Smyrna times., 1905-09-27
BOND ISSUE FOR BUILDING
TROLLEY HAS BEEN PLACED
so DECLARES PROMOTER CLICK OF SMYRNA
KENT COUNTY AND DELAWARE BAY co.
Issue Amounting to 100000 Positively Placed
Through Western Trust Company Who
VIII Act as Trustees-Surl ey Made.

viii Act as Trustees-Surl ey Made.
The survey of the Smyrna Kent |
County and Delaware Bay Traction i
Company who propose to build a line |
from Clayton through Smyrna to
Woodland Beach is nearly completed
and by this evening the surveyors will
be as far as the marsh. They have
made good survey and the promoters
are more pleased than ever with the
outlook. U. G.. Click Esq, the chief
promot er, announces that the bond
issue for the building of the road,
amounting to 100000 has been posi-
lively placed through a western Trust
Company who will act as trustees, and
as soon as some details are arranged,
the application for charter will be
made, the company will form a per-
manent organization and work will
positively begin on the construction of
the roadbed. James E. Otis and James
r. Mott owners of Woodland Beach
were in town Monday to confer with
Mr.. Click regarding the Woodland
Beach end and in event of the trolley
reaching this popular Delaware Bay
resort, they propose to make a num-
ber of important changes one of
which is to light the whole beach prop
erty with incandescent and arc lights.
The building of the power plant has
also been much considered and the
promoters are hoping that they can
enter into some combination with the
Smyrna Electric Light Plant where, by
the addition of boiler capacity and
larger dynamos, the whole trolley and
lighting system can be operated by
one plant at a cheaper expense than i
would cost to maintain separate plants
The Smyrna Light plant needs to b'
improved and if some combination o
interests can be arranged, operated
, under the control of the Smyrna plant
it is thought the scheme will work ou
to the satisfaction of all concerned.
1t has been definitely decided tina
, the line will also be run to Dover an
. with this announcement comes tn
statement from the Wilmington an
q New Castle Company that they vii
? extend their line from Delaware Cit
I through Odessa, Middletown an
t Townsend to Smyrna. Since th
/. Smyrna and Woodland Beach trolle
r has been assured, Mr.. Click has bee
working to get other companies intel
p ested in an extension of the trolle
E system from Wilmington to Smyrn
4 and has about succeeded in getting b
p plans in some definite shape. As 500
n as the survey is completed and certifie
/, TO, the articles of incorporation will |
80 prepared by U. G. Click, Esq,
10 Chicago, and Charles H. LeFevr
70 ESQ.,, of Smyrna, and filed with IL
ar secretary of State, together with lar!
g. cash deposit, equivalent to $500 mi
@ for the entire course over which Il
20 road will be built. In order to avo
/, the hanging up of too much money
n. the State treasury as the forefeit to Il
y. State, it is proposed to build the
H. mile route between Smyrna aud Woo
4 land Beach first, thus necessitating
3 deposit of but $5, 900, which must
n: returned by the State treasurer as So
eI as the line is completed and is IN wor
q ing order. The $1,000 can then
h. used as deposit for the line fro
Smyrna to Dover.