Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-27
WILMINGTON DEL, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1873.


Other points are of so little moment that not
deBiriag fneWapaper controversy, prefer the
Judgment of our citizens should decide their
merit.
The original charter read as follows, ,. o., q
" That for the purpose OF carrying out tho
object OF the said corporation, the said Whining
ton 4 Reading Railroad company may in addition
to tho powers heretofore granted, locate and
construct said Rairood, that is to say beginning
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may ilocate and construct such lateral Railroads.
tunnels, switches, wharves and piers,as occasion
may yrequlte." 7''N'fH ~ -'.'f' -".
The Amendment: ,.......-. .........
sEcTfos1 THAT the Wilmington 4 Reading
Rail Road; Company, may in addition, to the
powers heretofore granted, loeate aud construct
a Rail Road or Railroads from any point or points
on it's present R0ad TO the Delaware River at
any point or points, (pFovided that the Rail Road
30 to be constructed sinai not, any one OF them.
exceed seven miles in length, , and may make
connection with said Road or Roads, and may
locate and construct such lateral Rail Roads,
Switches ,Wharyes and Piers a. may be required,
and for these purposes the said Corporation is
hereby invested and clothed with all the rights.
powers, franchises and privileges granted by or
contained in the Acts, beretofore passed in re-
y lation to the Wilmington and Brandywine Rail
Road Company, and the said the Wilmington
and Reading Rail Road Company. d. Y.a.,..
SECTION 2nd.-rhat the Wilmington and Real
Road across the Christisna River, shall be, and
is hereby, required to erect and maintain draw
or pivot bridge at the crossing OF the said stream
Of not loss than tbirty-dve, (35) feet in clear
width for the passage of vessels, and shall also
provide at the expense of the said Company,
proper attendance upon said bridge as is GUS
tomary, in such cases. r.
The remonAtranoei M ID. ...-. --. ..n
TJ-mB Senute and House OF Representatives CJ
The State Of Deidtoars IN General Assembly
met
The undersigned citizen OF New Castle coun-
ty, respectfully but earnestly DEMONSTRATE
against the passage of an act now pending be-
incorporating the Wilmington Il Reading Rail
Road Company" for the following reasons.
1.-Tbatthe power to locate and construct
rail roads from any point on it's present Road to
the Delaware River, not exceeding seven miles
in length, as contemplated by said amendment.
is too general and indefinite, and clothes said
Company with authority and privileges that may
be serious detrment both to public and pri-
-vate interests, which canpot be protected in view
OF the broad and general terms of SAD amend
ment.
2.TThst your rsmonstrants earnestly oppose
the granting to any person or corporation, the
right TO building any more bridges over the
OhristianA River, between its mouth and the
the bridge of the Wilmington and Western Rail
s.GGThat the Btfdse. the construction Of which
the Wilmington and Reading Rail Road Oompat
ny contemplates in Section O. OF said Act, should
have a draw Of net less than eghty7ayel feet in
the clear, instead OF only thirty-fve feet.
I A-1Phat the said. Wilmingt ton and Reading
Rail Road Company has now, under its present
charter all powers that could be reasonably de-
sii ed by said Company in conducting its busi-
meas, and in connecting the Delaware River with
the Coal sDd Lime regions OF PennsylyaniR.
And your RemnnstrAnts will eyer, &c,
Truly Yours,