Daily Republican., 1880-07-23
sOUNOIL LAST NIGHT.
A BIG Stride Toward she New
Dep0t-Olher Business Transact

n hhN DtFhO0 VOWhru tM0 NOW
Depot-Other Business TrsnssCt-
ed.
The most important thing done at the
regular meeting Of City Council last
night was the granting Of permission
to the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Railroad Company to lay an
extra track on Water street, the action
being the first step in the direction OF
the new depot.
When routine business had been
concluded Mr.. Rodney introduced q
resolution which he asked be sub
stituted for the ordinance, relating to
the matter. He said the reason he did
this was that it was in the opinion Of
the Law Committee not right to vseate
the street by ordinance.
| THE RESOLUTION.
The Resolution is as follows:
i WHEREAS, The Philadelphia, WILMINGTON
Innd Baltimore Railroad Company wishes to
erect q new and handsome station house or
!, depot In this city and are unable to carry
lout their plans so as to afford the people Of
the city and the travelling public the best
accommodation without the use OF sidewalk
on the north side Of Water street, east OF
French street so that they can lay rails or
tracks thereon therefore,
Re-olved, That the r., ". 4 y, r. y; oom.
p. ny Is hereby authorized to lay rails and
tracks on the sidewalk on the north side OF
Water street extending as Tar as Water
lstreet extends; providing the said corpora
ton provid an 1 maintain an entrance to the
proposed new station house or depot o. at
least eight feet on French street adjoining
Water street; and be 1t further
Resolved. that the general assembly of the
State of delaware be and the same Ia hereby
respectfully requested to pass at It's next ses-
sion an act vacating the above desired side
walk on Water street on the conditions above
prescribed.
TIE DEBATE.
| In moving the adoption Of the resolu-
tion Mr.. Rodney said that every inter-
est Of the city demands that the request
of the Railroad Company be granted;
our depot Is the most forlorn in the
United States for city Of the size Of
Wilmington. The money which the
lP. W. & B. R. R. Co. expect to experd d
on the depot will be from $l25,000 to
| $l50,000 and the taxable property Of
the city will be increased at least $780,
900. 1t will bs the greatest improve
ment the city has seen and will sur
pass the new court house. The old de-
pot always gives travellers an unfavor-
able opinion Of our CITY.
Mr.. Carmichael took the floor and
without opposing the resolution aske 4
what had become of the ordinance. He
could not understand this apt substitu-
tion Of things altogether.
Mr.. McMenamin was favorable to Civ.
ing all to the Railroad Company that
could be given. The Railroad Company
was not accommodating to the City. The
City once got deed for the foot Of Pine
street and filled It up at its own ex-
pense, but allowed the Company to oc-
cupy II, and after holding 1t for GER
tain length Of time they claim it by
right Of posse sion.
Mr.. Rodney-I felt like calling the
gentleman to order. He was not talk
ing to the question. If he does refuse
to grant this request for revenge It will
be hurting the city. The new depot
will increase the taxable property of
the city, will be a great improvement
and will spread much money among
our laboring people.
Mr.. McGlinchey-What right have we
to deed away the property Of the city 7 |
II We want property on which to build
a house we must pay for 1t. So should
this corporation.
Mr.. Rodney-I am not advocating the |
interests of the Railroad Company but
those Of the city. They ask to lay track
on six feet OF sidewalk which they now /
use for station purposes. It will ba a
valuable improvement. |
Mr.. R. H. Taylor-By what authori-
ty did the gentleman from the Eighth
Ward make the announcement that the
Railroad Company held possession Of
Pine street and claimed it.
Mr.. McMenamin-Mr. Cor don, coHn-
sci for the company told me.
Mr.. Taylor-The railroad company,
am sure, never made.any such claim.
Mr.. Paynter moved to amend the re-
solution by inserting the words, pro-
vided the work Is commenced before
April 1st A. D. 1881
Mr.. Rodney accepted this amend
ment.
Mr.. McGlinshey' moved to postpone ,
The resolution until the first meeting in
September at which time new coun- 4
Ill would be In existence. To pass the =
now, he argued, would be to A
orestall the action Of the coming coun. g
ii. Mr.. MoGlinohey continued at some
ength, when Mr.. R. Il. Taylor kindly
him that the first meeting in
september would be on Sept. LIST, be- T
ore the city election. Mr.. McGlinchey
mended it to read the second stated
Meeting in September. lc
The motion to postpone was opposed tr
y Messrs. Nerris Taylor and Rodney 8,
nd was finally voted down by the 4,
aye and nay vote. ~
Ayes-Messrs Blake, Carmichael, ~
[uested, McMenamin, McGlinchey and -
ownsend-s. di
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Adele, Barnhill, az
Downing, Hanna, Rodney, So 81
NTH, R. H. Taylor, Merris Taylor, B
Vood, President Sharpley-l3. h9
The resolution amended by Mr.. y, ~
aynter was then adopted by the fol- on
wing vote: hu
Ayes-Messrs Allen, Abele, Barn. &c &c
i'll, Chandler, Downing, Hanna, tit
enton, Paynter, Rodney, Smith, R. tiv
j. Taylor, Merris Taylor, Wood and 81 Si'
resident Sharpley-13. BY
Nays-Messrs. Blake, Carmichael,
uested, ..McGlinchey, McMenamin, al,
Ii,
The other business transacted was as bu
lows: Iof
The Street Committee reported favor La
,ly on the petitions of E. G. Bradford fal
king for permission to W. N. F. Med
Ut to remove frame building to Re