Evening journal., 1893-02-15

Wilmington and New Castle Railway
to Come Through South Wilmington
to Lobden Street. Thence to the Cause
way, TO Market Street Bridge and
Thence Up shIpIoy to Fourth.
stan Correspondence EyenlngJournal.
DOVER, Feb. 15.-Peter l.. Cooper, Jr..
representing the Wilmington and New
Castle Railway Company, was here yes
terday in behalf Of his rood. He had
conferences with the members of the
committee and urged speedy action
on the bill
He made the proposition that the road
instead of running over Third street
bridge and up Third street to French,
and up French to Fourth, should take
the following route: Beginning in the
city Of New Castle running through the
streets OF that city; thence by the public
road, OF partly by the public road. and
partly by such route as may be. deter
mined upon by the directors to South
Wilmington; thence through South VIII
mington TO Lobdell street; from Lobdell
street TO the New Castle causeway. up
the causeway, over Market street bridge
to Front street. Thence west on Front
TO Shipley north on Shipley street to
Fourth which shall be the terminus Of
the road.
This proposition was made to obviate
all claims upon the Wilmington City
| Railway Company that the new company
desired TO parallel their lines. The only
lines of the Wilmington road paralleled
by this route are the one half block Of
the Front street line and four blocks Of
/ La urlr - 90 fpm 20
| Fourth street,
The second reason that the projectors
of the new route selected IL was that 1t
would evade the dangerous crossings Of
/ the p, w. & b railroad at Fourth
street, there being only about one.half
the number Of trains crossing the foot Of
Market street because all the Philadel-
phia accommodation and freight traffic is
north of that point; and then, Market
street draw Is not of one-half as much
as that Of Third street bridge.
I Mr. Cooper says that he finds the menu
bers very favorably disposed toward the
new route and that they readily see that Il
obviates many OF the old difficulties. The
members OF the committee gave him
much encouragement and he thinks the
bill will be taken up for final considera-
ton the early part OF next week. He
expects that three fourths Of the mem.
bers Of the House will vote for the bill
as amended.
The cause assigned for the delay is
that the Wilmington City Company has
asked for a hearing tomorrow Mr.
Cooper stated that he had no objection
10 such meeting as he felt assured thai
the bill would pass on its merits and de
lay would not be dangerous.
President Lea of tho Wilmington Cit,
Railway Company was here during thl
morning and lobbied among the members
He is uncompromising in his opposition
J to any charter which will allow a com
pany to lay its tracks in Wilmington. Hl
r and his friends will fire their last volle,
on Thursday and the matter will then b
left to the General Assembly for decision
For the w. & B. s. Road.
: r. w. Crook Of the Wilmington ant
= Brandywine Railway Company put In Al
appearance on the field Of action last nigh
r He said
~ came down here for the expires
a purpose TO learn from the joint commit
tee on corporations II It was necessar,
q for us to come down here any more Il
the interest Of our bill. / desired ther
I to be candid in the matter and tell m
q whether or not they intended to enter
tain our bill. II not, we would with
draw from the field. One member sal
he had no suggestions to make; other
q stated that they would pass the bill wit
notifications. / agreed TO do this leay
ing us reasonable rights. wante
: them to make the bill out themselves
= but they would not do IL. Since pal
y alleling the city railway some 200 fee
= distant raised such objection we will u
= doubt withdraw from French street an
y take a street In the Western part Of th
= city, probably Washington street. Se'
eral we'll known. capitalists in Wilmingto
approached me this morning and eS
pressed themselves as being desirous
y investing their money In such an ente
y prise, and. would farther interest then
= selves by coming TO Dover and advoca
"a ing the passage Of our bill. They sai
I. that they did not propose to sit still an
see the city fenced in and stunted by
u single corporation. obtained from goC
authority in the Philadelphia Inquir
"a y Office that the writer Of the article thi
~ appeared in that paper stating that v
~ were part Of the Elkins. and Widen
~ combine was a Wilmingtonian and not
g regular writerfor the paper emphai
u caily deny the allegations made by Il
" | writer