Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1869-08-03


The following are the reports of Commit
tees on the new Road 10 The Delaware =
Cry HALL, July 20, 1862
To the President and Members of tho City
Council
GENTLEMEN THE Committee TO whom
was referred the Resolution of "a Road TO
the Delaware RIVER" beg leave 10 renorl
that they have examined and surveyed two
routes, and have endeavored to give The
subject careful consideration, believing as
we do that 1t is one of the most important I'M
provements that have ever been proposed
for the benefit OF the city, and II carried out
as suggested must inure 10 The benefit OF the
whole city.
Two routes have been surveyed, the first
from Claymont street TO the River, by
Twelfth street The distance by this route
from centre of Claymont street to point ON
the Delaware River, $3.50 feet. This road
strikes the River $500 feet below the termi-
nus OF the upper route, and is nearly 5000
feet from the line OF the Edgemoor Iron
Companyis land. To reach which an addi-
tional road would have TO be built, making a
line Of road Of nearly 1900 feet. The whole
length Of this route is over low, wet marsh,
crossing Mud Creek by bridges, at four as
points, and the Shellpot at a point which
will cause the removal Of the "Ice House,
mourning damages OF not less than five hun
dred (500) dollars, and it may be much
larger amount. By the upper or second
route, which is about $500 feet north OF the
first or lower route, the road commences al
the intersection Of Fifteenth street and Van
dever Avenue. at or near the Brandywine
Station, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad, and runs little
south of east over fast land 10 the Delaware
River, within two hundred and tw enty three
feet of the line of the Edgemoor Iron Com.
pany. II passes over ground much better
adapted TO the purpose and avoids all occa.
slons for damages, &C., in the removal oil
buildings. BY this route we cross Shellpot
and Mud Greeks once. We recommend that
the Street be not less than one hundred aud
twenty-five feet wide, from its intersection
at Fifteenth street and Yandever Avenue, 10
its terminus ou the River front OF The City.
The total length of the road will be 0, 1868 feet
or about the same distance as the Twelfth
street route. BY adopting the upper route
we reach the Delaware River al Il point
where, within the next year or two, we have
every reason to believe there will be located
an industrial population oil not less than
twenty five hundred persons While the
| Western or City terminus OF the road enables
persons TO enter the city either by Vandever
Avenue through Biandywine Village, now
the Sixth Ward, or over the Eleventh street
Bridge, by ClaymOnt or Head streets, from
Fifteenth street.
That the road is needed and ought 10 be
built we think there can he no doubt The
question is being agitaied and the people
are demanding it. Our growing interests as
a manufacturing and commercial city de
mand it. VIII IL be policy to delay so I'M
por'ant natter Your committee would
therefore ask that steps he taken at once to
build the road and beg leave in conclusion
TO offer the following resolutions.
hesOlUed In view of the importance of a
road to The Delaware River, that The Com
mittee on opening Streets be directed L
proceed with the opening Of the new street
or avenue from the intersection OF Fifteenth
street and Yandever Avenue, to point in
Dictated by the City Regulator in description
| No. /.
Rssolved That the City Regulator DO, and
he is hereby directed to place the above
Avenue upon the plan or map of the city as
Wilmington AgehUe.
Estimated cost of road, including bridges,
$4,000.
Estimated cost of road including bridges,
and wharf extending from fast land into The
Delaware 300 feet, giving nine feet oil water
at low tide, $24,0
e. G. Stolsenburg, Henry F. Pickles, O.
H. Gallagher, P. Plunkett, Jos c. Rowland,
Committee.