Evening journal., 1911-04-11
FRANCHISE
IS AMENDED
City VIII Get Cash Return For
Privilege Granted
City
SUBJECT UP TO THE
MAYOR FOR SECOND TINE

Amendments we're made by the
Street and Sewer directors this MORN
ing to the franchise granted by them
to the Wilmington Southern Traction
Company to enter Wilmington by way
Of Market street from the New Castle
Causeway.
Under the amendments made today
the Wilmington Southern Traction
Company shall pay two per cent. Of its
gross receipts. based on the mileage
within the city. TO the city. but It. is
provided that this two per cent. shall
be charged against the company's
taxes. II the taxes are more than
the per cent of the gross earnings,
the amount of the taxes shall be paid.
The two per cent. Is not Independents
OF the taxes required by law to be
paid
Just what action Mayor Spruance,
who vetoed the original franchise. will
take on the amended franchise re-
mains TO be seen. The amendments
made by the Street and Sewer direc-
tors to the franchise were:
Section S--Whenever hereafter any
other railway company shall In writ
/ ing under its corporation seal, file
with this Department bona ide offer
wherein It shall agree that the VIII
mington Southern Traction Company
may use it's tracks for a distance Of
not exceeding 200 feet for the pur-
pose of making connection with other
! lines OF railway now or hereafter
operated in the city OF Wilmington,
the Wilmington Southern Traction
Company shall permit such railway 70
use It's tracks hereby authorized for a
like distance for similar purposes or
to obtain an entrance into or exit
from the said city. In case the Will
ming.on Southern Traction Company,
and the company desiring 10 use its
tracks. cannot agree upon the COM
pensation TO be paid for the privilege
Of using such tracks, such compen-
sation shall be fixed by three persons.
one of whom shall be named by this
Department and one by each OF the
companies interested, the decision or
the said referees or majority Of
them to be binding and conclusive
upon both Of the said companies
Section O. That the said Whining
ton Southern Traction Company shall
]
the Mayor and Council of Wilmington
al least two per centum of the gross
! amount received by said Wilmington
Southern Traction Company from th'
operation of its cars In the city OF VIII
mington during every calendar yea
y beginning with the year 1912 the sci
b, gross receipts to be based upon N
y proportion OF the mileage within tn
: limits Of the city of Wilmington to tt
x mileage OF the entire road actually
> operation. except when the annu
taxes, licenses and revenue impose
J. required or derived In any year by q
= said Mayor and Council Of Wilmingto
!, from any conduits, pipes, ducts, wire
D roads beds. tracks, ties, poles, cables
lamps. lights and all other equipment
Y materials and apparatus belonging q
the said Wilmington Southern Traction
, Company i'm, or placed on or ovei
} the streets Of the city Of Wilmington
J and required by law 10 be paid by the
said Wilmington Southern Traction
Company to the said the Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington. are In amount
equal to two per centum Of said gross
receipts; but IN every year the saie
Wilmington Southern Traction Com
pany shall pay to the Mayor and Coun
Gill OF Wilmington. in addition TO th'
annual taxes, licenses revenue i'm
5 posed by law as aforesaid, an amour
' equal to the difference between tn
b amount of the said annual taxes. Ii
: censes and revenues. and two pc
n centum OF the said gross receipts Of tn
: said Wilmington Southern Traction
i. Company, said payments to be mad
|. on or before the first day OF March o
I each and every year, beginning Mat q
l. l. 1913