Evening journal., 1896-09-12
READY FORABUSYW WEEK
New Castle-Wilmington Elec-
trio Railway Plans.
W. MILLER WILL DO THE WIRING.
OF THE TROLLEY
POLES, WIRE, HOUSES AND
GIRDER RAILS WHICH ARE BE-
ING CONTRACTED FOR.

This is an ''off" day among the busy
men who are engaged in constructing
the new trolley line between New Cas-
tie and Wilmington and through the
streets OF the former town Work has
been suspended to await the arrival of
additional crossties, which are due TO
reach the line in ample time to allow
work to proceed on Monday
l.. r. Bane, secretary Of the construc-
tion company, has arrived at New Cas-
tie, and is registered at the Jefferson
House Contractor Hugh Il. Crillry
has taken up his abode at the Midway
House, where he has a nicely fitted up
room. Arrangements have been made
with the Reynolds estate for use OF
the mansion house there until Decem-
Der l.
Mr.. Armstrong, of Middletown, has
only contracted to furnish 5000 cross
ties. The remainder of the 10000 lot
will come from Pennsylvania.
/. w. Miller, Of Lancaster, Pa, has
contracted to furnish linemen and do
all the wiring Underground overhead
and rail connections. The trolley
wheels will run along o o copper wire
OF the best grade.
Girder rails, which are those to be
used In New Castle, on which vehicles
may also run, have not yet been
awarded. These, however, will be 6
Inches high, 20 pounds to the yard.
No iron trolley poles will be used.
Neither will the wooden bracket pole.
first spoken of, be brought into SER
vice. The poles will all be Of wood.
two to each suspension wire-one on
each side of the track out of town and
on each side Of the street In town. one
hundred feet apart. In the country
work the poles will be round; for the
town service they will be octagonal.
No street bed will be touched until
all material is distributed along the
route as the work of tearing up. lay
ing track and repairing will entirely
block the narrow streets Of Chestnut
and Sixth, and impede traffic on Della
ware and South streets.
Engineer Wanger is receiving pro-
posals for building the power-house
and contiguous buildings, and he will
probably award the contract next
week. There are several Wilmington
bidders, and one from New Castle.
While all dimensions Will depend on
the machinery to be adopted, it is prob
able that the power-house will be
lOOx5O feet, while the car barn will be
50x12S feet.
ENGINEER FOR THE TAXPAYERS.
John J. Sheridan has been appointed
to act in the capacity of civil engineer
for the road commissioners of New
Castle hundred, over four miles of
whose territory the railway traverses.
The salary allowed by the road COM
missioners for this work is said to be
$3.50 per day. He is supposed to in
spect the entire work of construction.
see that the roadway is not blocked,
and see that no waterway is impeded
by culvert insufficient in carrying ca
pacity. This means that the new engi-
neer for the taxpayers must judge
from the rainfall whether the carry
ing cubical content is adequate.
THE ROUTE IN NEW CASTLE.
Owing to a general misunderstand-
Ing Of the route in New Castle, II is re-
announced as follows:
Enter from Wilmington avenue and
proceed down Chestnut to Second. to
Delaware. to wharf, to Sixth, to South,
to railroad station