Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
| new RAILWAY FRANCHISE
Street. and Sewer Directors Act Favor
/, ably on Peoples Co. Application,
A NETWORK OF ELECTRIC LINES
To Cooperate With Brandy
wine Springs Railway.
ANOTHER LEGAL FIGHT IN PROSPECT

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The Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department, at their meeting, Tuesday
morning, passed resolution granting
to the Peoples Railway Co., which
proposes to work 10 conjunction with
the Wilmington 4 Brandywine Springs
CO.. the right &c build trolley liEes on
tie following streots:
Beginning at The intersection of Lam
castor md Greenhill avenues and
running up the latter thoroughfare to
Sixth street, to Poplar, to Seventh, and
easterly on Seventh to the p, W. & b.
lailroad.
y Beginning at Sixth and Poplar streets,
south on Poplar to Front, to Walnut.
Beginning at Second and Poplar
streets and running westerly on Second
TO Grant avenue, to Sixth street.
Beginning at Seventh and Lombard
streets. north on Lombard to Thirteenth,
along Thirteenth to Jefferson to Second
Beginning at Sixth and King streets,
south on King to the p, W. g. b. rail-
road
beginning at Sixth and Clayton.
along Clayton to Sixteenth and along
Sixteenth iodu Point. y
The resolution granting the franchise
was adopted unanimously, on motion of
President Simmons 10 differs some.
what from The original application
made by the company, hut the only
material difference is in the route, the
new one contemplating n network Of
| railN ays on both sides Of the city. The
original resolution had two readings at
former meeting, and after the new
/ LnI han,, IL nj Is off hy
| President Simmons as a substitute and
adopted, and on Tuesday the coru-
pany, by its officers, accepted it by
| signing the agreement with the Street
and Sewer Department.
| Accompanying the resolution was a
letter from William 8, Hilles, attorney
| for the company, in which he said the
company had COMPLIED with all of the
laws of Delaware, having deposited the
necessary money with the State treas
urer, flied articles of association with
| the State treasurer, which were sub
4 mitted for inspection, and was ready to
commence the construction of the BAD
| at once and begin operations as soon
as the lines should be built. 1t was
| also stated that the company had fully
organized and Willingness was ex-
pressed 10 accept all reasonable require.
ruents Of the department. The stipula-
tions are that the company Is to lay
grooyed rails east of Broome street. IL
required to do SO by the department I;
the city is to have free use of the poles
for street lighting purposes; the COM
pany Is 10 sprinkle along its lines in
dry weather, aud it can operate cars
! carriages or coaches by electricity,
cable or any motive power other than
steam. The line running from Ian
caster and Greenhill avenues along
| Greenhill avenue to Sixth street, to
\ Poplar, to Seventh, to the p, W. & B.
railroad Is to he completed and In daily
operation within six months, barring
legal Interruption and strikes, and the
remainder of the system within two
4 years. ftH'
The company is capitalized at $3.50.
600, with power to increase to 81, 500, 600.
Its officers are as follows: Johr p.
Almond, President; John S. Mullin,
Jr. Vice President; State Treasurer l..
Holster Ball, Secretary; Thomas +.
Barry Of Philadelphia, Treasurer
Richard W. Crook, General Manager.
Mr.. Crook said at noon that the com
pany has sufficient material to make a
beginning and expects to begin the
work OF building at Lancaster and
Greenhill avenues and Seventh and
Railroad at once. -.
IL Is likely that legal fight between
the new company and the Wilmington
City Railway Co. will follow the grant
ing of the franchise. General Manager
Lugai of the Wilmington City Railway
Co. was out of the city last Tuesday
and nothing could be learned at the
office as TO what that company would
do Willard Salisbury, the company's
{, attorney, said he had not conferred with
the officers of the company concerning
the matter and he was not in position
to aay what would be done, but he sale
4 he expected the company would instruct
him to institute legal proceedings tc
stop the work.
II President Simmons, in speaking o.
the granting of the franchise, said BIZ
had decided to grant all proper fran
! chises and let the courts decide as Il
the rights of the people obtaining thu
franchises.
It was stated on Tuesday that on,
of the objects of the company is tt
assist with the work Of extending tn
Brandywine Springs railway to Kennel
Square and West Chester, Pa.
t. CERTIFICATES or
special correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Dover, May 10.-The Central Con
struetion 20. of New York, which ha
q capital stock OF $500, 900, filed its Ger
tiGoate OF incorporation here this morn
ing.