Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-18
CITY RAILWAY CO.'S MOVE
Men Put to Work Saturday Laying
Tracks on West Sixth Street.
|THF MOvEENTIRELY Y UNEXPECTED
mo Legal Proceedings to Stand
In the Way.
|STATEMENT BY GOMpANyS ATTORNEY

STATEMENT by G0MPANY'S ATTORNEY
At II o'clock Saturday. the Will
3mington City Railway Go, began 10 lay
|tracks on Sixth street, between du Pont
Ind Union.
4 tt must have come like a bolt out of
= clear sky to the residents of the
peighborhood Of Sixth street west of
56u Pont, when Superintendent Harvey
|B. Vandegrift and an army Of ITO men,
In which negroes and Italians were.
<brominent, descended upon that high
Nay with pick and shovel and began
10 make a bed fol- the cross ties. There
l,eas a good deal of wonder as to what
lbad happened to permit the company
70 lay the tracks, for the people had in
Hmind.the injunction proceedings which
Mad been in progress before Chancellor
Nicholson and the completion of the
argument on the case of the Whining
3kon City Railway Co. vs. the Brardy-
vine Springs Railway Go. They had
overlooked the fact that the opening of
That argument, the Brandywiue Springs
8eople had consented to the discharge
M the restraining order which they had
previously secured against the city
hallway company.
When Superintendent Vapdegrift was
Xsked by reporter of the Gazette
Waturdav afternoon as to the authority
Mnder which the work was being done,
Xe referred him to Willard Salisbury,
mpunsel for tho city railway company.
n Mr.. Saulsbury's statement is ap-
3ended
Nj. Vandegrift was in charge of the
Vnerations, assisted by Foreman Bed
He'll, Dannenhower, Gagher, Still and
anderson. A number Of notorinen and
bnductors were also on the scene lend
Npg their aid.
WBy l o'clock about one square of
lack was laid between Lincoln and
Vnion, and the picks and shovels wore
hickIy making places foI the ties One
hng OF men was carrying the ties.
¬her crowd was at work at the
8iner of Sixth and du Pont, clearing
he soil from the track laid sometime
10 across the line of Sixth street.
Eearby was lot of curved rails for
rning the Sixth street track into
Pont.
More straight rails arrived while the
porter was in the neighborhood, and
III looked as IL the Wilmington City
8iiway Co. had laid all its prepara-
Bns for q quick piece of work. Mr.
Mndegrift said that by the time the
per went to press all the track would
, Maid.
yhife the superintendent was over
lxing the active body of workers and
gratulating himself upon the good
, gress made, two boys appeared with
. luncheon. A lot of tin cups was
I on hand for supplying the laborers
! III hot coffee.
a bcretary Harvey j. Wiley CT the
n Yet and Sewer Department was asked
|. Njrrday II the city railway had
a t<nission to lay tracks on Sixth street.
4 I8replied that SO far as no knew, il
q not
i was a great surprise to William s.
= les, attorney for the Wilmington &
). pdywine Springs Railway Co, when
3 earned that the Wilmington City
Il GlIEay Co. had begun work on Sixth
!, "a fHave they any right to do it?" Mr..
In ii|fs was asked
II None in the world" replied the
n Q5ney.
Y Bhy?"
Because they have not.
MI Hilles would not be more specific,
4 Mwould he say what steps the
Y, audywine Springs 90. might tax,
~ The matter.
nj BrArEMENr BY THE COMPANY.
oh Wizard Sausbnry, attorney of thu
,ly H&ington City Railway Co. Saturday
d. hoon gave out the following state
th wilh respect to the Sixth stree
ns t&6tions;
yp Ihere is no injunction against thu
ire ington City halfway 20. buIld
ia 4pn Sixth street. The chancelloi
fe, Missed the restraining order at tn,
he Ast of the attorneys for the Brandy
ri- Springs Railway Co., who did no
nst M their application for injunction
at inst the Wilmington City Railwa,
ION 30 the company is entirely within
,er Hght in building on the street. Th,
an Waywine Springs attorneys claimed
iii. t1e argument of tho case that ever
she 4e city railway had the right t,
tly ud on Sixth street, the Street ant
INV Department had given then
rrs Brandywine Springs Co. th
thy to use Sixth street also, and
ing rpse If they ever get the injunction
sak 3|yed they will thy to lay tracks oil
I've kNtreet
ont Meanwhile the old company will g
and IA laying its tracks and Will operat
RE- Ne, unless it il stopped by isom
]egai proceedings.
be work the city railway is doin
Simply have the effect CT bringing
AN Hestions up for decision and tinall
en. them "