Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-31
DELIU.IRE WESTERN.
FuIITeNt of the New Bill Chartering
IA Railroad Down the State-A Conn
peting Line for the Delaware
Road

Special Correspondence of state journal.
DOVER, March 24.-Mr. Belts intro
duced the new Delaware Western bill in
the Senate this morning. 1t was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and ordered to be printed.
The full text of the bill is as follows:
\ further supplement to an act entitled an
act to incorporate the purchasers of the Will
mingtun Il Western railroad.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Delaware in
General Assembly met, two thirds of the
members of each branch thereof concurring
Sec. l, That the Delaware Western Rail
road Company, now the successor of the Will
miugtun X Western Railroad Company, be
and is hereby authorized to locate, construct
and operate branch or lateral railroad of
such length as the president and directors
mty determine, beginning at such eligible
point or points upon the line of the said COM
pany's railroad now constructed or hereafter
| to be constructed and extending down and
| through the State of Delaware to any suta-
| ble point or points on the easterly, southerly
or westerly boundary line of said State. And
III the location, construction, use and opera
| tlon OF said branch or lateral railroads said
company is hereby invested with all the
| rights powers privileges and immunities as
| were conferred upon the Delaware ~ Chester
| County Rallrond Company by the act passed
| February 18TH 1867. and upon the Whining
| ton Il Western railroad Company by the act
passed March 10th, 1863. and by an act to in
/ corporate the purchasers of the Wilmington
d Western railroad Company passed Febru-
AIRY 22d, 1877 and any amendments or supple
ments to said several acts.
| | Sec. .. And be it further enacted, that, in
apprOpriating or i'll cOndemning lands for
| such lateral railroads or branches and in
| assessing damages to the owners thereof
|
| Sussex counties, then the application for such
| Appropriation, condemnation or assessment
shal! lie made to the superior court of the
county in which such lands are situate, if in
term time, or to any judge of said court in
| vacation. which court or judges thereof for
such purposes is hereby clothed with all the
powers conferred upon the Superior Court of
| New Castle county or judge thereof i'll yaca-
ton by the several acts aforesaid, but the
company may deposit the amount of damages
to the credit of the owner. if in Kent county,
in the Farmers Bank of Delaware, at Dover,
and if in Sussex county, in the Farmers
Bank at Georgetown.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted that if in
the location of said branch or lateral railroads
it shall be found necessary to pass over any
nsvigable river, canal or creek by bridge or
other structure, it shall be the duty of the
said company to construct and keep in repair
a sufficient pass or draw in said bridge or
structure over the deepest part of said river,
canal or creek for the purpose of letting YES
sells pass and repass through the same, which
draw shall at all times on theapproach of any
vessel or vessels be drawn at the cost of said
railroad company so as to admit the free pas
sage of such vessel or vessels
Sec. 4. That this act shall be deemed and
taken to be public act and the power to
revoke, alter or amend the same is hereby
expressly reserved TO the Legislature and this
act shall take effect from the date of its
| passage.