Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-16

SthH correspondence OF Every Evening.
New Castle. March rs. Some new
arrangement may be made with respect
To the custody OF Che fire apparatus here.
AZ last night s meeting OF City Council
Messrs. Jemison. Gallagher and Duffy
were appointed committee 20 confer
with the special committee of the Trustees
of the Commons relative to the sale of
the Lenapc fire engine house. The fire
committee, comprising the entire body,
with Mr.. Gallagher as chairman will look
after the engine. hose and other property
and select some person To- care for it,
The payment for the nine cluster lights
throughout the city was discussed and
action deferred until the next meeting.
The letter from Treasurer Rothwell of
the Citizens Building and Loan Asso-
cation relative TO the proposed sale of
the ilrchousc was taken up and disposed
of by the appointment of the committee.
Chairman Gallagher of the fire CONF
mittee reported, the fire engine with a
valve out OF order and out of service. no
coal or wood in the house and four lengths
OF hose used at a recent small blaze, piled
in corner, in place OF being hung up in
the tower
After some discussion the matter was
disposed of as stated the entire Council
taking mp the matter and preparing to
remedy the trouble by appointing some
person TO have charge ol and to look after
the property.
Mr. Ahrons Of the Delaware Water Inn
provement Co. was in attendance, and
stated that he desired 10 come to some
definite agreement in relation TO the rates
for the incandescent cluster lights.
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the price of these lights was to be SIS for
each cluster per year"
President Smith Mr.. McClenahan.
in the presence of Mr. Neager. said the
price. which was named. was Sis"
Mr. Ahrens- Now / do not want to
be unreasonable All that is asked is in
fairness. We do not want to get at
loggerheads over the affair. We want to
see the color of our money coming in and
not sell below what il costs You would
not want to do business that way your
selves. If Mr.. McClenahan gave you such
a price he never consulted the board, as
it is unreasonable. Your lights are
cheaper than hundreds of other cities Of
like size or larger"
MIR. Jemison -"The incandescent lights
are separate and apart from the are lights
In the contract. IL was the duty Of the
Delaware Water Improvement Co. TO have
contract made and price stated"
Mr.. Ahrens Onger put the clusters
up and they were up before we were CON
suited in the matter. We are not bound
/ down boy anything and are ready to cance
| the lights at any time within six months
and call it off. At Sl5 per light we lose
money and we are satisfied to give tn,
lights In the clusters at S24 per year Of
one 4s-candle power light at SD pei
year
Mr.. Gallagher-"We were under tn,
impression that the trolley company fur
nished the lights at SIS and so told Mr.
/ McClenaghan. who said the new company
would meet the prices of the old company.
Mr. Ahrens s-"We will let the price re
main for the year at $50 rather than hav,
any further words about the affair Mr.
Holcomb can tell you that the cost o
lights would be beyond $40 per year
| The cost for globes alone would be a
least SO per cluster per year and we havl
| pay for coal and wire. We wired at on
own expense and TO the trolley com
pany you paid for the installation. w
burn lights all night where the trolle,
burned theirs until l o clock or only abou
half the night
Mr. Gallagher feel that the Counci
is TO blame in not finding out the rea
cost of the old lights"
Mr. Jemison-"I am not here TO tax
the blame; ] am not satisfied to take am
of the blame, and will not am mem
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