The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-05-13

WHICH MS company WaUtS Tie DCdr0 or
aldermen to adopt
Mr.. w. b. Cooper, who Is one of the
aldermen from the Third ward, said
he was a member of the ordinance COM
mfttee and that a majority OF the COM
mittee had approved the ordinance and
he was satisfied the board would adopt
Il but that they wanted this chamber to
approve IL. He said he had Just re-
Gently become an alderman and he
thought that The Messenger did the
| board an injustice by saying that
twenty minutes ought 10 have been suf-
fcient time to consider il. He said he
had nothing to say OF the board as 1t
formerly existed but the board as Ii
now existed felt that IL was too i'm
portant a matter to be passed over
hastily.
Mr. Oscar Pearsall said he did not see
the necessity of this chambers suggest
ing to the board OF aldermen as to
their duties.
After other discussion, Colonel De-
Rosset offered a slight amendment to
the resolution and IL was accepted by
Mr. McManus and adopted as follows:
Whereas, This body has long been
desirous Of having underground wires
for the telephone systems of the city OF
Wilmington and of establishing at this
point q long distance telephone system;
and whereas the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company has con-
cluded and determined to establish such
system for the city Of Wilmington and
has voluntarily applied to the board Of
alderman of said city for the privilege
of laying a portion OF Its wires under
ground, 1t appearing that such action is
necessary In order to MAZE the long
distance service complete and perfect;
and whereas under ground wires Will
make more accurate and perfect the
local telephone system OF said company:
and whereas the said company is anxf-
Gus and willing to fully indemnify the
said city from any and ali loss OF dam
age that 1t might in any manner sus-
tain in the construction of its said sys-
tenn, and in addition thereto to restore
the streets of the said city to the nor
NAL condition in which they may have
been before any excavations may have
been made by the said company: and
whereas a copy of the ordinance which
the said company asks the city to adopt
90 that end has been exhibited before
and read to this meeting, now Therefore,
be it,
Resolved by this body That the plan
of the said company be, and it is, here
by approved, and the board OF aldermen
of the city of Wilmington are hereby
requested to pass said ordinance when
in form satisfactory TO the committee
on ordinances, as speedily as possible"
TROLLEY LINE TO THE BEACH
Mr. Hugh MacRae, president of the
Consolidated Railways, Light and Pow
CT Company, said he wished to get the
sense of the meeting with regard to the
privileges granted to his company by
the board of aldermen Monday night,
preparatory for the trolley line to the
beach. He said he was gratified at the
action of the board and thought the peo-
pie of Wilmington were anxious to have
the trolley line and he was satisfied
most of them approved of the action OF
the board of aldermen, but he had been
informed that there was some threaten
ed opposition to the side track to be put
on Princess street at Front for the long
cars of the beach line. He said he had
been informed that a party had suggest
ed to one of the newspapers to oppose
the side track but the paper refused to
do so but offered the party the oppor-
tunity to oppose it over mis- own sig
nature. He said he Gid not have the
manhood to do it, but lie learned that he
said he would see that the action of the
aldermen was overturned He said he
did not know who the party was but
if there was any decided opposition he
would like to hear it as he expected
soon to leave the city. He said the long
cars would not obstruct travel, and ex-
planned that it was necessary to have
them come down town so the business
men going to or from the beach could
get on or off the cars down town. The
regular street cars, he SalG, stop only
one or two minutes at the junction and
ordinarily the long cars would be there
only about three minutes, and only
longer when probably waiting for an
excursion.
Colonel DeRosset said he was one
who thought the sidetrack was a bad
idea. but after Mr.. MacRae explained
the matter he made no opposition. CIhls
is the only opposition We have heard so
far to the action of the board of alder
men, anC we are satisfied that the peo~
pie overwhelmingly approve the pr1v1-
lege granted to the trolley pe0ple.)
The meeting was unanimously in ia
yor of the idea for the beach cars to
come down town.
After discussion CT the proposition to
approve the ordinance granting priv
leges to the Telephone Company Of
America the board refused to approve
1t as the details of the ordinance were
not known.