The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-18
THIRD EDITION.
ANEoRo IN rflR wooD PILE.

+ who Runs the Levy Courtt 1t Certainly
4 Should Have a Little life Put Into
the Corpse-Reminds One OF a Meeting
Of Old Maids.
After nearly three hours wasted
hunting up their attorney. Mr.. John
G. Rodney, who at last turned up after
having hobnobbed with Mr., Willard
Salisbury, came into the court with
everything out and dried. The men, i
hers LETT the court room and went into
4 caucus with Mr.. Rodney. who finally
got everything In good shape for the
Wilmington Electric Railway.
Everything Mr.. salisbury asked
Tor was readily granted, In fact all of !
the members OF the Levy Court OK.
cepting R, Lewis Armstrong. were
only too glad to grant him anything
he might ask for that belonged to the |
County. But things would have been
different II the franchise they were
giving away exclusively to the WIS
mington Electric railway had been
their own private property; they
would have econ things In an entirely
different light. The improvements
should be made and the old company
helped as much as possible. but it
+ should not be given exclusive rights.
10 cross over every County bridge,
without paying something for the
h privilege.
MIR. Rodney. attorney fol- the Court,
from appearances was also acting in
that capacity for the Wilmington
Railway Co. In fact it Is hard to say
who lie the Levy Court. Three Demo
cratic attorneys the Deputy clerk and
one or two others apparently run our
Levy Court as now constructed. From
the writer's observation business Is
conducted in q slow and monotonous
fashion. Everything goes, even the
day goes with little business transact
cd. The members are bright enough
and honest but things do drag along
which u.ake the meetings bore to
Il newspaper men. who have To attend TO
report the same for their respective
papers.
Even the clerk OF the court has a
y tough side for the newsgatherers. and
apparently thinks the Wilmington re-
porters below the ordinary human
beings who he has been accus-
toned to associate With, but the writer
has always found tho pencil pushers
polite and obliglng. 1t never pays to
get newspaper men down on you.
The following orders wero passed:
sas. T. 5hnllcross. $3.50. 20; Wilmington
n transfer Co.. ~; W. Pierce Biggs,
y q, $50, and 90. 50 for postage stamps,
A warrant for $500 for repairs to
marsh bank in Mill Cresk hundred.
was ordered drawn. being balance OF
an appropriation of 81 made for
that purpose.
Ihewilmington City RailweyCo. was
represented by willard Salisbury,
ESQ. while Peter L. Cooper looked at.
ter the New Castle line, and Robert
Justis and Richard W. Crooks repre-
scented Brandywine Springs road. AIR.
Armstrong offered the following reso,
lntion:
Resolved. That n committee OF three
of whom the president shall he one, be
appointed to consider the subject oil
the use ofCo1nty bridges byStreetltail
way Companies, and the terms en-,
conditions under which such us,
should be permitted, and particularly
as to tho practicability and desirable.
tty OF having tracks laid for such USE
by Levy Court and owned by tn,
County, said committee to repor
fully on the whole subject to the Lev.
Court.
Resolved. That the further consldcra
zion OF all applications for the use o
County bridges by street Ratlwa!
CONF anias o postponed until afte
the report o. said Committee Is re
ceived.
Mr.. Gallagher seconded the resolu
ton, which on vote being taken WA
defeated.
Mr.. Scott then offered the followin.
was voted for by all members with til,
exception of Mr.. Armstrong:
Resolved That the Wilmington
City Railway Company he authorized
to use and occupy the bridge Know
as the Third street bridge and al
roads over which the Levy Court Ina
control subject to this prDviso: Tina
the same company shall pay sun
hereafter 10 be agrced npon by tn
parties to this agreement, being pnil
N semi-annual | stalmcnts in JanG
airy and July eacn yrar.
That tho authority here given sha
not ba held 10 raise exclusive rights t
Sic said company in the said hrid@
and roads, tho Levy Court expressl
reserviug al. powers It may lawful
exercise hereafter to grant TO unUihC
or other Ike corporations sinIlH
rllhts therein provided OILY hat II
damage shall lie done the property .
= right OF said com pany thereon, uXceE
upon just compensation.
Provided in accordance with n
agreement to bo executed by eai
company the said bridge shall he r,
paired by said company at lis own g,
penss, ana If not repaired as rapidl
as possible the euid Levy Court sha
be at liberty 10 repair the same, Il
expense thereof to he charged to an
plid by said company which shall kee
In repair tho lluuring of Said hrlGl
between its rails ami for tho spacs q
each eide.
Mr. Cooper ~ olu,io f., New 0
tie and NlImIu.stpit .Ttet.tf#.. f,.s..t ~,
then r. ad and "a scd 1t was as fo
lows:
Resolved. That tho consent and n
proyal OF the Levy Court oil NV Ga
tla. as provided for 10y chapter 81
volume - OF the Lava oil Dnlawar
page $50. Is hereby given to tbs w
---mingtOn and New Cattle Electric RI
way Company to Hse construct nj
maintain an electric railway along al
on Wilmington AMI New Castle rob
the road leading from LObdell sire
In tue city OF Wilmington to Tie y,
Caste causewuy. New aste c9usew
and Market street ridge In the ii
OF Wilmington. Provided, in aCCoT
ance with the agreement his day 81
cuted by said cOiupHIy TINT
damage done by sail CompIl
TO said bridge shall DO repair
by sail company at It's own expen-
AMI II not repaired as rapidly AZ pos
BILE the sud Levy Court shall be
liberty TO repnlr the sHne the eHpan
thereof to 10 charged 10 and paid
said company, and that In Erautil
! consent tc use said roais such co sc
Il ts only given 50 inr rs the Levy Cou
IL legally empowered to give H. al
= provided ilItnef That SAM cbUpd
Z shall keep in repair tho iloorlnE
said bridge between tho rails ana
= The space OF two feel on eHrh -.t
provided that tho said company IA
pay tho sum OF nifty $50 IN SCI
annual Instruments on January a
July OF each year
Provided further the privilege sh
not be considered as giving this CO
pany exclusive right to tho s.
bridge. but tho Low Court may Eri
other Rnd equal liEAtsfo uttier G
porattons. the said railway compa
entering mo an agreement 10 he
proved by the solicitor ef the court
enable other rulds authorized Ivy
mt the Levy Court TO usc SAID brid
md roHds by which. upona PRO
rental Icing paid, connections may
madu aud use made of the said Bird
ami roads by such corporations,
The Court after passing the NIB
revolutions heaged big sigh and
iourned. to meet on Tuesday next.
" haI ii onirtISt.
Mr.. L. P. Williamson while travell