Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-11-14
FARMERS FROM DUCK CREEK
AND STAFtWANT TROLLEY
PETITION NEW CASTLE LEVY COURT TO
GRANT TROLLEY co. RIGHT Of WAY.
Charles Howell LeFevfe Appeared Before New
Castle Levy Court Yesterday and Matter
was Referred to Special Committee.

Charles Howell LeFevre ESQ, coun-
sci for the Smyrna Kent County and
Delaware Bay Traction Company,
which is soon to be merged into the
Diamond State Rapid Transit Company
in 1O6 mile trolley project from Della
ware City to Rehoboth, appeared be-
fore the Levy Court of New Castle
County yesterday to ask that body for
the right of way through New Castle
County. Attorney LeFevre submitted
a petition signed by practically all the
farmers on both sides of the public
road from Duck Greek to Delaware
City. Recently Supervising Chief
Engineer made house to house can
vas along the proposed route and every
place he went he met with hearty en-
enlargement. Mr.. LeFevre also stated
to the Court what the Company pro-
posed to do and made strong plea for
a trolley down the State of Delaware.
The route will begin at Delaware CITY
where the Wilmington, New Castle
and Southern Railway leaves off and
will continue down what is Familiarity
known as the ''King's Highway" pass
ing through st. Georges, Port Penn,
Odessa, Smyrna, Dover, Camden,
Frederick, Harrington, Milford and on
through Sussex County to Lewes and
Rehoboth. The Company now has all
the necessary franchises in hand ex-
cept New Castle County and the Town
of Dover which are expected to come
in line shortly. The Levy Court of
New Castle County did not act defni.
tely on the case yesterday but referred
the matter to Commissioners Scott
McFarlane and Salmon who will look
more fully into the proposed project
and report at meeting of the Levy
Court next Tuesday.
Supervising Chief Engineer J. W.
Endean speaks encouragingly of his
trolley project and declares the condi-
lions for trolley were never in bet
ter shape than they are at the present
time. The financial end of it In New
York City has practically been ar
ranged for and is only awaiting the Sc
curing of the franchises of New Cas-
tie County Levy Court and Dover be-
fore the matter will begin to take some
definite move toward having the new
route surveyed and the work of actual
construction onDo noanoo1 ~ n
day evening Engineer Endean, Presi.
dent Mannering and Treasurer Thigh
man met the Town Council of Della
ware City and were granted a liberal
franchise. Mr.. Endean says his fnan-
cial men are now talking of even in.
creasing the PROJECT and in the event
of the big ship canal being built from
Delaware City to Chesapeake City,
they propose to run trolley line along
side of the big canal from Delaware
City to Chesapeake City connecting at
the latter point with a Baltimore boat
line. 1t is not at all improbable that
some deal may be made with the
Wabash which has gained entrance
into Wilmington and should such a
deal be made it may strengthen the
delaware project considerably and
make 1T strong competitor with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 1t has
been definitely decided to include in
the Diamond State project spur from
Clayton to Woodland Beach through
Smyrna and from Frederick to Bowers
Beach.