Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-24
The Use of Wafer street.

PERMISSION GIVEN THE W. 4 r., AND W. & W.
r.. i. COMPANIES To LAY TRAC KS TO FRENCH
STREET.
A lew weeks ago the Presidents of the
Wilmington ~ Reading and The Wilmington
Il Western Railroad Companies unitedly pc
iitioned CITY Council for permission to lay
tracks along Water street, from the intersec-
tlon of their roads with the p. w. & Il. II. R.,
to French street. At the meeting of the City
Council last night, the Street Committee, 10
whom this petition was referred reported as
| follows;
Your committees would report in favor of
gaming the prayer of the petitioners, at an
annual rental 0f ~ per year to he paid by each
Company The Council to reserve the right
To reoume possession of the street at any time,
upon one years notice being given. The
Companies to pave or plank the street between
lhe tracks AS may be required by the city, ana
II any culveits should be necessary they are
tn be built Mt the expense of the Railroad
Companies. The city not to bo responsible
Tor any damage tn persons or property caused
by The use OF the street by the said Lo,npan-
les Your committee would recommend that
an agreement with The two companies as well
as san Ordinance be prepared by the Commit
tce ON Law, III accordance with the above TO-.
port
Mr.. F"blger was not altogether satisfied
WIN tllIS report; 1t was hot sufficiently eX-
pliclt IN regard to the construction of culyerts
He thuught the culveIts ,oore necessary, and
that they should be constructed he same size
as Shplcy'S itun culveft, Which is 10 feet arch
by five 1eet high, rs fixed by the ordinance
Mr.. Wm Candy sand the cuiyerts could he
arranged ior IN the subsequent agreement and
ordinance.
Mr. Fthiger thought there was nothing
p, like commencing things right. llo therefore
, oiftrered the following amendment
And all culfritS to be built shall be built al
the expense OF said railroad companies il
n dimenslons of culverts over Shipley Run, ant
q under the Superlneudence of the Street Com
missioner.
I'll The amendment was agreed to-
o MIR. FebiGer suggested that the agrcemen
y should contain provisions that the compan
q les IN laying thoir tracks should not Interfere
+. with the turnouts ri present connecting witt
= the r w. Il. Il. X, X.
If just as the vote was being taken Mr. Febi
ger called attention to rule l3, which prohibit
h persons directly interested in the subject un
~ der consideration from voling it. lie asked
l. some of the members of Council being stock
ii holders in the two companies were not intei
= ested parties
' The chair decided that their interest wa
a too remote to affect their votes.
il Mr.. Febiger thought the interes
is amounted to about sS0,0o0. 1t cost that SUI
il to widen the street, and yet these cOmpanit
10 arc to occupy the street as wldened withou
m the payment OF cent of the cost.
at The report was then adopted by he follow
4. ing vote:
" Yeas-MessIs Adams, Baker, Bckta, Wn
Is Candy, Mm Nj. Candy, Foulk, Greene, Johl
SON, Mclntirc. Phillips. Pickles, Taylor, III
to derwood President Maris-1i.
Nays -Mesars. Burke, Febiger Lynch Mu
ma ray, kichardson-J.
to Mr.. Vim. NJ. Canby afterwards offered
no resolution in>tructlng the Law Committee
prepare an agreement and an Ordinance pl
Is scrbng the terms under which the compani
or may occupy lhe street Adopted