The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-08
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DEL. as seeond.elasS mail matter.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER s. ,sso
The Street and Sewer Commits
sioners yesterday granted the Will
mington City Railway Company the
right to occupy Sixth street. The
granting OF this franchise blocks
the Brandy wine Springs Railway
Company from entering our city.
Mr.. Webster moved that the fran
chise be granted to the Wilmington
City Railway Company and Mr..
Carter seconded the motion. and
the motion passed. Mr.. Carter
commended that as the Brandywine
Syringe Road had a twenty-five
years contract with the Wilmington
City Railway Company, that they
had no use for a franchise to lay
their tracks on Sixth street and he
said that was the reason and the
only reason why he voted as he did.
Commissioner Simmons said the
granting Of the right to use Sixth
street, BY the Commission was a
complete surprise to him. He had
no idea that that was going to be
the action of the Board in the mat
Ter, until the motion was put by
Commissioner Webster and second
ed by Commissioner Carter, which
gave the motion two votes and
majority.
The Sun says 1.-THE decision of
the Street and Sewer Directors IN
granting the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company the privilege of lay
ing its tracks on West Sixth street
was surprise to the people who
have not been keeping tab on the
developments in this contest. In
der the circumstances this action
of the Street and Sewer Directors
ought to have been anticipated. 1t
was about the only way out of the
difficulty into which the department
had drifted-the only way out in
which the real question at issue
would not be decided.
Preliminary the issue involved
in this contest was which of the
two chartered railway companies
should be awarded the privilege of
using WestSixth street tor its tracks
That has been decided"
To show the business qualifica.
tons of the Board of Trustees of
the Commons of New Castle, it is
only necessary to cite the following:
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany wanted piece of ground be-
longing to the town of New Castle.
The Railroad Company had a COM
mission appointed, who, after view
ing the ground, assessed the dam
ages at $500 This sum the Trus-
tees considered insufficient and
commission was the second time APP
pointed, who awarded $1,000 to the
Trustees. This the Railroad Com
pany refused to pay, but inste ad
deposited $500 in the bank to the
credit OF the Trustees. Acting on
the advice of its counsel, the Rail
road Company has made an offer
of $3.50. The Trustees last night
held a meeting and after a discus
sion pro and con. thew decided that
$1,000 was wanted or nothing. The
fun of the whole affair is, that the
Railroad COMPANY h ayinp deposited
the $500 in the bank TO the credit of
the BOARD of Trustees. they cannot
withdraw the money without the
sanction of the Board of Trustees.
The Trustees NAV snend half as
much as they receive from the Rail.
road Company in attorneys fees.
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HORACE G. KNOWLES gave the
Republicans some good advice at
the meeting of the East Side Re
publican Club Monday evening. 1t
is necessary tor the Republicans to
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