Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-19
RAILWAYS MAY USE BRIDGES.

Allow More Than One Company TO
Cross Itridge--Agreements Made
With tho W. @. II. and W. e. N. O.
Companies.
Levy Court met in regular session
Tuesday morning.
Charles B. Evans, attorney, represent
ing residents of Pencader and Mill
Creek hundreds, called the attention of
the court to new roadway running
through the two hundreds. Mr.. Evans
stated that the residents were anxious to
know whether certain bridge which
will cross the new road would be &C.
cepted by the Levy Court as county
bridge. A committee WIS appointed to
view the location. The returns Of the
commission appointed to condemn lands
for the road in question was confirmed
and accepted by the Court.
A number of representatives, attor-
neys, and others interested in Levy
Courts prospective action In connection
with the passage Of electric railways
over the county bridges were present.
The following bills were passed: Bel
mont Iron Works, 800; s. Worrell,
$11.32; w. ]. Eller d. Co., $50; II. b.
FIRST, $3.50; James Bradford, $1.05;
A. j. Travis, $S0.75; V. r. Pyle, $11.40;
Smith & Rutter, 81; D. Melchior, $3.50;
l.. Byrnes, $780, Adams & Bro, So;
d. Dangel q Son, $37.12; Delaware
Electric and supply, so cents; Thomas
II. Lally, $3.50; Q. F. Thomas & Co.,
$327.29; Every Evening Co., $20.4s;
DIR. r. l. Tybout, $50; DR.. MI. Hughes,
$50; David Stewart, $3.50; DR.. Thomas
A. Enos, $780, j. w. @. Colquhoun,
| S4065. IT. A. Enos I'd
the following commissions were
allowed to delinquent tax collectors /:
J. A. Mitchell, $71.07; G. w. Finck,
$30.64; J. G. Bigger, $19.4O; r. G..
Brockson, $432; d. X. Donaldson,
$11.31; II. II. Durnall, $12.55; w. E.
Husbands, $3.50; j. d. Hayes, SOFT; G..
G. Swift, 11.26.
The following overpoid taxes were
allowed: Harold Smith, $1.30; Jcssup &
Moore, $4,000; w. L. Gray, $2.74; J. e.
Quigley, 81 cents; w. & j. Lang, so. .05;
9. W. Bradford, $3.50; Frank Il. Smith,
$154.59; J. Wesley Smith, $12.s5;
Charles Green, $12.17; Sheriff Gould,
$GisOs, being the balance Of his amount
of $4,61S.93, now due, the sum of "a, 900
$11.06; ]. +. Stats, $50; &. G. Fighter,
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g. Son, $3S.S6; IL. Alexander, $3.50; j.
Stewart, $11.
A number of small bills for labor on
the Port Penn approaches to Augustine
bridge, and at Fieming's bridge, total
ing $500 were passed.
At Tuesday afternoons session OF
the Levy Court an appropriation was
made of $400, according to Legislative
powers, for the Mill Creek marsh road
The bill for $1,000, account of CLERK
of the Peace w. Pierce Biggs, couri
allowance, was passed.
RAILWAY MATTERS.
1t was expected that the railway
question, that is of the Levy Couri
commissioners settling upon what basis
they would grant permission to the Will
mington City Railway to cross Third
street bridge and the Wilmington &
New Castle Electric Railway Company
to cross Market street bridge, would be
settled in the forenoon Tuesday.
1t was known that the commissioners
or committee representing them, had
gone to Philadelphia, Tuesday, accom-
panied by Court Attorney John H.>Rod
ney, and it was supposed they were all
ready to declare to the railway company
attorney what would be required In
lieu of the concession asked, But this
was not the case. There seemed to be 9
hitch somewhere, and it was late in the
afternoon before anything of even 9
semi-quasi public nature was transacted
Conversation and discussion in an
undertone was carried on the purport
OF which was gathered with some diff.
Guilty.
1t seemed that the agreement between
the City Railway Company and the
commissioners was the subject under
consideration.
Whatever the nature of II was, for il
had not as yet been publicly read, Mr..
Salisbury was heard to reply that he
was quite willing to accede to the
courts requirements.
He suggested as his idea in regard tc
the pecuniary compensation clause, that
say, payment of 800 for the first
year, $3.50 for the second, the sum oi
5000 for the third year, and so on
progressively to the limit (Which amount
was not heard by those listening as the
discussion was carried on).
Here Chairman Scott broke IN with {
smile, remarking "But our idea wa.
$3.50 for the first year, $500 for the next
$3.50 to follow for the third year, and &c
on to $780,"
, Commissioner Gallagher remarked
that the county brldges'are not intended
for heavy traffic. Mr.. Salisbury as
serted that wagon load of bricks or O
stone does more damage to track thai
,, an electric car in the direction of dam
aging the rails and spreading the track
4 | in, a.aln 20,
! in regard to the cost of repairing th,
!, bridge that his company is ready to con
= cede reasonable sum in that direction
! Instead of specifying an amount III tn
: present proposed agreement he though
: it would be better to inserta clause sucl
I as "shall pay a sum hereafter to b.
: agreed upon"
Chairman Scott then struck in will
: his old idea of paying $3.50 the frs
year, $500 the second, and so on.
. Mr.. salisbury replied saying some
, thing in regard to an outlay expense o
!, $4,000. He added that $3.50 would prob
: ably take large share out of the treas
urer's earnings account for the frs
month of the proposed new road. Sub
sequently it seemed as II all the commits
! sioners had come to a similar opinion
I with that of the attorney for the Cit,
Railway Company. At any rate ther
. was no dissent at the time to his propo
4 sition.
|, Commissioner Armstrong then aros
and offered resolution to the effec
' that the whole question of agreemen
with the railway companies be post
!. poned to q date until committe
q appointed by the court have full oppoI