Daily Republican., 1889-02-07
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
GREAT BOOM EXPECTED IN
CITY BUILDING.
Projected Street Improvements Park
1mprOvements-Impr
All Around the
City.

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eyes, every hou'e in the city, large
and small, will be rented or bonght by
| the 18th of March this year, said real
estate agent to a REPUBLICAN represeD-
tstlve yesterday. There never was such
demand Tor houses" said he. From
what could be learned the general expec-
tRtion was that this will be very active
manufacturing year, and people from the
country were nocking into the city 10 en-
JOY the benefits of 1t. There has been
greater rush for building permits during
the winter than there is sometimes s
during the summer. Looking ahead there
are already of large buildings the Far
mers' Bank of Delaware to build at
Third and Market streets, the Central
National Bank building aud Eden Lodge
Hall. Then II is about reduced to GER
tainty that Tenth street is to be widened,
and the probabilities are that the old
buildings on Tenth street will be sue
ceeded by others of more modern date
and architecture. Joseph l.. Carpenter,
Jr. is expected to build handsome and
imposing block Of buildings where tho
old Ebbltt House now stands, opposite
| the Court House, and contractors In all
sections Of the city are said to be con-
tracing for rows of dozens OF houses.
AS usual, the demand Is still for small
houses by worbingmen and mechanics,
whose limited wages will { permit
them 10 pay higher rents than IS aud $40
per month. In the general rush Of i'm
provements the suburbs OF South Will
mington, over Third street bridge, promi-
see to receive it's full share, aud the
suburb Of East Wilmington, over Elev-
ms aRR hRNd t.rNa lNa f..a
of manufacturing establishments, will
show great activity in the builJing line.
The taking of the City Passenger Rail-
way over Into that section OF the city will
be worth scores of buildings to 1t. The
suburbs OF East Lake and Creston will
also show wonderful activity In build
ing and the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
wards will not be far behind.
/ That section Of the city, between Della
ware and Pennsylvania avenues, will
still retain Its prlstige for beautiful and
costly residences. The last season was
one OF remarkable building activity in
that section, and the coming season, 1t is
said, will far surpass II, as q large num-
Der Of costly residences are said to be
contemp ated. This is an indication of
the fast growing wealth of many of the
business men of the city who, In various
ways, have made thsir mark upon the
community for good.
The section OF the city lying along the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad is beginning to
be appreciated for sites for manufactur-
ing purposes, coal and luAber yards apd
can hardly fail TO be largely benefited, as
the railroad accommodations are first
class for both passenger and freight busi.
ness. The Highlands beyond viii nos se
behind In the march OF building improve
ments.
Besides all these expected and pro-
jected improvements by private enter
prise, more is expected OF the city depart
ments than usual. The effort OF the
Street and Sewer Departments to get a
larger appropriation means better streets
In many localities, and combined with the
Water Department and the Park Com
mission, public drive up the Brandy
wiue to Crooked Run, and up that run to
kentmere and probably beyond. The
Park Commission have already given out
the Contract for grading Kirkwocd Park
In the eastern part of the city on the
Brandywine, and the grading will no
doubt be followed by laying 1t out in
walks and flower plats and the planting
of shade trees.
In looking at this latter I'm rrovement
such expense. They unfortunately do
not think that 1t will enhance the price
OF property in that section, as people are
generally willing to give some odds that
they may be near fresh air breathing
place with beautiful surroundings. They
do not stop to think that 1t will benefit
the whole city by the increased price of
property, and the increase of taxes paid
In that vicinity will make less to pay In
other sections of the city.
1t is not likely that the Park Commits
sion will be able 10 make much improve
ments up the Brandywine this coming
year, on account of want of money.
The most of the park appropriation will
be expended on Kirkwood Park. The
park up the Brandywine, however, will
be very much benefited by the public |
drive up to Kentmere, already referred
to.
In the meantime Superintendent Tat
nall is very much improving the park By |
laying out paths and walks along the |
hillsides, putting bridges over streams
and ravines and cutting out and remov-
ing dead and decayed trees. His police |
arrangements are excellent with the limi-
tied force at bis command. Nobody need |
go to the park now In the fear of being
molested and insulted by rough and low
characters. The landscape ar ist has not
ing the park and they are anxiously
awaited by Mr.. Ta,nall Altogether the
city is to have the biggest kind of boom
III year in solid improvements, in beauty
and In comfort. The census will be TAX
EN- In 1890. The REPUBLICANS high tide
mark for the population of Wilmington
In that year is 80 00q