The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-09

To avoid WaQner's steam cotton press, which
is too costly for removal; also to cover tho presene
East Bay. street. and thereby as much as possible
avoid expense In purchase Of private land: BY
adopting this route thoroughfhre would Do ootAneo
seventy feet width from Southern wharves 70 Socle
ty.steet; fifty feet width frcm soHesy 70 ~ the
street. and sixty feet width from Calhoun 70 tae
Chapel-street depot giving to Charleston nne drSct
street Of ample dimensions nom the e1Ieme norsn
ern to the extreme southern wharves OF tne cry uP1
Cooper River. It would be advisable 10 Inc,ese us
width of Washington-street, between society snu i
Laurens streets, to seventy feet oy taxing ~ .eI e
of marsh upon the east and ten feet OF Vscaus ntS
land upon the west From Laurens-sueet nol oa
ward the width of Washington.street cannot aE Eres
amt be Increased on account Of numerous pu1langs
on both sides, the removal of which Toula lnSor
great expense lSce note appended at eno o. 1 S
By references to the accompanying map sh.rd' WI ~
seen that the location of this route WILL 70 M
street. occupy nearly the entire present wadtn o s'
Bsy-street and also strip Of private land east
of, varying in width from twenty-five " "iE. aiy.
five and forty-6ve feet, and from tnat poM' .I.
will run entirely through private ptopetr,s;;. ~.
Nearly the whole area Of land covered oy tnis
new street is vacant the buildings having Seen
destroyed by fire or the land no ihaVing Seea
built upon. So that, exclusive the hIiIS9
OF Land the expense would not be great Inc 2u1id,
ings which would require removal are tne oio -
market the twostory brick store at nortneas co1nSr
of Market and East Bay streets, owned py Z. puu,
and the shed adjoining to the NORTH o"neo NJ
of Gen. Pinckney: part Of an old two story range oi
wooden buildings on south side of Hasel-str ptop
erty of T. D. wagner; Duucsns two-story wooden
workshop and steam engine; brick once nov ~
ruins, and an old ,hreestory wooden rsrtv U of
Mr. Bennett Excepting Mr.. Bulls BRICK store. tne
buildings of inferior class, and OF sma vaus;
The map shows rhe names OF owners OF propefty 0uu
dimensions of the land required
In viewing both the "East Bay" and "Wasn1ngton'
street, routes will remark, as before stated, rom
Southern wharves to New Customhouse. East oay
street without alteration, Is common 70 pon 2
., oar
vicinity of Pritchard-street at which point tney al
verge. win compare them as follows: Inc East Eas1
Bay route" is devious in ie course and longer tnan
the Washington street route from aasei se x,st "
wide, and from WentYorth-street to society
win be nearly sixty feet in width; whereas
the washington-street route" nom Aasei 70
society-street is seventy feet width The Washing
ton.sreet route is nearei and more convenient to
the wharves than the east Bay route; me pll,
vate property to be purchased judge WIN oe .eass
as expensive by the "East Bay route as oy the
"Washington.street route" The extreme contrac-
ton in width Of East at the intersection OF
Laurens-street is capital defect IT. the "Esst pay
route" which does not exist in the 'Wasnlnf..on:
street route.M By removing busIness WI1cnis Se
pendent on the transit Of dres ana %sSoSs s aas !ns
Of the many private dwellings on EAST Se
tween Hasel and Calhoun streets, would Improve lns
value of all the property IN WashnRton;streeh anu
build ND from Laurens-strect, fouthward, new an9
thriving street In part Of the city now desolate and
In great measure valueless--
In view of oil these considerations, am constratn-
ed to express preference for the ""asmneton'
street route" .: 2Li-e4''..
In conformity with instructions received nom tne
MAYOR, called upon broker Of reputation and re.
ouested him to make statement Of the value OF
private property which would be needed. He
has, reported to me. thst the actual cost OF the
properly needed he viii Dot be- able 70
state at the next meeting or Council De is,
however pleased to say that some Of the owners o.
land whom he had approached in view OF the great
importance OF the enterprise and the aadlnona
value It would give to the remainder OF tngn OWL
particular property, ssid they would be whnng 70
yiel their land without charge. The broker tecoM
mends that for full estimate Of cost OF the properly
IN ouestiou. commission be appointed as PROVIDED
for under act of the Leg islsture.
Permit me to ssy that have made every emory "
prepare this report and map at the earliest posaoie
date beg leave to express my thanks for tne isch
flies Afforded by the City Entneer and 70 tne young
gentlemen of my party who, by their zeal ana ,o'e
iisence, have enabled me to bring the Wofh 70 an
early close. Sensible as am Of the vast
of the Enterprise contemplated by this report and o.
fhe benring 1t must have upon the future weare OF
Chsreston. have approached the question carelni-
". and am happy that having been previously some
time since, engaged upon reconnaissance o. tnese
routes was prepared TO treat the subject with GER
tainty and expedition: tz - -l'
u have, sir, the honor to b.
Your very obedient servant,
EDW,D r. WHITE, Engineer IN charge.