Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-03

There will be no lack Of local raj lroad
building in Wilmington and the vicini
ty the present year. Every thing i,
now ready for completing the Spruce
street extension of the Fourth street
City Railroad, to the Eleventh street
bridge and that branch will no doubt be
In running order before the first OF
June. Mr.. Bradford, the President, is
m energetic, pushing man, and will
let no grass grow under his feet in his
efforts to complete the work. Another
effort will be made to infuse new life
into the Ninth Ward extension of the
City Railroad to Riverview cemetery.
The enterprise last fall only lacked
some q, 900 OF the amount required to
insure the building Of the road, and 1t
Is thought that with proper effort that
amount can easily be secured this
spring. In addition to these branches, a
correspondent presents strong and Co
gent reasons for building road from
the depot out Front street and from
thence out Maryland Avenue, to some
where near Warmers Morocco factory,
and from that down across the P. w.
& B. Railroad to the Pulp Works.
This, however, will do to talk over the
coming summer. Aside from all this,
there are several more railroad enter
prises on hand, which, when completed,
will be of greater or less benefit to the
city. Amongst these is the Whining
ton & Northern extension, from the
West End yards of the P. W. & B. de-
pot to the Delaware river. This work
is so far under way that it is expected
to be finished in time for the excursion
season, when connections can be made
At Pennsgrove with the Wet Jersey
Railroad, thereby securing short and
quick route to the watering places
ON the Atlantic coast-Atlantic City,
Woo loic anu Oapc may "A HCe WIN
Of railroad tracks is also about to be
laid, connecting the various Railroads
with the new Lobdell foundry and car
" heel works On the South side. The
extension of the z. W. s. B. Railroad,
by branch track running from Bran
DIVINE station, beyond the Bowers <
Dure car shops, to the Augustine paper
mills, is an important improvement
and is accompanied with considerable
labor and expense. 1t will be in run
ming order sometime during the latter
part of the sumner. OF course, when
it reaches Augustine mills, it will not
stop until the Brandy wine is bridged
and the road pushed on to Riddles and
Bancroft's Banks. This road will not
only be q great benefit to the large
manufacturers mentioned, but will offer
facilities for workmen living along the
BRANDY wine, to reach the man ufactories
in the eastern part of the city without
having to walk go far and it will be an
inducement for mechanics to secure
pleasant homes along the Brandywine.
Overlapping in importance all these To-
cal roads. is the increased prospect for
a new line Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, going through the city at
some point not yet definitely settled
upon. That the company has COM
menced grading several miles outside
the city, even if only to technically
comply with the law is evidence that it
is not willing to relinquish the hold al
ready obtained.
Should all these railroad projects be
carried out during the year, Whining
ton will have scored one of the most
important epochs in her history, and
will have made rapid strides towards
a metropolitan city Of 100000 inhabi.
tants before the century closes.