Evening journal., 1913-03-04
TROUBLE OVER
BRIDGE WORK
County Wants Trolley Com
pany to Carry Out It's
Agreement

When the Wilmington and Southern
Traction Company applied to the Levy
Court last year for franchise to
enter the city by way of the Market
street bridge, an agreement was
reached between the company and the
Levy Court regarding the improve
ments to the bridge. These included
the changing Of the motive power on
the bridge from steam to electricity
and the company agreed to bear the
expenses. The work was to be done
NJ oder direction of the county engi-
:, and to be satisfactory to the
u Court
III answer to a request from the
Levy Court, Daniel o. hastings, coun-
sci for the Wilmington and Southern
Traction Company appeared before
the Levy Court at its meeting today
as the bridge committee claimed
double hangers and gears had not
been installed on the bridge.
Former Levy Court Commissioner
Perkins, who was a member of the
bridge committee, said the under
standing was that the work on the
bridge was to be done under super
vision OF the county engineer, and
satisfactory to the Levy Court.
In answer to Mr.. Scott. Mr.. Burris
said he understood the agreement re-
quired the trolley company to place
double gears and hangers on the
bridge.
County Engineer Wilson, address
ing the court, said General Manager
Wallace, of the company had agreed to
put the double hangers and double
n gears on the bridge The agreement
was verbal between the bridg, com.
mittee and the representative of the
company
Daniel o. Hastings, representing the
company, said he had a copy of the
original agreement between the COM
pany and the county and had been in
formed that there we're three points in
dispute The hangers, the gears and
salary of the inspector on the bridge.
The agreement had attached to it a
blue print. Matters now in dispute
Mr.. Hastings said, we're not in the
agreement
" If Mr.. Wallace made promises then
they are beyond our control. Mr. Wal
lace, in a letter, denied that he ever
agreed to the hangers and gears. Re-
pairs to this bridge has cost us $4,000
The company has improved the bridge
and it does seem unreasonable to re-
quest that more be done,' Mr. Hast
4 ngs said.
Mr. Perkins replied that the weight
of the work on the bridge and the
weight of the cars raised the question
rs to the necessity for additional
hangers.
Regardin gthe lighting of the
bridge Mr.. Hastings said the lights
he company had agreed to put OIL
4 he bridge are kept burning but h,
lid not believe the company should
bay for the lights that had been in
tailed on the bridge by the Levy
4 court
Mr.. Fouracre said he understood
II he company was to assume the tota
ost from the time the company be-
,an to operate the bridge.
Mr.. Hastings said he understood the
wire we're installed long before tn,
ime, but they we're torn down Thi:
r1Fork was 10 be done under the super
III ision of the county engineer. Mr.
Hastings said he did not believe il
yas ever intended TO put an inspec.
81 Or on the work
Superintendent Hambleton saiC
3 hirty lights were installed on the
81 ridge and since then wires anC
ghts disappeared when Tatnal
a brown had been putting in the crib
81 'he bill he understood was for the
re lights at the approaches. After
81 Irther discussion the matter was re
- srred to the county engineer Viii
lington bridge committee and coun
Ell.