The daily gazette., 1881-05-13

has been the well expressed wish of
the people Of WILMINGTON for more
than quarter Of century. But on
each occasion when opportunity favor
Cd the erection of a road at cost |
within the means of the City Council |
other interests stepped in and assisted
to defeat the project by dividing the
efforts Of that body and preventing it
centering upon one route. Gentle
men who own large sections of land
on the Christiana express themselves
in favor Of q road to the Delaware
but in the end it IL found that they
are not enthusiastic at all for the road
unless It ID built upon their side of
thelstream- The people are wearied
with this kind Of action and impatient
ct the delay Of the committee. 1t is
now about nine months since the APP
pointment Of the committee, and SO
far no report has been made.
30 far as we can gather facts the
National Dredging Company offer to
build Q wharf and pier in the DALAI
ware River some three or four hun
dred feet from the bank to deep water,
and road one hundred feet wide
high enough to prevent overflow from
high tides, to extend from the pier to
the east bank Of tho Brandywine at
the foot Of Seventh or Eighth street
for u, 900. This seems very reasona-
BILE. But it should include the dis
lance from the west bank of the
Brandywine to tho foot of Seventh
street proper, or as now extended.
! This road would of course require a
bridge across the Brandywine. So
for as We know no proposition has
been made thas includes the building
Of this bridge although rumor is in
circulation that the Dredging Com
. pany oferIto include it in their pro-
position at $4,000 for the whole
work.
The building of the wharf and pier
by the Dredging Company is part of
{ thsir own system of operation. The
Company has found that it is cheaper
20 buy low land close to their dredging
operations and I'LL it up than it is to
convey the mud taken from the bot
tom Of the river up the Christiana.
Hence they purchased the land and
are now filing it up over which the
road from the Delaware to the Bran
DIVINE runs. The company is, there
fore, making the land purchased valua-
bic by shutting the water out of it !;
and If they get $1,000 from the city
they are 30 much benefited, and will
be the better able to gravel the road
and make 1t permanent for travel. 1t
10 for these reasons that the company
can afford to do the work proposed at
the price mentioned. They will in oil
probability secure the contract for
dredging the bottom of the Christiana,
from the Delaware Western r. r.
bridge above the city 10 the mouth,
and win thus be able to build the road
west Of the Brsndywine to Seventh
street. A good iron bridge could be
built over this stream at very reason.
able priee and it should be done.
This would give the people a direct
and easy road to the Delaware. That
! smother road will be erected ON the
south side Of the Christiana we have
no doubt. The building of the jetty
north Of the mouth of the Christian,
with pier ut the end for the light
g house, will throw commercial trans
y, ctions ON the south side of tina
stream and facilitate the erection c
q wharves. Il has been stated sewers
80 times, with what authority We do nc
know, that the Wilmington and No
thern Railroad would be extended I
Z the Delaware, and with steambos
make connection with the River Shor
road at Pennsgrove, N. j., thus givin
LA new railroad route by connection
with other New Jersey roads to Cap
May, Atlantic City and other places.