Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-13
NO FRANCHISE FOR
Trolley COMPANY
Levy Court Rejects LindeS
Co.'S. Application for
Right Of Way
GET TO WORK ON
THE 1918 BUDGET

Levy Court, In session yesterday
afternoon. refused Lindes & Co.. Of
Philadelphia. incorporators OF the
Delaware & Maryland Traction Com
pany, the privilege OF building a
trolley line on county roads In New
Castle county. the court, by resolu-
ton stating that there was not proper
assurance OF the financial ability Of
the concern. The resolution reads:
Whereas. The Levy Court OF New
Castle county has been unable to Sc
cure sufficient evidence OF the fnan-
cial responsibility Of Lindes and Com
pany. Therefore, be It
Resolved, That the application OF
said Lindes and Company for permits
sion~ 20 construct a railway along
certain public roads IN New Castle
county be not granted until such a
time as the financial responsibility OF
said Lindes and Company be estab-
lshed to the satisfaction OF the Levy
Court.
The company intended to build the
road TO Dover.
communication from Irving j.
HollinsswOrth, an Elsmere contractor,
asking that a contract for repairing
Foulk road from the Blue Eall to the
Pennsylvania line, awarded to him in
November, 1916, be cancelled. The
work has not been ordered started
and Mr. Hollingsworth explained that
the price OF stone has gone up 80
cents per ton since he accepted the
contract In his letter. he said he
was ready to carry out the work II
the county would pay the extra cost
OF the stone, a point that Is provided
Tor in the contract. The court pass
a motion to examine the road in ques-
ton on Friday afternoon.
Acting on an invitation from the
Levy Court Of Kent county, the local
body decided TO meet the Kent county
court on Thursday afternoon, at Elem
ing's bridge. which is maintained by
the two counties Jointly.
Work was begun yesterday after
noon on the countys' budget for the
ensuing year Wilming;on's assess
ment for the ensuing year is So 124.-
325 in excess OF the past year and
rural New Castle county's S4,124,277,
making a total excess Of S9,24S,602.
In 1916 the county's total assessment
was SS0.673 sos. and for 1917 II IS
$50. 922,20S. In 1916 the rural as
sessment was s21, 940.730 and for 1917
it is S26065,007. The assessments in
hundreds follow:
Wilmington-s5S.7 1872 SIS in 1915 and
s63 .S57 POI in 1917; increase, S5124,'
S25.
Appoauinimink- 23s in 1915
and S1.1S7 400 in 1917; increase, S42'
252.
Blackbird-s7s4 ss4 in 1916 and
SS23. 24O IN 1917: increase, S28,356.
Prandvwine-S3. 697 .4ss in 1877
and s5.OsO,715 IN 1917; increase 81
Ss3 227
SIS 015.7SO in 1917; increase, $l'O4S'
Mil creek-s2 .42s. s5s in 1916 ant
B3O3S. 1876 in 1917; increase, S609,63f
New Castle-S2. 92OS21 in 1916 ant
s324S.239 in 1917; increase, 1891 ais
Observation-Disclosures in 1916 ant
81 227.112 in 1917; increase, S42,S6s
Red Lion-s1 ,124,62O in 1915 an,
s12l9 SS5 in 1917; increase, SSb,zbb
81 Georges-S2. SOS, 1l2 in 1916 an'
r. 794.446 In 1917; increase, SS5,3o4
white Clay Creek-S1, 964,794 Il
1915 and s2,429,9O4 in 1917; increas
$460,llO
For 1917 the capitation assessmen
Is as follows: Wilmington hundred
1892 rs; Appoquinimink, Sal; BlacH
bird. 5000; Brandywine, $3.50
Christiana, s2S7.50; Mil Creek. S2Sl
New Castle, $37S.25; Pencadei
s11S.75; Red Lion, s136; st. Georges
s29s; White Clay Creek, $1S6. tota
S3,153.
Following is the dog assessment 70
1917: Appoquinimink hundred, ss2l
Blackbird, $124; Brandywine, S219
Christiana, S24S.5O; Mill Creek 1923
New Castle, s1SS.50; Pencadel
s146.5O; Red Lion, s6O.5O; st. Georges
$3.50; White Clay Creek, $62; tota
S1.641.50.