Evening journal., 1893-02-24
A CONTEST AT DOVER.
Mr.. Ford Will Fight Hard for
the Silverbrook Bill.
SAYS THE SEWERS NEEDED THERE

And That Its Condemnation as Sewer
Would Cause That Part of the City to
Build Up and Greatly Enhance the
Value OF Land-NIr. sauIsbury for the
Jessup and Moore Company win Oppose
Him.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dow r, Feb 24-Ihe fight over the
condemnation of Silverbrook will begin
in earnest on next Wednesday. On that
day both sides will be heard by the com
mittee and members of the General
Assembly. 1t will be the fight of two
4 years ago with Joseph l. Carpenter, Jr. ont
of it. 1t will be Peter Ford vs.. the
4 Jessup and Moore Paper Company, the
Street and Sewer Commission of Will
miugton and the Wilmington Board of
a Health, and the outcome will be watched
n with interest
q Peter J. Ford was here yesterday and
q began laying his pipes He is armed
with petition for condemnation, which
Z is signed by from six thousand to eight
Il thousand persons, many of them repre-
sentative men. He will bring a delega-
tion here with him and in the words of
Senator Pyle, "he will make one - Of
fight.
Another Strong Petition.
n Willard Salisbury, Jr, representing
the Jessup and Moore Paper Company
u and land ownors along the stream
81 is also pluming for the fight. He will
doubtless claim that the condemnation
is for the sole purpose of giving Fords
morocco factory a sewer in which to run
its refuse. That the sewer will cost the
8 city thousands Of dollars in actual out
- Law and novinu duUaunc for rfparion
rights. That the condemnation will
polute the water and make Mil creek
valueless to the Jessup and Moore Paper
Co npany and the farmers.
Elk Constable William Pritchett was
here last night with big remonstraDce
which he has been circulating for Mr.
4 Salisbury. This petition is represen
tative in every particular and Mr..
Pritchett says that it contains the names
of all but three of the persons having
water rights along Silver Brook The
reason he did not get their signature was
because they were away.
Peter j.. Ford's Contention.
Peter ]. Ford will contend that the
sewer is needed to drain that portion Of
the city That its condemnation as a
sewer would cause that part Of the
city to build up and greatly enhance the
value Of land. At the present time the
stream is a detriment.
1t is probable that he will admit that
the sewage will pollute the stream. He
cannot very well deny that but he will,
it Is understood, make the claim that the
Jessup and Moore Paper Compa1y y
and the farmers should not stand
in the way of the growth
and prosperity of that pare Of
the city, especially as it has its remedy
g.. 81. g
The company ought to lay a pipe from
Richardson's mill to the pllp mill There
are two falls from the Richardson mill
race. Silyerbrook runs into the lower.
The paper company could run its pipe
from the head and never touch a drop
of Silverbrook water although it empties
into Mill creek, but few feet below.
The distance from the "head" at Richard
sons mill to the pulp mill is only about
a mile and the friends Of condemnation
say that four inch pipe would give an
ample supply of pure water.
The Old Dominion's Charter.
The House bill to renew the charter oi
the Old Dominion Steamship company
has reached the Senate and went to tn,
mmittee yesterday The steamers OF
this company used to run from Lewes tS
New York and did profitable business
After the Pennsylvania railroad company
got control of the Delaware. Maryland
and Virginia system of railroads il
Sussex county the boats were withdraw
from Delaware waters. The company
got its original charter here but as il NJ
longer has any business connections will
the people of the state the question
arose in the minds of the senator
whether the company came here for
renewal of its charter merely to escap
ON in Nrrlr trh srin nni
pal office now is. The hope was also ex
pressed that the company would renew
its maritime intercourse with Delaware
Senator Watson is now IN correspondent
with the counsel for the com pany
The COMMITTEES Ignored.
Yesterday afternoon despite the ad
verse report Of the committee, the Hous
passed the bill abolishing the Office q
assistant secretary of state. Even tn
committeeman who had reported it with
out Recommendation. voted for it.
When it reached the Senate the CALLER
was filed with pretty women In orde
to give them diversion and create d,
bate Senator Pllling moved that furthe
consideration of the bill be indefnitel
postponed His attempt fell fiat, for Il
one seconded his motion.
The Negro school Fund
Representative Dasey will introduce
bill to place the negro school fund
each county in the hands Of the count
superintendent. at the present tim
the superintendent gives bond for th
money and the county treasurer holds
and charges two per cent. for his trouble
the Levy Court paying his charges, fC
which. Representative Dasey says. thei
is no warrant in law. He also says thi
the present system hampers the superir
tendents in buying books and Payin
teachers.
He Deies the Law.
Despite the law prohibiting the mel
ton of peach yellows within a radius
Two hundred yards of the State Hous
which was passed yesterday, Represent
tive Armstrong came to the capitol ye
terday with petitions. bearing the NAM
of over three hundred Delawareans wi
want tho paoch Yplloyvs law reneaIed