Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-21

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George Churchman spoke about it
making back alley and of the nuisance
Of ii. leaving corner side doors, etc.
A. S. Reed agreed with Messrs. Given
and Churchman.
Mr.. Bell tried 10 save his boom by
blowing some more talk into it,
Mr.. Woolley-"Mr. Churchman'S talk
don't amount to anything, and will not
be choked of in this way XIII the meet
ing If YOU want to, what to ! care.
have nothing to do with the project
A voice What do you talk so much for,
il it does not affect your How do you
expect manufacturers to come to the
city If you make no improvements" con
cluded Mr.. Wooley.
Mr.. Given Manufacturers do not
locate on Delaware avenue; they start on
the creeks and rivers.
Mr.. Woolley insisted on his motion to
postpone until next week. Mr. Given
moved to amend by postponing indefi-
nitely, and was vociferously seconded by
Mr.. Churchman
Mr.. Bell explained that 1t was the only
night they could get the room and the
meeting was to discuss it only. He
thought no one would be hurt by post.
poning 1t. Those who did not like it
conld stay away from the next meeting.
Mr.. Sisler thought as many were
present as would come TO another meet.
ing. He said the city needed better
streets.
Then Councilman Hawkins got up and
convulsed the meeting by saying: "This
is the most ridiculous thing ever heard
in my life The men do not know what
they are talking about. They only want
to kiln the widening Of Tenth street.
voted for that and never in my life would
vote for this. If 1t is done | shall
want to leave the town. would like to
know who called this meeting | am
interested ia this thing. ] pay taxes.
Mr. johnson wanted standing vote
on the project.
Then Mr.. Woolley spoke again, and
the chairman said (sotto voce) to Mr.. Bell,
''Who is that mann Mr.. Woolley said
It was not fair to choke of the matter
indefinitely.
Mr., Johnson-"That gentleman says it
is not fair. The matter has been thor
oughly discussed in the Sunday Star and
every man here has read iii II the friends
OF the project are not here it is their
fault. Manufacturers would not be attrac-
ted by an increase in the debt Of $3.50. 900.
meeting again and began to back down
and tried to haul in his boom by saying
that more appeared TO be opposed to the
project than favorable.
Mr.. Hawkins wanted vote
John q. Baker was afraid that Tenth
street when widened would be gobbled
by the street railway David Lemon
That's what's the matter" He was
opposed to the so. called improvement.
George r. Roberts was opposed to
the proposed extension of Delaware
avenue, and was not sure that ii was
right to widen Tenth street Then he
looked out Of the corner of his eve at Mr..
Churchman and made remarks about ex-
tending Monroe and Tenth street
Mr. Given.-"I read of this in this here
paper down here, but don't take 1t.
Mr. Wainwright was opposed to both
projects.
After many cries Of question the
chairman selected from those before the
meeting the question of adiourning until
next Tuesday, which was lost in storm
OF "noes
Then four rose in favor of extending
Delaware avenue, and the remainder of
the meeting stood up in opposition TO it,
and the Sunday Star boom gave one gasp
and died.
Mr.. Churchman wanted q vote on the
widening of Tenth street
Il. Q. Vandergrift, ESQ, who defends
this at al times and places, said it was
not german to the object of the meeting.
But II any one opposed the matter, he
was prepared to discuss It,
DIR. Draper questioned whether the
widening of Tenth street carried with IL
the right to lay additional street car
tracks
Mr.. vandegrift had the impression that
the charter Of the Wilmington City Rail
way Company gave them the right to lay
their tracks on any street in the city and |
to extend them six miles beyond the city |
limits
Mr. Reed attacked the railway com
pany and suggested laying tracks on /
Eleventh or Ninth ST Ieet
Mr.. Baker suggested one track on
Tenth and the other on Tatnall and Ninth
streets, and said in the improvement was
for the benefit Of the railway company,
he kicked hard
MIR. vandegrift explained how the
scheme to widen Tenth street began and
the street railway company had nothing
TO do with it.
M. NlNehs Whnteu the sense OF the /
meeting to report TO the Legislature
Alfred Gawthrop asked how Market |
street property would be affected If the
street railway were removed. He APP
proved the widening of Tenth street.
Mayor Harrington approved any i'm
provement that thspeople Of the city de-
sired
Messrs. Gawthrop and Hart spoke Of
the wideningof Chestnut street, Phila.
delphia.
Mr. Wainwright was afraid the Legis.
lature would pass the bill to widen Tenth |
street and wanted the expression Of the
meeting
Several persons discussed the fairness |
or unfairness Of taking a vote on the |
Tenth street matter.
Several motions to adjourn were made, |
seconded by large chorus.
Mr.. Ware decided that discussion OF |
the Tenth street matter was not german |
to the meeting and that a vote would be
unfair.
Mr. Yandegrift demanded the motion
to adjourn which had precedence and at
10 10 o'clock it was carried.
Previous co adjournment. Mr.. Bell
tried to postpone until next Tuesday.
and take up both projects, but the boom
could not be resuscitated.
Weather.
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