The daily gazette., 1881-06-03

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bridge. e...................s 5000 o.
Erection of bridge at Fourth
street. ................... 100000
Grading Fourth street and
temporary wharf. ....... $4,000
Total cost OF proposed road
to the river. er.............. 100000
Total cost with permanent
wharf................... 100000
We have reason to believe that with
lew exceptions, the owners of the land
required for the proposed thoroughfare
Will accept nominal damages for their
property, and we do not believe that any
considerable damages will be awarded
to any Of The parties whose land may be
taken for the required streets, owing to
the great advantages that must accrue to
them from the carrying out OF this mag
nificent Improvement.
As the material to be used in grading
The proposed avenue is being rapidly Ia
ken out-the work going on night and
day, 1t is necessary In order to avail our
selves Of this admirable chance to accom-
plish this important improvement that
the offer of the National Dredging Com
pany be accepted with as little delay as
possible.
The National Dredging Company Is
also willing, should the proposed plan
Dc accepted by the city, to go on with
the work at once aud to take in pay.
ment thereof $4,000, to be raised by the
appropriation of the coming fiscal year,
and to be paid on the compilation
OF the bridge and approaches
and the balance 20 be paid on the COM
N nf fhAr ArIr <.ff d -
ations of the succeeding fiscal year.
Mr.. George W. Talley generously
off.rs in case the proposed plan is car
ried out, to deed to the city without cost
the tract of land. absut 200 feet front
on the bulkhead line, lying between
Fourth street and the lands of the
National Dredging Company. This
would give the city, including the street
frontage OF 300 feet for wharfs and
docks which we consider ample for that
purpose.
The Legislature of the State of Della
ware having at its late session, granted
permission TO bridge the Brandy wine
River at any point between It's mouth
and the bridge Of the p, ". & b. Rail-
road Company, no legal impediment
exists to bridging the stream.
We therefore recommend that the Of
fer Of the National Dredging Company
be accepted as to the grading Of Fourth
street, the construction of the bridge
over the Brandywine and Its approaches
and the erection of a temporary wharf;
omitting the construction Of the perma-
nent wharf.
We also recommend that Front
street, Eighth street, and Twelfth street,
100 feet wide, be located and the land
condemned from the Brandywine to the
Delaware river 80 as 20 prevent their
being built upon, and that they may
also be filled In should favorable op-
|. portunity offer.
We sl7o recommend that a street of
good width he locatad nearly parallel
| with the Christfana and Delaware
rivers, and about 800 feet In the rear of
The bnlkhead line, (Which will be about
the present lower water line) to extend
from the proposed bridge TO Fourth
street TO the northern boundary of the
city, 50 as tn prevent the posi- bility of
the river front being closed 10 the pub
lie, and to afford the bt It facilities for
communicating with various points on
the river within the city.
We also recommend that a commits
sion be asked for at an early day TO con-
denim all the land required for the OPEN
ing of the streets we have advised you
to locate and open.
In conclusion we would add that If at
any future time 80 good an opportunity
as the present enc be offered OF COM
p,eting at 80 low a cos I, t,any of the other
suggested routes to the Delaware river
front, we heartily recommend that the
city avail itself of the occasion and
further add to its water facilities.
Very respectfully,
G. A. RODNEY,
GEO. 8. BARNHILL,
CaAs. w. TALLY,
MERRIs TAYLOR,
The report was laid over one week for
consideration, and on Mr.. Paynter's mo-
tion Council agreed to meet at the City
Hall on Monday morning, at 9 O'Clock,
for The purpose OF going over the routes
mentioned in the committees report.