Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30


mado. 1--WE are ready" no said, to |
20 into a traffic agreement with the
city railway the same AZ companies
have done in other cities, which IL to
pay he cenin, and not to exceed 2
cents for every mile, OF track used, and
VIZ guarautee TO run ~ cars each day..
DIR. Bull explained that the company
did want 10 use Sixth street, but
would pot use ii il an agreement could
be made to use tho city railway tracks
and pay the city company tho interest
on the amount il would cost the new
company 10 build on Sixth street.
On the point as to what would con-
stitute fair and equitable traffic agree
ment MIR. Crooks said: LAS the repre-
sentative of the Wilmington g. Brandy
VINE Springs Railway Co., | say that
we arc ready to 60 into traffic agree
ment and, as ! said before, at tho rate
of IL or 2 cents per mils for the track
used. and we guarantee the interest on
$50. 900 or $50, 600, the amount 1t would
cost to buill our road ON Sixth street.
We are willing to mako an agreement,
hut we object 10 the Street and Sewer
Department being the judges OF what
is Just and equitable agreement. We
are willing to have three judges, dis
interested parties, to say what Is fair.
We aru willing to pay our share OF the
cost OF bringing Mr.. Widener or Mr..
WEIGH of Philadelphia or Mr.. Sharp Of
New York, II he ia still alive, or any
three men to act as a hoard of arbitra
rion. They are experienced railway
mon and would know what would be
just and equitable agreement We do
not think II is fair for the Street and
Sewer Department to BIO judges OF the
franchise and also the truific agree
ment. :"
Mr.. Pratt said that the directors
would be glad to he relieved OF being
the judges Of the agreement DIR. Bail
suggested that each company choose
ono arbitrator ami those two select the
third. MIR. Salisbury here spoke and
declared that it could he settled be-
tween themselves. He reiterated what
was said in the Wilmington City Rail
way Co. e lettor to the department,
that the company was willing to make
an agreement and to leave il to the
board to say whether it was fair and
equitable and also whether tho old
company violated it.
Mr.. Pratt assured the representatives
of the new company that If unable to
make an agreement, the department.
would take the matter up. There were
some legal questions, but the depart
ment did not think they belonged TO it.
Mr.. Crooks asked the directors IL
they could suggest how the new COM
pany should proceed to get an agree
ment. Mr.. Pratt said they could take
the letter to the City Railway Co., but
the directors did not think they should
be the judges as to how tine nego-
tiations should he conducted.
After more discussion, Mr.. Pratt re-.
marked: THE two companies should
come together in a friendly way, and
il there 10 any attempt on the part OF
tho Wilmington CITY Railway Co. to
use their club, we will give you the
right TO use Sixth street. "
Before the close OF the conference
Mr.. Salisbury called attention to the
old company's position. namely, that il
had exclusive right to the use OF the
streets for railway purposes, and did
I. not admit that tbe Street and Sewer
Department had right to grant fran.
chisss to other street railway companies.
The street and sewer directors
formally adopted their reply to the
Wilmington & Brandywine Springs
Railway Co., at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening. After President Pratt
read the letter, MIR. Webster said
"Yes, / am satisfied with that" Mr..
Simmons nodded his assent, and al
signed it.
The following payrolls were passed
Quarterly, $50; monthly. S1l9 ana
s793; weekly, S7l2. GO. Secretary Vile,
reported collections OF S34I9l
Engineer Hatton reported the esti
mated cost of sewer extension OF
Fourth street from Scott TO Union al
1891, and the estimated revenue
81, $50. lie was directed to huild it,
The board accepted deed for thu
bed OF the Riddle road from the parl
line to the Joseph Bancroft IL Son
Co. q property, received from Jennie X
Field and William NJ. Field. In re
Spouse TO a petition for electric light
on that road the board decided to pu
four incandescent lights there. 4
, precept will be issued to the stree
commissioner to curb the east side o
Head strBet from Eleventh street 4
Pullman Place, providing the city own
+ il. This action was taken in respons
l TO petition.
. Bids viii be asked for for the paintin
e Of the department building at Sixt
t and King streets. and the Street an
: Sewer Department and the Water DE
= partment arc to divide the expense Q
a the painting.
r Permission was granted to connec
II Nos. 1220 and l229 Vest street witk
a sewer, although usually the depart
o menr is opposed TO opening improve
9 streets within the five year limit.
!, sewer permit was granted to the Craw
r. ford property. No 8071s King street, o
4 condition that the owners pay for Il
Y area half way back to Market stree
e John McCloskey received permissin
At to drain the properties Nos 202 and q
y East Second street into private sswe
=; Ashes have been placed on the Forbt
4 lot at Twelfth and Thatcher street
il and charged to the Board of Health.
le The following hida for paving wit
m cobble stone were received: Davis
Y Bro, 8 cents square yard; John Sin
10 mons & Son, s cents; Simmuus Il Bro
l., l3 cents; Stafford & Walla, II cent
j Az there were two lowest bidders an
III two squares are to be paved, it was d
Is clded TO give one square TO each OF II
to Two, and Davis Il Bro. received II
III contract to pave Pine street betwet
err Eleventh and Twelfth and John Sin
20 mons & Son, the contract to pa
i. Eleventh street between Lombard ar
he Pine.
III Later in the evening Mr.. Walls
cir the firm of Stafford & Walls appear'
I'd, before the board and seemed indignal
81 because bids for paving received la
IN spring had hssn rejected, his firm
lSD bid having neen the lowest. Mr. FRA
a. told him that the board always T
ms | served the right to REJECT MUS anu