Daily Republican., 1881-08-27
SATURDAY, AUGUST ~. 1881.
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Though the building enter ffise7 III
the city generally ran a western ind
north western course, there a no rea,
son to suEpose from this it does 80, be-
cause the best building grounds, the
best sites, the greater advantages and
the cheapest lots are in that direction.
1t has got start up the west bauk OF
the Brandywine, down the p w. q
b. Railroad, out Mary and, Pennsyl.
yania, Delaware and Lancaster avenues
and it keeps on in an uninterrupted
stream. One person builds on those
avenues because somebody ele built
before him, and in many instances coin-
munities of mechanics have purchased
houses and settled down together to be
sure of good neighbors and good con-
genial company. Notwithstanding he
fact that west ward the sway Of empire
tends, there are no more eligible and
beautiful building sites any place
around or within the city than are to b
found over in the Ninth Ward, lyrg
upon Elliott and Philadelphia avenue,
and OF the receding bank that skirts the
Brandywine. The writer was sur
prised when recently he took a ride
over some of the eligible and beautiful
building sites which skirt the built up
portion of the Ninth Ward. Eighteenth
street which runs from slight angle
from the east ead of the Market street
bridge crossing the Brandywine, is
Curbed ard the sidewalks are paved FOR
several squares up through the lands of
Josepa Tatnall, on out TO the City
boundary where it strikes the proposed
route of the new Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad. Should this read be built he
land between 1t and the Branlywne
cannot fail to become very valuable
Several mechanics taking advantage of
the beautiful building sites along this
street, have already purchased lots and
built beautiful houses upon hem. From
this elevation q great part Of Will
mington, the manufactures in the
eastern part Of the city, the new Court
House, the Wilmington and brandy
wine Cemetery, Uncovered in shrubbery
and shade trees, Vhe beautiful buildings
out Delaware Avenue, the Soldiers
monument, j. T. Causes residence and |
many other prominent points are in
full view. Besides this, the tortuous
Delaware river more beautiful from be-
ing crooked, covered with hundreds of
sails and large numbers of Steamboats,,
is plainly visible for several mics until |
it hides itself behind the cliffs that
screen New Castle from our view.
Those who love the beautiful and pic
turesque in nature, cannot fail to ap-
preciate the great panorama of varied
sights THAI LAY spread out before them
from this p).Ht Of view. We cannot
help buG thiak that il il only because |
bur thousand. Of mechanics hunting
comfortable homes for themselves do
not know of such beautiful hui ding,
sites in the city, that this part of the
Ninth Ward has not long ago been
built up and populated With
communities Of industrious ana
thrifty toiier3. Joseph Tatnall WHO
owns the most Of this desirable build.
ing property in the Ninth Ward, some
years ago, at his own expense, had sew
eral streets laid out and some Of them
graded and curbs set in the expectancy |
hat the building tide would at
no distant day flow in that direction |
but as yet his expectations have not
been realized TO great extent. The |
great objection urged by mechanics !,
against this part OF the city for nones
for themselves is, tAa, it is too incon.
yenient from the business centre and /
manufactures Of the city, A glance at
the map aud :. measurement VI the dis !
jances will Immediately Convince those !
IN aking the Objection that they are
mistaken. Saventeentl and Washing
ton streets, where the most beautiful
building lots III the city are for sale, is
a point from which the Delaware car
yfLrks fha .bar (',,y W.
Wo-ks, Seidel & Hastings rolling
mills, The Diamond State and the Nc
Cullough Iron Companies are more
readily reached Than from the most
of West Wilmington, and any point
beyond Cool S.)ring Reser yoir all the
Soldiers Monument. We are not, how
ever, with the argument that there is
no city railway extending into the
Ninth Ward, and there are no facilities
For reaching the large manufactures
except by walking. THIS is true al
present but it cannot remain true much
longer. The pressure is so great for
the building of a city railway out
through the Ninth Ward to the River
view cemetery that it cannot be- re-
sisted much longer, and we will ven
ture to assert that if one was built
through that part Of our city it would
b. one of the best railroad Investments
in the city EshJ thousand dollars haze
already becn subscribed for The bn;Id.
ing of the road, AMI tho balance, f)ur
thousand must soon be forthcoming
We do not intend our article as q pui1
for the benefit Of any individual, but
with so many mutual advantages for
pleasant comfortable homes for mechan-
les and work NO men in he Ninth yard