Daily Republican., 1882-10-23
suR BALTIMORE & OHIO,
.,s,ON or THE DELAwARE
HIEsSERN RAIL ROA ID
WA~uRUUGH THE Gay.

sn on and in the absence OF Presi-
teIIvU r"mr.d. Mr.. Bailey was called to
PDt wv Uy Upon calling the roll IL was
SOS that 10 members were present,
\, auI tbs party was subsequently Joined
tDe e,"tion U of Mr.. Paynter, Council
Cn ~ took took recess to re-assemble at
gu stS and Union streets, for the
eVsn,I ever ot inspecting the proposed ex.
EPoSo ot the Delaware Western rail
ilsI s.IIronqh the northwestern part of
Guy Gnmber of carriages were drawn
cont of the hall, which were soon
u ~ members of Council, represen.
~" ls,U Of each of the Wilmington
ENsS ",oars and others. They were &C.
.pnisi BY James L. Randolph, of
g~ore % Chic Engineer; Major Sam
% c"hy Assistant Engineer; Capt.
smith, Right of Way Agent.and
= Bird, Esq, counsel for the Bal
1,S and Ohio railroad; Daniel Con
~ IsSrnsrintendent of Delaware Yves.
,USiirosd; Myers q. Conwell, Chief
LNsar Of the City of Wilmington;
s.v ' e Turner, City Solicitor, Joseph
ADAMS and Robert II. Tay lor, ex-
m6ers Of City Council.
Ehs marty we're soon landed ut
OIrb T and Union streets, where the
Races were dismissed to q point |
y t6s Middle Depot, and the mem
stated on foot to inspect the route |
Iicb had been carefully staked out by |
engineers. -, Wv,
Ma nav road will enter Wilmington
noiDt on Union street between
Iv.uth and Twelfth streets, and con.
rs aver the route as published in
REPUBLICAN, last Friday. 1t will
I,,Ests the changing of the grades
'Egal Of the streets over which it
,uss and 1t was for the purpose
Having these streets and having
uOpOSed changes explained that
Council met on the ground last
uNsy. At the Union street cross.
me grade will be raised nearly
foo. aud a half, which will greatly
dvCe 10 the drainage of that street.
dthe worst places encountered by
,upireers is on Scott street between
and Fourteenth streets, whore the
b will have to be lowered and q
v or trestle work construc to
that street 5,4-1o feet above the
lent grade, which will give q good
iVay feet underneath the railroad
EiHg. They also propose to CON-
Ct sewer Or culvert at this point,
urneCt with the sewer on Delaw are I
lue, which will be of immense bene-
lOplOperty holders in the vicinity
nuriHEthem the advantage of excel
drainage AT this point is q lot of
uHd bounded by Scott, Du Pont,
reenth streets and Delaware
lue containing 5L+ acres which has !
purchased by the railroad com
ee they propose to erect a passen.
and freight station, together with
% house, large workshops, and
otber buildings as may be needed. !
will bring their depot almost oppo-
ae Middle Depot Of the City Pass
Railway Company. At the point '
leihs company propose to erect
ihlS Sixteenth street is run, but {
lsOr been graded or accepted by +
ply, and the company ask Councils l.
70 them the assurance that in the
Iot their building, the street shall
% opened. Thep6rmaLant closing
is street cannot by any meNns be a '
vantage to anyone, az the broad b
way OF Delaware avenue runs al {
parallel with it, only half a i
re distant. On account of the f
tamount of travel on Delaware G
lus' and for the purpose of securing I
~ safety, the company propose to a
ths avenue by means of a bridge o
sVSted road, IA feet above the road. :
which will prevent any interfer. o
with travel along the avenue. :
Y crossing at this point. the road Il
" between the Logan House and d
Iilng, crossing Gilpin avenue on n
" WORK u feet above grade, The +,
lnGer OF the route to the Brandy
viii with some few slight altera-
conform to the present grade of
Spoint on the south bank of the a
poyWine between Clayton and Du- 4 !
streets, and Just above the suspen- :,
Vuage, trestle work will be con-
ESSd SSs, AZ an approach to the compa- . .
Unuge across that stream. This q
VIII DO over 100 feet above low =
marx, aud the bridge and trestle !,
.,' "aI Do over 100 feet in length. o
nossIe work will be continued on .
Do'l %sI Oank Of the Brandywine, over .,
IS pVla' Jessups road and the new \
W Oi The r W. & B. R. R. which =
ny "S'VsSed at 40 feet above grade. -
au VIII then continue in a north o
", y direction, crossing the snuff
nS sSI anu pass beyond the bounda-
efty followed the staked route I
~ y, and the engineers of the b
Y were kept busy explaining e
,,t. yvsed changes Of grade and 9TH b
,"eis '"aI pertaining to the rod. d
'uE.leer SsI Conwell was also bs. p
,Mm questions, while City Sc il
rnNII agrner acted as umpire on all le- tt
h.. Sal amusing sight to see staid | iy
n V% 40. OF Council springing ever RI
\, %5osSlng truck patches, Ieaping IL
aU,iS ascending the sides of hills
NJ n II. ascending, all the way fol- !
\, y Ie stakes of the new line,
SIa,0. M 'ae Inspection of he road was
ene stSs party repaired to the point l
N nv ~, carriages were in waiting, p'
!, y, .ue direction of Mr.. Bird we're
t,bovaa Sae Eobitt House on Market fa
iSUoSS ST Tenth. Here they were bi
\ 49, Judge" Humphries of the m
ls 'HDaLGGg, Merris Taylor of the a.
lm, |we,, G Farra, secrefpIv Of the the 81
pthers. h'"ilroau' and sew pt
jn,' ollef a wait the party were in.
btuoOs adjoining room where a
N o tSo, banquet was served, to
anS '5Tse h who had been over the a
he u uau their appetites whetted te
Ballsv 1Uing air dld full Justice. W
ID I'LL PF9sl ed at the feast, while tn
IN, Esq, performed the part of
beredA a - corps of obliging walters fr,
II anV ,O 70 the wants of the guests, W
sbis qua alan left that table hungry tic
krceilUU,wh tault. The lobster salad oh
khila ,S' she chicken salad splen. ca
|a tosS, ne med aud scalloped oys-
spr0.',1 ana 9th IT delicacies could
NNmha,