Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-12

Agreement Concerning the FropoBed Haii-
way Entering Wilmington Rsferred by
tho Isonrd OF Directors of tho street ana
sewer Department TO tn. city solicitor.
The application of the Wilmington g.
Brandywine Springs Railway Go. for
permission to enter the city by way Of
Sixth street when it's road shall have
been completed 10 the city line, was
again before tho Board of Street and
Sewer Directors Tuesday night Direc
tors Simmons and Webster took oc-
caaion to deny any inference that he
nausa they had not granted the appli
cation at once whom presented at tho
previous meeting they were onp0aed 10
Ii, and they emphasized tbs fact TINT
tho consideration OF such a matter rs
franchise required time. william s..
FIilles attorney far the railway com
pany. accompanied by Richard W.
Crook and DR.. L. IL. Ball, appeared
before the hoard with ct'py OF the con
ditious which had been drafted by Mr..
lliiles aud Secretary Wiley. These
conditions under which, when formally
adopted, tho railway company may lay
it's line Ia this city, require the com
nany to lay grooped rails, to pave tho
street hetwean the tricks and for tbrpo
feet on eauh side OF the tracks, and to
keep the streets in good condition. An
additional provision Ia that the COM
pHDy shall water the streets on which
its line runs whenever tho department
shall direct. As 10 this provision, Mr.
Webster said no understood that the
city railway uoople would put on
sprinkler, and new roadB would he re-
qured to do sn. Mr.. llilles Raid that
the company dsBired nothing more than
haing put on tho same footing with
other companies. He was entirely sat
isfied with the conditions.
Mr.. Webster spoke OF Mr.. Crook hav-
ing said at the previous meeting that
tho road could be completed in six
weeks, hut Mr.. Crook said that he said
it would DO built 10 the city line 10
about six wesks. Thereupon Mr.. Web,
ster asked II they were willing to put
that time in the conditions Mr.. Hilles
did not care to agree to this, hut drew
attention TO the fact that the charter
of tho company requires that the road
be in operation by January lst.
Director Webster went on to say that
the rsason he had asked the question
was that the department had been
criticised as to causing tbs company
delay; and IL tho road could hn built
In six weeks and they had four months
to No IL in there was no delay.
Mr.. lIilles then took occasion to deny
that either be or tie othera bad any.
| thing TO do with tho criticism OF tho
board by the newspapers.
Mr. Webster spoke OF the application
as having been made only on the pre-.
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to be gone through.
Director Simmons declared that he
never objected to just criticism, but
an unjust nne he did objoot to. And
| Mr.. Webster inquired how the board
should he expected to grant franchise
tho previous Tuesday night when the
attorney was not ready, anu Mr.. liilles
acquosced as TO that fact.
MIR. Simmons announced that it had
hepn the custom all along TO take some
tina for consideration. In case Of OK
tensions to the city railway line it took
seyeral weeks. He blamed the trouble
in the present case upun newspaper
men not taking down what happened,
bur writing from memory. When he
had done wrong he did mot mind criti-
clam, but when he had done hia duty
he objected to the criticism,
Mr.. Webster declared that nothing
bad been said about refusing the fran
chise. The charter calls for the road
GINNING in certain streets and all the
board has to do Ia to make certain ro-
strictionH,
Mr.. Simmons snid that tho hoard
aims first TO protect the city. While
some of tho restrictions might seem
hard rs compared with the old cum,
pany, yet ii had received its franchise
earlier. Az TO tho present conditions
he had examined them. They woult
have to 20 to tho city solicitor to ht
put in legal shape aud returned to the
board for action. Such had Away
been the custom OF the board.
Mr.. Ililles announced that "A Telegram
hai been received from the men repre-
senting the moneyed interests in Phiia
dalphia, saying that the contracts vert
awaiting the action OF tho board.
Mr.. Simmons said the board might bt
blamed for delay if it did not act wher
the resolutions were returned from thu
city solicitor So far as he had reat
the conditions they we're the conditions
under which be would grant the fran
chise lilo would liks the public tt
know that there waa no friction DO
tween the board aud the company.
On motion of MIR. Simmons the pape
was referred to the city solicitor.
/ Engineer llatton prosentad Hevera
, saver estimates For sewer on Clayton
street between Chestnut and Linden
! cost S5I4; revenue, 81, ITS; on Thir'
/ STREET, between Poplar and Lombard
cost s2i0; revenue, 5000; on Lomhart
street, between Ninth and Tenth, COS
, $50; revenue, 5000; 10 accommodate
No. 1902 West street. cost and approx
mate revenue Sl,500. On motion Of Mr.
Simmons this sewers wero ordered built
r Orders were passed for SG0l.50 il
4 favor OF Joseph p. Richardson an
4 81, 693. 80, in favor OF the Robert IL
Richardson estate, those being tn
amount Of the awards approved h
Chief Justice Lore for the right Of wn
4 for the Silverbruok sewer.
/. A communication was received fror
: Howell s. England usking tho boar
4 TO remove tho causes Of the nusanc
. on the property of Thomas Y. Bingham
n in the Eleventh ward. lie elaine
: that the department had trespasss
r upon that property in laying tho Silver
/ brook sewer and had caused water
n back up there and thus lessened iii
/ value OF the property. The matter wa
/. referred TO the city solicitor.
' Superintendent Wood Of the De
q marvia Telephone ca. conferred wit
: the board concerning trees ON Sevent
u street between West and Washingto
d which need to he cut to allow tho telf
/, phone wires to be strung So far tn
Il owner of the property will not allow tn
a trees to be cut and there tho matte
It stands. II was suggested that the CON