Evening journal., 1897-09-15
PRATT MUST Be HERE.
The City Gets the Deed of
the Disputed Property.
SPECIAL MEETING ON FRIDAY


WILMINGTON AND BRANDY
WINE SPRINGS RAILWAY COM
PANY-BoARD DECIDES TO WAIT
UNTIL MR.. PRATT's RETURN Be
FORE TAKING ACTION.
Probably by Friday next, upon The
return home Of street and Sewer Direc- |
tor Pratt, who has been at Yukon, the
fight between the Wilmington City
Railway Company and l,he Wilmington
and Brandywine Springs Railway
Company will be settled.
Mr.. Crooks, one Of the projectors OF
the Brandywine Springs Railway Com
pany, was before the Board of Street
and Sewer Directors last night, and
said that he would speak for that COM
pany, as Mr.. Ililles, who heretofore
represented the companys In
crest before the board. had
refused to appear before the commits
sion again. Mr.. Crooks said that a con-
clusiOn had been reached whereby the
city would be decided the disputed
ground on Sixth street. The Will
mington Improvement Company" said
Mr. Crooks. lat a meeting held yester-
day afternoon decided to deed to the
city l,he ground. The deed was granted
under conditions. They are that the
Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company shall keep the street
in repair and pave the same. To these
conditions we agree.
"The directors OF the improvement
company said that they would not al
low any corporation to stand in the
way Of a public improvement. The
Wilmington City Railway Company
made an offer to buy Sixth street, but
It was refused.
Mr.. Simmons said that the board was
glad to hear that II would be given the
| deed OF The street. I'VE will not act
on the matter until Mr. Pratt arrives
home, which am told will be Thurs
day. The board will then grant a spe-
cial hearing to both companies"
Mr. Webster concurred with Mr. Sim
mons Friday was then chosen as the
day for The meeting.
BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.
The board then settled down to rou-
tine business. E. L. Rice Jr., asked fOi
permission to lay curb at Sixth and
Shipley street. at the telephone build
T, ing. The curb was laid yesterday.
depuI,ation OF citizens and property
owners on Madison street between Sec.
ond and Third, asked that a sewer b,
7 put in that square. The street is beinl
J repaired. and Joseph Featherstone, whC
spoke for the petitioners. said that thi
city would save money by putting thl
sewer down before the street pavinl
was finished The matter was referre'
G to Engineer Hatton.
a Francis Bradley resumed his plea be
I fore ,he directors for the refunding o
e 1863, which Bradley said the city owe,
p him. About two years ago Bradley
. property was seized and sold for tn
Q non-payment OF taxes. The propert.
4. was again sold by the sheriff. Bradle.
4 purchased the property again. Their
r. was a lien against it. which The cit.
] should have collected from the sheriff
Y but it was not done. Bradley paid tn
81 lien, and he now wants IL returned. Tn
r commissioners decided to give Bradle
: n special hearing on the matter.
e H. C. Mahaffy asked TO have Tatnal
+ street between Eleventh and Twelfth
S streets paved. Street Commissioner Nc
t Closkey will look into The matter
J. Newlin Gawthrop asked to have
sewer put in Wollaston street betweel
Seventh and Eighth streets.
e That street. too. is being repaved
{ and the petitioners said that expens
would be saved II the sewer would b
put i'm Immediately. No action wa
taken in the matter.
{ The Reliance Fire Company petition
p cd the board TO pave lombard stree
e between Fourth and Fifth with bricl
!, The stree; is at present paved wit
e cobble, and the petition said that tn
e comnany found II inconvenient to was
r its fire hose No action was taken.
Secretary Wiley reported having re
- ceived p letter from the -4merican So
r clety of Municipal Improvements
d which meets in convention at Nash
{ Vile. Tenn. from October s to Q. Whe
i Mr.. Pratt returns The letter will be act
- ed On and the board will probably b
represented.
Clerk OF the Market Neidermaier re
ported having collected $9S.60 as stree