Evening journal., 1905-10-11
CITY HAS ENTERED
INTO A CONTRACT
Delaware Water Improve
ment Company's Plant Has
Been Accepted
PROJECT TO PAVE STREETS
speeIaI to The Evening Jealnai

body on behalf OF the city entered into
contract with the Delaware Water I'M
pro,cment Company to furnish water and
lights to New Castle for peri o. 2j
years. the contract for furnishing water
beginning September i5 and for light
October T.
The meeting was called TO order at S.i5
O'Clock with President Smith in The chair
and shortly after the session opened W j.
Yeager, president Of the company appear
ed before Council Mr.. Yeager stated That
he had inspected the plant and believed
1t TO be- one OF which the city should be
proud. The lights were n shape and the
water tower in service and he asked thut
the Delaware Water Improvement COM
pany be released from It's bend of s. u0l
for faithful performance In erecting The
plant He suggested that inasmuch as the
lights We're not an that could be desired
whcf first installed that the contract for
lighting the city should begin from Oc-
toher !. instead Of September I. az per
agreement and that the water contract
should begin on September Is. Instead of
september ]. In urging that the Water
Company bo released from It's bond MI
Yeagcr said that so far as he was coi.-
ccincd individually it made no natter TO
him but that the private parties who en-
tered ON the bond believed that nasmueh
as the plant was running that they should
be released from further respons.bilty.
he claimed that the company was
property owner in the city and that IL
had sufficient holdings for the city to re-
cover from ln case their contract was not
carried out In the future. The bond II
5000, he said was merely TO guarantee the
city that the plant would be erected unl
operated at a specified time
Mr.. Jemison opposed the cancellation
of the bend and the acceptance Of the
plant claiming that inasmuch as the
ciy's streets were in bad condition as the
result Of operations of the water com
pany ne could not consciously vote to
cancel the bond and enter into con-
tract as he did not feel that the company
had carried out its agreement TO the lett
ter
Alr Neager stated that the cancolii.
tior of tho bond would not ane,t The
compalys responsibility for ,hs co0di-
''n Of the streets.
GOOD WATER PRESSURE.
In relation TO the plugs Mr.. Gallagher
stated that he. In company with Mr..
Snyder of the water company had tested
the plugs early in September and found
that instead of having a pressure of Gorty-
five pounds at the outlet as per contract,
they showed "a pressure OF nfty-two
pounds. He failed 10 see amy reason for
delay Ia entering into a contract
Mr. Jomiscn said he did not want II to
be thought that he was trying to put
back the contract time but that ne could
NOT conscientiously vote for it's acceptance
at present lie suggested that a commit
tee Of Council inspect the plant aud pass
Judgment upon Il before final action was
taken.
MI Gallagher stated that the city would
In all probability always owe the water
company more money than would be
necessary to repair streets and said if n
was necessary 10 do so the work could
be done 10y the city and deducted from the
amount owed the company.
Mr. Neager stated that II was the policy
of his company TO please it's patrons as
that would be a great benefit TO the COM
pany n any future work it might con-
tract for on motion OF Mr Gallagher the
contract was entered into on the above
named dates. the bond TO stand Messrs.
Jemson and Reynolds voted mo" ON the
motion. Upon request OF Mr. Neager the
bond viii be forwarded To him as soon
as Council sees nc TO release IT,
MAY PAVE STREETS.
William II. Cooper Jr., representing the
Standard Bitulithlc Company presented a
! proposition whereby Delaware street
might be paved from Front to Sixth Tic
stated that the cost would range prob
ably from 81 TO SEQ per square yard. The
streets had not been measured but he be-
lieved that IL would require about 3Ol
square yards of paving deducted from
which should be 500 square yards that the
trolley company should be required tc
pave.
Mr. Cooper stated that the company
realized the financial condition Of IN,
city and would be willing TO wait for Il.
money as the city could pay it until action
could be taken by the Legislature. He IN
NlAth 1NNIti 10 Nieti W liNllIhANh ana li'
spect streets in that city which had been
paved by the company. on motion it was
decided to inspect the streets in Whining
ton on Monday next on motion of Mr.
{ Gallagher Council adjourned until Tues
day evening, October Il.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
Rev C. w Prettyman and Miss Mary
Smith LETT for Port Deposit this morning
where they will attend the annual dis
trict convention Of the Epworth League
as delegates from this city. The conven-
tion win be in session for three days.
WILL PLAY BRANDYWINE
AIanaser Murphy Of the New Castle
baseball team announces that the Bran
dywine team of Wilmington. viii be the
attraction at Battery Park on Saturday
next bradford viii catch for Brandy
wine
NEwLoVE AGAIN on DUTY.
Robert Ncwiove. who was injured I'M a
game OF baseball over month ago re-
samed his duties on the trolley cars yes
terdoy Mr Ncwloves leg sul pains him
although il is improving gradually.
THREE CANDIDATES INITIATED.
In the lodge rooms Of Industry Council.
No. %, Jr q. e. A. A.. three candidates
were initiated last night the work being
done by the Winona degree team Of WI
. mington. Following the Initiation social