Evening journal., 1921-06-15
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Method of Payment For
Water Plant Discussed
in Council
PHILA. ARCHITECTS
TO VISIT OLD CITY
stan Correspondent.

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Council. acting as a committee Of
the whole. met in joint session with
the Board of Water and Light Com
niissioners last night. when the
question OF paying for the city's
water and light supply was dis
cussed.
Under the bill enacted by the
state Legislature at slast regular
session, Council is empowered to
purchase the holdings OF the Della
ware Water improvement Company
and the New Castle Water Company.
The same act creates Board OF
Water and Light Commission, to
control the property.
One method OF payment required
free water supply, in lieu OF
which City Council is to pay u per-
cent. interest on the 100000 water
and light issue; another method is a
fixed rental by agreement, between
Council and the commission.
The latter method was decided
upon and an annual rental OF $4,000
agreed upon. All assessments
against the properties acquired is to
be eliminated from the assessed val
uation OF city property.
The annual rental paid by the city
for commodities to the companies
holding the franchises for water and
Light supply previous to purchase
by the city, was $3.50. OF this
amount the city received from the
companies taxes amounting TO more
than $500. the loss Of which makes
the light and water supply cost the
city approximately 5000.
Under the agreement reached at
last nights meeting. a new arc light
is to be placed at the intersection
Of Fourth and Chestnut streets,
without extra compensation This
light was requested by Councilman
Kee. who said his garage. located
near this intersection, had been
robbed four times recently
All new street lights to be INSTALL
ed in the future win be charged at
a propordonate rate
Councilman Klingmeyer said he
felt the amount of taxes paid by the
old companies, should be deducted II
Council is TO be required to pay the
old rates charged by the companies
The Commissioners were opposed
to this deduction. as the title of
property worth more than $4,000
had been vested in the city and not
in the commission
At the request OF Council. Ed
ward Eagle. secretary TO the COM
missioners informed them that the
receipts Of water and light rents to
date. had more than met the neces-
sary expenses of operations for the
period covered by the rent
The matter of supplying light to
residents Of the Baldton and The
Butfonwood sections was discussed
but no definite action taken
A representative OF the Safe Cab
met Company and Tho Victor Safe
and Lock Company, presented litera-
tnre and prices for fire-proof safes
and cabinets Commissioner Roth
well was instructed to visit the dis
play rooms Of the companies in the
Delaware Trust Building and inves-
tigate styles and get prices on the
kind he deemed most suitable for
the commission purposes.
Bids for the painting Of the water
standpipe. near the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany's power house. were opened.
The bids ranged from $40 TO SITS
for labor only. Material for this
work is to be supplied by the COM
missioners.
Clerk Eagle was instructed &c
communicate with the Dixon Cruel
BILE Company, Newark. n. j.. and ge
best prices on Dixon Graphite paint
which il was decided to use on th'
work
A quantity of paint ordered an,
received by the commissioners from
7. c. Hobbs. was said to be unfit 10
this kind Of work and was orderel
returned to the company, from
which il was purchased The con
tract for this work was not awarded
and viii not be until the price OF tn
paint is procured
superintendent Unger was in
structed to get in touch with Boyc'
and Company. contracting fenc,
builders, now constructing a fencs
on one of the commons farms. ant
obtain an estimate OF the cost OF
constructing a fence around ths
Non-Such Creek basin This fencs
IS to be constructed Of wire with
steel posts. with barbed wire around
the top.
superintendent Unger said COWS
pasturing in the adjoining field were
in danger OF getting in the basin
The following bills were ordered
paid: Delaware Electric Supply
Company. $4o6.11; R. II. Harring-
ton and Son. painters. s51; Corey
Valve Company, s44.32, and r. l.
Foord Company. Wilmington. s45.45
Joseph Rothrock. born in this
city, now OF Easton. Pa, has beer
a elected captain Of the 1929 baseball
\team and president Of the 'varsit,
fmb OF the University OF Delaware
While driving on Seventh street
1ecently Mayor Cramer saw tw,
boys carrying a crate OF STRAWBERRIES
The mayor called to the BOYS. VIII
took fright and ran into a marsf
nearby. The berries were brough
to the city by the mayor. Il late
developed a farmer enroute TO III
Wilmington markets had found h
load one crate short on reaching II
wholesale house. II is not know
whether the crate OF berries W,
stolen or accidentally dropped fro
the truck, as the boys have not bee
apprehended. The wholesaler II
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