Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-07
Wilmington, Newark & EIkiun Co..
Wants to Use Seventh
and Clayton Streets. "A.
LINE THROUGH FORTY ACRES.
Wilmington City Co. Asks PER-
mission to Extend Mary
land Avenue Road, With ,lJ5
a View to Building yt
to Stanton. @5}

Applications for several new trolley
lines were made to the Street and Sewer
Directors at their meeting Tuesday
The City Railway Co, asked per-
mission to extend its Maryland avenue
line from the present southern terminus
at Sixth avenue to the city line. The
company has, it is understood, secured
a controlling interest in the Whining
ton & Newport turnpike and intends to
build line at once from Wilmington
to Newport and Stanton. The matter
will be taken up at subsequent meet
ing of the board.
Two resolutions were read twice and
laid over for final action at subse-
quent meeting. One grants to the Will
mington, Newark & Elkton Railway
Co. the right to build a. line from
Seventh and Market streets westerly
on Seventh street to Clayton and south
on Clayton to the Newport turnpike.
This company also expects to build q
line to Newport, Stanton, Newark and
Elkton, Md, and wants to begin work
immediately. The company will prob
ably cooperate with the Wilmington
City Co. on the turnpike and there is
every assurance that a line will be
built this spring If the Street and
Sewer Department grants the necessary
permission in the city. The Peoples
Railway %. now having the right to
use Clayton street, between Sixth and
Seventh, a question arose Jas to the
boards right to grant use OF the street
to the new company. Peter L. Cooper,
Jr., representing the latter company,
said such permission could be granted
and also stated that the relations be-
tween the Peoples Go. and the new
company we're friendly and an agree
ment could no doubt be reached. The
company does not desire city extensions,
but simply terminal facilities here.
The matter will probably he taken up
at the next meeting. The line is to be
ready to operate in 12 months. The
company has charter in Maryland.
The other resolution, which was also
given two readings, grants the Park
Railway Co., a new corporation, the
right to build line from Fourteenth
and Clayton streets, the northern ter
minus of the Peoples Railway 90. g
Clayton street line. westerly along
Fourteenth street to Scott, tosLovering
avenue, to Union street, to Shallcross
avenue, to Woodlawn avenue, to Rock
ford Park; also, to build line on
Clayton street from Second to Sixth.
The lines are to be- operated within six
months after permission to build is
given. The projectors are directors of
the Peoples Railway Go. and the two
companies are to work together 10
operating the lines. ttt
William r. Bancroft was given per-
mission to grade the south side OF
Delaware avenue from Benson street
to Woodlawn avenue. 1t is understood
the Wilmington City Railway 90. ex-
poets to build its proposed Rockford
Park extension there, but cannot do so
until the avenue is graded. A resolu-
,tion will he presented at the next meet
ing of the board giving the City Rail
way Co. the right to build its Rock
ford Park extension, the route of which
has been printed heretofore,
In the afternoon the members OF the
board visited Washington street bridge
and located the new tracks of the Will
mington City Railway Co. for the
Boulevard extension.