The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-20


Endeavor to &c a Franchise to
Operate a Suburban Electric Line.
The section of country to the east
ward of the city is being rapidly de-
veloped. Last year work was begun
developing the winter Park Gar
as it has been known for a long. time,
the Wright property at 18th and Mar
ket streets. When this property was
purchased the promoters realized hat
there were three things necessary to
make the project a success and that
they could hope to sell the lots
to advantage until these n~ecessaries
were supplied, viz. a street car line,
water works and electric lights. Ar
fragments have already been made for
water and it is yet to be seen what
will be done about a street car line and
electric lights.
The Clarendon Water Works Com
pany have agreed to extend their pipes
out Market street to 18th, and begin
| ming at that point the American sub
urban Corporation will connect pipes
so as to supply persons who may erect
residences Oh Carolina Place." and
thus give the same advantages, as far
as water is concerned, as can be had in
Wilmington. The pipes out Market
| street will be Laid at the expense of
the Clarendon Water Works Company
and beyond 18th street by the Ameri-
can Suburban Corporation.
1t is learned that the water works
company expects to put down an eigh-
| teen inch main on Market street and
connections at each cross street so that
! lateral pipes can be put down when
the demand justifies it. At the pres
ent time the main of the water works
company does not extend out Market
street further than 10th street. All
| the pipe has been ordered and it is
expected that work will begin within
the next fifteen days. The time Of
beginning work depends entirely o N
how sOOn the pipe arrives.
While discussing the extension Of
liz hdIh oIC ANloih y LdJol ".
F. Robertson, superintendent Of the
Clarendon WaterWOrks Company, said
that the statements that had been
made from time to time in regard to
the city building the extensions and
the pipe becoming the property Of the
water works company was somewhat
misleading. Hydrants, he stated,
erected on lines put down at the city's
expense, were not rgarded when sub
hitting bills to the city, no rent being
charged. In other words, he said, the
rental was paid by putting down pipe
instead of in cash. This for two-thirds
Of the term of the contract, he de-
clared, was favorable to the city.
The company that expects to devel-
op the property just beyond 18th
street has not yet begun actual work
although the streets are being survey
ed and work will probably begin with
in the next ten days. 1t is very essen
tial that the company have a street car
line running to Carolina Place but
from what Mr.. Hugh MacRae says the
development company would be expect
ed to pay the entire cost Of building
the line. Even if they agreed to do
this, it is not certain that car service
would be promised.
It is generally recognized that to de-
velop the section just to the east of
18th street and also in the vacinity
of 10th and 18th streets will require
an extension of the street car line, for
the distance to the central portion of
the city is too great for a person 10
walk three times a day, and keeping a
horse is very expensive. There has
been a rumOr recently to the effect that
a corporation was considering getting
East Wilmington section and thence
to the sound. Just who the parties ara
that are considering the proposition
and the objective point of the line
could not be learned. The section
known as East Wilmington is alrend'
thickly settled and if a street car line
was extended. there it would soon be
a good sized suburb. Many new
houses have been erected during the
past few years on the line by the Con
sOlidated company running to Wrights,
vile beach. The section around the
second toll house, or what is o
known as the Winter Park Gardens, is
being developed by Mr.. Hugh MacRae
and offered for sale in lots Immediately
along the suburban line and some dis,
lance out from the line in ten-acrt
tracts.
Irish Policeman Gets His People Angr,
WITH Hin,