Evening journal., 1899-10-31
Scheme to Gain Right of Way on
Sixth Street for Two Trolley
Companies.
EACH DETERMINED TO WIN
VARIOUS MATTERS DISPOSED or
AT THE MEETING OF THE
STREET AND SEWER DEPART
MENT THIS MORNING-sTREETS
TO BE SWEPT AS USUAL.

Immediately after the reading OF the
minutes of the previous meeting OF the
session OF Board of Directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department to-day,
Benjamin Nields made application to
the board to reconsider its action
taken al the last meeting. when it re-
FUSED the right OF way 70 eiher the
Brandywine Springs Railway Com
pany or the Wilmington City Railway
Company on West Sixth street
Mr.. Nields said that he did not think
Il right for the directors 70 keep either
of Sixth street when IL Is the
desire Of the majority OF the people
living on that thoroughfare TO see cars
traverse A.
William Simmons, president of the
boardrcplied that the members had not
refused the right Of way permanently.
bus thought il best TO let the matter re-
main quiet for the present That Il
would undoubtedly be brought up
again, and that IL would not then re-
|quire any consideration TO grant a per-
init fer the use OF the street. as il had
never been absolutely refused.
communication was received from
Edward Wilson, which stated that II
neither company Is TO be allowed the
right Of way on West Sixth street, a
man be selected to represent the Will
mington and Brandywine Springs Rail-
way Company. one to represent the
Wilmington City Railway Company,
and one agreed upon by the two com
panies act together in securing a per-
NIT TO use Sixth street, and, having
once laid the tracks. that the companies
operate the road in conjunction with
each other, and share all profits and
expenditures. The communication fur
ther set forth that the road be operated
under the name OF the Wilmington
/ Traction Company. If the two compan.
les failed to agree In naming the thirt
lparty, Il was asked that the Street ant
Sewer Department make the selection
No action was taken on the subjec
lat this meeting, the matter being lai'
lover for a week.
Complaint was made by the residents
lof Adams street, between Eighth anC
Ninth. of the sewer in that square
They claim that for several years tn,
water. especially after a heavy rain
storm, escapes from the sewer and runs
back into their cellars. In the Winter
the water is deep enough TO extinguisi
furnace fires.
1 Complaints on this score are more
\ frequent from the houses connected
with the sewer. They contend that
while they pay for the use Of the sewer
their cellars are always wet and the
lhouseholders not connected invariably
have dry cellars. No action was taken
Petitions we're received from real
dents OF Davis Heald and Fourteenth
street between Claymont and Railroad
avenue to have electric lights PLACED
on those thoroughfares. No action wa
taken.
I President Simmons issued orders fo
1.-THE purchase OF three sewer recorI
books and 1000 sewer assesmen
sheets.
A discussion ensued as TO the dis
lcharge of n number Of men now em
ployed in sweeping the streets. AS tn
{ people are now accustomed to havinl
; the streets swept regularly and fre
lquently. and considerable complain
might be caused by the discontinuanc
e lof this work. the board decided TO kee
81 the full force at work. The cost
labout $3.50 per week.