Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-25

The Peoples Railway system which
has been in operation for several weeks,
is now running smoothly and Genera
Manager Richard W. Crook Ia well
pleased, az tho patronage on all of the
lines has been gratifying. Mr.. Crook
has been so busily engaged In getting
matters straightensd uut that hs has
been unable prior TO this time to make
public announcement Of the method
Of operating the several lines and
the system OF transfers. Today, bow
ever, having completed his. schedule
and Instructions to conductors, he
authorized the publication Of the
following inioI nation, for the benefit
Of the public, concerning the operation
Of the cars and the system Of tran sfers
Sixth street line --Cars going east on
Sixth street wall transfer east on
Second street and north on Clayton
street to Rockford Park from Sixth and
Clayton stroet5, or north and south on
Jefferson street frcm Sixth and Jefrer
son streets, or east on Sixth street. from
King street Belt Line), or east on
Second street from King street.
Cars running west on Sixth street.
from Front ara King streets will trans
fer east on Sixth street from Sixth and
King streets Belt Line). or south on
Jefferson street to Second street, or
north on Jefferson STREET to Seventh
and Lombard streets, or north on Clay.
ton street 10 Rockford Park.
Rockford Park and Second street line
Running east from Rockford Park,
conductors will transfer east or west on
Sixth street from Clayton street, or 20
the Belt Line at Second and jefferson
streets, or to the Belt Line at Seventh
and Lombard streets going north on
Lombard street.
Cars running west from Seventh and
Buttonwond streets win transfer north
over the Belt Line from Seventh and
Lombard streets, or to west Sixth
street tup King street,, or north en-
Jefferson street from Second street,
or west On Sixth street from Clay ton
street. +.
Belt Line Jeflerson. Thirteenth and
Lombard streets-Belt Line cars start
at Second and Jefferson streets, out to
Thirteenth, down Thirteenth TO LON
bard, south on Lombard, to Seventh, to
Poplar, to Sixth, to King street and
return to Second and Jefferson streets
over same route. 49,
Starting Iorth from Second and
Jefferson streets conductors will trans.
fer east or west on Sixth street, or east
on Seventh street from Seventh and
Lombard streets, or down King street
East Sixth street, or west on Sixth
street. No transfers will be Issued on
transfer at any time. All cars run on
10-minute schedule.
Patrons OF the road cau, by perusal
OF the above, readily ascertain what the
transfer privileges are and how they
can travel to the best advantage. This
information is of special Importance to
people visiting Brandywine Springs
Pork, which is reached dirsct over the
Sixth street line. universal fare of
i've cents is charged to and from all
Parts of the city and Braudywiue
Springs Park. IL is not, therefore,
necessary to go TO Sixth street or King
street 10 go TO the Springs for single
fare, as a single fare prevails all over
the system.
A person can board a car on any
Of the lines, following the directions
given above, and on payment of five
cents can receive transfer TO tho
Sixth street line at the nearest inter-
section and from the Sixth street line
q nickel iare will entitle the passenger
to transfer to any OF the other lines.
The transfer points to and from the
Sixth street line are Sixth and Clay
ton, Sixth and Jefferson, Sixth and
King and Second and King streets.
People living in the nor bern part Of
the city can use the Belt Line, on
Thirteenth street; those in the eastern
section, the Belt Line, on Lombard,
Seventh, Poplar and East Sixth streets,
or tho Second street line, on East
Seventh, Poplar and Second streets ;
those in tho southern section, the
Second street line, ana those 10 the
northwestern section the Park railway,
running on Clayton, Fourteenth and
Scott streets, Lowering avenue, Union
street and Shalloross avenue.
People can reach Rockford Para, the
Forty Acres, Rockford aud Bentmere
by using the Park railway, which also
pass the Delaware avenue station of
the b. d. D. railroad; Eighth street
Park over the Sixth street line, which
also runs within ooe square OF the p. 1,
W. IL b., L. q X. and b. & o. station
az Water and Market streets, and also
King street wharf. which is the land.
ing place of the Philadelphia, Chester
River NaYigation-Co., and of the New
Jersey d Wilmington Ferry 90.
I3randywine and Kirkwood Parks over
the Belt Line. The Sixth street and
BELT LINES run TO King street market
and the Sixth street line crosses Madi-
son street market, while the Belt Line
runs within one square thereof. The
Second street line, the eastern terminus
OF which lie at Seventh and Buttonwood
streets, runs within three squares OF
Fourth street wharf, the landing place
Of the Philadelphia, Chester and Treu-
ton coats OF the Wilmington Steamboat
%. Three lines, Second, Sixth and
Thirteenth, GROSS Market street, the
main business thoroughfare OF the city,
and the Belt Line cars run 10 Sixth
and King streets, one square from
Market.
The company Is completing the
Seventh street line, which is to he
operated 10 connection with the Sixth
street line, with cars running one way
on Sixth and the other way on Seventh,
and after that line is finished lines az G
to be built on Orange street from
Second to Thirteenth, King from Sixth
to Sixteenth and Woodawn avenue
from Sixth street TO Shallcross avenue,
connecting the Sixth street and Park
lines. fs
While this work is in progress the
powerhouse will be enlarged and the
capacity of the plant doubled, which
will give the company adequate faciii-
ties for some time.
The entire system 10 equipped with
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