Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-18
WELSBACH co.
THREATENS SUIT
Desires That Resolutions Of
Directors be ReSCindCd
MIR. FORD PRESENTS LETTER
Agreement Of Wilmington City Flee
trie Go. Read al The Meeting,
Crock Requests Franchise
MIR. FORD PRESENTS LETTER

Crock Requests Franchise
The WeIsbach Street Lighting Com
lpany, at the meeting of the Street amid
Sewer Department, uhis morning an
lnounced, through it's attorney, Andrew
.lC. Gray that I'm case the resolution now
before the board declaring the alleged
contract existing between the lighting
3 concern and this city to be void and
invalid is not rescinded, suit Will bel
Instituted in the United States District
Court to establish the legal status OIL
the contract.
The Welsbach matter was the first
\ subject taken up at the session this
morning, and Mr.. Gray addressing the
directors, said
Relative TO the resolution offered by
a member of this body repudiating the
contract of the Welsbach Company, l
am requested TO say that this act COM
pels them to defend their contract, and
if the resolution is not rescinded. a suit
at once will be instituted in the United
,- States Court.
IS In case you are willing to listen to
e the company, it has instructed me to
n say that the period of the c0ntrac.
# viii be reduced from ten to six years,
r. making The time the same as given
If periods of other concerns.
is "Il tine present number Of lights is
IS ltoO great The company stasds ready at
is all times to meet the board relative to
he reducing the excess.
ol Mr. Johnson made a motion that the
N matter be deferred until a special meet
N ing and Mr.. Gray soon after quilted
ID the room.
BE- Mr.. Ford's Offer
10 Peter j. Ford. vice-president OF the
i, Wilmington City Railway Company
of was present, and presented to the DoarC
a communication, which he said was {
or cold business proposition.
eel Secretary Wiley was ordered to rea'
* tihe communication, which was as fol
ST. lows:
ON 10 the President and Members of tn
ef Street and Sewer Deartment
ot Gentlemen: The Wilmington Cit,
,e- Electric Company beg TO submit to you
i'm honorable body Tor your consideration
some facts and figures, together witt
several propositions That we believ
win be highly advantageous to the city
both in saving the city thousands o
dollars, as we'll as giving better ighte
r. streets at q lower price than now en-
joyed by any other city in this country
We offer this as a purely busines
o. proposition, and only ask that it b
" considered on its merits, due consider
It's lation being given to the eXtraordinar
nd advantages offered the city by way c
p increased lights and Of the great say
We ing in money to the city
ar BY referring to schedule you wi
gn find the cost Of lighting the city unde
Ie- a contract with the Welsbach Con
n pany would be S26750, which, added
ars 1.-THE S25. .27956 would make the cost {
.re lighting for the year 1902, $50 ,029.46, {
ich "a loss to the city, as compared wit
mi lsdhedule of S10790 per year, or
he six years a total of s64,74O, adding
this amount interest on the above I
the rate of five per cent. per year, {
Sl1 ,329.5O, making a grand total lo'
to the city of SIC 06950 for six year
49, Another way, by carefully going Ov
IN, the locations, We find, in great mai
'"- instances ,one arc light properly place
can be made TO do the work of as MAI
al as three or four other lights, and do
zoe better and more effectively.
-, With this end in view, we have ma
~ a careful study OF the conditions al
,is find THAT by the substitution of, 81
~. 200 arc lamps and 200 incandesce
ny lamps. in addition to those electl
lamps already in use, all other lam
ON can be entirely disposed Of, and e
leu city lighted in a much superior mann
ne for the sum of Sal, ,239. .46, making a sa
'siA ing to the city as against the other pI
IN posed contract Of S10.790 per year.
We also will furnish you with mf
and we will be pleased to go over
with you and show you just exact
how the change can be made effectiv
IN You are already familiar with
Ihl' standing Of our company, and the Fl
that we are very large taxpayers, a
that we have just about completed G
e"- of the largest and best equipped pow
lhe houses in this country. You are a
lay' ACQUAINTED with our method of dol
oses business. and you readily appreci
OF tha fact that our proposition does n
in the slightest degree, SAVIOR of an
rgy- pertinent. Our figures are plain,
Brit guarantee above question:, and our "a
the tract inures to the welfare Of the t
eng lpavers. whose general demands are
sup lrefrencbments, so far as is consist
civil with the city's interest; hence we
10 be given the permission to ins
any additional lights that may be dee
ed necessary by your honorable bI
lover and above the number already C
~ IT, ltraoted for by us.
ulee Under this proposition there wo
IN ~ be only one system of lighting,
1iols S1,-' there can be no denying that the
ls,'. Jew would be better lighted than ever in
: l0sis s:s history. for There is nothing to I
D u the place of arc. lights on the street.
80 w. We enclose separate sheets show
l..rl- the comparative costs under the diff
..l.s .-- c1st propositions, and we are conho
VI that the more thoroughly this ma
~ is discussed, the more strongly 1t
appeal to you as business men
1. lcnntinned ON Fifth Pagel.