The daily gazette., 1881-06-07
THE RIVER ROAD.
Council Spends a Day fn Looking
AZ Proposed Routes.

AZ PrOposed Routes.
City Council started out ate O'Clock
yesterday morning, W view che various
routes To the river mentioned In the re-
port OF he special committee presented
on last Thursday night. Seventh street
route was first inspected. .--
AT the jackson d Sharp Companyss
car works Council was met by Mr.. Job
Il. Jackson, who protested with ell his
power against Seventh street being OBJ.
ened through the company's works.
He said the opening oftbe street would
not only interfere seriously with their
car building operations, but would de-
stroy their sbip-buiiding business CON-
pletely, by depriving them Of land now
occupied for the storage Of ship timber.
Ship-timber, 1t Was explained, has 70 be-
scattered over a large ground surface.
TO pile it up would cause great loss and
Inconvenience, as In order 70 procure a
desired piece, workmen might be com,
PEELED TO tear down 1000 feet of other
lumber.
The street, just after 1t enters the
Jackson 81 Sharp Oompany's line, was
measured land found 10 be 12O feet
wide. 1t seemed to be the general i'm.
preston tb al 90 TO 50 feet won Id be am
ply sufficient for tho avenue should this
route be decided upon.
From the ship-yatd the Council pro-
ceeded down the marsh road and across
The meadows, In accordance with the
projected route, to point on the Bran
dywine in line with Foarth street ex-
Tended, where IL Is proposed TO construct
the bridge necessary in this route.
The carriages were next driven over
Eleventh street bridge and down the old
light bousecroad, which, at present, is
the OIL ly means Of communication be-
tween tho city aud the river front, north
of the Christiana. Here about an hour
was spent examining the site Of the pro-
posed wharf on the end Of Fourth street
extended, and looking al the extensive
operations Of tho National Dredging
Company in this vicinity. A tramway
has been constructed extending more
than tho sand feet from the river
bank, by means Of which The mud
brought from Cherry Island nals Is con-
veyed la dump ears aud distributed over
the low ground lying back OF the river
bank. About twenty acres Ale already
filled up nearly level with the bank, and
The work is still gong on. An electric
light is used aud operations are contin-
red steadily, day aud night.
From the river front the party drove
to the residence of Councilman David
X. Smith, OF the Ninth Ward, where
that gentleman threw open the doors of
his spriny house and treated all hands TO
all the rich new milk they could drink.
Having flushed the north routes the
south routes, by way of Christiana Av
enue, were next gone over. Most of the
carriages we're ha ed en the bluff at
the residence IF Lucas Alrich, but Coun
Gilman George Abele drove his wagon
clear over o the river bank, folio we'd by
street Commissioner Lynch aid Coun-
Gilman Townsend, la the formers car
risge. The road from the bluff TO the
river bank 10 far from flushed, bat still 1t
can be driven over with comparative
ease.
Council remained on the south side
for about TWO hours, during which time
the party wss treated to straw berrI Ies, ice
cream, and other eiIeshments by Mr..
Lucas Alrichs. Afterwards, On Invita-
lion OF Capt. Y. B. Cotton, Of the Ma
Iional Dredging Company, brief trip
along the river trout YVES taken on the
tug Kirkland. This wound up the IN
spec.lon Of the river routes,
Council met at the City Hall, in the
evening, but without trausaeting any
business adjourned until Tonight, when
he appropriation ordinance will be pass-
ed and the rate fixed.