Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-28
NEW RAILWAY COMPANY.
Wilmington Traction Co. Desires to Occupy
Numerous 81 reefs of the City.


The Wilmington Traction Co., a
prospective corporation of this city, the
object of which is to operate trolley
railways within the limits of the
municipality, made application to the
Directors OF the Street and Sewer De-
partment Tuesday for permission
to lay tracks ON various streets for lines
north and south, and east and west,
comprising an extensive belt line sys-
tenn. The names signed to the appli.
cation and who, according to William
ii. Head, their attorney, are to be-
come the incorporators, we're those of
Edmund Mitchell, Jr.. collector of de-
linquent city taxes; Harry II. Billany,
assistant postmaster; William II.
Head, attorney; G. Leighton Mahoney
and Charles Heritage.
They asked for permission to build
railway lines on the following streets !:
Beginning at Front and Walnut streets
| and running along Front street to
Poplar, to Second, to King, to Sixth,
to Shipley, to Ninth, TO Franklin, to
| Pennsylvania avenue. to Woudlawn
avenue, tn Nineteenth street, TO the
western city limits; another line be-
| ginning at Seventh and Buttonwood
streets, running along Seventh to Pop
lar, TO Sixth, to the western city limits
another beginning at Second and King
streets, running along Second street to
jefferson, TO Thirteenth. to Poplar, to
Second: another along Franklin street
from Sixth to Ninth, connecting the
lines on those streets. The proposed
lines are to intersect each other ut vari-
GUS points, as will be seen by noting
the direction of the route.
The petitioners, in their application,
informed the board that they had been
working on the matter for some time,
all of the details had been arranged
and they were ready to comply with all
laws and any reasonable requirements
which might be imposed by the board.
Their object, thcy set forth, was to give
the citizens competing railway sys
tenn, including belt line, afiording o
maximum service at a minimum cost
1t was also stated that they were read,
to begin work at once and that the
lines would be built after the most ap
proved plans.
No action was taken, but the lette
was put on file and Mr.. Head, one q
the proposed incorporators, who wa
present, was informed that specia
meeting of the board would be held a
3 o'clock next Thursday afternoon
when all people interested in railwa.
matters before the board would be.giyel
an opportunity to be heard.
Willard Salisbury, attorney for tn
Wilmington City Railway Co., ant
William s. Hilles, attorney for tn
| Wilmington & Brandywine Springs Co.
informed the directors that they wer
present to receive information. Mr.
Salisbury asked what the vii
mington Traction Co. wanted and note
: the proposed routes as the petition
, was read. Mr.. Hilles desired to kno,
when his company would have hear
ing and all Of the railway people wer
informed of the special meeting o
? Thursday afternoon, when all of th
| applicants will be given an opportunit
4 to state just what they want and Oh
r plain the merits of their applications
Vice-President l.. Heisler Ball an
General Manager Richard W. Crook o
n the Brandywine Springs Go. attende
!, the meeting this morning.
!. While Mr.. Head was in the room
a reporter of Every Evening asked fc
particulars concerning the prosperity
r Wilmington Traction Co., and receive
D the information that the compan
@ would probably file articles for incoi
: poration with Secretary of State Hught
: in few days. He declined to tell VIII;
the capital stock would he, but sal
d there was ample backing and the me
he represented meant business