Evening journal., 1905-04-05
NO ACTION ON
TROLLEY LINE
Samuel Bancroft Hints at I'm
derground Work on Part
Of Some Members
MATTER WAS GENERALLY DISCUSSED

Despite the fac. that the majority meme
hers OF the Executive Committee OF the
Board Of Park Commissioners yesterday
afternoon reported favoraby on o route
for the new Peoples railway line in
BrandyWine Park. the board took no ac-
tion, but postponed the matter again for
smother week. The minority members Of
the Executive Committee also presented
q report favoring another route from the
one recommended by the majority mcm-
bers, The latter favor what Is known ar
No. route and the minority fayors Tho
No. route,
The meeting was largely attended and
the board heard remarks from a number
Of those present copcerning the advisa-
bility OF allowing the Peoples Company
to lay tracks on any part of the land in
Brandywine Park. The discussion be-
came general and not only did the visit
ors take part but also the members OF
the hoard
tSUBrERRANEAN" WORK.
Samuel Bancroft Jr., who has been out
Of the city for q month asked some point
ed questions concerning the matter. He
thought there had been a great deal Of
underground work going on on the part
Of the members of the board relative to
the change Of opinion on their part from
the route agreed upon at the February
meeting and the route they now advo-
Gated.
The route adopted at the February
meeting gave the railway company per-
mission 20 cross a small section Of the
park I'M the southwestern end. The new
route takes in about two acres of the
park land and reveals the rugged scenery
Of that part of the public ground as yet
seen by few people.
Following the insinuation made by Mr..
Bancroft, Mr. Capelle said he thought the
Executive Committee had no sinister mo-
tives in changing the routes and said he
believed the committee made the change
for the best interest of all concerned.
Mr.. Bancroft also said he had heard
that pledges were given at Dover during
the last General Assembly that if the
$4,000 loan bill for the Park Board was
passed. the permission asked by the Peo-
pies Railway Company to lay tracks in
Brandywine Park would be forced
through the Park Board.
William p. Bancroft denied that any
pledges had been given TO the Legisla-
ture. He said he had gone TO Dover in the
interests of the loan and found some of
the Legislators against It, claiming that
the board did not treat the public right.
He said he then told the members Of the
project to build a railway line through
the park, with the result that they later
voted for the loan.
Mr.. Baynard resented Mr.. Bancrofts
charges and said the committee had tried
hard to select the best route and picked
the one which would do less to destroy
the beauty Of the park than any other.
VISITORS WERE HEARD.
Those present who spoke in favor OF
granting the railway company permission
to lay tracks in the park were Represen.
tatives Willard s. Meredith and william
II. Miller, Former Senator Webste,
Blakely Those who spoke against tn,
project were Thomas T. Bayard, d. j
Reinhardt, Christopher L. Ward anC
John Bancroft
Letters Of opposition were received
from G. Dandy and Willard Hall Porter
On motion Of Mr.. Capelle the matter
was laid over until 230 o'clock on Tues
day next when the question of towr
meeting on the subject will be discussed