Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
OPPOSE TROLLEY ON COUNrRYRoADs
New Castle Levy Court Refused to Cir.n,,w
IIuean and His Company Right of Wav
ou' may Reconsider at Next Meedn0

~J NSSVuStuEt at Next Meefin0
Engineer J. W. Endean of tho
smyrna Kent County and Delaware
bay Traction Company, returned from
wilmington last evening where be bod
LA" an interview with the New Castle
Levy Court, regarding the scon,rino,
! Vi a franchise over the public biobwav
rom Delaware City to Duck Orool
Inc franchise was not granted and
serious set back has been oivon a.,
movement. Mr.. Endean is bonino
'na' the committee after they look into
the matter very closely will reconsidar
IN the meantime he will leave No stopo
unturned and will probably make
,arIn TO farm canvas and see what can
Oe done with regard to acquiring .
private right of way. A ten foot strin
along the public road would be all that
Is needed. Mr.. Endean is anxious to
start work of construction and delavs
no" mean much. Says the Wilmino-
Ton Evening Journal: Objection to the
Iurther use of county roads by private
trolley companies developed at the
meeting of Levy Court Yesterday
morning after J. W. Epdean. ranro-
senting the Smyrna, Kent County and
Delaware Bay Traction Company. had
asked the Court for franchise TO bniId
trolley road along the State road
from Delaware City to Duck Creek
bridge at the Kent county line. II
was Mr.. Scott who voiced the obiec-
ton OF the court in the matter. He
declared himself unopposed. however
to the coming of the trolley to anv sec
ton but did not think the county
should turn over its roads TO trollev |
companies and have them practically
closed to other vehicular traffic bv the
of the trolley tracks !
Mr.. Scott said farmers who use the |
road agreed with him, and declared |
that many of them were so anxious to
see the trolley road built that thew
would deed the company right of wav
80 eAC iAhO AIb6 OI CQafge,
'Mr. Endeau replied that the com.
pany would guarantee to maintain a
4Otoot driveway on the road by pur.
enough private land to admit
OF the width. 1t would be unwise he
remarked, to build the line on private
ground because such construction
would take the trolley away from many
private sources of profit. He said the
company would build all its culyerts.
and bridges and to keep in condition
IO feet OF the road and was willing that
The county should embody in the fran
'hise clauses providing for the start
ng and finishing of the work in rea-
'onable time. Another objection TO
he granting Of the franchise at this
lme was the fact that the company had
hus far failed to obtain a charter from
he state for the building of the road.
lr. Endean explained this by saying
hat the company would not deposit
33, 600 with the State until the COM
amy was satisfied that it could get the
esired franchise from New Castle
ounty for building the line. There
7as additional objection because the
ompany had failed to make a survey
I that part Of the State Road it de-
Tres to use as asked for in a previous
esolutiOn by the court, and all obiec- :
ions operated against the granting of
be franchise to-day. The subject was I
ontinued, however. in the hands of
he committee on Wilmington hundred
ridges" e