Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
NEWARK'S COUNCIL
REJECTS THE TROLLEY
An Application for Permission 10 Con-
sttuct Line Through the Town
Was Refused by tho
Town Council.
LATTER WANTED A PAYMENT
OF $500 OR $500 A YEAR
Citizens Adversely Criticize the
Councils Action.
TROLLEY TO GO TO OXFORD INSTEAD

The town of Newark is likely to be
without trolley facilities for some time,
the Town Council having decided, Mon
day evening, by vote of 4 to g. not 10
grant tho request of the Newark 4
Elkton Electric Railway Co. to build
line through the town. The Council
men voting in the negative we're Messrs.
Wright, Steele, Wilson and Mclaughlin.
The company is allied with the
Tennis railway system in Pennsyl-
vania, which has "a miles Of rail
way there and proposes building
system in Cecil county, Nd,
and adjacent territory. Edward
A. Tennis OF Philadelphia, president
u the Tennis Construction Co, is
president OF the Newark & Elkton Co.,
nd Judge Edwin A. Cochran of this
jity is attorney for the company and
,ne Of its directors. Judge Cochran
and Henry Mccullough Of Elkton
represented the COMPANY at q joint
meeting OF oounoilmen and citizens at
Newark, Monday evening. They applied
to tho Newark Council about three
weeks ago for franchise giving them
the right to run a line through the
town, along Main street, with loop
to the p, W. & y. railroad station.
When Judge Cochran was spoken to
N regard to tho matter, Tuesday,
ae said the company made the town =
liberal proposition, offering to Keep
the streets traversed in RET air and to
bear the expense of repairing water
mains under the road bed: and in
addition it would he subject to taxation
On its property. Originally it was in
ended to run only to Newark, from
t.lEfnu B.st 81 al
decided to build to Stanton to connect
with the Wilmington City Go. Is lino
to that point. Some of the Newark
neople were of the opinion, however.
chat the company should pay the town
$500 or 5000 a year for tho franchise,
and as the company had not agreed to
do this, the desired franchise vas re-
fused.
1t is said that since the company
Asked for the franchise one of the
citizens has written to the Wilmington
City and Peoples companies, with the
nope OF getting proposition from
them, but no proposition has been re-
ceived from either, SO far as Is known.
The new company offered to deposit q
forfeit with the town Of 81, 600 to com
plete the road in Is months.
: Judge Cochran said that at Monday
nights meeting a large majority OF
the citizens favored granting tho fran
chise and there was much criticism Of
the action of the Council.
''This is final so far as we are CON
termed. said Judge Cochran, in speak
ng of the matter sfterward. IF we can
iot get permission to go through the
iown we.will not build tho line. We will
build from Elkton to Oxford, Pa, and
connect with the Tennis system there.
( We consider we have done our full share
toward providing the people of Newark
with trolley facilities, which would
mean connection with the Wilmington,
/ Cecil county and Pennsylvania systems,
hand We must allow the matter to rest.
Ave are too busy with our other work
"A 10 do any parleying.
H Mr.. Tennis was in Wilmington Tues
s.8day, and he and Judge Cochran went
to Elkton to deposit 81, 500 cash with
4 the Cecil county commissioners, as
forfeit to complete the road in Cecil
sounty in Is months. The company has
\ he right of way through the town and
ias deposited $1,000 bond to do the
work properly. The material for the
road and motive power machinery have
been ordered and work is to be begun
within 80 days.