Evening journal., 1899-11-08
CHESTER'S NEW TROLLEY.
A FIVE CENT FARE FROM
THAT CITY TO DARBY.
STREETS TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE
NEW LINE AND SUBSTANTIAL
PROMISES GIVEN FOR IMPoR-
TANT PRIVILEGES.

The Chester Times Of yesterday says.
Chester is TO have competition in the
matter of a street railway and is to
have it in the near future. There is a
line partly constructed now that will
occupy some of the principal streets
not taken by the Chester Traction
Company, and it will give the people OF
the city the choice of two routes to
Philadelphia and bring into Chester
people from a number of places that
can only be reached at this time by
going to Philadelphia or Wallingford.
Chester, with its new mills and the
increased output of the old ones, will
soon become a great city. Some time
ago the Philadelphia, Morton and
Swarthmore Street Railway Company
purchased the rights of way of the
Media, Middletown, Aston and Chester
Trolley Company, and this, in connec-
ton with the rights OF way that it has
secured will make it the competing
line. which will enter Darby an the up
per side of the ButtOnwood Hotel.
Last night ait the meeting of City
Councils application was made by Mr..
Harris, the engineer in charge of the
work of constructing the new line for
an extension of time for the compile
ton of the Media, Middletown, Aston
and Chester Company's line, and for an
assignment of the rights of the former
company to the one that he repre-
sents. The line is rapidly approach
ing this city and the company will ask
for rights OF way over the following
streets: Edgmont avenue at the city
line, then southwardly to Fifteenth
street, to Walnut street, along Walnut
street to Thirteenth street; along Thir-
teenth street to Upland street, south
wardly to Sixth street; westwardly
along Sixth street over the tracks of
the Union Railway Company; along
Fifth street to Parker; along Parker
street to the city line. Also on Sixth
street, beginning at Concord avenue, To
Lincoln street to Ninth street, TO
Tilghman street; ;along Tilghman street
to Sixth street; along Sixth street tC
the city line. Also beginning at Con-
cord avenue and Kerlin street and ex-
tending along Concord avenue to the
city line.
Among the things promised by the
new company is a double track line
over private right of way through the
They will avoid all the steep grades
make a wide roadway and the road
will be thrown open to public use and
travel and telforded for the entire
| length of the roadway. There Will b,
a bridge over Fifth street and the cits
will not have to build it. The company
| guarantees to run all its cars from
O'Clock in the morning until IL o'clocl
at night on a fifteen-minute schedule
and charge a scent fare from Chester
to Darby, a 5-cent fare in any part o
Chester and give exchanges on all III
lines. It will operate to ROckdale anS
up through the Lenni valley take II
Media and Upland and all the populou
towns and bOroughs in the county.
The engineer says the company is no
watered OF bonded; that it is beinl
built ON cash subscriptions and tn
work and material are being paid 70
in cash. The road is now cOnstructeI
J to a point opposite Morton and is di
rected this way and the company de
sires TO have the first part Of the worl
done in this city before the ba
weather sets in. The first part of tn
work will be the construction of abut
ments for the bridges over Ridley an
other creeks. The members Of Cit
Councils are to be taken over the rout
constructed to see the kind of wor
that is being done and the kind tina
will be done in this city. The compan
, will open up a number Of streets in tn
! city not now opened and will agree
pave them when the time comes for tn
work to be done. They say they will d
as much and more than the Cheste
4 Traction Company for the city and wi
, bring new people to Chester, peopl
who never get here and will help max
Chester one of the greatest cities
Eastern Pennsylvania.
They say they want to get along wit
3 the Chester Traction Company in pea,
: and harmony, but will fight for rigbr
T. If necessary.
Much announcement was given Il
officers of the company last night
the meeting of Councils, and this h;
(, been increased by the business men
j. the city. All admit that Chester
n opening up one OF the brightest futur
/ !, that it has ever had.