Evening journal., 1897-08-25

come into the city that was granted to
us by the Legislature, and it intended
that the road should be built, otherwise
we would not have been given the
privilege
Matters should be carefully consid-
cred" said Mr.. Simmons. THE direc-
tors of the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs Raiiway Company should
have made application sooner. The
company knew that 1t wanted TO
use Sixth street"
Mr. Hilles said that the amendment
to the charter of the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Railway was not
made until April. Then we did not
have sufficient oaps.al. Now we have.
and we are ready to build We are
ready to accede to any demands made
on us by the Street and Sewer direc-
tors. You told us what paving we
would have to do. we agreed. You told
us what kind of tracks we had to use.
we agreed again"
Mr. Simmons chen said That the
board had to protect the interests of
the city from any damages that might
arise from conflict with the Will
mington City Railway Company. That
exclusive rights" business is the dan
gerous point.
THAT is a bugahoo," said Mr. Hill
les, IF | were a rcmanticist and was
told TO Imagine anything more ridicu-
,ou5, ! could not have done So"
A 'speak-easy" session between Mr..
Hilles and Messrs. Simmons and Web
ster was gone into. The nature of n
being that Mr.. Webster desired both
companies arrange traffic agreement
between them. Mr.. Webster said that
an agreement whereby the Fourth
street tracks Of the Wilmington CITY
Railway Company could be used, there
| by saving Sixth street and expense 10
the Brandywine Springs Company. Mr.
| Hilles said that his company was will
ing 10 agree to anything, but he knew
that such a proposition would never be
entertained by the City Railway Com
pany. Mr.. webster said that he was
willing to grand the franchise to The
BT'andywine Springs Company II a
traffic agreement could not be reached
between THE two companies.
The directors decided TO amend tn,
city ordinance in relation to riding on
| sidewalks by allowing wheelmen to us'
the east side of Church street from
Tenth TO Eleventh between the hour
Of 6 O'Clock and z O'clock in the morn
ing, 12 and l at noon and and Z IL
the evening.
Simmons & Bro. were given permis
sion 20 set curb on Sixth street betweei
Orange and Tatnall, and Rev. ID.
Flynn was given permission to sc
curb in front Of st. Patrick's Church.
The weekly payroll OF $42O.SO wa
ordered paid, and the secretary report
ed collecting S76437 The balance I
bank is Sl03, ,591.74.
. p. p. Tyre was awarded the contrac
at $l.30 per cubic yard for furnishin
stone to pave several streets beyon
Eleventh street bridge.
The bond of John Jacoby. contractc
] fer grading Pennsylvana avenue at Nh
B. & o. railroad crossing was approves
"A man to whom permission wa
= given to quarry stone at Oak an
Franklin streets was ordered to prcte'
all persons from falling into the quarr
or the privilege would be revoked.
City Solicitor Conrad gave his opinio
that Pinkett's count is owned by Oh
city. Action on paving II was pos
poned.
: A petition to pave Shipley stree
. from Front to Fifth was received froi
business men. No action was taken.
G Park Engineer Leisen asked that th
. paving on Van Buren streos be extend
ed to Wawaset street to meet the ne
park drive, and also the paving o
West street to be extended to The driv
q The matter will be investigated.