Evening journal., 1913-05-08
FRANCHISES
ARE GRANTED
Peoples and Philadelphia and
Wilmington Companies
Will Supply Current
Outside City
EACH GRANT MEETS
With OPPOSITION

The Levy Court yesterday granted
to the Peoples Light, Heat and
Power Company blanket franchise
to supply current to all towns ana
villages within the county outside Of
Wilmington. The Court also granted
10 the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company franchise 10
build pole liue to New Castle and
Delaware City.
Mr. Smith voted against the former
franchise and Mr.. Burris against the
latter
When the franchise resolution Of
the Peoples Company was called up
Mr. Smith argued fol a postponement
until next Tuesday because of the
absence of Mr.. Scott aud Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth.
Presidout Groves said in reply that
the franchise has been under con
sideration for a week Mr. Scott said
he would attend the meetings Of the
Court and Mr. HoIlingsworth had
been there up till noon.
Mr.. Gooding felt there ought 10 be
n full vote on the question. lie said
the members of the court should be
UItctHAs anu cuOW AiiNAA N'NAAih'fAtoi
The motion to postpone was lost by
The vote Of 3 to ?.
President Groves explained that he
did not wish to be dlscourteous to
any member of the Court but this
resolution has been talked over and
he thought it should he acted on.
Mr.. Burris then moved the adoption
of the following resolution;
A resolution authorizing Peo-
pies Heat Light and Power
Company, a corporation of the
State of Delaware. to erect poles,
string wires and Law conduits in
the public roads. highways and
lanes of the county of New Cas-
tie, outside of the present limits
Of incorporated cities and towns.
Whereas, Peoples Heat, Light
aud Power Company, a corpora
tion of the State of Delaware,
has been organized by the Peo-
pies Railway Company, to en-
game in the business Of manu-
,acturing and distributing cleo
ricity for heat, light and power,
ind is under contract to be
merged with said Peoples Rail-
way Company.
Be it Resolved by the Levy
Court of New Castle County,
Section 1. That the said Peo-
pies Heat, Light and Power Com
pany. for the purpose Of conduct
ing the business for which 1t was
organized, as aforesaid, be and
the same is hereby given permis-
sion TO erect poles and to string
properly insulated wires, and to
law conduits to convey wires. for
the purpose of conducting cleo
trio current in, upon or under all
the public roads, highways and
lanes of New Castle county,
Delaware, outside the present
limits of incorporated cities and
towns Of said county; Provided,
however, that such poles and such
conduits shall, under the direc-
ton of the county engineer OF
said county, be so placed as not
to interfere with public travel or
the proper drainage of such
roads, highways and lanes; and
Provided, further, that the said
Peoples Heat Light and Power
Company shall first obtain the
permission of the abutting prop
erty owners to erect such poles
or lay such conduits.
Section 2.-Before erecting any
such poles or laying any such
conduits, the said Peoples Heat,
Light and Power Company shall
enter into an agreement with the
Levy Court of New Castle coun-
ty, to be in form and substance
approved by the attorney for said
Levy Court, whereby the said
Peoples Heat, Light and Power
Company shall undertake to re-
store any road, highway or lane
upon or under which it shall
erect any pole or poles or lay any
conduits to as good a condition
as the said roads, highways or
lanes were in before the erect
tion OF such poles OF laying OF
such conduits, and shall indem-
Nifty and save harmless the said
Levy Court, from any cost or
expense to which it may be put by
reason Of the failure of said
Peoples Light, Heat and Power
Company so to restore any such
road, highway or lane, and fur
ther TO indemnify and save harm
less the said Levy Court from any
loss, cost or damage arising from
anv accfdonf or accidrufq that