Daily Republican., 1881-11-29
CITY COUNCIL.
A Special Meeting last Evening
The Railroad Matter still Unset
tled-rhe Consideration OF the
Petition again PastsOned--Tbe
Report Of the Com mittee On
Means CrOssing the Brandy.
wine.

mennsOf Crossing the Brandy
wine.
A special meeting of City Counci
was held last evening, President Sharp
ley in the chair. The clerk read th;l
portion of the minutes calling for th'
special meeting.
The president announced that the frs
business before Council would be thu
rep )rt of the committee on the petition
of the W. & n. railroad, giving then
permission to lay their tracks ON Chris
tiana Auenue.
Mr.. Townsend moved that the vote
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Nc
Menamin at the last meeting, that the
tracks be laid thirteen feet four inches
from the building line, instead of til.
curb line, be reconsidered.
The motion was carried and the ayes
and nays called for, with the following
result ayes II: naysS.
Mr. Rodney announced that a repre-
sentative of the Wilmington and North
ern Railroad Company was present, ht
could better exp.ain what the com
pany wanted than q long discussion
would.
On motion Mr. l.. A Bowers general
freight agent OF the oomsany, addressed
the Council.
He said that he thought that their Pc
ttion explained what the company ask,
ed for, but if hs could make it any
palmer he would be glad to do so. He
then stated where his company wanted
to lay their tracks, and why they asked
the privilege he said that they could
lay their tracks on the south side, and
explained why they did not wish to do
that and said that they considered it
very dangerous to have it put OH that
side.
Upon vote being taken upon Mr..
Nc Menalnin's s amendment, it was lost
by large majority
Mr.. Rodney then offered the follow
| ing:
Resolved, That the Wilmington and
Northern Railroad company are here
ty granted permission to place two
rossiGgs over Christiana avenue into
the property of the Lobdell Car Wheel
company; one CD crossing over Chris
tiana avenue into the proper y of the
Christiana Avenue Rolling Mill com
pany; one (D crossing over ChriStiana
avenue into the property of the Nation
al Dredging Company, and to cross
| ChriStana avenue at the termination of
| B street into a street to be opened from
b to Christiana creek, and parallel to
| Platt street, aud to lay tracks on said
new street as far as where Dock street
extended will intersect said new street ;
also TO lay tracks on Dock street ex-
| tended as far as Commerce street, and
moved that it be adopted as a substi-
tute for the original report.
This resolution was defeated, MesSrs
/ Bailey, McMenamln. Rodney, Tailey
and haruley-j-voting aye, aud
Messrs Adams, Barnhill, Blake, Car,
michael, Donney, Lawrence, McKenna,
Mention, Moore, Paynter, Robinson,
Shaw, Smith, Townsend, II. fl. Taylor,
| Merris Taylor-l6 voting nay.
Colonel Il. II. Taylor offered the fol-
lowing as an amendment to the original
report OF the Street Committee on the
question:
That the Wilmington and Northern
Railroad company snail not enter upon
the strip of land on the no. beast side
of Chrlstiana avenue for the purpose OF
laying tracks or SidingS, as mentioned
in their petition, until the said company
shall enter into articles Of agreement
with the Mayor and Council Of Viii.
mington to deed to said city cores
pouding strip OF land on the southwest
side of said avenue of equal worth, and
to grade the same and put it in like
condition the said avenue now is, the
said work TO be done on or before May
|, 1882 The said articles of agreement
shall be accompanied with bond aud
warrant of attorney in the sum OF SlO,-
600, conditioned for the due and faith
full performance Of their contract, winch
was on motion adopted.
A vote was then taken on the or;gi-
nal report of the committee as amcnhed
when the whole matter WAS defeated by
| the following vote
Messrs. Adams, Blake, Carmichael,
Denny, Payntcr, Robinson, smith, Il.
II. Taylor, MerriS Taylor and Town
send-l0-voted aye; and Messrs. Bal
ley, Barn hill, Law renee, Mex emma,
McMenamin, Mention, Moore, Rodney,
Shaw, Talley and Sharpley -ll-voted
nay. Before the vote was announced,
however, Merris Taylor changed tls
vote from the affirmative to the mega
tive, making the result ayes and l.
nays.
Mr. Paynter then asked that the Will
mington and Northern Railroad Co..
be granted the privilege of laying over
Christiana avenue, two crossings at the
Lobdell Car Wheel Company's new
works, one at the Christlana Rolling
mill, one aV the property ofthe National
Dredging Company, and one at. the
works of the Diamond State Iron Com
pany.
This gave rise to another discussion
which was participated i'll by anumber
of members.
Mr., McMenamin said he thought that
the city had better build the road, aid
make it a present to the railroad com
pany inst to encourage them; they ask
for the street, lot us do better and build
the road for them
Mr.. Paynter said that he thought
that the gentleman from the Eighth
ward had gone mad.
Gu motion of Col. Taylor the further
Io''
poned until Frid " evening.
The committee on the petition to pro-
vide some safe means OF crossing the
Brandy wine, reported tnat they went to
Philadelphia ON Saturday and consult
ell with the officers OF the Railroad Co.,
who said they would do anything in
their power to relieve the people, blt
they cannot assume the responsibility
of providing footway over their
bridge, because if they did, they are
advised by counsel that they would be
liable for any damage that might arise
therefrom. Your committee would
recommend that the Lsvy Court be re-
quested to provide a flat or scow at
their expense free for the use of the
people, to cross and recrOss, until the
Eleventh street bridge is made passa.
bic, which will probably be within 80
days.
1t was moved that tho report be
adopted and a copy be sent to the chair
man of the Levy Court COMMITTEES, ON
building the new bridge.