Evening journal., 1900-11-27
No Objections to New Line
Have Been Offered
RESIDENTS FAVOR RAILWAY
Wilmington and Vest Chester Com
pany'S Petition Also Given Two
Readings To-day

At this mornings meeting Of the Street
and Sewer Directors resolutions present
ed by the Wilmington City Railway
Company and the Wilmington and West
Chester Railway Company, were given
a first and second reading and carried
over for final action until next meeting.
The proposed route of the new line Of
the City Company is from the northerly
end of Washington street bridge out the
Boulevard to Twenty street and
from thence along Twenty-second street
TO Washington street, connecting with
the Washington street line Of the COM
pany.
The Wilmington and West Chester
Company desires to lay tracks from a
point at the intersection of Fourth and
Pine streets, mp Pine to Twelfth to
French, to Sixteenth. to King. and from
thence to the southerly approach Of Mar
ket street bridge across the Brandywine
a second line is also desired beginning at
Eighteenth and Market streets. north
west on Eighteenth street to the city
line.
Unless there is some marked objection
offered it is entirely probable that the
Street and Sewer Directors will grant
the request Of the Wilmington CITY Rail
way Company. as residents in the north
western section Of the city are particular
ly anxious that the road should be built.
communication was received saying
that the Rowland property located in
Ninth street, between Broome and
Rodney streets, had been sold to J. ID.
Bush. Secretary Wiley was instructed
to request the purchaser to present deeds
TO the city for the opening Of Ninth street
through the property. In case such deeds
are not given, il is probable that a con-
demnatien communication will be asked
for.
A petition for an arc light at Seventh
and Lombard streets signed by a number
Of residents and police officers in that dis
trict was received and referred. Resolu-
tions fixing the grades of certain streets
in the city We're read and adopted.
A petition signed by a number Of man
uIacturing firms requesting that Chris
tiana avenue be brought to grade was
received and read. The communication
set forth that owing to the condition of
The avenue that neither railway nor wa
ter service could be obtained. The di-
rectors will look into the subject
Hubert J. Cassidy petitioned the board
TO open up Banning street from Broome
To Rodney streets Referred.
William =. Bancroft and Edward
Ainsworth appeared before the board and
Smade liberal offers regarding the opening
+ Of ,Woodlawn avenue between Seven
teeuth and Eighteenth streets The sub
Ject will be taken up at some future time.
a. q. b. Anderson, ash contractor was
called before the board 10 explain why
several loads Of city ashes had been
dumped on private property in the rear
of Walther and Walther's Carriage
Company's plant beyond Market street
bridge over the Christiana river. Ander-
son said he knew nothing Of the subject
until be was informed Of it by the street
commissioner and that no ashes were
placed there by his consent. No action
was taken and the directors will consider
the matter later.
A communication was received from
the Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company saying that the COM
pany would at once pave between the
rails in Lancaster avenue, Greenhill and
Cleveland avenues.
The weekly pay roll for labor amount
ing to $992.63 the cart pay roll of S54990.
were allowed and the monthly pay roll of
S649 was allowed. Secretary Wiley re-
ported collections amounting to 1901 SO.
Balance in bank, S72,OSS.76.