Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-05
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pital. The agreement, he said, re-
CURED his company to pay to the vii.
mington City company 5I19 per cent OF
the money collected on its cars in the
city limits. His company is anxious
to get into position to charge i've
cent fare. The company was ready to
have the matter of using city street
tested in the courts. lie asked the
directors to grant the request and said
the company could take care of the
future He protested against tho de
partment taking Sixth street from his
company, as that was the only street
upon which its charter gave it right
TO lay tracks.
Col. Benjamin Nields also spoke in
favor of the application of the Brandy
wine Springs company. He said the
people wanted to see the line extended
into the city and IL the matter was put
to a popular vote 10 out of every II
| people would vote in favor of 1T. He
thought it would be especially bene-
fetal to the city. especially in view of
the fact that an extension is to be built
TO Unionville and Kenneth Square. He
thought every inducement should pc
offered to get the trade from Pennsyl-
vania here. He said he had gone out
| TO the Springs ON crowded cars which
| were compelled to wait perhaps half an
hour. He knew the company was pre-
pared to give better service il its re-
quest should be granted and thought it
incumbent upon the department TO
give the desired permission.
DIR. Quinby also favored the Brandy
wine Springs company's application.
He agreed with Col. Nields and
thought the eStension in tho city was
q public necessity.
William IL. Head asked the board to
grant the application of the Winning
ton Traction 90. He said the applica-
tiQn was presented before the company
was Incorporated, as it was necessary
TO state in the draft of charter what
the route was to be and the prospective
corporators wanted the matter of route
settled before filing the draft with the
Secretary of State. Mr.. Head said his
company was acting in good faith and
proposed to build the road as soon as
permission was obtained. The city is
| going to grow, but ii cannot grow I'M
less there are the proper facilities. He
said the matter of one company having
| exclusive jurisdiction was for the courts
to settlegand his company was prepared
to 90 before the courts and have the
matter tested. His company, he said,
has ample backing and is ready to 60
to work at once and those interested
feel that they have selected routes
which will make the system a paying
investment. He said the company was
prepared to comply with all reasonable
requirements.
Mr.. Salisbury said it was not sur
prisinP that Mr.. Hilles wanted to dis
card the law and present the fact. He
did not know why Mr.. Hilles brought
the agreement between the companies
before the hoard. If any damage was
done to cars and not paid for the
money could easily be collected before
a justice of the peace or the court. His
company, he said, has been exceed
ingly liberal to the Brandywint
Springs company. 1t has loaned it ears
and run its cars in the city limits at q
very reasonable cost. He called the at
tention of the directors to the law il
the matter and said they were asked tc
grant something that no other directors
or no City Council had ever granted
He commended that his company was
living up to its agreement. He pro
tested against the Brandywine Spring:
people being permitted to come into
the city, as it had agreed not to enter
the city as long as the agreement wa!
in force. Referring to the application
of the Traction company, he said hi
had his doubts as to who would builC
the road If consent was given to occupy
the streets. He intimated that ht
thought it hardly likely that the money
was to be furnished by the men who's,
names appeared on the application anG
believed some person as yet unknown
to the department was hack of tn,
project, and he thought it incumben
upon the directors to ascertain jus
who is back of it. He thought the,
should not act in the dark, but should
make full investigation before consid
ering the application. He also said ii
an opposition company should built
lines in the city in six months or 81
there would be no opposition lines, all
would be owned by one company. TIL,
opposition would either be bought VI
by the Wilmington City or the vii
mington City by the opposition. The
same, he said, applied 10 the Brandy
wine Springs road IL it should build
line in the city. Therefore, as his com
pany was ready ana willing 10 make al
extensions which are necessary or do
sirable TO accommodate the public, b,
protested against any other compan,
being permitted to use the streets. TX
bear out his assertion that all Of tn,
lines would soon belong 10 one com
pany, he said New York, which ha
2,0O0.0 600 people, has only two com
panies, and Philadelphia, will
1000, 600 people, has only one com
pany. He called the attention of tn
directors to the fact that his compan,
had for number of years operated TIL
road at a loss. In conclusion he said
1--WE stand now where we have Away.
stood-against franchises being granite,
to other companies-as we are ready /,
build extensions. -
Nobody else expressed desire to sa,
anything, and the hearing came to al
end after Mr.. Salisbury had CONCLUDED
!. his remarks. After the meeting Presi
dent Simmons of the board gave BIZ
reasons for the board being unable t,
give decision within two weeks from
next Tuesday, informing reporte
. that the directors will he in attendance
at the annual convention of the Ameri
can Society of Municipal Improvement
at Toronto, Cam, nearly all of mex
week, leaving this city on Sunday, ant
there will be no meeting until Tuesda,
week, which will be the first oIpor
tunity to consider the matter in meet
ing, and the decision will not be givel
before the following Tuesday.
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