Evening journal., 1893-02-01
ONE RAILWAY IS SAFE.
The New Castle-Wilmington
Bill Reported.
MUST BEGIN WORK IN SIX MONTHS.

Representative Day Gives Notice OF a
New Suburban Railway Bin, Naming
Several Capitalists as Ineorporators,
Empowering Them to Use Either Steam
or Electric Power-other Live Legisla-
tive Gossip.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb The electric rail way
war still wages here and the electric
lobbyists give the members but little
rest. Richard w. Crooks, II H. Ward,
Robert Q. Justis, Frank ID. Carpenter
and Dr. l. H. Ball are holding up the VIII
mington and Brandywine Springs Railway
end of the argument. Peter l.. Cooner,
Jr, Mayor Frank e. Herbert and James
B. Toman are shaping the destinies Of the
Wilmington and New Castle Electric
Railway, and Willard Salisbury, Jr
representing the Wilmington City and
the Suburban route is keeping watch and
ward over all such proceedings.
wIImington-New Castle Men Successful.
The Wilmington and New Castle, and
the Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
projectors had hearings yesterday after
noon before the Joint committee on cor.
|
Castle men were successful. The com
mittee agreed to report the bill favora-
bly, with amendments. which prac-
tically made it substitute for the
original bill. The line will begin at
Fourth and Market streets, Whining
ton out Fourth to French; down French
TO Third to and beyond Third street bridge
to New Castle. The company must provide
watchman and safety gates at every
main railroad crossing and enclose the
tracks with fences where private
property is crossed. Work upon the
new road must be begun within
six months and completed within two
years from the passage of the act. The
company is authorized TO issue bonds
amounting to 500 000 In this shape
it was reported in the House during the
afternoon session.
Do Not Like the Edge Moor Idea.
The Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs men were not so successful
The Legislators seem TO be very unwill-
ing to grant them a franchise 10 run
from Edge Moor through Wilmington
to Brandywine Springs, Stanton, New
5 port and New Castle, and from that
y point back to Wilmington by another
route.
Yesterday morning there was some
= talk among the members to cut of the
route so that it would begin st Front and
Union streets, run to Brandywine
Springs, Newport and New Castle and
back by the some route. The projectors
heard Of it and worked like beavers al
g the afternoon but the fruits Of theii
g labor were not apparent
The committee is still considering the
matter.
n Richard w. Crook and H H. Wart
q denounce the assumption that the VIII
mingtou City Railway has the Eek
elusive" right to operate an electric o
n street rail way within Wilmington or
radius Of six miles therefrom Thel
declare such a franchise demonstrations
y and say that they are prepared to fgh
It it in the courts.
x Row Another Railway.
re Representative Day has complicate
matters by introducing a bill to incor
porate the New Castle. New ort ant
Wilmin gton ssenger Railway Tn
le commissioners named in the bill ar
AZ Stephen P. NJ Tasker Thomas
smith. Joseph II. Gould David w
81 Elkinton. John a CranstoD, Samuel
Mcdaniel, Hiram Borie, w Atwoo
,o Weldin, Winfield S Quigley and Thoma
10 Holcomb The capital stock shall not b
T, less than $4,000 nor more than 5000
re- 600. in $25 shares The company
authorized to issue bonds, as th
board of directors may determine no
exceeding 100000, at par value
in and bearing per cent. interest, secure
by mortgage on the railway and its fran
X chises, with the privilege of converting
al the same into capital stock at par, a
IN the holders option. The road shall no
be allowed to begin work until 40
H. shares of stock have been subscribed an
rs 10 per cent Of the capital stock hi
nm been paid in.
Has Cash and May Use steam Power.
The company is authorized to Local
and construct a railway f'om any poii
at or within the city Of New Castle, (
gu Newport and from that point within u
city Of Wilmington, with power to us
occupy, any street, avenue public rol
ds tu,upike within tho cities and in Ne
IS Castle and Christiana hundreds. III
n streets to be occupied in Wilmingto
- and New Castle are subject to Ct
nc Council with the understanding that tl
ON company must pave between the tract
es and three feet on each side. A peculi
as feature of the bill. aud one which W
ne probably be stricken out, is that q
.. company is not restricted to electrici
IL as its motive power. The bill, as
IN stands. would enable it to use steam {
a. any other power.
The Wilmington City Scores Victory
Ter Willard Salisbury, Jr., representa-
g a the Wilmington City Railway Compan
ri met q majority Of the joint committee
he the two houses in the hall Of Represent
he tives tonight The conference last
nd about two hours before the commit
in came to any conclusion. 1t wound
Der bv his inviting the committee to go
Do. Wilmington on Friday afternoon a.
nd ride over the street railway ines. a.
int then meet and hear the Wilmington Ci
ler Railway Company's side Of the story.
Counsel Cooper Raises Objections.
Counsel favoring the other roads We
asked to meet with the committee at
discussion PeterL Cooper, Jr, coun
10 for the Wilmington aud New Cas-