Daily Republican., 1885-11-17
bridge put,d,uS in wilmington

A. the late meeting OF the Levy
Court, in this city, six thousand dollars
additional was appropriated for the re-
pairs of bridges ia Wilmington Ii IN
lrod." which Of course means the city
Of Wilmington. THIS money is not to
be applied 70 the repairs Of any partic-
ular bridge on. TO be used whenever
needed. No doub. Mr.. Hickman, the
Levy Court Com missioner will lind
plenty of places to- It's use. Ii there 10
no other place tina, \. could be used to a
better advantage It could be applied to
the repairs of the Brandywlne bridge
at Market stree. THIS bridge has
lived cut its day Bnilt when Will
min ton was comparatively but vii
lage compared to what 1t now Is, 1t has
done faithful duty, and It is now found
that The bridge that was sufficient to
ascomln odate The travel of town Of
10000 population Is insufficient to &C
commodste city OF $4,000 population.
The bridge IL actually becoming unsafe
for heavy traffic When q four horse
team crosses !. vibrates, trem bles and
creaks in a manner to be almost alarm
ing, and other teams feel safer in wait
ing until the large one passes over.
This should not be be 80. Gentlemen
OF the Levy Court, citizens of Whining
ton, new bridge Is needed at this
place. only single span Is needed.
Perhaps new abutments are needed.
II 30 let us have them, and let them be
raised three or four feet higher than the
preseu. ones. That will ease the grade
of b1th approaches.
Those who were Directing to the re
pairs Of Third street bridge by putting
q new iron end 10 1t will find, when
they see this magnifc ent improvement,
that there were no grounds for their
objections.
Indeed are not sure but they will
feel littl a7aamed when they SEQ how
great an Improvement was made fol
eight Thousand dollars. The REPuBLI
CAN WAS tue only paper in the city
that favored The improvement, and i
does not now regret the course 1t pnr
sued. We hope Mr., Hickman viii
make more Of the same kind of i'm
provements, which give the tax payer
some hing substantial for the take
they pay.
We are informed that manuiactur
ing firm In this city has made larg
piece OF machinery for the Ksoli
works near Brandywine Summit.
weighs about seven tons, and there al
very grave fears that the Brandywin
bridge will not stand the strain, as 1t
the intention to take it TO Its destin
ton on . powerful wagon. A bride
that will not stand the strain of seve
tons Is entirely behind the times
these days of ponderous and powerf
machinery. We hope that Mr.. Hic
man will urge the repair Of this brids
even II IL had to be repaired with ne
one.
While on the subject OF bridges,
would not forget the great nesd OF
bridge across the Brandywine at Wa
ington street. a bridge at that pli
was agitated some years ago, with CT
siderable hope Of success, but Of L
years 1t has been dropped out Of sig
There is, however, AZ much and m
need of bridge at that place now
ever. The Ninth ward Is spread
its Improvements up the Brandy wi
and bridge at that point will beco
an imperative necessity. Notn
would do more To build up and impr,
the city along the Braudywine bsl
the cemetery on the west side 9
farther up on the east side thar
bridge at Washington street.
Hickman, look after he matter.