Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-28
THE n. a. p. RO1D.

Philadelphia Entrance Definitely
Located = Asking City Councils,
Permission 10 Enter the Quaker
City.
Two ordinances were presented in Phil
adelphla city councils Thursday granting
permission to build through the city two
railroads to be known us the Baltimore Il
Philadelphia and the Schuylkill River East
Side railroad Both ordinances will be dis
cussed fully before the committee next
week. Petitions from residents in the
Twenty-siXth ward and capitalists repre-
senting $3.50, ,0O0, 900 in the Seventh ward
were presented asking TO grant the per
mission asked by the railroad company.
The proposed route of the Baltimore H.
Philadelphia road strikes the western
limits Of the city near the intersection of
Cohh's creek and Church lane, and rum
ming in II enthusiastically direction
crosses Woodland avenue Mt Sixticth
street, the Philadelphia, Wilmington Il
Baltimore railroad near Fifty eighth
street, overhead, and the Chester branch
of the Philadelphia a. Reading near Fifty
fourth street, on the Enstwick property.
Here connection is made with the Schuyl-
kill River East Side railroad. Church
lane is crossed overhead, while Sixty
eighth street, which is unopened, is to be
crossed undor grade. The unopened
streets, Sixtieth and Sixty first, are to be
crossed Mt grade, as are also Woodland
avenue and Fifth-eighth street. All these
are unpaved, and tho grades may be
changed without damage to adjacent
property.
Crossing the Schuylkill ri er ut point
about 1000 feet south of Gray's Ferry
the new line reaches the cast side on the
Harman property. Thence following a
ENTHUSIASTICALLY course il goes under
Wharton street, the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore railroad and the
Gray's Ferry road near Thirty-fourth
street. Running along the east side of
the river Mt the foot of the various streets
approaching it it passes under the South,
Chestnut and Market streets bridges
Going under the Filbert street ex-
tension of the Pennsylvania railroad, the
rond continues along the river front to
the intersection of Twenty-fourth and
Vine streets. The line of the elevated
part of the road begins at Filbert street
and all streets north of Race, inclusive,
are crossed overhead. Continuing by the
elevated railroad along Twenty fourth
street, the new road reaches junction
with the Reading on Pennsylvania avenue.
The freight line branch of the road
named begins Mt the intersection of Dick
inson street with Schuylkill avenue, on
the east side of the Schuyllill river.
Thence it passes along the projected line
of Dickinson street to Twenty third
street. along the projected line of TINT
street to Oregon avenue, and along the
avenue TO the Delaware river near the
Pennsylvania Salt Works Following the
projected line of Meadow street it reaches
the north side of Reed street. None OF
these streets have been opened or dedi-
cated to public use and are private
property.
The bridge over the Schuylkill is ia
have two draw openings, one upon each
side of the centre pier, of IS feet clean
waterway between the draw pier and eacl
of the two adjoining piers. The streets
between Race and Spring Garden streets
inclusive, are to have overhead crossings
~ feet above the surface of the streets
The ordinance offered provides that the
city solicitor be directed to discontinue
the suit now pending in court of common
pleas, No. 2, against the East Side roat
relative TO its operations in the First ward