Evening journal., 1905-09-06
COURT WILL CONSIDER
Rapid TRANSIT QUESTION
Proposition to Build Trolley
Line Through Lower
Delaware

Members Of the Levy Court Of
Kent county after an all-day. deliber-
alton yesterday in Dover named
next Tuesday as the time for a public
hearing on the application of parties
to build a rapid transit line through
lower Delaware.
The woodland Beach Corporation
operating that Delaware bay resort,
has taken the initiative in this mat
ter and has been joined by prominent
Kent and New Castle county business
men and farmers with the idea Of
giving central Delaware the largest
and best traction railway facilities.
The company. which win be known
las the Kent County and Delaware
Bay Traction Company, and has made
preparation to deposit $4,000 for the
first ten miles as forfeit money with
the state treasurer for full complain
ces with the general Incorporation
law. was represented by Charles H.
LeFevre. Of the Kent county bar, and
.E. HGlich. a Chicago Lawyer who
represents a bonding company
Commissioner John p. Huson NOV
ed that the privilege of the floor Of
the court be accorded Mr.. Lefevre
and the lawyer said:
Il appeal to this court upon a mat
ter in which Kent county is interested
1t is one of those pronounced moves
in the efforts for commercial prosper
ity which is recognized by all alike as
highly beneficial to any thrifty COM
munity.
''rhe company has not decided as
yet which method Of propulsion viii
be used. If gasolene method now
being tested on the NIiddletown- Odes-
sa road is found to be inexpensive
and successful as is claimed for it, we
may adopt that, otherwise we will
propel our cars by electricity.
"Ouder corporations which have
previously sought electric railway
privileges and rights of way Of you
have been financed by foreign capital
This one however is a local concern.
The interests concerned, too, begin
| with the woodland Beach capital, are
all or this state. We propose TO de-
posit $1,000 as our state forfeit and
build the road TO Woodland Beach
first, then claim back our forfeit and
place it for a ten or twelve mile
stretch south from Smyrna TO Dover
and elsewhere.
Il have prepared for your consider
alton a set Of resolutions similar tC
those passed by the court in August
lis9S. granted to the company ther
represented by Mr.. Hawkins, precisely
similar rights Of way so that in
lgranting our request you win not b'
lacting without a precedent 9Th,
resolutions were read)
IF the rights % way are granted
without great delay, we propose TO %
fright ahead and begin building thi.
road within thirty days and to com.
lplete It this fall. AS you gentlemen
we'll know. the success of a rapid
transit enterprise depends upon tn,
people. and that is what we pledg,
Ito do. We propose to offer to III,
public this modern railway system
for the service of the public. the ad.
vantage Of the public, the transporta.
ton OF passengers every few min.
lutes. the transportation OF freight a
lall hours of the day. and probably tn,
transfer OF express and mails"
The Levy Court decided TO meet il
Especial session on Tuesday. Septem.
Der 10. for n public hearing of tn,
lsentiment OF the people Of the Firs
district regarding the granting OF thes,
rights OF wnv along the public roads
las requested.