Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-19
rROCEEDINGs OF CRY COUNCIL.


'hief Engineer of the Water Department was Ger
eported as having been examined and louhu ian
orrect Adopted.
Mr.. Quinn asked, during the consideration Gle
If an order to pay Mr.. Pritchard, what service II
he had rendered and upon what authority the de-
ervice was rendered. lat
Mr. Febiger said it was in fitting up maps as:
howing water stops, &c. III
Mr.. Quinn said he didn't think it was an- pa
horized by this Council. lie did mol ulihk tin
there was any authority vested in any Com w
mittee TO employ any party without Tue con- TO
sent of Council.
Bills of the Gloucester Iron Works LOT fe
$354.33 was ordered to be paid. fri
The weekly report of Chief Engineer Gala r.
CHER showed 90 men employed by the wafer 70
Department. nj
Mr.. Foulk reported that railing had been at
erected across the Treasurers office, as direct
ed by Council. in
MIR. Pickles presented minority report Ia. ii
vorably on the subject OF erecting small n
frame office, 12x1S feet, at Third street and r
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad.
Mr.. Finegan said II was TO be only tempo
rary building to take the place of the present
one the new building 10 be large enough to |
accommodate 1agman and telegraph opera
tor. 1t will be 200 feet from any other pullu-
ing.
Mr.. Febiger reported fayoTably oil the peli
ton of j. r. Head and others for crossings at
Twelfth street and Vandeyer Avenue cs'i-
mated cost, $50. Adopted.
i ORDINANCE PASSED.
Mr.. Febger moved TO amend the Railroad
Ordinance by fixing the limits of reduced
speed and requiring fagman ahead OF loco
motive from JustisOn to Eighth street.
. The ordinance was passed by the following
YEAs:-Messrs. j. Baker, J. G. Baker,
Dillon, Febiger, Foulk, Flnnigan, Hayes,
= Heusted, Lea, Mention, Mcdowell, Pickles,
l. Phillips, Paynter, Qugey, Taylor, Under
n wood and President Maris-ls.
NAYs:-Mr. Quinn.
WIDENING WATER STREET.
Mr.. Febiger reported that City Council met
at Brandywine Railroad Bridge on Monday
lg and went over the ground. He said that on
nj the north side near West street, the grade
q from Front street to the Railroad was already
very steep and if sixty feet were taken of, the
80 north and south streets in that neighbofhood
ng would not be passabe for vehicles without
us extra heavy expense for grading.
Il. Mr.. Finnegan said he thought neither side
- OF the railroad can afford to lose sixty feet.
by Mr.. Febiger The committee submitted
no four plans but did not recommend any one
la Sixty feet off of the jackson q Sharp Car
he Works will take off large piece of their pro-
perry.
n Mr.. Finnegan IL think We ought to la We
the views of the property holders along the
as route This question of sixty feet is an i'm
nd mense lot of ground 10 take from these parties.
l think it would be best to have special
ny meeting of Council and invite these parties 10
nd be present.
Ca MIR. Quinn What advantage is there to
or anybody in opening the street twenty-five feet
except The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal.
nc timore Railroad Company Should you levy
ate tax to liquidate this debt to benefit others,
pm than the citizens think every member Of
al. Council would be ia Sc to every principle OF
right to saddle a debt like this on the COM
munty from which they derive no advantage
n- This widening is for the purpose of enhancing
us, the value OF those mems properties along INT
snt line of the road When have the Railroad
Dl- Companies been willing to pay dollar TO
"as widening the street have heard that thi
inn. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
ors, road Company did not want this street widen
the ed Who does? Not the citizens II il
W. certainly for the convenience of the Railroad
the Companies and nothing else. think wa
E almost right when saying this widening q
'ms Water street " oud cost nearly eight time
End. $4,000 think can safely say it will reac
biz ten times that amount. II | were to tayo
,on' widening the street. it would be on the mort
~ side The time will come when the neccss
,;. ties Of this city will demand the widening c
mug that street from Front street to the Railroad
ONE You cannot open that street on the lower sid
the to-day for less than $780, On the mort
the side, you have space enough it taken, tbs
49,, will last for the next 100 years.
Aeu' Mr. Pickles :-S15,00O was the Who'll
cal amount for which it was offered 10 deed til
NEST land to the city $751; 900 10 be paid by III
hicb Railroad Company and $1,000 by the city
mn MIR Paynter The Railroad Company pr,
'he posed 10 pay two-thirds. When the questio
lem, of widening was submitted to the people
'gust majority OF 1900 were in favor of it, Thi
oh npoNlp NJ n favor al wi n
street. rwenty-three feet is not sufficient
The Chamber of Commerce at Philadelph
mple has favored the widening OF Delaware Ayenl
rade all tile way from the lower end OF the city
n''Ne to the neighborhood of Chestnut street 10 a
ssioh cummodate the Pennsylvania Railroad so
nile to run three tracks IfWilmngton increas
ladv within ten years as last as she has-i5 p
10 no cent you can see what population We slit
y ~ have In fact the population may be rated
resin q greater ratio than As per cent. Opinions
will the people differ as TO charging from the Il
a ex per or lower side, but only three or four y,
roos, ties have differed as to making The street 1
"'O'' feet wide will take either side rather thu
occa- get none. 1t is proposed TO have map sho
that ing how the different plans will effect dtlerC
,lv of parties on the road.
Many Mr. Quinn:-I am strongly in favor ot OPS
viii ing the street. l really believe this city "
be one of the greatest manufacturing cities
ed 10 the coast. Probably there Will he an increa
next ten years. What advantages will I
citizens derive by widening only twenty I'm
that feet y None. 1t WIS represented that
2 Railroad Companies would pay wo-thirls
the expense. They have not offered To +
any ofthe expense
legit Mr.. Fnnegan Il look 10 the welfare Of
To- city and am anxious to see it advance. 7
= pre- member of the Second Ward suys th ic is
w al interest in widening tweniy-thrpc feet II
we 10 can bring in two other tracks for tue v
" per mington & Western and the Wilmington
? in Reading Railroads, it will be ot more ben
islrla, to theu than to the Philadelphia. Whining
es Il & Baltimore Railroad Company Those I
,tles Railroad Companies will run eight train
elels- day, while the other Company win run
aver tween 40 to go. TWeniy-thr e. Ia twenty.
ren in feet added 10 Water street will I'VE n o.,
at the deal of room People will be benefited
! Am cars coming in delivering freight Be
there keep within the 100000 appropriated
'l' Out widening the strickland say, widen it tw
ueau) ty-three feet. think il Will cost upward,
mate $20O,0 600 to widen sixty leet
i \ ooi Mr. Foulk IL favor the widening Of
'iSIi,, street think we should have further 4
''"'y' Tor consideration Vt the matter ] am no
favor Of widening the street only on one 9
favor widening part on one side and I
ie cell cross over 10 the other. We will want ten
verts. twelve feet for pavement on the upper sid,
,ss and l think the people are u reading people
and know all about the action Of the Legisal
them The people knew It would cost 100000.
y can MI. j. G. Baker Does the necessite
their the case warrant the expenditure and does
lowest public demand the investment that vii
init. required. Looking at the past, we can
publish what Wilmington will be. From her
d dol. graphical position, Wilmington, in my Ii
untrv BILE Judgment is hound io heroine a large II