Smyrna times., 1904-04-27
COUNCIL GRANTS TROLLEY
USE OF SMYRNA STREETS
RIGHT OF WAY FULL LENGTH OF MAIN AND
FULL LENGTH OF COMMERCE STREETS

No Work 10 Be Started In Smyrna Until Work
Is Completed as Far as Kent County Line
and Must Be Operating by May /, 1905.
The Town Council in regular session
Friday evening voted unanimously to
accept the committee report granting
the right of way to the Peninsula
Railway Company to construct, main.
tain and operate single track trolley
line the whole length of Main street
and the whole length of Commerce
street IN the town of Smyrna. No
work to be done until the Middletown
extension is completed as far as the
Kent county line. Councilman John
G. Stockly was chairman of the com
mittee and framed the ordinance with
the assistance of Councilman Grieves
and Councilman Hudson. The ordi-
nance, which consisting of fourteen
sections, seemed to cover thoroughly
every point for the interest and pro-
lection of the citizens of this town and
was so satisfactory to the Council.
that it was adopted without debate and
without a dissenting vote. Sey eral
changes were made to the proposition
presented by Mr.. Walter S. Lether-
bury, which provides that the track
shall consist of fange rails laid on
longitudinal sleepers and ''the route
to be followed by said railroad to
Clayton shall be from Main street
west through Commerce over the
county road, of which the northern
side is now occupied by the SMYRNA
Branch Railroad Besides granting
the use of electric motors as a pro-
polling power, Council provides that
''the overhead wire shall be of stand
ard size and quality, supported by
poles not less than 90 feet high,
placed directly within the curb lines
as approved by Council, said poles to
be painted and kept in good condition
and to be replaced by new ones when
ever injured or destroyed by accident
or decay" Council reserved the
right to use the poles for its own
electric light wiring without extra
charge.
ROadbed Must Not Interfere with Public Travel
The ordinance regulates that ''the
rOadbed shall be in the centre of the
street and constructed so as to con-
form with the present grade; upper
surface of said track to be level with
the bed of the streets, macadamized
or smoothly paved between the tracks
and feet on either side, kept in good
repair and in such condition as to per-
NIT the public to travel conveniently
and safely at all times and to be
used at all times except when cars
are passing" Council reserves the
right for itself and the Smyrna
Coal Gas Company to tear up roadbed
at any time to make repairs to water,
sewer and gas mains. The company
must proceed expeditiously with the
work and at no time interfere with
public travel for a greater distance
than $50 yards Roadbed must be
constructed and in running order by
May l, 1905, if not it shall be regarded
as having abandoned operation and
must surrender all rights aud privi-
leges and restore street to it's former
condition. Council requires that all
cars shall be provided with tenders,
shall not speed faster than miles an
hour, and that the fare between
Smyrna and Clayton shall not exceed
hve cents per passenger, and at no
time shall cars be left standing on the
tracks in town limits to block travel. |
The right Of way as granted in the or
dlnance is conditional that it shall not |
be transferable without first obtaining |
the consent of the Town Council. |
Right OF way on streets other than |
those already named can be had on |
obtaining special permission from
Council.
Regarding the Meeting Of Trains at Clayton.
1u order to provide against a con-
urgency, Council regulates ''that
whenever Town by special ordinance
three-fourth of all members voting)
snail require and notify said railway
70 operate their cars in such a manner
as to meet at Clayton all or any of the
regular passenger trains of the Della
ware Railroad or its leesees, the PEN
iuSula Railway Company or their
successors, shall, without extra charge,
transfer at Clayton between their own
Sars and the regular passenger plat
urn OF the Delaware Railroad Com
pAuy, all incoming and outgoing per-
'Ouai travelling baggage or passen-
serS upon said Peninsula Railway
oOmpany's line, not exceeding 100
pounds for anv naaaan0ar