Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

/ n, state street, and the Town Authorities
| Res,sted--J. Frank Alice says He and Ad-
d,ca, are Not Interested in the Road:
Dover, Sept. 12.-For a few hours,
Yesterday, Dover was in lively state
Il excitement. Three carloads Of sup
nIies, including rails, ties, shoyels,
Hicks, Sc, had arrived at tho depot
bere from Philadelphia, for the Della
ware Electric Railway Co., and soon
vorkmen with picks hogan to brcal;
ground ON State street, near tho post
alice. and with set of horses attached
IN plow began blowing the road down
State street. Several members of Town
Council soon arrived and interposed an
emphatic remonstrance. John u.
Hawkins, attorney for the company,
protested to tho town officials, claiming
,hat the Town Council had granted his
clients the right of way in the streets
and with this assurance the mon were
Instructed to proceed with their work.
| 4 crowd of some 800 or 400 men and
| children had by this time congregatcd
| in the street near the postoffice, to such
an extent as to make traffic almost inn
possible over the road.
Mayor Millington next appeared and
q second time the men were ordered to
| cease operations, the contention being
| that the men were violating article II
| Of the city's charter in that they were
obstructing the public highway with
out special permit from Council.
which is necessary in all such cases.
OPERATIONS ceased for the time being
and the town officials left. They had
not gotten far, however, before the mon
again began to work, this time blowing
deem burrows in the middle of the road.
| Mayor Millipgton, in company with
1 Councilman A. X. Benson, chairman
Of the street and light committee, came
from the magistrates Office, to where
the men were working, and this time
ordered tho town officers, Messrs. Hurd
and Russell, to arrest the men at the
rlow-o one white man and four negroes.
The officers took two of the men each
aud Councilman Benson was deputized
TO take tho other man. All five men
were marched to Magistrate Cooper's
Office, with the crowd following. Elk.
Fl element atsthis iuncture ran high and
riot was almost looked for.
Ab VIC olliSO tlio iitOI
were arraigned, charged with violating
the town ordinance in obstructing the
highway and causing disturbance.
When the first man was asked his
name, he was instructed not to give it.
Magistrate Cooper gave the man the
name Of John Mix, his name was after,
ward ascertained to be w. III. Mettle.
After hearing the evidence the magis.
rate imposed fine of $40 and costs.
The other men arraigned were Squire
Bright, Charles Jenkins, Henry Colds
boro and Abraham Rochester, al
colored Each was fined $40 and costs,
as tho fines were not paid the men were
sent to Jail.
At the magistrates office a lively
disturbance was raised, during which
threats of further arrests were made.
The Delaware Electric Railway Co,
have rails and ties strewn along the
lnrements on lower State street. II
was rumored late last night that habeas
corpus proceedings will be instituted il
the case of the men arrested and i'm
prlsoned yesterday afternoon.
j. Frank Alice stated to Every Even
ings correspondent last night that
since the action OF the Levy Court, OIL
Tuesday of last week. in regard to thu
roads, that neither he or Mr.. Addick'
had any stock or interest whatever il
the Delaware Electric Railway Co.
Dover, Sept. 12..-The five 2en WHIT
were arrested here yesterday afternoon
for ohstructing the street and creating
disturbance in connection with tn,
proposed electric railway, were released
this morning, after paying fines. l
was expected that o writ. of habea
corpus would be asked for, but tn,
application was not made.
John ID. Hawkins company started
10 to work this morning, but in anothe
direction, carrying ties and rails to TIN
county road half a mile from town
Ihey propose to work towards the town
and then apply to Council for permits
slGn to enter the town limits.
while the excitement has abated to {
great extent, Council has seen fit Il
nave officers patrol the streets, in cas-
any outbreak should occur.
Inc Council, last night, revoked tn
resolution, passed four or five year
49,, which authorized the Dover 4
Milford Electric Railway Co., merge,
with the Delaware Electric Railwa.
lo'' to use tine streets, and now n
electric line has the right Of way il
lover This action was taken becaus
He resolution was too sweeping, it no
lnslrng the town against probable los
ot damage. AT a special session. Coun
W VIII receive propositions from an
electric railway company which ma
ugslre 10 use the streets.
r The report in morning paper tina
council, in revoking the resolution, ha
granted the exclusive right to tn
delaware General Electric Railway Go
y false. Mayor Millington, this morn
Ivy requested Every Evenings CORE
slSndont TO contradict the story. as
reflects upon Council, which had n
intention of showing Partially to an
company.
The Delaware Electric Railway &c
iemoyed the Instructions from th
s s this morning, after having bee
Ilolhed to remove them within nv
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