Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-26
BRANDYWINE SPRINGS RAILWAY.

The Matter Again before the Directors of
the Street and sewer Department, hat
No Action Taken.
The matter of granting tbs Whining
ton & Brandwyine Springs Railway 20.
the right to occupy certain streets in
the city again came before tho
Directors OF the Street and Saver De-
partment on Tuesday, but the Meeting
adjourned before any action was taken,
the understanding being that special
mesting to consider the matter would
he held ut 3 O'clock tho afternoon fol-
lowing.
William S. Ililes, attorney for the
company, DR.. Ball. Richard W. Crook
and Representative Charles q. Demp-
sey appeared on behalf OF the pc.
titioners. Mr.. lIillea acted as spokeH-
man, aud after explaining the fact that
be bad been before the bonr,i several
times, stated that he would ike to
have decided answer. The company,
he said, had the contracts all ready for
signing. and had already been put to an
expense of several Thousand dollars 10
preparing for tho work. The charter
Of the company, he sail. required the
company to have the work finished by
January LIST, and every weeks delay
means additional expense. as 1t will
cut down the open weather for doing
the work.
The charter of the company, as
amended BIZ the last session OF the
Legislature. he explained, givea the
company the privilege OF coming in
Sixth street, subject to such restric-
tions and conditions as the Street and
Sewer Department might impose upon
it in regard to paving the etrcet
At Director Webster's suggestion,
that objection had been made to giving
Sixth street over to tho railway com
puny, Mr.. Iilles remarked that 1T
might cost few cents additional for
firing vehicles for citizens who live on
Delaware avenue and have already
sufficient street car accommodations
Regarding the communication of the
City hallway Co., which was read at
the last meeting, Mr.. llilles said that
his company stood ready at any time to
indemnify the city against amy action
that may be brought against 1t by the
Wilmington City Railway Co., even TO
the full extent of the capital stock oil
the ROAD. $3.50. 600 The threat OF the
City Railway Co.. ha said, was more
bugahoo, tho same as has beam held up
ny Nuht uUTIbIdtiuH ioT tHo lhSt ~
years, The Wilmington Il Brandywinc
Springs 10. was ready to discusa the
claims SGT forth In the City Railway
Co. u communication either before the
Street and Sewer Directors or In the
courts. lie was satisfied, however. thai
IL the right was granted there would be
no trouble for the city at the hands oil
tine Wilmington CITY Railway Co., al
the man who wrote the communications
was too good lawyer TO know that nj
moro absurd proposition could bo ad
yanCed than that in the communication
In regard TO a proposition relative Il
traffic arrangement with the Whining
ton City Railway Co., MIR. Hilles snit
his company would no only too glad t.
make such an arrangement, to ust
their tracks, IL tho agreement would HI
satisfactory, but they did NOT want t,
eutor into an agreement for period o
years and be frozen out at the ex
piration of that time with no terminu
near tue centre OF tine city.
When MIR. IlilleH again called thu
attention of the directors TO the neces
sity Of early action, President Pro ten
, Simmons replied that he did not thinl
that any fault could be found with tn
department for delay, but rather tina
the company should have made mp
, pication sooner. To this Mr.. lille
, replied that tho amended charter ha
, only passed through the Legislator
, the latter part OF May, and the matte
, OF getting the necessary subscription t
, the GHpital stDck and nthpr detail
made II impossible to mako application
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