Evening journal., 1897-09-08

Brandywine Springs Company they
would become liable to the law. IF
you are satisfied that the city does not
own Sixth street, then you would be
doing an unjust act to yourselves and
to the public in granting the use of that
street, he said 1t does not make any
difference whether the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Railway Company
indemnify the city in the sum OF S1O,-
100000, you cannot so beyond your
power. The building of the Whining
ton and Brandywine Springs Company
line to Union street is a different pro-
cedure to the supplement to the charter.
If you decide that the company has a
right into the city, the Wilmington
and Brandywine Springs Company
must first build its line from Brandy
wine Springs and then to Union street.
II must stop there, and il cannot 20
beyond that without permission from
the Street and Sewer Directors. The
Legislature has given you unbounded
power You cannot ignore that power
or trust. You cannot let the Whining
ton and Brandywine Springs Railway
into the city by way OF Sixth street.
~
If you say you have nothing to do with
the bed of Sixth street then you have
nothing to do with it when It reaches
the city line"
Mr.. Hilles, counsel for the Whining.
ton and Brandywine Springs Company
said that he had been taught from
childhood chat a good name was the
moral protection of Wilmington, bu
he did not know chat the Wilmington
City Railway Company was the protec
tor Of the property owners along Wood
lawn avenue. I'VE have received" n,
said ''the signatures of every either
along that avenue expressing a desir,
to have the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs Company build it.
tracks along that street." He said tha
he had never heard OF such a reflection
as made by the Wilmington City Rail
way Company, when 1t threatens 20 in
volve the city in law suit If the Stree
and Sewer Directors grant franchise
to another railway company. Mr.. Hille
| then turned TO Mr.. Harman and in
dulged in some personalities.
After lively tilt between the TIVE
| lawyers, Mr.. Hilles continued. He sail
that II was a pretty course for a cor
poratiOn like the Wilmington Cit
Railway Company to threaten a pollti
cal body Let the Wilmington Cit
Railway Company get enough securit
to stop an injunction, the courts ar
open. It cannot hurt the city. Wha
! we want is permission to use the be
of Sixth street. and we will look out 70
ouselves. What right has she Wi
} mingtOn City Railway Company to col
2 strue the charter of the WilmingtO
? and Brandywine Springs Company
I What business is It to The citywhatth'
company does outside of the city {
= Wilmington? Ine Wilmington Cit
) Railway Company claims that the cha
p ter OF THE Wilmington and Brandywir
2 Springs Company is unconstitutiona
] but it must not be forgotten that th'
charter came from the Legislature an
r remains as law, until the courts set
0 aside. We did not bore you with pet
s tions. The city Of Wilmington wan
y to see this road built, and so do q
people.
Mr.. Harman asked Mr.. Hill& II u
= findings of the directors should be thu
the line must be built to Union sire
before the franchise was granted, whi
e. would be the result2
3 Mr.. Hilles replied that the Street an
Sewer Directors were guided by the eli
solicitor, and not by the Wilming,c
l City Railway Company.
Mr. Hilles, in conclusion, said th'
If the findings of the Street and Sew
Directors would be that the road cou
= not be built an appeal would be take
in the courts.
The matter was not brought up
{ the meeting last night. Messrs. Sin
j mons and Webster said that no defini
/, time had been decided upon to sett
u the matter and, moreover, no decisic
would be given until the discrepan'
, in the charter of the Wilmington al
9 Brandywine Springs railway was a
= ranged Another conference betwe'
q CITY Solicitor Conrad and the directo
u will be shortly held.