Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04

tne Dellef that the recently introduced
TACKLES are bulls. lie said: Maybe we
wouldn't want to see Pennewill elected"
The house committee on private corpo-
rations has completed its amendment to
the tattered Senate snpplement to the act
to incorporate the Wilmington & Brandy
VINE Springs Railway %. The amend
meht really is q new bill. II strikes out
all Of said supplement following the en-
acting clause and substitutes the follow
ing
Sec, /. That the rights, privileges and fran
chiseS granted by the act 10 which this act Is n
supplement, lro here by continued in full force
anu shall not cense or bo forfeited; provided
mat the railway authorized by such act, TO
which this nc. Is n supplement, shall be built
ana In operation on or before tho first day OF
May, a. D. 1897; Otherwise such act shnll be-
come void, aud all the rights, privileges and
franchises therein granted shall wholly cease
and determine.
Set. .. That the corporation created by the
act TO which this is a supplement, is hereby
authorized to extend It's lins from any point
Within tho hundreds named in section Of said
act to the Town Of flockossin.
fer. ., That tue corporation crentel by the
ACT 10 whlCh this is n supplement Is hereby
authorized 20 build and extend its railway
from the point at which such railway interaects
tho boundary line of the city OF Wilmington
| TO, through ana along Greenhill avenue TO its
intersection with Sixth street. thence through
and along Sixth street TO French street or
Walnut street, as the said corporators may do
! icrmine, and thence To such point near to
! Fourth as may be 30 determined upon: but be-
lore entering upon any strees OF tho city OF
| Wilmington consent shall be first Obtained OF
| the authorities for the time being having the
| CONTROL OF the streets OF tho said city.
| hec. 4. Thaf the following conditions shall be
confvrmed 10 by said corporation as 10 no much
/ OF Its railway as may be within the city OF VIII
| mington, viz: That the rail to be used shall
| bo glrder or grcoyed rail and be so laid that
the top Of the rail shall conform to the height
oil the street paving and be readily tracked by
| vehicles: that any unpavei street occupied by
the railway of said corporation shalt be paved
| W the said corporation, at its own expense,
| between the rails and for the distance of three
| feet on each side thereof, with such materials
/ and Iii such manner as shall be ordered by the
| Street and Sewer Department.; that before any
| paved street shall be occupied by the railway
| OF said corporation, said corporation shall pay
| or refund to the said city. through said COM
mission, the cost OF paving materials on line Of
| said railway or said street between the rails
| and for the distance OF three feet outside OF
| the same, and as much more rs may be dis
placed; that the said company shall bo ru-
qulted to Keep ths payeineuts in good repair
within the rails OF their tracks Ind for the dis
| tance oi three feet on each side thereof, and
shall not Interfere with the proper aud free
access TO the culvorts, sewers, and water and
gus pipes IN the said sity, ard IN fase OF neglect
/ or refusal oil said company TO do such paving
or repaylng Immediately alter notice from the
| street and Sewer Department, or its sucGessors,
the city reserves the right TO do such paving or
| repaying and collect the cost thereof from said
company as such debts are now by law re-
coverable that II the said company neglects to
run cars upon its railway for the spnGe Of one
year continuously, the said company shall
thereupon forfeit all the privileges rights aud
immunlties it has acquired in tho use OF
possession of tile highways or streets on which
cars arc not 50 run, and in such case the
proper city authorities reserve the right "a
cause the said road to be removed from such
highways or streets, and 10 sell or dispose ol
the material thereof, and, after paying all OK.
ponses accruing therefrom, IL pay the balance
II any, to the legalrepresrntatives Of The said
company: that the said company shall in nC
case allow cars to etand upon the public street.
