Evening journal., 1913-10-15
FOR
LIGHT COMPANY
Levy Court Permits Whining
ion Electric Company to
Erect Poles en- County
Roads
OTHER CONCERN TO
SELL THE POWER

was grantci "a franchise by the Levy +
Court yesterday afternoon TO build a /
pole lmc and string wires in several sec
ticn- Of the county With the White
Clay Crccl, Lighting Company arrange
mcnts we're made by the local concern
10 soil The electricity at wholesale rates. /.
The resolution granting permission 10 T
tile Wilmington Electric Company which /
was adopted following a discussion, fol.
lows
Be il resolved by the Levy Court of !
New Castle county, That The Whining
ton City Electric Company corpora
ticn OF the State OF Delaware. its sue
ccssors lcssccs and assigns, is hereby
granted the right, privilege and autnor-
ity to erect and perpetuolly maintain
and operate a lnc of pole, together with
the necessary wires and fixtures for the
supply and distribution of electricity for
electric lights. heat or power, or other
commercial purposes, ON and along the
public roads. highways and alleys here
iuaftcr specifically enumerated, and 20
renew. replace and extend Che said poles,
wires and fixtures as aforesaid on aud
along the said public roads, highways
and alleys, that is 90 say.
Beginning at the corporate limits OF
the city Of Wilmington at the souther-
~ end of Union strct and thence eX-
tending along the new road 10 and
through the town OF Elsmere: thence
along the public road TO and through
Prices Corner: thence by the road
leading from Prices Corner to Mar
shallton to and through the village Of
Narshallton and crossing the bound
ary linz between Christiana hundred
and Mil Greek hundred; thence along
Z nc roAd leading from Marshallton TO
p LIMESTONE road and crossing the
100 limestone road TO Church lane;
I,-,ce along Church lane TO the Gle
r,zsDh road: and thence along the tele-
"a ds'ph road to the boundary line be-
iNcn Mil creek hundred and White
tlPtay Creek hundred. and thence con-
Anuing along the said telegraph road
\ White Clay Greek hundred to the /
e,asterly corporate limits of the-teNn /
ctof Newark.
= beginning at the southwesterly cor I
poratc limits OF the town of Newark 4
at the intersection herewith Of the I
road leading to Elkton aud thence by
said Elkton road through White Clay /
Creek hundred and Pcncader hundred /
TO the Maryland Delaware state line.
Beginning at Prices Corner on the
road leading from Prices Corner to
Crecnback. thence along said road to
End through the village OF Grecnback,
crossing the boundary line between
Chrlst,ana hundred aud Mill Creek
hundred aud thence along the New
rort and Gan turnpike. paaslng Hone
Tarm. to the Lancaster nike; and
thencn by the said pike Co and through
fro village hf Hockcssin io the Penn
yrnuia- DelaVaro state ilue.
l;cein(hu nj Prices Corner on the
rad (fdding FROM Prices Corner 10
ls51f8>ter pike. known as the Ferris
ssifAflsirial School road; thence alour the
.aid road from Prices Corner 70 Loncas'
ter pike.
Beginning M The westerly corporate
limit. of the city OF Wilmington ON thc
IArcastcr pike, thcncc along the saw
pike 10 tbc boundary limo between Nhii,
llama hundred and Mill Creek hundred
thence thiou.s said Mil Creek hundred
hy and along the said pike 20 the Penn
s,hania Delaware state hne.
Conditions Goveinine
Tho right TO maintuin and operate the
said line of aolos, wires and fixtures, on
and along the said roads Is livreby
crautcd undcr and subject TO the follow
ing conditions
first. The granting ol ,his privilege
shalt IN na way operate as an exemption
NJ the said The Wilmington City blec.
tric Company. is Successors, lcssces end
sssirne. from any taxes levied ~ To hc
levied in accordance with law by The said
tow Court
Second The said The Wilmington
riiv Electric Company rs successors
,essees and assigns. shall indemnity an'
.avc harmless the said lew Court iron
and against all suits and damages ari-
inr from OF on account Of the ncgilpeu
construction or operation OF its said lin
81 poles. wires and fixtures. ON an
along the roads above mentioned an
described
Third. The pole line hereby author
zed shall be so maintained and opera'
ID as not TO interfere with public travl
Or the proper drainage Of said roads an
no poles for any extension shall !
erected without first obtaining the writ
len approval OF the county engineer an
the approval Of the Levy Court.
Fourth This grant by the said Lev
Court to The Wilmington City Elc
tric Company, its successors, lessecs an
assigns shall not become operative {
effective until the said The Wilmingto
City Ecctric Company, by its prop'
officers under corporate seal, shall ha,
executed a formal acceptance in writin
Of the provisions of this resolution
whereby the said company shall agre
to comply with and be bound by th
terms and conditions hereof
Charles b. Evans. representing Oh
Chester County Lighting Compan,
which has the contract With the sel
1Tal little towns which Il supplies
fked for q franchise and il wa
ianted
The resolution granting the per
hssion follows:
Be It resolved by the Levy Court q
New Castle county, that Chester Coun
" Lighting Company. corporatio
ot The State of Delaware, its success
ors. lessees and assigns. IS hereh
GRANTED the right, privilege and al
thority TO erect and perpetuaily mair
tam and operate line of poles. L
Ecther with the necessary wire an
fixtures for the supply and distr
button of electricity for electric ligh
heat and power or other commorci
purposes. on and along the publ
roads, highways and alleys hereina
ter specially enumerated and TO r
new. replace aud extend the sa
poles. on and along the said pub
roads, highways and alleys.
DELAWARE GRANGE CORN SHO
Delaware Grange of Newport n