Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-12-16
New Castle.

THE NEW WATER W RKs - EXTENSIVE PLANS
ADorTED - THE FENCE OF FooYIsM BROKEN
DOWN - ADVANTAGES AND PROSPECTS OF THE
rLAcE-rRoposAL TO ANNKx IT TO WILMINGTON.
New CASTLE, Dec. 9th.-The Board of Dircc-
tors Of the New Castle Water Works Company
having employed Isaac s. Cassan, Hydraulic En-
glneer Of Philadelphia, to survey aud estimate the
cost of water works, have accepted the following
plan for the introduction of water into the town
The water to be supplied from None Such
Greek, small stream that makes In from the
Christiana river q mile and q half above New
port, bending In, to within about miles of New
Castle and again empties into the Chrisliana about
o quarter of mile below Newport, between Will
mington and Newport. The pumping works to
be at the NoEe such, on farm Of john Mcfarland,
near the Newport Road the water forced from
there TO Reservoir on the Common farm occu-
pied by James Mccoy, near the x Road. Qormed
by the Wilmington and Hares Corner Road
crossing the Newport Road,) thence through a
main pipe along the Newport road to the juno
tion OF Washington Avenue and Frenchtown
turnpike. along the avenue to 9th street,
thence to Delaware street. to entrance gate Of
farm belonging to Victor du Pont, Esq,-slong
Delaware street to Pearl street and from this main
to the various streets through the town. Tho
exact distance from Delaware and Pearl streets
to None Such Greek is three and eighty one hun
dredlhs miles e $4,000.
The estimated cost OF works is, VIII
10, o,005 feet of in main pipe, $16,O0s 90
10,3U8 '' :" pipes 12,369 90
9.553 1872 90
$50 for fire plugs, 200 90
Reservoir, one million gallons, 10.5O0 90
Pump house with stack for boilers, 1000 90
Engine pump and BOILERS $3.50 90
Subsidipg reservoir, 1000 90
Stop cocks. frames and covers, 1000 90
20 fire plugs, 1000 90
Total. s6O,25O 90
This Is estimated with II pumping capacity OF
600 gallons In "a hours supply population
of 20, 300 with 80 gallons OF water per day.
So you see the fence of sold Fogyism" which
has been built up around the "old town" is at
last, throueh the energy and enterprise of .Young
America 10 be taken down. aud the door of im-
pr"yrment opened wide IN capitalists. manufac
lurers, iridesmen, workngmen, aud laborers.
New Castle Is acknowledged to have greater
natural advantages thin any other place on the
Delaware river Standing on point of high
land at the very mouth OF the Delaware Bay, II is
accessible 10 the Ocean all the year round, the
tine has never been knUwn when q vessel with
the aid of steam could not either come or 60 ut
her pleasure. our winter employment generally
bfing The shipping of grain and timber brought
direct TO the vessel by the Delaware Railroad and
cora meal from the Brandywiue mills by the Will
mlngrun aud New Castle Railroad.
Will IN Penn laid of In the year 1904 one thou
sand ere, of land as u common for the accom-
Md iol OF the Inhabitants of the town. A char
ter tr.ln Thomas Penn and Richard Penn incor-
purutng thirteen Trustees for tlis land was grant
cd ia 1864 this charter conditional, upon the
| payment of one ear of Indian corn to their heirs
and SUCCESSORS If deDanded-a further deed Of
Tree and absolute grant was made in 1871 by
John Penn, OF Stoke Pogis and John Penn, OF
bower Street, Londnn (late proprietaries of the
| Province of Peunsylyanii, in America for and
III consideration oi the love and regard which
thev have for The Inhabitants oi said town the
sunl Ut tive shillings
An act of the Gcnel.il Assembly OF the State OF
| Delaware, enlarging the corporate powers Of the
Trustees was passed. il 1892 allowing them To be
leased iiom 1880 year, as farms. From the reve-
| nue., d,rvtd from the above snnrce the Town
| tir,i aud market huu-e we're built, the streets
| paved, ard aU Institute t'rs schools was built.
! , Free Public Schun Is Inaintained by the
| rrrsi.ts at an annual q, Il ot ahout $4,000. Six
! te.cL,'s ARE tmply,n 'uh Mlth the euergy and
taleut display, hy Ito i'r rcut principal we think
~ s,rrt time 1t w'li tn .'cnd u no Public
! srlnul ia the county.
| The Trustees nf This 'uiuon have now with .
iunvudat'ir split ut ehtclp prise taken one step
inrii IN tic impruy inebt and for the benefit OF
til" tan Ivy lledeing tAc interest, payable semi
nnuu lily, ou Sjn. .lthI Il iiir Capital stock of the
| y. G. W. W. Company and in consideration OF
| tuesu the company agree to lay pipes through
lh, streets Of the town ~ithunt charge to owners
oI property 10 supply al the fire plugs, thereby
tnlng away with any safety tax. and To supply
nll he coumon farms with water.
Nnw with all the advantages oi Free Schools
supply at pure wafer. Railroads, harl'or accessi-
bls ll the year round, ard no tixeH, II certainly
uticre great Inducements To Capitalists, manufac-
tulers. iradssmen, worl iugmep,and lsborers, than
any ulher place in tn" untry. II Wilmington
would extend her Str rt Railway as far as tho
line .f the "Old Fence" II would not be very
difficult matter to throw her arms around the
"nncent town." and change the name OF New
Castle Ia Tenth Ward Wilmington City. She
would then have fist-snd to the ship channel with
out wadiug three or ionr miles through marsh
mud in reach tue stores of the Delaware
An International question is being brought