Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-29


authorised 70 transfer the above.named bond Y the
OF the county. to the above. named Philip Quigley
treasurer as the payment on account OF the con-
tract for building said bridge.
Here there IL q reference 10 contract
with Mr.. Qnigley, rs to the "bridRe and
ApproAcheA" being constructed for e26, 500,
and presumptive evidence OF balance Of
voluntary contributions" which the
levy court had not collected but an
assignment Of which Mr.. Quigley n
scented TO take in settlement for the
amount due him. The "Approke hes"
referred to were simply plank foot ways |;
an the bridge remained inaccessible to
vehicles for months until embAnknents
we're built at esoh end, by the county, NJ
an additional expense OF some e6, 900,
making the total cost Of the structure
about So, 500.
TIE ACT OF ASSEMBLY
The Legislature Of 1857 passed on the
same day acts authorizing the building Of
both the Third and the (old) Eleventh
ssreet bridges, being chapters la9 and $50,
respectively, Of volume XIII Delaware
Laws. These Ac's are practically alike
aud their concluding seotions are identi-
Gal, WORD for word, AZ iollOws:
BE 1T FURTHER ENACTED, That the levy
court Of New Castle county shall not make
any appropriation for the erection or con-
struoiion Of said bridge until the whole
amount Of the estimated costs Of such con-
struction shall have been raised by voluntary
subscription and paid, or secured 10 be paid
10 the order OF the said levy court for the
purpose Of erecting said bridge, said estimate
Of costs to be made by . competent and dis
interested bridge builder and subject to the
approval Of the court.
The old Eleventh street bridge WA
built upon exactly the same plan as the
Third street bridge, H. +. Pickels and
others owning property on the northern
aide OF the BrAndywine contributing
sll, 900 towards IFS erection. And
should the Townsend bill pass, the mer
who furnished this money will M
doubleday be entitled to demand Of the
Legislature, In the interests Of fair play
. similar mAndamus upon the levy court
to refund their Gil, 900.
THE COUNTY TRRAsuRRR's RvIDBScR.
From Every Evening March g. 1883.
Mark NJ CleAver was oounty treasured
at the time, and his recollection ia very
clear, as to some Of the details Of thiI
bridge building business. ALI the con
tributors owned property o. the soutl
Side, the value Of which would be great,
Ell hAnced by being brought As near to tn
built up portion OF the city practically q
it WAS geographically. They WAIVED |
bridge-yehrned for q bridge aud wer
perfectly willing to pay for it out Of thei
own pockets. But private individual
could not build bridge over = navigAbl
stream Ii must be done In the name o
the county and under authority Of tn
legislature.
These men came 10 the levy court Ani
begged that body TO father the enter
prize. They did not want the county t,
90 to any expense Whatever, only Il
stand sponsor to the Job and they them
selves would foot the bill. They wer
eager to do this and never limited at any
thing like expecting the money thus I'D
vanoed ever to be returned to them. Tn
Townsends were more deeply interested
than any one else both because thei
land would become immediately avail
able for building lots and because the.
had Just built their rolling mill and wer
obliged to have their employees ferrie
40 oss 10 their work every morning an
back again every evening.
THE FUNERAL IN THE SENATE.
Every Evenius, "a, Ch 10. L IS.
When the holr for the funeral hA
Arrv d, Mr.. A. b. Coope. srOss aud sal
no did Lot think the Legislature shoul
II ttrieIe wnh The txl endiinte Of count
iua65 This ia u mater purely With
the provirot Of the levy court. II ia th
custodian VI tie county funds and ma
bs presumed to know more about thel
than the Legislature could. 1t We
not commended, he believed, b
anybody, that this WAS Leg
claim. Bven the applicants an
their pstitioning friends do mot conten
, this. hut base their claims upon broadt
|, or more equitable grounds. (Mr. Coopt
,, then alluded 10 the act OF Assent
!, authorizing the building Of this bridg
/, and following this by reading the lev
court minutss.) He then referred to VIII
had bsen urged about the existence
come tAoit understanding that Fay mel
, Of the bridge bond was not to be enacted
, The minutes Of the levy court show thei
could have been no thought Of such
= thing; the transfer Of the unooilecte
4 portion Of the bond to Mr.. QuiRley
= payment OF the instAlment due him e.
the attorney deems II safe for the Il
tsrests OF the county") defines III
clearly.
y Upon that record" (the levy cou
a minutes), continued Mr.. Cooper, .
o stand. II shows 10 my mind that Il
% gentlemen who gave this bond-I to
. one OF them that my heart was with hir
y bat my head against him-that the
" gentlemen, having real estate on Il
n other side OF the ChristiaDa, bsiE
DESTROYS fol- this br dge, made contrib
tions for IL, aud went to the levy court
10 appeal for 1t, not expecting the return
l. Auy psrt Ut the monsy they spsnt on 1
No objection was made at the time Il
j. fret INSTRUMENT was paid. Subs
'r quently l think there was, End upt
a that, in business view, thin
ID t1sy should be made to, stand the bru
Of II II they have made q mistake, II
,e their misfortune and should not
ID belptd upon the county. As to the 1
10 crease value OF the land forbesr to 50
Evsr il tue land had deprecated 1t won
y n tobAnge my views but, on the 90
,v rAry IL has greatly deprecated. II
4 bridge at that time was not q publ
" nrc, ssiiy Il Is now and has been ma
y so largely by the enterprise Of the N,
% owning this land. The county has Ike
Y the bridge up ana 10 now abJni 10 tai
10 measures to erect another
in COST of about S60,0U0." N
le Cooper then referred briefly 10 Il
: Eleventh street bridge, said the on
d tr,butors to its erection had not asked /
10 the refuGdiDg of their money, but II ia
bill passes tue door will b. opened
!. tenn He referred to the petitions (
u the pass. OF the Townsend bill and 80
II shat soms Of the most prominent pet
sr Iioatra, ADO tnem the HSflan & HI
Q. hagswarth Company, had withdraw
their siznaiures The levy court h
@ 'ery properly demonstrated against n
n. passage the bill, aud, being eount
n le mater, IL should bs left to that body.
= Mr.. Bats oljowed ia = short speed
1T He rememb cred the circumstances Atten,
If ng tho building Of the bridge. The
zen urged and pressed the levy court
; .eI authority 10 build the bridge. II
"a levy oeuit wac not NJ xiOu3 for. 1t Il
l. people were Lot anxious fJr II bnt Il
W olnnieu'oIs we're extremely anxious 4
Is 1t ss a bnsiness speculation they we,
n m!O II ~ d made o great deal Of none
~ Had thsIs b Ell any iplimAtion that Vt.
: money would have bssn asked for agai!
/. lh+ levy court would nGverspudisted Il
application ~ once.
ID Mr.. Coo jsr then rose again and read
o shoit statement OF the profits made /
y iOme OF the contributors. Alter Il
/ bridge was built Lucas Alrlohs sold 1;
a acres, rOods and 2 perches OF land
r George Lobdell for S34, 900, wort
Y 4lO, 900 before the bridzn WA hnil