation controls the
A local company. was present. and he
also asked for a ten-year contract. say
+ ing that the concern could do much
3 better in period Of ten years than it
could in six
We propose TO organize" he said,
"and while we intend to give you ex-
cellent results at all times. we can do
4 more for you in a longer period"
Mr.. Riggs said Improvements to the
value Of 100000 would be made here.
The new plant will be completed in
Pbout five months
A conference of the commissioners
Followed and the matter of a ten-year
contract discussed at length. TAX
ing into consideration the statement
a.
Use in the price of material. and also
hat the company will make improve
nents to the present plant, which no
ioubt will inure to the benefit of the
ity, it was decided that the ten-yearI
leriod contract was preferable and
MI lecislon was reached accordingly.
When made aware of the fact that
lis request had been granted Mr..
81. ilnUa fhnn1rp1 4
dded that he would award contracts
pmediatelS which will make the
liant one of the best in the country.
RAILROAD BUSINESS AGAIN UP
An acceptance from the p, W. & b.
-ailroad Company to the resolutions
the Street and Sewer Department
g elative to the construction Of an over
Pad road. was read
Mr.. Biggs counsel for the railroad
bmpany, was present to sec that the
fceptance was duly received and filed.
Five plumbers were given licenses
r the year 1902.
A communication was read from
harles M. Curtis to the effect that
lectric lights in the Highlands, par
hularly in Mt. Salem lane, are not
rned on until after nightfall. The
4cretary was instructed to notify the
bmpany.
IA request was received from the
filmington City Railway Company
iking for permission to construct and
9erate an extension from Vandever
'enue and Claymont street to the city
he. thence to Bowers thence to Van
ever avenue. and back to Claymont
rect
"a The matter will be presented to the
x bartment in the form of a resolution
.he next meeting
During the week ending today,
97.95 was paid for labor. and S323.55
s cart hire. The balance IN the city
tasury is S1S,5S8.73.