The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-05-27
Lighting COntract Awarded.


vania Avenue and Sixteenth street. A
delegation Of sixteen citizens headed
by I. M. Curtis, appeared and asked
that their request be granted by the
Board, claiming that women were
insulted and houses robbed owing to
the insufficiency of lights in that sec.
ton of the city.
The sewer lien against William
Mayne's property was ordered cancel
led on the request of City Solicitor,
il he (Mayne) would withdraw a suit
he had filed against the city.
Bids will be advertised for the
printing of the annual report Of the
department.
The secretary was directed to write
to the President Of the Peoples Rail.
way Company informing that the
manager had twice been written TO
about the condition Of Fourteenth
and Scott streets, and that he had
not been courteous enough to reply.
Peter J. Ford and Reginald Van
Trump, appeared before the depart
ment in behalf of the Wilmington
City Electric Company, while Will
lard Salisbury and Mr.. Newbold re.
presenting the Amer lean Street
Lighting Company were on hand to
press upon the Dir ectors the great
advantage OF their gas lamps as an
illuminator. A res olution was offer
ed and read to award the incandes-
cent l'ghtingof the cityto the Ameri-
can Lighting Company, of Baltimore
Director Carter said he thought
the matter should DC referred to the
City Solicitor tor his opinion.
Director Johnson seconded the
motion.
director Carter said he would like
to he recorded as voting No on the
resolution. lie did not think that
the citizens would be satisfied with
the award of the contract.
Mr.. salisbury said that they would
send for the material and 60 ahead
and furnish the lights for three years
The same to be under the supervision
Of the City Solicitor.
Mr.. SamwOrth asked for a sewer to
run from Rayald TO Shallcross ave.
nucs, which was referred to Engineer.
Mr.. Van Trump asked ioraddition.
al subwa Us that the Street car COM
panIes can get supply of water to
sprinkle the streets Of the city.
A petition was received from citi-
Zells on West Seventh street asking
! for the streets to be sprinkled
A drawing was exhibited by En-
| glnecr Buughman, showing the diff
| fcreut grades on the streets in the
vicinity Of Ford street and Lancas-
| ter avenue.
The bids for printing books and
| blanks were received from Mercan-
| tile Printing Co., Chas. l.. Story
! and Julian {. Robinson and the con-
tract awarded to the lowest bidder.
President Melvin had the follow
| ing resolution read, awarding street
gas lighting contract, Wilmington,
| Delaware, May Nth, 1902
Whereas, The cost for lighting
| the streets Of this city has increased
| more than 80 per cent. since the
creation OF this department. occa
stoned by increased demand tor AL
ditlonal lamps and the introduction
OF arc lights, and
Whereas, The present estimate
| cost per aunum for street lighting
is namely 30 per cent Of the entire
| Appropriation allowed this dep1rt-
meut per aunum for all general
| lupOSes, and
Whereas This department has in
| addition 10 tie existing electric
| lighting contract recently received
two proposals to light portions Of
tins citN's streets with lncandescrnt
ga Of 80 candle power and one pro-
p"sHl fur such lighting with an or
| dlrHlN fiat iraIuc burner of IL can
die power; and
Whereas, The additional expense
| for furnishing posts. lamps, etc.
| and for maintaining some will be
| such as to make the cost for lG can
| III" power ordinary gas lights very
| much greater than the price quoted
for such lights and it being the same
of this hoard of directors. than an
inCandrsrent light should be used;
| and
Whereas. The American Lighting
| Company, under recent bids. is the
| lowest bidder and its protfercd Sc
| cullty being acceptable, therefore
| he it
Resolved, BY the Board of Direc-
| tors Of the Street and Sewer De
| partUent. that the contract for in
| candeSrent gas street lighting for
til" streets Of the city Of Whining
! ton. Delaware. be and the same is
| hereby awarded to the American
Lighting Company, Ltd, for il term
| Of three years, subject in all partic-
| ulars to the term and specifications
Of this department and the pro-
| poSals of said company make their
bids subject, however, to the APP
| rrOVal Of the city solicitor.
Small PON stl!i Spreading.