Evening journal., 1901-09-10
ELECTRIC co.
WANTS MONEY
Pay for Lighting Held Up by
Department
GEN. WILSON AGAIN COMPLAINS
More Protests Received About The
Proposed Plans Of the P, ". 4
B. Elevated Railroad

Attorney Walter IL. Hayes, Supern-
tendent Van Trump and Treasurer Fich-
tom. of the Wilmington City Electric
Company, appeared before the Street and
Sewer Department this morning and
asked the members to meet with them TO
adjust the matter regarding the lamps
that had not proved satisfactory. The
lighting company seems To be willing To
make any reasonable reduction for the
lamps that did not give satisfaction and
is anxious to settle the matter in order
that it can get she money that has been
held back since June.
President Webster was not present and
Messrs. Carter and Fahey said that they
would not take mp the matter until the
president was present. A meeting be-
tween the board and the officials soon
viii be held.
Persons who have 10 use DUPONT street
in the vicinity of Thirteenth and -Four
teenth ask the Street and Sewer Depart
mcnt to put an arc lamp at each of the
corners. Church people complain Of the
darkness at these points. The depart
ment will look into the matter and may
comply with the request.
GENERAL WILSON COMPLAINS AGAIN
1t is unusual for the members of the
Street and Sewer Department TO receive
a complaint that there is too much light
in any part of the city, but such was the
case this morning when they received the
following from General James III. Viii
son:
Mayor of Wilmington:
Dear Sir: You will remember that
some time ago / wrote TO you complaining
of the unnecessary light at the corner of
Ninth and BrO0me streets. From the
fact that it has not been suppressed,
assume that the city intends 10 persist in
wasting its money by keeping it going. /
have therefore to request that the globe
on the side next the houses, and ecpe-
cially next to mine. be painted with some
dark and intransparents color which will
prevent the light from shining constantly.
in our windows"
On motion of Mr.. Carter the Whining
ton City Electric Company was permitted
to raise four additional poles on the New
Castle causeway for the purpose of put
ting more arc lights there.
PROPERTY OWNERS COMPLAIN
"Chris" Pfrommer, who owns four
properties in Water street, was before
the department this morning and COM
planned that the proposed elevated tracks
of the p, w. * B. railroad would shut
his property out as he understood that
the railroad cOmpany's plans when exc
cuted, would result in a wall being built
in front of his property and make it use
less. He said that he understood that the
street could not be claimed by the city
further than Walnut street, but that he
remembered when the city paid $4,000
for the street from French to Madison,
and he did not think that it was right to
let the railroad company cut out the
rights of the citizens.
The board informed Mr.. Pfrommer
that the matter would be laid before the
city engineer and that every complainant
would have chance TO state bis Objec-
ton.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company was granted permission to open
a number Of streets for the extension of
its telephone line. The company also was
granted permission 10 erect five new poles
on the west side of the city.
Numerous bids 20 do all the work and
furnish the material for city paving were
received. Simmons and Brothers bids ON
the work ranging from $3.50 10 $l.S4 a
square yard according 20 the quality. and
Davis and Brother from $1.35 10 Sl.77
Delmarvia Company has been granted
permission 10 change its conduit line in
Fourteenth street instead Of Thirteenth.