Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-01-16
SuEge.liOns on the water street Question.


suggestions on the Water street Question.
To ne E,i,tor n he Conmerciai
- he City Council has passed the resolution
to widen Water street and Railroad Avenue to
60 feet by the cloge vote Of II to 9. Well Sir. /
do believe this action Of Council postponeH the
aideiing Of the street for long period, II it
doez not defeat it altogether. Injunction after
Injunction litigation after litigation, will he the
sure result Of this movement.
ARE 80 many businesa firms going 10 permit
their property to be taken away and their bust
leHz % be destroyed, and remain sileutl II 10,
they must be endowed with wonderful self
sacrificing Aplllt
Now / claim that the city can derive all the
benefits anticipated from the W. n X. and W X
W Railroads, without radical change az now
proposed, aud not meet with one objection from
| property holder along the whole route.
would suggest that the street be Widened rs feet
TO the passenger Depot Of the T.. W. d b. H. r.
Lot ths be the terminus Of the roads and at this
point Union Depot be erected, as il is the
most central part Of the city FOur-tftbA Of the
cars coming over tho two roads could then be
delivered direct TO their customers.
Al arrangement might be made with the T.
| ". d B. Railroad TO deliver the cars passing be-
| y0nd this terminus and inside OF the city limits
at nominal figure, or about aA cheap az it could
be done By the other roads II they passed through
tle tity. MOllu mere stale lllat no tTaLhfer II
charged on cara passing over both liuea Of road
| Which il great consideration as the EXPENSE
| falls entirely on the f., w * Il. Railroad
| In that way parties receiving freight Eaet Of
| the terminus, would be placed on the same foot
| ing as thoHe in the other section Of the city
| And Lclicye this IL the only Inject that Council
desires TO accomplish IN running the tracks
| through the city But go on, Hh now projected
| By Council and the property OF reVeral Will be
destroyed On tho Sonn ride Of Water street, aIad
| II II branches oil 10 the North side at French
| street, the passenger depot and car hOuses will
| both be destroyed. Continue on TO Third street
and from ThId street to Filth street not u foot
| Of ground can DO spared, a. / am credibly in
| formed, there ln not track room at present ful
the business Of the Company. Well, TO brancl
OF 90 feet at this point uut-de Of tho tracks ant
what II the consequence Why the loss Of /
portion Of the car shops, aud il 1t goes North i
blocks tie way TO the freight house aud that il
| destroyed.
An these things the Jury must take into con
property but the business loss and damage mus
be examined INTO
Is every railroad that centres in the city OK
pccted to Lave the right Of way through TIA
whole city and Oh the same street, for no othe
TeaHOD, that can understand than because All
other railroad secured tho privilege some fort
years ago, when cur city was nothing but wi
lageS
Let Iae know city in the Union where this i
the caae. In all the cities / have visited hay
ielnd each railroad has its own route, and OF
what ground should this be an exception
In conclusion. MeAHrH. Editors | firmly be
lieve ii the suggestions here offer be foIloWe
out, our city wal receive all the advantages an
ticpated, property holders will be benefited, Ii
one will be injured IN his rights and injunction
and lligationa will be prevented.
Tax PAYER