The daily gazette., 1881-08-22
A TRIP TO THE BREAKwATER.
COuncflmen and Others Enjoy A
Ride down the Bay.

COuncilmen and others Enjoy a
Ride down the Bay.
Saturday night, on the invitation
of F. B. Cotton, Vice President and
General Manager of the National
Dredging Company, a private party,
including several members of the
City Council, took trip to the Dela-
ware Breakwater, On the Company's
large and staunch tug Robert r. kirk
land. The start was made at 8:45
O'Clock, and at 4 O'Clock Sunday
morning the tug anchored off the Old
Dominion Steamship Company's
wharf, and remained there until after
breakfast Then the party separated
some going to Rehoboth and others
remaining In Lewes, while the
balance repaired to the stone pile, at
the Breakwater, and there fished un-
til nearly three O'Clock in the after.
noon, meeting with very good luck.
At three O'Clock all hands were CALI
ed aboard the tug by the whistle, and
shortly afterward start was made, At
Ship John Shoals a brief halt was
made while the Isaac Waltons of
the party 6shed for perch, but they
proved unlucky this time, and did not
get bite.
On nearing home an lmpromptu meet
ing was organized on the tug, with q.
B. McIntire rs chairman, and Q COM
mittee composed Of Enoch Moore, Jr.,
Councilman Beecher and James Q'Toole
reported the following, which was un-
animously adopted;
WHEREAS, We are indebted to F. B.
Cotton for our excursion to the Break
water, which, through the klndness and
attentions, has been made one of unusual
pleasure to usI therefore, be 1t.
Resolved. That we hereby tender to
him and the crew of the Robert r. Kirk
land our most SINCERE thanks.
Capt. Cotton appropriately acknow-
lodged the action of the meeting, and
cordially invited all hands to take an
other trip on the tug, the time to be fixed
at their convenience. Being invited to
say something about the proposed new
roads to the river,he remarked that with
the material taken from the river this
year he proposes not only to make the
road one hundred feet wide, as provided
by bis CONTRACT, but to make it not less
than three hundred feet wide, and posi-
bly, four hundred feet wide. H. intends
to start the surveyors this week. Arrange
ments for new tramway cars and electric
lights at considerable cost have been
arranged for, and the work of filling In
will be commenced In few days and
completed before snow falls, In order
that 1t might settle 80 that the new road
will be ready tor light travel in the
spring. The extension Of The tramway
will be over 1900 feet, making the
whole length oftrack 1000 feet,
He also said that the gentlemen OF the
company who with himself had become
interested In the city's progress, were
men representing IS 5,OOO, 900 of capital.
they are men owning the new Mutual
Union Telegraph Company, and will
ere long be known personally to the
citizens Of Wilmington as men of solid
financial worth. They had become in-
terested In Wilmington for their own as
well as the city's interest. The COM
panies own ninety-three acres of river
front property. They intend to make
this city their central location, build
large buildings, and improve the proper
ty. Heretofore everything has been un-
certain, but now that Council is disposed
to take forward steps they will at once
pnt into execution certain improve
ments of which Mr.. Cotton was not at
liberty to speak, at least at present. He
assured his hearers however, that the
city's march to the river would be both
rapid and enduring after once started.
Brief replies were made by Col. Nc
Intire and B. F. Townsend, and the
meeting adjourned with hearty cheers
for Capt. Cotton. The tug arrived at
Fourth street wharf shortly after ten
o'clock. Pleasant weather had prevailed
during the entire trip, and all hands had
enjoyed themselves immensely.