Evening journal., 1893-09-19
THE new CASTLE ROUTE
Two Electric Railway Com
panies After the Right Of Way.
RESOLUTIONS IN THE LEVY COURT.

W. c. II. Company Representatives Met
with Wilmington and New Castle EIee-
trio Railway Company Men Yesterday
No Agreement Reachsd-ProbabIe
Fight In the Levy Court for the Use Of
tho Roads.
The Wilmington City Railway Com.
pany and the Wilmington New Castle
Electric Railway Company were repre-
sented In the Levy Court room this
morning by Willard Salisbury and
Peter L. Cooper, Jr, respectively. Dr.
Howard Ogle was also in the room for
short time
Mr.. salisbury left in Chairman
Seott's hands tue following resolution.
Resolved, that the consent and ap-
proval OF the Levy Court Of New Castle
county Is hereby given the Wilmington
City Railway Company to use the Third
street bridge over the Christiana river
and to extend its lines of railway along
New Castle road, from its present
terminus near Eden Park to the New
Castle city line, and also along the Hare's
Corner road from point at or near its
junction with the Wilmington and New
Castle causeway, to point near Farm
hurst station.
Mr.. Cooper In behalf Of the new
company, placed the following resolu-
tion In the same place:
Be II resolved by the Levy Court
Commissioners Of New Castle county
that the consent OF the Levy Court is
hereby expressed and given to tho
Wilmington and New Castle Electric
Railway Company to construct and
maintain an electric railway
along and on the Wilmington
and New Castle road, otherwise known
as New Castle avenue, the road leading
from Lobdell street ia the city OF VIII
mington TO New Castle causeway, New
Castle causeway and Market street
bridge, in the city OF Wilmlngton Pro
yided, the said railway shall be so con-
stTucted as TO interfere as little as may
be with public travel and public traffic. I"
Messrs. Salisbury and Cooper will
address the court this afternoon and
urge the adoption Of the resolution pre-
sented by each.
The promulgators Of the new road and
the Wilmington City Railway men held
a meeting in Peter l.. Cooper, Jr. 3 office
yesterday afternoon. They tried to come
10 an agreement to run the roads be-
tween them, the old company's tracks to
be met at certain point outside the
city limits. The agreement could not be
reached and now it is understood that
the old company will absorb the new ono
or fight 1t in the Levy Court and Street
and Sewer Department.
Othor Levy Court Work.
Mr.. Gallagher offered resolution
authorizing Receiver Of Taxes Dickey to
correct an error In the assessment Of the
Oxy hydrogen Gas Companys plant IN
the Third ward It Is assessed in both
the First and Third. The resolution was
adopted
Receiver Diekey reported that the col
ectors of delinquent taxes had, during
the month ending September is, col
leeted 81 637 81 and been paid SlS304 In
commissions.
A large number Of bills were passed
by resolution and otherwise
Mr. Gallagher offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted
Resolved, That warrant for $40. 00(
be drawn In favor OF the Farmers Bank
) at Wilmington to pay note due Sep.
tember 20, 1893
, Resolved, That John 7. Dickey
county treasurer, be authorized TO renew
) note for $40, 900 for q period Of thre'
months from September %. 1898"
Resolved, That committee OF thre'
! be appointed TO destroy the bonds il
possession of John T Dickey which havl
Il been paid and cancelled
The contract for building Taylor
bridge was signed by the members.