Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

line. The wintor cars will he dupl
Gates of those now in use there and
the summer cars viii he similar To the
ones operated on that line and West
Eighth street during the summer.
Each ear vii be equipped with two iO
horse power motors, which are the
strongest motors now in use on single
truck cars operated here. The power
will be the same as that provided for
the cars now ON the Riverview line.
lt Is the intention of the company
to place all of the new equipment in
use as soon as it is ready for service
Tho natter of making these improve
ments has been undor consideration for
several months, and early In the
current year, after the subject had been
gone over carefully for some time, the
directors decided what was required
and entered into negotiations with
different manufacturers. Core
spondence with manufacturers relative
TO bidding on the proposed new equip
ment was begun on February 18th, as
the files disclosed when the reporter
visited the company's Office to obtain
information concerning the awarding
of the contracts. and from that time
until the present the company has
been in communication with many
establishments producing the material
| desired, but there We're so many details
connected with the bidding that 10 was
not possible to get matters into shape
| to award the contracts until today.
/ IL might have been possible TO have
| placed orders for part of the equipment,
| but IL was the desire to order every
| thing at one time, so as TO do the work
| systemat ically, and, consequently, all
| Of the deals were closed toge ther to-
day.
In discussing the matter with the
reporter, President Rigg said the
company has been planning for this
work for much longer period than
the files Indicate. the showing there
dating back to February l7th, as il
was the company's desire to give the
very best service possible. He said
the new plant on the Brandywine
would have been duplicated at the time
it was built, but the officers of the
company were Of the impression that,
with the addition of some new
machinery at the Fifth street plant OF
the Wilmington City Electric Co.
which is owned by the same general
corporation, the Interstate Railways
Co, the Delaware avenue powerhousC
could be depended upon in AN emerg
ency for some time, but during tn,
pnst few months the company has rec
ognized the inability of the old plan
to do SO, and as soon as 10 becaml
manifest that the Delaware avenu,
plant could not be depended upon
the company entered into negotiation
with manufacturers with the view q
doubling the capacity OF the Brandy
| wine plnnt and installing such nov
machinery there as would make IL
unnecessary TO operate all of the
machinery all the time He says al
of the orders given today will be hur
ried and he expects TO have the ney
equipment in operation as early a
, possible.
Mr.. Rigg says the company hns spen
about $1,000 600 in improving Ga,
J property Of the Wilmington City Rail
way Co. since the present owners tool
q charge of it, in 1899, and the outla
made today will run the expenditure
up close to the million and q hal
4 | mark.
n The new owners has rebuilt mucl
o Of the system, In addition to buildin
o the new powcrhOuse, on the Brandy
a wine, and have added many cars. IN
g Maryland avenue line, one of the long
h est In the city, has bccn rebuilt almos
g it's entire length, except whore th
# cars run on other lines, and TIN
e Maryland avenue end has been doubl
q tracked Other parts of the syster
# have also been rebuilt, and the loo
. at the Rising Sun end has been added
q
e Silver Suds does not scratch. Sold b
drtuuicfu and frrorora .