The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-02
BRIDGING the BRANDYwINE.
The Last Floating Debt Of the County
Paid-who Got County Money Yes
terday.


following resolution, which was
adopted;
Resolved, That warrant be drawn
upon the county treasurer In favor Of
the Farmers Bank OF Delaware at VIII
for 81, sos go in full payment,
Including the principal and interest of
the outstanding floating debt of New
Castle county,
This completely wipes out the $751;
600 floating debt that sat like an incu-
bus upon the shoulders of the people.
S75, 900 of the amount was raised by
the sale of the insane asylum to the
State. .--.
After this Mr. Grubb said he thought
1t was about time the Levy Court
would take some action In regard to
building bridge over the he'Brandywlne,
and In order to bring the matter up he
moved that bridge be erected across
the Brandywlne at some point
above Market street.
Chairman Buckingham said no W
was the time to face the music and
that Mr.. Grubb name sit e
for tho bridge. Nh. Hutchison wan t.
cd the matter to be well ventilated
before the people and thought that
no site should 10 selected until tho
People had an opportunity to express
their desires before the court.
Mr.. Grubb thought that the matter
had already been pretty well discuss
led.
Civil engineer W. A. KINNEY being
present WIS asked for an opinion. lie
said there were three interests to lie
considered +: the interests OF the Board
of Park Commissioners of the city Of
Wilmington, and OF New Castle Coun-
ty. Mr.. KINNEY in relation to the site
said that in his opinion the bridge
should be at VanBuren street, rs the
cost there would he s25,0 ,0JO less than
either at Washington or Broome SITS.
He said the estlmatos OF tho Edge
Moore Iron Company presented by
George A. Elliott llsq. were misead-
ing and the company simply lied
when 1t proposed to build a bridge at
Mr.. KINNEY, S30O,0 900 to build a
bridge at either Washington or Broomo
street. Mr., Hickman expressed the
greatest surprise at Mr.. Kimmey's re-
marks and said there were plenty of
lcompuBies that would build bridge
ION Washington street for from $T5, 900
Ito SSj, 900 The estimate before when
the project was killed was only sS2.-
,000.
Mr. KINNEY said the amounts named
by Mr.. Hickman might build tile stone
piers and the iron work, but In his es.
Innate he included lilling in and con.
sequential damages.
George A. Elliott, Esq, being grant
cd permission to speak, said that in any
event, wherever located the right OF
way through property would be grant,
ed, especially would this DO the case
hn hi "A %
street He had no idea that the cost
would go over $o0, 900.
MI, Grubb was also surprised at the
high estimates of Mr.. KINNEY. He said
the cost Of tho iron bridge over the
Brandywine at Market street was only
tl5,5O0, why you could build two or
three bridges for 100000.
Mr. Hulchison was not prepared to
order u bridge to be built until all par,
tiles interested were given n hearing
before the Levy Court. He moved as
10 substitute for Mr.. Grubb'5 motion
that all persons interested, including
tho Water Department and the Park
Commissioners be invited to meet tho
Levy Court on December 18th at D, m.
Mr., Hickman said he did not think
the CITY Ullicitds would meet the Levy
Court until tho building of the bridge
10 doSuItu' MI. llChtHdu IiltH Cdileu
for vote on Mr.. Grubbs original mo,
tion.
Mr.. Hutchisun still insisted that the
representative people OF New Castle
County should bo heard upon such an
important movement.
I MIR. Hickman said that 2000 petitions
now in the hands ofOthe Levy Court
showed that the bridge was wanted.
| Alter SOH9 more discussion, MIR.
Huichison withdrew his amendment
and Mr.. Grubb his original motion, and
Mr.. Hickman offered a motion which
was adopted that Thursday, Decem.
Der 10, lie fixed as tho day on which all
interested in bridging the Brandywlne
can be heard before the Eoyy Court.
On motion of Mr.. Hickman the water
commissioners AMI park commission
er5 were invited to be present when the
bridge matter is considered, after which
the court adjourned. Tho following
L. j. Lamden, $40; William Taylor,
257 6l; JonD Black. 50; John Walton,
2; c. j. Nnilor 35; George f. Nail.
or, 2 30; q. Barton, IL 40; Alfred
Johnson, IL 10; Thomas Fennimore,
Is 55: John @, Clark, 5 rs; c. $. Clark,
Il; W. Bender, S95; L. j. Moore,
%; G. ID. Watson. lS IS; Frank Stroud,
l3 so; Edwin Cloud, 80 so; b. Bayles,
22; W. 4, Bradley, IS; j. L. James,
% IL; George Watson 20 TO; John Ri.
ley 10; 4. Mote. II 25; Arthur Wilson,
46 45; James Stafford. IA; q. L.
Davidson, 50; Remington Machine
Company, Z %; Delaware Construction
GO, 272 II; Delaware Electric " Supply
Company, 10 80; A. Il. Morrison, III III;
Delaware Construction Company, III,
GO; +. II. Cnswell, 25; same 20; J. r.
Hudson Il Co., 10; w. II. Pennock. IS
Cullen, 80; NJ. Tweed. as rs; A. L.
Chambers. 43; Wright Il Son, 4S IS; r.
IGilpin buckingham, 49,; II. Coffin
'll25; II. A. Brown, IS l6; O. s. Cleland,
ll0 AZ; j. iE j. N. Harman, 20; John L.
!! nlckey, 10; Held 4 Co.,22 30; same, Z SO
W, A. KINNEY l5; John Carney, Al u;
John Carney, Sr, 10 80; L. 7. Vance
2S 81; Taylor Pierce, IS; ]. w. Talley
z; W. /. Wilson, IS; T. s. Hawkins,
l3f 10; j. Nj. Pierce, 35 rs; steam tug
Rambler 8; George w. Stone,
= 25; W. Ii. Walker, 20; Charles Z
Sparks, so; G. II. Boggs. 5; Thomas
ILatimus, 80; X. \. Moody d Co., 2; J.
10, Clark, s; Tho George W. Bush and
Sons Company, $3.50; j. II. Pennock
60, LIS; William Hates, LII; ". f
ollieRyb l'3Vi Ni!llam Jones, lu,Ioi 4
y, Carpenter, IS; H. r. Morrison, l.15
!. \ o Railrond Company, 6,75; ]. O
IRoGerts, 6; G. q. Legg, I20; A. $ Truitt,
Los Wm. Lally, 1s IS; Ell Collins, 10. so
p, w. Il b. Railroad Company, l5
same, 17.4o; same, $50; John Ginsen
81; Robert shaw, "A. II; same, 79.40;Nev
Castle Brick Company, 9.25; JOSEPH
Jenkins 6lT0; a. N. Hysore, 4.10;Wm
Ially, q Hanson Wise, 4.7i; Austii
Harrington, l5.