Evening journal., 1893-10-18
CONSENT GIVEN TO RAILWAYS.
The Levy Court Passes Upon Resolutions
Giving the Electric Companies Use OF
Bridges and Roads.

The Levy Court Passes Upon Resolutions
Giving the Electric Companies Use OF
Bridges and Roads.
Yesterday afternoon the Levy Court
passed two resolutions which are i'm
portant measures to the Wilmington
City Railway and the Wilmington
and New Castle Electric Railway
Companies Robert G. Justis, pres
ident and R. w. Crook, Of
the Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway, were present looking after the
interest Of that company.
Willard Salisbury, representing the
Wilmington City Railway Company, and
John Fl. Rodney, the solicitor of the Levy
Court, came to agreement on the question
Of the use of the roads and bridges over
which the Levy Court has control 1t is
as follows:
Resolved, That the Wilmington City
Railway Company be authorized to use
and occupy the bridge known as the
Third street, in the city of WILMINGTON,
and all roads over which the Levy
Court have control, subject to this pro
vision:
That the same company shall pay a
sum hereafter to be agreed upon by
the parties TO the agreement here men
toned, In semi annual instruments, on
January and July l, each year
That the authority hereby given
shall not be held to raise exclusive
rights to the said company in tue said
bridge and roads, the Levy Court ex-
pressly reserving sll powers it may
a. F,,II e.
another or other like corporations SINH
lar rights therein provided only that
no damage shall be done to the property
or lights of said company thereon
except upon just compensation
And, provided in accordance with an
agreement to be executed by said com
pauy that all damage done by said
company, to said bridge, shall be re-
paired BY said company at its own ex
pense. aud If not repaired as rapidly as
possible, the said Levy Court shall be at
liberty to repair the same, tine expense
thereof to be charged to and paid by ss i'd
company Said company shall keep in
rel air the flooring of said bridge between
its rails and for the space of two feet on
each side
Mr. Armstrong wanted to know why
the amount could not be fixed now. Mr..
Scott said in reply that the Levy Court
had the right to fix the sum at any time.
The resolution was adopted.
Peter l. Cooper offered the following
resolution. which was also dopted:
Resolved, that the consent and ap.
| proval of the Levy Court of New Castle
as provided for by chapter 677, volume
/ 19, of the laws of Delaware page $50, is
4 ho,. oLrr .s.~ %
New Castle Electric Railway Company IA
use, construct and maintain an electric
railway along and on the Wilmington
and New Castle road, the road leading
from Lobdell street in the city of Will
mingtou to the New Castle causeway,
New Castle causeway and Market street
bridge in the city of Wilmington, pro
vided in accordance with the agreement
this day executed by said company that
all damage done by said company at
1 its own expense, thereof to be
charged to and paid by said company ant
that in granting consent to use saic
roads such consent is only given so far a.
the Levy Court is legally empowered .,
/ give it, and provided further that saiC
company shall keep in repair the flooring
of said bridge between the rails and fo
I AhU opoI0 "a iWo itch On tdtu olut pro
| yided that the said company shall pa,
the sum Of fifty $3.50 dollars in semi
annual instaiments, on January / snC
July 1. of each year
Provided further, this privilege shall
not be construed as giving this com pam
exclusive right to the said bridge, bu
tue Levy Court may grant other an,
equal rights to other corporations, tn
said railway company entering into al
agreement (to be approved by the solic
itor of this COURT TO enable other road
authorized by law and the Levy Court t
use said bridges and roads by which
upon proper rental being paid, connec
tions may be made, and use made of th
said bridges aud roads by such corpora
lions"
The next meeting of the court will b
on Tuesday next