Evening journal., 1902-01-27
WELSBACH COMPANY
PRODUCES ITS CONTRACT
Was Executed in Former Mayor
Fahey's Office on June 20
of Last Year

Andrew &. Gray. representing thel
Wclsbach Street Lighting Company of
America, with principal offices in Phila
delpha. today made public announce
ment that the company he represents
has ten-year lighting contract with the
city. A letter from the company explain
atory of It's position in the matter, which
just now is the chief subject Of convor-
sation. was made public at the same
time. Both the letter and contract, which
follow are explanatory of themselves:
January "a, 1902.
Street and Sewer Department of the
City of Wilmington. Delaware,
Gentlcmen We have seen in the
newspapers that at a recent meeting "
your department some question as 20 the
contract between our company and the
city of Wilmington for Wclsbach street
lights was raised and discussed, and that
the secretary OF your department inform
ed the members that there Is 10 memo
randum in the minutes concerning the
making of this contract and that the de.
nartment has no copy of the contract IN
It's possession. This is explicahle, IN view
of the facts. which are briefly as follows.
On May %, 1901. the Street and Sewer
| Department advertised that they wonl,
receive bids until y. M. June 6, 1901, fo
lighting the streets of the city of Wi
mmgion with gas and electricity. W
submitted a bid for lighting with gas. i
accordance with specifications ON I'll,
which bid was accepted. and followin
which the contract was made with you
department in the ordinary course q
business. You should have copy ,
same in the records of your department
masmuch as- the contract was execute
i'm duplicate and one copy was rctaint
, by the city. As your copy seems TO ha'
/ been mislaid, we herewith enclose ce
tilted copy of the contract IN our posse
@ sion.
, Tho form of contract was receive
from your department and handed TO ol
representative. A slight modification
that form was suggested boy our couns
;, in Wilmington. which was approved
= your department, and the contract !
z turned to ms for execution. II was %
intention to have completed the exc,
ti0n Of this contract on the part oi
~ parties on the same day, hui after sal
70 had been executed by our company
June 81, there was an unexpected del
p In getting the proper officers of
; American Surety Company i'm Philad
, phin (who was our surety on the bon
y to execute the same. and their eXecut
=, was not secured until June 20. The 90
y tract was taken TO Wilmington 10y
lo representative on the following day. Ju
ie %, and he, in company with Mr.. Cart
NJ "a member of your department, went
- the mayors Office i'm the city hall, VIII
- the contract was executed 10y John
Fahey. who was then mayor of Milmi
'lr ton, and sealed and atiested 10y Will
wv T. Morrison, clerk of the City Coun
&c The contract was executed ON Saturd
ay the 29th day of June. 1901. and our ]
ly rcscntativc brought back the cXecu
'ut contract TO our Office ON the same Il
ns The duplicate contract wns taken by
X Carter. of your department, who y
nd present at the execution.
pe We trust this statement, with cops
Re- contract enclosed. viii supply the
re- ciencies in your minutes and comp
your files in the matter.
Very truly yours.
I'M lSignen Arthur E. Sha'
Nv Vice prpeid