City officials today discussed ways and means for providing electrical power for the weather unit which the Civil Aeronautics Administration has offered to establish at the Williamsport Airport.

It appeared that the question of paying for the electricity which the equipment will use is the remaining issue to be agreed upon before the unit is set up here.

Virtual assurance that space would be made available at the municipal airport was given at a conference with Councilmen Samuel Wendle, Frank W. Henninger, Bruce Hans and Thomas Olmstead, CAA radio electrician.

The equipment includes a remote-control panel for the radio range station at Pennsdale and teletype and weather forecasting instruments. Five men will be employed by the federal government to operate the apparatus on a 24-hour basis.

Federal authorities are planning to increase the power of the radio range. The range, which has been maintained by the state, will fall under federal control after January 31 it was said.

Improvements will enable pilots flying 100 miles from Williamsport Airport to send and receive messages in addition to using the radio beam.

Following a committee meeting this morning it was announced that all members of council wish to cooperate, and the matter will be settled Friday when Mr. Olmstead returns to Williamsport with the lease for signature.