Daily Republican., 1882-10-31

An OhDINANCE AUTHORIZING
"A THE DELAWARE WESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY" TO CnOSS
CERl AIN STkEETS IN THE CITY OF
WILMINGTON.
BE It ordained by the C,.y Council Of VIII
miDgton:
SECTION l. That the delaware Western
Railroad Company" Is hereby authorised 70
construct and use double railroad track
crossing the streets hereinafter named at
such grades o. arc hereinafter fully set forth.
BeRlnnlr 4 at q point in the notthWesterly
boundary line Of the City Of Wilmington, be-
tween Eleventh street and Pennsylyanla
avenue, crossing Union street one and FOUR
tenth Il 4-l0) feet shove its grade, thence
across Pennsylvania avenue, about MY
/ oio hit feet (Sel south Of the centre Of Union
street and one aud three-tenths Il SlO) feet
| above the grade Of said avenue, thence across
thirteenth street abent sixty [oo) feet north
Of the intersection OF Thirteontn street ala
Lincoln street and one and tourtenths A.lol
feet below the grade Of Thirtsenth street,
thence across Lincoln street, about seventy
three feet (73) fest east Of the above intersec-
ton and one and one tenth Il l'10) feet be-
lloW the grade Of Lincoln street, thence across
FourteenIh street about one hun1reo and ~
(loO) feet north Of the centre Of ScStt street,
said Fourteenth street at the pOint crossed by
said railroad to be depressed from Its present
grade IS thattherO shall be the clear heighth
Of twelve feet between the changed grade
and the bottom Of the railroad bridge; The
grade Of said Fourteenth street In making Of
such depression shall not exceed two hundred
and atty feet TO the mile, thence across Scott
street about one hundred and thirty nine
1881 feet east Of the centre Of the Fourteenth
street said Sc 1T street to be depressed at the
lpoiuC to be cFSssSd by the said railroad, 30
that there shall be the clear helKht OF tMeve
feet between the changed grade OF SAID Scout
I1Lreet ana the bottom Of the railroad bridge,
the grade Of said Scott street In making such
depression shall not exceed two hundred
land ffty feet 10 the mile thence acfoas SIX
teeRth street about two hundred and iour.
teen (al4) feet north Of the centre OF DUPONT
street, and eleven and f1ur-tenths III 4lV)
fleet above the grade Of Sixteenth street,
thence across Delaware avenue about one
hundred and ten (ll0) feet north Of tho cen
tire Of DUPONT street, ana fourteen AND
Thirty -tivo one huodrodths (1A So 1907 feet
Iaboye the grade Of delaware venue, thence
, scrSss GiIpin aveE us about eiGhty-eight teet
1881 north Of DUPONT street, and seven and
nine tenths q 9.l0 feet above the present
IRrade Of Oilpin avenue sad GiIptn avenue
TO be depressed at the point crossed by SAID
railroad 80 that there shall be the clear
hs lght Of twelve feet between the CHANGED
grade Of said 9ilpin avenue, and tho Dot
lfom of the bridge. The grade Of said Oil.
| Ipin RveL ne in making such depression snall
! not exceed two hundred and hfty (2br) feet
to tt mile thence across ShAllcr0ss avenue
about sixty-fJur (0t) feet north OF DuPont
street and three and nine-tenths Is etO) feet
above the grade Of Shallcross avenue. thence
across I,oyerinR avenue near It's intersection
WITH the nOFtherly side Of DUPONT street, and
ono and, hgestOnths Il 6-lol feet above the
IRrade Of Lowering avenue, thence across
IWAWasett street and Dupont street D,al
their Intersection, and three and hve- tenthi
| rs blO) feet below the present level OF the
: . intaFHAntinn thenCA nCFDR
, the brandyWine creek one hundred and
eight and fve-tenths (lo8 b-l0) feet above or
din nv low WAteFd thence over the .Jessul
road and ninety.tWS (s2) feet above II TO th'
) Snuff MIL lane, passing nine (9) feet undel
, said lano. and thence passing out OF the elty
limits to point In the nOrtheasterly bound
larry line about seventeen hundred and hv'
feet (l706) east Of bOundry stone on the righ
back Of the BrandyWine,. and also suitable
and necessary sldinGe, turnOuts and switches
= subject, however to such restrictions and re
RnlatiOns as have bsen or may be made u
n CiIy OUunUl IuI THO puTpUso Uf roy gaIaupt
a the speed of locomotives and cars within TN
city limits, Provided, however, that sale
> company shall plank or pave between sue;
I tracks at the AbOVO named crossings anC
1 shall mako the Grades Of toe streets conlorn
h | to the grades Of the railroad IN such manne
! as the City Council may require, and .shal
build, construct and maintain all necessar.
: culyerts, giving the railroad company tn
= Ip-ivIlege Of lowering the grade OF Gilpil
/ avenue four and one tenth 4 1-l0) feet, an'
also TO lever the grade Of Scott street an'
Fourteenth street 90 that q space Of tWSlV
lDfeet In the clear shall remain betWeei
line said streets and the bottom OF the rail-
h road bridges at all Of said crossings, an
authorizing tho said railroad company :
build over the said Fourteenth street, Scot
o street and Gilpin avenue, suitable railroa
9 Ibndges, being with the grades OF said street
land avenue, lowered IS above stated tWelV
=. (lO feet above the grades Of tho said Foul
= teOnth street, Scott street and Gilpiu aVenu
and also granting tuem the power to erect .
= construct suitable railroad bridges at tn
J, grades herelnbefore set forth, over DelaWaT
o avenue, Brandywine creek and the Jessu
3 noad, and the city hereby vacatel TO the sal
70 railroad company the bed Of Sixtsenth stree
u from the southerly sioe Of Scott street
the nOrtherly side Of DUPONT street an
provided further that the said railroad con
Ipas V hereby agree 10 idemnify and say
harIaless the city from any and all loss
" damage 10 persons o. corporations. or pr
10 lpertY which may be caused or occasiOne
,e by their crossing any Of the before state
strSets.
! Passed OF the City Hall, Wilmington, Del
ware, October 2dth, A. u, 1882
- HENRY q. O0NRAD,
p President Of Oity Council.
\ Attest: X. q. FRAlM, Olerk Of City Counci
y Oo3O.St