The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
THE STREET RAILWAY
THE NEW PURCHASERS TAKE CHARGE
OF THEIR PROPERTY.
The eed of Conveyance Executed
and Recorded Yesterday-Mr. Skeld-
ing Retained as Manager-Onicers to
be Elected Shortly-Power House and
Gas Plant to be Consolidated

Thos. ". Davis, Esq, special master.
trict court in the foreclosure purchase
proceedings against the Wilmington
Street Railway Company, on yesterday
executed and had recorded at the office
Of the register OF deeds OF New Han
over county. a deed of conveyance. con
verying the street railway and all its
property TO DR.. Charles P. Bolles, and
Messrs. Hugh MacRae, William w.
Randolph, NJ. F. II. Gouverneur and
their associates. The property con-
veyed consists of about five miles of
track and right of way, the power house
and a sheds and machinery on the
northeast corner of Orange and Wa
ter streets, together with the cars.
franchises and all other property en-
ployed in operating the road, and also
the electric lighting plant of the Street
Railway Company.
The new purchasers bought the prop
erty at the auction sale on October
18th, paying there for SOL 500 and the
sale was duly confirmed by Judge Pur-
nell. United States district judge. On
Yesterday they took charge of the prop
erty and as soon as the necessary GER
tificate shall lave been received from
the secretary It the state the new COM
pany will organize and elect officers
and comply with the laws governing
the carrying On of the business Of cor
porations.
The public will be gratifed to know
that the new company has retained Mr..
A. b. Shedding as manager of the street
railway. He ably managed the road
under the former company. and by his
thorough capabilities, uniform courte-
sizes, and never ceasing efforts to give
the city a good street car service, he
has given most unqualified satisfaction
to the public. 1t is understood that Mr..
Shedding will also have supervision of
the Wilmington Seacoast railroad
which was also recently purchased by
the same company.
The company which has purchased
the street railway is the corporation
known as the Wilmington Gas Light
Company. so that in the requirement
of the Wilmington Seacoast railroad
n the Wilmington Street railway,
they now control three corporations.
Each corporation will, however, be
operated under their separate charters
but will be under the same manage
ment. an economic policy that will be
advantageous to the combined interests.
AS a matter of economy the gas works
n the two power houses and electric
lighting plants will also be consolidate
ed. The general power house will be
at the plant of the Wilmington Gas
Light Company at the foot of Castle
street. The street railway will be oper-
ated from there, as will also the Will
mington Seacoast railroad when the
scheme for making it a trolley line is
carried out. The expert electrician
who will advise the company as to the
feasibility of changing the steam rail-
raod to the beach into an electric road
will make his report in the next few
days and then the company will def
nitely shape it's plans.
There seems to be little doubt but
that inside of sixty days the work of
constructing the trolley line to Wrights-
vile Beach will be commenced.