Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

Star Correspondence o. Gazette and journal.
Dover. Feb. is. Tho Now Castle e.
Wilmington Electric railway proposes
10 extend its limo from Now Castle TO
Smyrna, with the idna OF giving the
intervening towns. Delaware City and
other Places, a first class electric rail
way service.
Tbs Queen Anne Railroad Co. also
desires legislation. In the House Mr..
Dukes gavo notice OF bill to amend
tho charter The company wants to
change its name to Baltimore, Eastern
Shore & Delaware railroad and extend
the limo from Lowes to Rehoboth. and
nso asks for another year in which to
complete the road. The bill was
brought here by Wilmer Emery, the
company's attorney, who is giving it
his personal supervision.
Tie Legislature OF 1895 gave the
company charter for u road from
The MARYLAND line to Lowes, and stipu.
lated that $40, 600 should be expended
within Is months after February Goth,
1895, and that the road should bc com
rleted within three years after that
time. More than $50, 600 was expended
within the time specified and tho road
is virtually completed from Queens-
town, Md, to Greenwood, on the Della
ware railroad, which is 3G of the GO
miles from Queenstown 10 Lewes, and
the grading is finished as far as Ellen
dale. 1t will require more than three
wears to complete the road however,
including the desired extension, but
this is due to the fact that the com
pany has had great deal Of litigation
on its hands in the matter OF obtaining
rights of way and may have more
litigation, hence the desired extension
Of time ..
The charter OF the city of New Castle
has arrived, and, in the absence OF Mr..
Mccoy, who is i'll, Mr.. Donaldson gave
notice of it in the House Of Representa-
lives yesterday afternoon. IL is a
voluminous document and contains
some new features, and, all in all, il is
thought to be good measure and will
probably pass without much alteration.
The bill provides that the name I
the city shall be the City of New
Castle, and describes the boundaries as
follows: beginning at point in the
! centre line of Delaware street extended
in southeusterly direction, being AGA
feet from the centre stone at the inter-
section of the centre lines of Front and
itlhWHTb 6lTGblb III q buullr
westwaruly direction, in straight line
to point in the centre line of South
street extended 9n5 feet from the centre
stone at tho Intersection of the centre
lines of South ard Pearl streets:
thence in southwestwardly direction
in straight line to point in the
centre line OF johnson street extended
1856 feet from the centre stone at the
intersection OF the centre lines of John
son and Fourth streets: thence north
westerly along the line of johnson
street 10 low water mark: thence by
the line Of low water mark to the line
between Edward Edwards and l.. Tay-
lor DiXon's land thence by said line to
the road leading to Delaware City
thonce by right line to Mill Creek at
tine corner of tho line between lands OF
Richard jackson End lands of Stephen
T. NJ. Taskor; thence by said limo and
the line between lands OF Richard Jack
son and lands of Thomas Holcomb, tc
tho road leading to llare's Corner
thence by a line parallel to the roal
lsading from llare's Corner TO Viii
mington until it intersects the north
eastern line of School district No. II
prolonged ENTHUSIASTICALLY thence BY
said prolonged line and said north
eastery line Of said District No. AS Il
low water mark; thence by the line o
low water mark to North street: thence
enthusiastically along North stree
extended to point 100 feot from tht
centro stone at tho intersection OF thu
centre lines of Market and North
streets thence running southwest
wardly in straight line TO poin
IN the centre line Of Chestnut stree
extended Sl2 feet inches from th
centre stone at tho intersection of th
Contrc liros of Chestnut and Marke
streets: thence enthusiastically in
straight limo TO tho cast corner of th
rectangular pier off Truss wharf
thence along the outer face of said pie
TO the southwest corner oil the same
hence southwestwardly in n stIaigh
inc 10 tho south corner of Jefferson
wharf; thenco in Il straight line to
loint in the centre limo of Delawar
street, tho place of beginning.
The city officers are to be II mayor,
council composed of two members fror
zach district, of which the city is TO b
divided into four, president Of coun
Gil. who shall be ey.otlicio a membe
and the presiding officer of council, on
assessor and ons treasurer. The coun
cilmaniC districts arc TO be as follows
Eastern, bounded by line bcginnin
in tho centre OF Delaware street at til
Delaware river, and extending thenc
northwesterly in the centre Of sal
Delaware street to tho centre of Fourt
street and thence northeasteriy in tn
centre OF Fourth street to the city line
Northern, bounded by line buginnin
in the centre of Fourth street at tn
northern city line and extended south
erly in ths centre OF Fourth street t
Delaware street, thence northwestern
in the centre of Delaware street |
Fifth street, thence southwesterly alon
the centre Of Fifth street to the cent?
OF fremont street, thence nortt
west along the centre of Tremor
street to tho city line; South err
bounded by line beginning in tt
centre of Delaware street at the Deli
ware river and extending northwo ester
along tho centre OF Delaware street
the centre of Fifth street, thenl
southwesterly along the centre of Fift
street TO the city limo :Western. bounde
by line beginning in the centre OF Tr
mont street at the northwestern eli
line and extending; thence sontheas
erly along the centre Of fremont sire
to the centre of Fifth street, then,
southwesterly along tho centre OF Fifi
street to the city line The first ci
election is to be held on the secor
Tuesday in April, A. D., 1897. II