Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-15

The practical question concerning
new railway depot here is very simple
one, No doubt it would be pleasant
to have the Railroad Company build
just such station as Wilmington people
might desire just wherever Council chose
to order it to be put, but as there
is no law to make the Railroad Company
build new station at all, we presume
Its own wishes and designs will have
to be consulted a little in the
matter. Now the company is not merely
willing to build new and handsome pas
senger station, but is really DESTROYS of
doing so, and the interests and pride of
our own people and the reputation of
Wilmington among the thousands who
pass through it without stopping, join to
make it very desirable to all concerned
that the company shall accomplish its
desire in this matter
Now there is but one thing that appar-
emily stands in the way of going on with
the work, The Railroad Company wishes
to build the new structure over the side
walk which now is practically used as
part of the present passenger station. 1t
considers it impractacable to build the
sort of depot it wants without it is
allowed this privilege. Taking this
sidewalk i'll will give room for
two tracks through the building
which could not otherwise be there. This
sidewalk is, as above stated, now used
chiefly for railway purposes, serving as
platform for the station, but it IL never
theless somewhat used for its original pur.
pose and serves as thoroughfare fol
people going along Water street and
desiring to rea b the shops of the railroad
company or the Pusey u Jones Company
There is, however, board sidewalk OF
the other side which also serves this pur
pose. Neither of these sidewalks il
distance to any persons going elsewhere
: than to the places mentioned, since tn
railroad curves across FRONT street jus
beyond the office of the Pusey Il Jone
Company, which is at the foot of Popla
street.
The railroad company ofiers, we under
stand, to obligate itself to leave open tn
sidewalk on the south side by which thes
I'd shops are reached, and il it does, it seem
that the only inconvenience any one wi
be put TO by the closing of the NORTH
=, ern sidewalk will be the necessit
of crossing the railroad at French sire,
instead of going down on the north sid
and crossing it at Walnut or Popla
TO which is to say no inconvenience at al
at If then this be the only obstacle to tt
ef speedy erection Of the proposed dep,
Is building, it is 80 trihing a one that it
ast scarcely worth considering, and il Il
ter tossing of this sidewalk is II
ck thing about which Water sire
oh property owners are represent,
Ice as so greatly alarmed, their alarm cam
nat be very great or very genuine. Certain
we no harm will be done to them equal to L
BILE harm that will be done Wilmington
,rk unnecessarily delaying the building
res this depot. If their objection is that {
red change may make Water street less
thoroughfare to the depot than it now
as we suspect, they have no right to a
in the city to Join in their attempt to preve
} of Front street property owners from getti
to the benefit of the change. The railrc
! to company is under no obligation to Ike
If Water street thoroughfsre to the del
ng, nor to maintain the privilege its ma
,tes saloons have long enjoyed Of SELL
act. liquor to men who jump from the trail