or highways OF tho city, but shall provide
depot accommodations for the same within The
building lines at the terminal points ot saic
railway; that the powers and privileges granted
by the Street and Sewer department, or lit
successors, shall not vest in said railway com
pany until the said company shall have signst
and tlied with said department formal aU
cbptance, In writing, OF the provisions thereof
and agreed TO comply with the terms and con
ditions thereof
sec. 3. That section of tho act to which thi
isE supplement be and the same Ia hereb!
amended by inserting In the twenty-ntnth lin
OF said section a. printed. between the wore
cracks and the word "of" tho words ''of th
main line,n so that the said line shah read IT
cross the tracks ot the main line OF any stean
railway now being operated"
Sec. q. That the cars used In operating tn
said railway aud any and all companies will
: VIII ch II shall connect shall make a contnuou
8 route between the Brandywine Springs an,
, the city of Wilmington 80 that the whole of sal
line snail be operated and equal faclitie
| any railway authorized to be operated b.
} electricity be crossed by the lines jf this com
pany, or this companys tracks b5 crossed b
that oil any other company, tho crossing sha
, | he made, constructed, maintained, and opei
Gted so as not to interfere with the passage q
, the cars OF the line 80 crossed, and the eXpens
l oil making anu maintaining said crossing sha
I be paid by tho company desiring such crost
t ing, and the priority OF right OF way thereoye
. shall be attached 10 the company first occupy
, ing the ground covered by said crossing; rnd
!. watcnmen, slgnal men, or swtchmen snail b
required at any such crossings, their wages a
well as all other costs and expenses rendere
: necessary by such crossing snail bo paid, at
i yanced and liquidnted by ths company fo
o whose benefit the crossing Is to 70 or shai.
, made.
d See. q That this net shall be deemed an
, taken to be public act.
: Several private corporation bills whic
i are eyed with suspicion are being scrut
| nzcd for the purpose OF ascertainin
whether they contain Snakes The:
/. bills are believed to be cleverly y-disguise
d acts to authorize pOol-sellins.
J. A representative from New Cast
!. county has been requested by n Suisse
F. county Republican 10 introduce bill I
i divide New Castle county into two cOunLie
one county to embrace the city OF Wi
s mmgton and BrundywiDe hundred All
~ the other to embrace that portion of Ne
,s Castle county lying south of Wilmington
's The person who made the request says /
:, believes the Legislature would pass such
; bill and expresses the belief that Ne
!. Castle county can secure increased Tcpr
u5 sentation by no other means.
8 1t Is expected that there will be Emusic
in the House when Representative Pvle
resolution in relation to u bipartisan Co
stltutional Convention is called up fl
final action. Kent and Sussex counties {
not seem 10 be disposed to be liberal vii
~ ~ New Castle county in the matter of repr
20 sentation.
N Representative Mustard will not
a. asked to introduce the bill to prohibit Il
>. manufacture and sale of intoxicatii
g. g., liquors i'll this State, of which he ga
" notice few days ago. The bill in que
4 ton is the one that the Wilmington VI.
~ Conference refused to sanction.
Representative Pyle gave notice todd
of an act to incorporate the Delmarv
P, Telephone Co. said company desires
Id engage in the BUSINESS of constructil
and operating telephone and teleCral
a. lines in - and asks permission to occul
and use the public streets, roads, lant
p alleys, avenues. turDpikes and waterwa,
b. within this State and upon the Delawai
Maryland and Virginia Peninsula, or el:
e. where. It's capital stock is not To be le
c. than $780, 900, and its principal office is
be in Wilmington.
On The Senate passed. amended. the Sent
nd bill in relation to Branuywiue huudr
is, roads. The amendments substitute w
liam II. Bird and Thomas Il. Day,
We spectively, for John shaw and Alfred
Derickson, the latter deceased, as ro
ia commissioners. and reduce the amount
money authorized to be borrowed to !
tn cent Of the assessment.
The House passed, amended, the Hot
pt bill to extend the term of the trustees
les pointed to sell the almshouse lots i'll w
nd mington. The amendments provide Il
each trustee who shall have served for t