Evening journal., 1893-04-06
A BILLS CLOSE CALL.
The w. & B. S. Road Saved
After a Fierce Fight
ITS ENEMIES STEAL A MARCH

pions sleep and Pass an lntmicnt
Amendment which Is Only NuiliGed
ny Recommitment After Hard
Fight.
stan Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, April 6 The Senate bill to
incorporate the Wilmington aud Brandy
wine Springs Electric Railway Com
pany had a close call in the Senate yes
terday lt was only after hard fight
that IL was prevented from passing Ia a
mutilated form and recommitted 20 the
Committee on Private Corporations. aud
Richard w Crook is here TO night try
lug to repair the damage
The friends OF the charter did not
think it would be reported before TO day.
aud Chairman Watson threw bomb
into their empty camp by reporting IL
after they had all left town in that be
lief. Willard salisbury, Jr.. vice pres
dent of the Wilmington City Railway
Company did not leave Dover, and both
he aud President Preston Lea were in
the State House to witness the ub.eouies
Chairman Watson reported the bill
with substitute for section 4 and
mOved that the amehdme-t be rsad
H. struck out all of the line from Gordon
Heights to Front and Union streets. and
| provided that the road should begin at
Brandy wine Springs run through Green
/ bank, kiamensi and Elsuere 10 a point
at the city liue of Wilmington where the
same Is intersected by the new road to
Elsmere, being u continuation Of Union
street; or by Lancaster avenue, which
point should be the terminus of the
road. Before occupying any road, street,
turnpike or avenue the company should
get the consent aud comply with the
conditions of the proper authorities Il
was given the right 20 transfer the cars
aud passengers TO the Wilmington City
CompaDys lines, provided that four
tifths OF the stockholders Of each road
agreed to It, Work must begin on or
before July /, 1898, and be completed BY
January 1, 1895
Mr. Records moved the adoption Of the
amendment
Mr. Puliug-"The friends Of the
bill had been here time and time again
aud submitted amendments TO the com
mttee. They wen, home believing and
with the understanding that an answer
would he given TO them last evening"
Mr. Watson said he did not think any
one promised to give them a hearing this
evening He said that they could not
give them an answer until they bad seeu
Mr. Records. He WAS unable TO go In
the committee room yesterday.
Mr. Pilling did not think that The
merger clause could be used. as IL would
be- next TO impossible 10 get four fifth,
OF the stockholders of each company %
agree 30 it. He considered the amend
ments wrong as 10 gave them some hing
they could not use He urged the Seua
tors to kill the bill like men, but not "a
load 10 with such amendments which
would destroy its usefulness He con.
tended that the same privileges granted
the Wilmington aud New Castle Rail
way Company should be granted the
Wilmington and Brandywine Spring.
men He considered the amendment d
gross wrong. The Front aud Union aud
Eighth street lines he'd merged under
better conditions with { o Wilmington
City Company and we're being success
fully operated He asked, as last
favor, that further action be postponed
until the friends of the bill could exam
ine the amendment
Mr. Williams expressed himself as be
ing opposed TO any bill containing q
/ merging provision.
Mr. plling suggested that the bill b,
, laid on the table and made the specia
! order Of business for TO day at II O clock
Mr. Williams moved that 10 be recon-
r mitted.
| Mr. Watson contended hat the motor
on the adoption of the amendment wal
before the Senate and refused TO with
, draw 10
4 Senator Pyle thought 10 would b.
! d
the bill Ia order TO come 70 some salts
factory agreement. Both he and Mr.
; Williams thought Emerge a serlou
word
Mr. Records objected 10 recommltmen
. and said be had heard enough electri
railway argument
MIR Pllng c0ntended that this roal
}. was entitled TO the same rights as tb
New Castle line He said that all irunl
lines are merged, and even the p w
b and Delaware railroads The iIiend
Of the bill had offered TO accept amend
ments similar TO those made in the New
!. Castle bill He thought the w. & B S
p men should be given fair show.
n Mr. Williams renewed bis motion 4
recommit just then Senators Lace
, and McMullin came into the chambe
= and Senator Pilling explained to ther
y the business before the Senate. He sal
that in his judgment the amendment
were Of such a character that there wa
not a man in New Castle county VIII
. would carry the bill home for what
was worth
Mr. Pyle thought the amendment al
:, right aud objected to Washington Az
- Third streets being torn mp for the pun
pose OF laying tracks The passenger
I, to and from Brandywine Springs conl'
:. lust step from one line TO the Other
= The city route proposed was already we
~ | supplied with street car facilities only
square OF two removed.
= Mr. Williams had to give way TO tn
motion 10 adopt the amendment, whic
= was carried by the following vote
- Ayes-Messrs Records. Pyle, Ross
Watson and Williams %
Noes-Messrs Lacey, McMullin, Piilin
- aud Mr. Speaker
D" Mr. Williams then renewed his motto
TO recommit. It. was carried by th
a following vote:
Ayes-Messrs Lacey, Williams, Pi
% ling McMullin and Mr. Speaker-5
y Noes-Messrs. Watson, Pyle, Record
~ and Ross
,r Tho hill reets in tho baufe Of the con