Evening journal., 1897-09-29

turely in asking for this franchise be-
fore they had. by proper negotiation,
ascertained II they could make a fair
and equitable arrangement with the
Wilmington City Railway Company.
This seems more especially the case
when the board is in receipt of a COM
munication from the Wilmington City
Railway Company stating that It stands
ready at all times to enter into negotia-
tions for a fair arrangement
Under these conditions the board
would say that IT, when the Whining
ton and Brandywine Springs Railway
Company shall have built it's road to
the city line. as provided in the char
ter, they shall not have been able to
make a fair and reasonable agreement
with the Wilmington City Railway
! Company (after proper negotiations)
for a connection into Wilmington as
the said Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs Railway Company has signi-
fed 10 the board is their desire. that the
board will grant them the right to use
Sixth street under the conditions Inn
posed by their charter and those dis
cussed with the board.
AS to what shall constitute a sair ar
rangement, as the board must neces-
sarily judge In regard to the franchise
they must also decide in regard to
whether a fair arrangement could be
made or not. and would expect bol,h
narties TO submit the negotiations Ia
them, that they might pass on this.
STREET AND SEWER NEWS.
John McCloskey asked to be allowed
to connect the houses Nos. 202 and 20l
Walnut street with the private sewer OF
Mrs. John Green, who resides directly
in the rear of the houses in question. II
was passed.
The property owners on Union and
Scott streets asked to have the sewer
now being built on Fourth street east oi
Scott continued on to Scott street. En-
4 gineer Hattcn made a report on th'
proposed continuance last week, anC
the directors accepted the report favor
ably. The sewer will be continued
The deed to the property known al
Riddles road, down on the park roaJ
to Joseph Bancroft and Sons Com
pany. was received from Jennie r
p Field and William M. Field. Mr.. Sim
mons moved to put Il on file. and
was so done
1 The property owners on Head stree
requested the board to set curb and re
pair the sidewalks along Heald stree
I TO Pullman Place. The matter wa
= held up.
@ The question of electric lights TO b
[ placed along Riddles road, along Par
+ avenue to the new Joseph Bancroft
- and Sons Company mills came up. TIL
= department has no jurisdiction In thf
4 part OF the city. and the road will ne
e be lighted. However, some part Of
o may be-
e Registrar Ten Weegos, OF the Boar
T. Of Health, was before the board In re-
j. erence TO the building OF sewer O
l. Jackston street between Second and Col
y rad. There is a lot between the abo'
ie named streets in which water stand
1t which has become stagnant The plal
l. is a menace to the property owner
Estimates for the building of the sew
l. will be ascertained by Engineer Ha
II ton. and should it not incur too muC
10 expense IL will be built.t
le Philip O'Dannell asked that the cul
j. around the property at the southea
r. corner of Eighth and Church stree
F. be Strengthened. The request WI
granted.
Sc Engineer Hatton was instructed
Sc build an inlet to the sewer at Eight
10 and Duncan streets.
y These bids were received for sire
is paving with rubble stone: Simmons
IT Bro, 13 cents; John r. Simmons g. So
at cents Stafford & Walls. IL cent
IN Davis & Bro, cents. The contra
D. for paving Pine street between Ele
IN enlah and Twelfth. was awarded to d
~ Wis & Bro. and the paving OF Twelf
E. street between Lombard and Pine
e. John r. Simmons a Son.
II Several OF the directors OF the w
n mington and Brandywine Springs Cor
as pany and Willard Salisbury. represen
d. ing the Wilmington City Railway Cor
d, pany, were before the Street and Sew
n Directors yesterday afternoon. Il W
sc the same old thing-the use of Six
ed street.
sc Mr.. Pratt. however. said that shou
pc the Wilmington City Railway Col
We pany refuse to enter into trar
n agreement with the Wilmington al
I'd Brandywine Springs Company tn
NJ the Street and Sewer Board would gra
10 the franchise.
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