Evening journal., 1902-05-01
TROLLEY FOR SUSSEX
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
Lew COurtsPaSseS:sR RCiVing
.s...- $50 the Use Of Certain Streets
and.ROadWayS
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special to the Evening Journal.
Georgetown, May 1.-The Levy
Court of Sussex county has been in
session this week.
The Sussex Railway and Steamship
Company, proposed, presented the fol-
lowing petition;
To the Honorable Levy Court Of Sus-
sex County:
Your petitioner, the Sussex Railway
and Steamship Company proposed,
consisting of b. f. Sweeten, of Glass
boro. n. j.; r. Cranmer Purvis. Ed
ward e. Brown. James F. Brown and
Charles Wright, of Sussex county,
Delaware. together with such persons
as they may select as associates, con-
template and propose to build and
operate an electric railway and steam
boat line under the incorporation laws
of the State of Delaware, in Sussex
county. between the towns of Seaford,
Georeetown. Milton. Lewes and Reno
both.
Now. therefore we, the aforesaid
proposed incorporators OF the Sussex
Railway and Steamship Company, pc
tition this honorable body to grant to
the aforesaid company the privilege
and right TO use the bridge located on
the Broadkiln creek within the corpo-
rate limits of the town of Milton; and
also the right to use the drawbridge
on Broadkin creek situated at Draw
bridge, under such restrictions as the
law requires the Levy Court to pro-
vide.
Your petitioners would further ask
for the right to the use of the public
road on the north boundary of the
town OF Seaford adjoining the lands
of j. J. Ross. running from a point
five hundred yards west Of the Della
ware railroad to the point where the
boundary Of Seaford joins the Bridge
Vile road: thence on the company's
own land acquired by purchase
Your petitioners would also ask for
the rights through the streets of Mid
dleford and the milldam Of the Mid
dleford mill property; also six hum
dred feet of the public road leading
into the town of Georgetown, begin
ming at the corner of lands of Seymore
Macklin. continuing through George
town to the end of lands of John G..
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Georgetown to Lewes.
Your petitioners would further beg
for the right to the use Of the road
leading into the town of Milton, be-
ginning at the lands of ]. c. Hazard
and continuing on the public road af-
ter leaving the town limits of Milton
on the road to Drawbridge until il
shall reach the lands of David Sim
pier. also the use OF the road leading
over the marsh to the drawbridge
then on till it reaches the lands Of Ed
win Paynter.
Your petitioners would ask that a
preliminary resolution be passed as
suring us that these privileges will be
granted when we become incorporated
under the laws of Delaware.
(Signed) r. g. Purvis,
For the Sussex Railway and Steamship
Company.
Whereupon the court passed the fol
lowing resolution:
BE it resolved by the Levy Court o1
Sussex county, that the use of the pub
lie roads. highways and bridges speci
fed in the petition to which this reso
luton is attached. IS awarded to the
Sussex Railway and Steamship Com
pany. subject to the provisions of Law
and such restrictions as may
be subsequently imposed b!
the Levy Court in a reso
luton to be subsequently presented
and adopted by said Levy Court in th'
final grant or license of use of SAT-
roads. highways and bridges so a
aforesaid specified unto said company
On motion of Mr.. Sudler a certain
road in Northwest Fork hundred
leading from John Browns farm to tn
road that leads from Hezekiah Morris
farm to Greenwood. was taken on tn
county.
The court passed a resolution pro
viding for prison suits for the prisoner
in the county Jail. The suits are to b
of duck with black and white stripe:
Five dozen suits were ordered.
Mr.. Cannon was authorized by tn
court to make an extra expenditure {
500 for repairing a certain bridge
Baltimore hundred over Assawama
canal
The court adjourned to meet 0
June II.
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