Evening journal., 1899-09-29

Sewer Department, asked for a change
or route for coming into Will
mington, coming in Greenhin ave
nue. from the city line to Sixth street,
and in that thoroughfare to a point to
be agreed upon later.
In 1897 the company applied to the
Street and Sewer Department for per-
mission to come in Sixth street, but
was refused for two reasons; first be-
cause the directors were not satisfied
of the ability of the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs railway to lay
tracks to the city line; and. secondly,
as Sixth street had been newly paved Il
was not desirable to tear it up. II was
suggested that some agreement be
made with the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company by which cars could be
run over their tracks
The agreement was made and the
Wilmington City Railway Company
forced the Wilmington and Elsmere
railroad down their throats with a big
profit to its stockholders"
Yes" remarked Mr.. Salisbury, and
thereby avoided a first-class law suit q"
Mr.. Hilles stated that he would not
talk OF law suits at the present time.
as all his company wanted is permis-
sion to come into Sixth street. That
it would take the law end later. AS
the company's charter expired on Jan
uary ]. 1898, the agreement had to be
made, the Wilmington City Railway
Company agreeing to handle it's cars
from the city line at a little over half
fare. 57h per cent, while the VIII
mington and Brandywine Springs road
was to receive the balance, 42k per
cent.
This company" said Mr. Hilles,
has been subjected by the Wilmington
City Railway Company to a series of
petty insults such as no company with
any respect for itself would put up
with. We carried nearly 100000 people
to the Springs last year. You have all
seen how the cars have been crowded
people even hanging on the outside
and yet these cars have been compell-
ed to wait for a 'bob-tail Maryland
avenue car with a motorman on one
end and a conductor on the other, they
being the only passengers. 1t has
taken forty, fifty, and even sixty min
utes to make a trip to the Springs al
on account Of these delays.
mot only this, but at the city lin'
the crews of the cars are changed, an'
our cars operated by employees Of thu
Wilmington City Railway Company
We have to pay for this. and in MAJ
OF this year we paid s169.71 to the VIII
mington City Railway Company as sal
aries for their conductors and motor
men, in June we paid SS4110, and il
July S4SA34. The company also agreed
TO pay for all damages incurred to oui
cars while running over their lines, bu
| it has not done so, and our car BARI
is a veritable hospital for broker
down cars. The company has stood thi
as long as it can. 1t cannot stand tn
expense and annoyance any longer.
I'VE cannot carry passengers to tn
Springs for one fare simply becaus
the Wilmington City Railway Compan,
gets 571a per cent. of all fares collecte'
within the city line"
Mr.. Hilles referred to the agreement
Mr.. Salisbury replied that he drew
number Of agreements and could no
remember all.
Mr.. Hilles-"I don't believe your con
science would allow you to remembe
Iall in this agreement"
Mr.. Saulsbury-"Thanks for the com
Ipliment to my conscience"
Lets get the matter into courts
we are going to, and then we will kno'
where we are" continued Mr.. Hillei
l"All we want is to come in Sixth stree
and we will give the people ive-cen
fares. You cannot refuse this reques
and have but one answer to make
you do refuse it: The Wilmington Cit
Railway Company owne the streets {
i, Wilmington, so far as street railwa
purposes ars concerned The Whining
ton City Railway Company two yeaI
lago opposed the granting Of a franchis
on Sixth street, and now it wants
lay tracks the entire length Of it, frol
Church street to the city line. 1t doc
not intend to build the proposed lin
and only wants to shut off the only ei
trance we have to the city"
/, Colonel Nields stated that he desire
to hear why the Wilmington and Bral
dywine Springs Railway Compar
, should not use Sixth street, but Pres
=, dent Simmons said the board did n
= care to hear arguments. 1t desires ea'
I, company to present its own claims.
Colonel Nields then spoke in favor
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