The daily gazette., 1880-02-06
SECOND EDITION
The New Depot.
AN OFFICIAL DECLARATION THAT 1T
Is TO BE EREcTED-oTHER PRoPos-
ED IMPROVEMENTS.

AN OFFICIAL DECLARATION THAT 1T
IS TO BE EREcTED-oTHER PROPos-
ED IMPROVEMENTS.
Several weeks ago the GAZETTE first
informed the people Of the intention of
the Z. W. u b. X. r. Company to erect
new and handsome depot in this city,
and gave some idea Of the size and gen.
eral appearance of the proposed new
structure. This announcement is now
officially confirmed, by Director of the
Company, In petition to City Council
In relation to the use of parts Of streets
necessary In construction of the new
building. The communication, as pre-
sented TO City Council, last night, by
MIR. Payntef, was from Mr.. Charles War
ner, of this city, Director of the Com
pany, and reads as follows:
WILMINGTON, Feb. 9Th 1880. 1
To the President and Members of the
City Council Of Wilmington, Dela,oarc:
GEnrLEMKN The p. W. IL b. r. r.
20. are proposing TO build at large ex-
pensesla new station house In our city
but they do not wish to make such an
outlay without they can make the i'm
provement in q satisfactory manner. In
order to do this o third track along Wat
er street Is necessary. 1t is proposed to
build the main building, Cor head hause)
to extend from Water to Front streets,
(nakiDg the entrance TO the station on
French street,) and from French street,
eastwardly one hundred and ten feet,
nom which eastern end costly shed is
to be constructed TO extend to Poplar
street, for the protection of travellers.
The company respectfully ask of your
body the right to use the sidewalk on
the south side Of the present station to
enable them to lay down the needed
third track, to extend from Poplar street,
westwardly TO the middle of French
street., their to connect with their main
tracks.
Your petitioners respectfully ask that
your body appoint committee to con-
fer with me upon the subject, to whom
will be shown a plan for the proposed
new station.
Sometime prior to the death of the
late William Thatcher, he obtained from
the Legislature Of our State charter to
run branch road from the p. W. & b :,
tracks, at or about Brandywine stasio
westward along the north side of Bran
dywine creek, as far as the Augustine
paper mills, and II the commissioners
named In the charter should not succeed
In obtaining sufficient stock to enable
them 10 construct the road. then the
charter was to revert to the p. W. & b.
X. Il. Co., to be used by them at any
time they might see proper to do so.
The charter Is now in possession of our
company. who have had recent applica-
tons from interested manufacturers, for
the construction of the branch road.
This the company cannot 10 without
the prospective trade thereon would be
commensurate with the cost of construc-
tion.
II the road bed should have 10 be con-
strncted outside Of Vandevsr Avenue,
the cost Of filing, ETC., would be 100
heavy for the value Of the trade. The
company therefore ask of your body the
right TO lay the proposed track on Van
dever Avenue, from about Brandywi
station, westward to a point from which
they would have to diverRe to reach
Jessup & M,ore's store house, and the
grain mills OF William Lea & Sons. The
company also ask of you body the right
to cross Market street on grade.
1 will be able toshow . committee that
hope you will appoint, a tracing of a
survey that was made for the route
Very respectfully
CHARLES WARMER.
On motion of Mr.. PayLter the com.
nunication was referred to a SPECIAL
committee of which was appointed 10
act in conjunction with the Street Com
mlttee, as follows: Messrs. Paynter,
Merris Taylor, r. 81. Taylor, Rodney
and Chandler.