Evening journal., 1893-04-21
WATSON'S 'SCONSISTENCY
Corporation Chairman Makes
All Hands Come to Scratch.
NO MOREsTEAM RAILROAD CROSSING

Any Future Extension of the Whining
ton City Railway Company's Lines
Shall Pass "A Steam Railroad by
Either Overhead or Underground Cross
ings for the Safety Of Human Life.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, April Ex-senator Watson,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Private Corporations. has shown his con-
sistency with regard TO grade crossing
amendments to the various electric rail
way bills which have come into his
hands. He has announced that the
amendments to the Wilmington City
Railway charter must carry with them
the same provisions, and the bill allow
ing that company TO increase it's capital
stock to $4,000, 900 and merge and con-
solidate with other roads, is hung up in
committee awaiting the acceptance Of
Senator Watson's amendments, which
are as follows
And it is likewise further expressly
provided that in case Of any lease, pur.
chase, consolidation, merger or union,
under authority of this act, with any
other company or companies, the said
The Wilmington City Railway Company
or the company or companies
with which it is merged or
consolidated shall have no right to cross
the tracks of any railroad now CON
structed or existing, using steam as a
motive power, at grade, but such cross
ing or crossings shall be by either over
head or undergrade crossings to be
effected in ways so as not to impede the
free use of the tracks of the said rail
roads so crossed or intersected.
THAT in any future extensions of its
lines OF railway after the passage of this
act, II the said lines of railway shall be
so located as to cross any railroad track
now constructed or existing which is
owned or operated by any railroad com
pany using steam as motive power,
such crossing shall not be at grade. but
shall be by either an overhead or under
grade crossing, which, if under-g grade,
shall be so located and constructed as
not to disturb the roadbed so intersected.
or If overhead, shall be at such an eleva-
tion as not to impede or interfere with
the free and safe passage of engines and
trains on the roads crossed "
Willard salisbury, Jr-, spent yester-
day in the State House trying to induce
Senator watson not to insist upon the
second amendment The senator was
obdurate. He said that he could not
consistently do otherwise. and left il
optional with Mr.. Salisbury to accept
the amendments or do without the bill.
and probably be deprived of electricity
as motive power.
The vice president of the road had a
conference with the committee in the
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II lasted over an hour and resulted In a
stand of. The battle will probably be
renewed to day. 1t is not likely that
the Senate will pass the supplement,
without the amendments, in the face OF
an adverse report by. Chairman Watson.
The Two New Railways.
George X. Townsend and Philip r.
Clark, representing the Gordon Heights
Electric Railway bill, did effective work
here yesterday afternoon They buzzed
around among the members of the Com
mittees on Private Corporations and
showed their proposed routes on a large
map, Offering TO use any one of three
routes marked out. They made such ,
favorable impression upon the House
committeeman that Chairman Watkin.
told your correspondent last evening
that he thought the bill would b,
reported favorably with an over. grad,
and undergrade amendment The com.
pany proposes to tap the Wilmington
City Railway lines near Shellpot or OF
Vandever avenue.
The New Castle, Newport & Whining
ton Railway charter still remains in tn
hands of the committee. The "exelu
sive' right Of the old comprny to tn
streets Of Wilmington will probably Gu
1t out Of the terminus it seeks in vii
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