Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-25
For the Daily Gazette.
The Water Street Improvements.

c. 7. JOHNSON, ESQ, EDlTon or THE DA11y
GAZETTE DEAR SIR The CITY Council .e.n,
tAbe much disturbed over tic widening of Water
street and Kairoad Avenue, and To iua,. firm,
the discussion III that body. quite d difference of
opinion exists on the suiicc. It,y.UlI Ia, e,,,,s.
amusing to our citizens 10 listen to some of the
ABSURD sayings OF portion Of the members if it
were nos that the expense Of the project will have
to be borne by therl.
IL may all ba very fine for men who have but /
hitio lntereat at stake. and whose taxes do ma. |
amount to much over a dime. to saddle an mcsb, .
einess oil some S20c0nO on the people. and that to
GfatiIy some selfish motive, but more OF this anon
tnr 'he peol Ie cont b. hoodwinked long Talk
ana hluSttr ~" quite cheap to these wi SO cxpoupd
er', but remember. Messeurs Councilman. the cam.
'nuWty has 'ometlmes to pay dear for them and
res not r.a,.iiy forget it.
The object oi some Is to widen III. stree, ca foo,
aA' oi others ~ ieet. Now how any sensible bus
mess man, ahd must admit there are several in
TIE Cty Council, can entertain either propos it,o
t'r one moment | cannot conceive They mu, /
know the ms auiacturing and Shipping interests OF
the Christian, front are the very lie OF the CITY
now take eItner OF the proposed number OF ieet
mentioned aud these interests will be almost
ruined
ASnn ;io arg workshops ami depots 0; the
| 7. " II b. l.. X Go. would have to he removed
outside the city ii the aforesaid number OF lee,
hataken. ana would this be no loss to the commu.
nty As IA citizen AMI large tax-plyer protest
'Ianist 1t, a. 1t would entail loss of hundreds o
thousands Of dollars to the clty. In speaking o.
his corupan.r rerrnds OF !, proposition made b,
it' Pre.rin. OF .hat road and as understand
N 'ets the approb,'ion OF majority OF the larg
minuiacturag companies ami property owner
a ong Water street. | have read the proposition
'mought!uy and am careful not to concede to
iA-ch to corporition;. but in this instance TIA
''rnressons ali OH the part OF the p, W. Il
X IL. Co. and the city derives all the benefit tro'
y tlfn. Such proposition Us offered 10y Mr. Hincl
, ley on the phrt o' the Railroad Company as / vi
y d-rstand It, could only be made to the REM
! rll OF the workshops aud depots, winch coul
. only be done Al considerable sacrifice to that con
:. pmy, bat which 1t w2Ii.. be compelled to do Il
y, wtnt Of room II III, nun. rr .. iset already de
!, scnbed be taken /" be, torc.d to resort to th
:. would I've a .r.st saeritee 70 that .o;apany and
= Incaicinhte tp-. - the "
3 10 SerHrs urlDn d"pof at thu place de Fgiat
i IN the proposition would place the travelling pa
:, Itc OF All the l"ti~ ~ the very ethter u the bu
~ :, ness portion OF the city II would cause console
- able money 10 tie rApen led III one MIDST. "A
II would also be an ornament to our beautiful ct
"a These WITH the many ether advantages offer
a may never a.rtn occur To th- people and thefei,
II | do hope the Nity Council may nrt With wist'
-, and promptne,s an! accept the proposition.
~, was once before re- ej"ct.d ana las been ever sii
si a Cause OF regret In accepting the proposition
:, feel satisfied that the CoancIl will be endorsed
-, nine -tenths of the whole community
,nr ,l' One more remark and | am done. \
IN what advantage would it be- To the city
80 widen Railroad Avenue? None whatever
claim it could never be Il drive way. a
the Railroad Company agrees to deliver
freight to parties along it at a loyer rate Il
it can be done by the other Roads, if
avenue be widened. What object, then,
the Council in desiring to exwnd such la
tn amounts on this project and in the litigati
lna which must follow it? Certainly the
We. cannot afford to expenl SO much none.
en- crafty single firm and become its champ
er- in the trihing difficulty existing with the
de. road Company. Yours truly,
on Wilmington, May "a, 1872 TAx PAYEl