The daily gazette., 1882-10-23
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL J. LYNCH.
FOR CORONER,
FRANK f. SMITH.
The Is. & o. Extension.

The suggestion contained IN Saturdays |
GAZETTE TO the effect That public meeting |
OF citizens be called to consider the applica- |
tion of the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad Com
pany for permission TO extend their new line |
through this city, was not made with the |
idea of throwing any obstacle In the way Of |
the proposed Improvement, but simply to |
give the Council an opportunity of obtain
ing fair expression of public sentiment
before acting finally upon the company's
request.
We have since learned, however, that the
company desire to have their application
finally considered at an carly day, in order /
to commence ut once upon the construction
OF the bridge over the Brandywine, in case
they are given permission to go through the
city. A public meeting, therefore, If deemed
desirable, should be held without delay, and
thus make It, possible for the perm ssion of
City Council TO le given at the next regular
meeting.
In sug9 9esting III, propricty of holding n
meeting of citizens for public expression
of sentiment concerning the passage OF the
new road through this city, we do so with
an almost positive knowledge OF what the
RESULT would be. The GAZETTE has always
favored the proposed competition, and we
are assured that in thi position we represent
the wishes of ninc-tenths of our people
and ninety. nine one-hundrcdths of the
business interests of the ci y. The feelings
of our ctizens were fully expressed when
the initiate ry proceedings were III der con-
sideration during the la't &c ion of the
Legislature, ;ni overRl EN- ng senti-
ment was n .ayor of encourae ing the com
petition by ever possible means.
Friends of tie improvement, therefore,
need not fear to ask the public encourage
ment of the people, but even if a meeting
is mt held there is no occasion for unneces
sary delay on the part of the City Council.
If there Il any degree OF opposition to the
privileges asked for by the Baltimore Il
Ohio corporation it will soon make itself
manifest, and If it fails to appear the
Council can feel justified in constituting its
absence into tacit consent. We
are positive the people of this
city want the competing line from Balti-
more to Philadelphia to pass through Viii
mington, and though the importance of the
affair merits serious consideration there is
no occasion to prolong this consideration iol
weeks, or even days. The question resolves
itself into one of public benefit, and IL ought
not to take our City Fathers very long to
determine whether the benefits to he derived
from this competition In railroad trade and
travel will he sufficient to compensate for
the money value of the privileges to be
given IN consideration thereof
The proposed route of the new road
through Wilmington has been very Judi
ciously selected, and serves the double pur-
pose Of accommodating the public interests
and at the same time cutting through the
city at point where piyatc in
terests will suffer The last detrimcnt ol
discom 'ort. lis construction will add ma.
terally TO the prosperity Of the city, be
sides giving employment 10 hundreds and
circulating thousands of dollars In this
community during the coming winter and
spring. Let City Council give this matter
careful consideration, without delaying
final a tion day longer than necessary.