Evening journal., 1905-03-28
ACTION AGAIN
IS POSTPONED
Relative to W., N. c. & S.
Railway Company Coming
Into Wilmington
MAY REVOKE THE RESOLUTION

Whether the Wilmington, New Cas-
tie and Southern Railway Company !
should have the right to come into
Wilmington by way of the causeway
from street to Water and Market
streets wGs I principal topic Of dis
cussion at this mornings meeting Of
the Street and Sewer Department and
the result was that no action was
taken on the subject
Henry l.. Evans. Willard Salisbury
and James M. Ponder represented the
Southern Railway Company, Walter
Hayes and Samuel s. Hon. superin-
tendent OF the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company appeared for that CONF
pany. and city Solicitor Robert q.
Harman represented the city.
Regarding the action Of the depart
ment in revoking the franchise Of the
Wilmington city Railway Company at
a meeting held on February % last.
| Mr. Harman said that the company
should have been notified that It had
mot lived up TO its contract and have
been given an opportunity to appear
before the board to explain its at
ltitude.
Mr.. Salisbury stated that all the
Wilmington, New Castle and Southern
Railway Company desired 10 know
twas whether the Street and Sewer De-
lpartment wanted the company 10 come
Into Wilmington over the proposed
route or not. III you want us to
come I'm. say so. II you don't want
Ius, say so. All we ask is your permis-
sion and wen fight the other end OF
it in court. I don't suppose you are
going to revolve yourself into court
OF justice 10 decide legal questions.
lIf you are not careful how you proceed
lyou may find yourself involved in
complications that win be hard %
solve"
Mr. Hayes said that the Wilmington
iCity Railway Company had never re-
!ceived any notice that its original
franchise had been revoked and that
the company had never been given a
lhearing on the subject.
Director Melvin stated that he was
in favor Of giving the wilmington,
New Castle and- Southern Railwav
: Company the desired franchise but
, that he wanted il done legally.
Mr.. Johnson said that the board had
. taken a stand and had revoked the
original franchise. It would appear
7 peculiar after such action 10 give no
E itice to the Wilmington City Railway
e Co~ipany to ap'Aar and show cause
why such action should not be taken
S He did not believe In one company
, lmonopolizing every street IN the city
e He believed that every person present
r out side of any particular interes
they had in the subject, believed like
wise
, Mr. Hon spoke Of the kindly manner
! in which the Wilmington City Railwa.
[, Company had treated the Wilmington
2 New Castle and Southern Company
saying that II had come to the rescul
of the latter when it was unable g
: lenter the city.
Mr.. Salisbury said the question wal
mot one of sentiment. II il was,
1said he. Il could entertain you for I
X lday or two in giving accounts Of Do
1.-THE Wilmington City Railway Com
: lpany runs 1t cars. so as TO deprive tn
n othec company Of patronage in soutl
= Wilmington"
After some further discussion tn
) minutes Of the meeting OF February 3
q lat which the franchise Of the VIII
lmington City Railway Company wa
, revoked were approved and a resolu
= ltion passed to notify the said com
q lpany of the action taken and reques
e il to appear before the board at IL
8 next regular meeting to show caus
:, why the resolution should not be car
u ried out The question of a franchis
: for the Southern Company win ais
9 be decided az that time
y WANT CAUSEWAY REPAIRED.
a petition was presented TO tn
h commissioners and signed by a mum
i lber Of business men requesting tina
b. REPAIRS be made TO he causewa
, lsouth OF Market street bridge. 5. {
/. lHin. of the wilmington Paper Bo
- company, stated that the siguers @
the petition were anxious to hav
lsomething done towards repairing IN
- lroad as its condition was not only
! ldetriment to business but tfat IN bo
: weather It was horse -bdlliing prop
:, losition." Mf Carter stated that re
: lpairs were undoubtedly needed bu
= that the board could do nothing unit
:, lit got hold of some money which h
% trusted would be soon.
A request was received form In
p Edward r. Pusey Company asixn
- permission to build a sidetrack acros
ID Fifth street between Church stree
e land the p. B. & w. railroad for shift
s. ing purposes. The request was grant
e ed.
A communication was received fror
the Peoples Railway Company accept
ling the resolution adopted by IN
h leommissioners on March Z. 1905. per
y Uniting Il to operate on certain street
II within the city and thanking them fo
"a the same.
- The American Lighting Company
Limited, was given the contract "a
= furnishing gas lamps for the city fc
d period of one year at a cost OF Sf9.7
g per lamp per year. ......
10 Father John Connolly made
IL strong appeal TO the directors for N
,f Improvement of West Fourth sire,
"a lin the vicinity Of Bayard avenue an
a lalso of the latter thoroughfare. m
= board promised relief as soon as po;
: sible
4 Councilman Daniel w. Lynch pre-
sented a resolution. which had bee
lendorsed by Council asking that Il
lStreet and Sewer Department graz
VI ipermlssion for the erection of perm;
~ nent awnings to be constructed
~ corrugated iron or other non-infan
Unable material No action was take
n
Sc rho Rov. J. J.'Gibson Gault OF North Ea
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