The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-15
FOURTH EDITION


The Levy Court and a number OF
other prominent citizens visited the
various proposed sites for a bridge
across tho Brandywine yesterday.
When they reached the Washington
street site on the north side of the
Brandywine, Thomas Tatnall and
other friends OF the Creston Land I'm
provement Company strongly pre-
scented the claims OF that site.
In anticipation OF the bridge cross
Ing at the point it was stated that
Washington street on that side had
been laid out ton feet wider; also that
the Water Commissioners would lie
willing TO give $4,000 towards the
building of the bridge to enable them
to carry their water pipes across to
that section of the city, where there Is
now no water supply. The advantages
In the raise OF property in that section
were also strongly set forth.
1t was stated that the cost of sin
gle-decked bridge at this point would
DO about $4,000. The bridge would
have to be about forty.ilve feet high
and $40 feet long. ..=.-..
When the visitors went to view the
VanBuren street site there was nobody
to advocate 1t. At this site there
would be very little grading TO do, and
the bridge would not be high, but an
objection ould arise to the railroad
crossing a railroad track at grade.
II 1t was elevated to go over the track
1t would be 700 feet long, and would
cost more than at any other site, be-
sides 1t would encounter heavy
grade on the north side OF the Brandy
wine.
The party passing on to the Broome
street site George A. Elliott, ESQ, rep
resented that site and showed It's adj
vantages Mr.. Elliott claimed that he
had talked with a large number of
Brandywine farmers and they favored
the Broome street site. The farmers
desire to reach the centre of Whining
ton without driving down to Washing
ton street. Mr.. Elliott claimed that
bridge would beautify the park and
would not cost 5000 more than a
bridge at Washington street. He read
letter from The Edge Moor Bridge
Company, In which the company esti.
mated that q bridge elghty-fiye feet
high and 800 feet long could be built at
Broome street for $55, 900.
W. Nj. Candy very strongly opposed
building the bridge at Broome street,
as that part of tie park which would
be taken up by the bridge was the
prettiest OF all the park lands, and
that a bridge there would ruin Its
beauty.
In reply to n question from some
members OF the Levy Court, Mr.. FL
lott said the Legislature gave the
Levy Court the right TO condemn land
for that purpose,
President Candy denied this and
said that clause had been inserted in
the law prohibiting tho Levy Court
from building without first obtaining
the consent Of the Park commission
ers. Mr.. Elliott doubted tho opposi-
ton, but Mr.. Candy asked him to come
to the next meeting and SEQ for him
self.
Thomas J. Day thought that Wash.
lngton street would be too near Mar
ket street. .. ...
Mr.. Elliott called attention to the
fact that the grade was about right
Tor bridge at Broome street, and the
cost for the work would DO small, but
Mr.. Candy said that for n bridge 65
feet high cut OF 80 feet deep would
be required.
The party crossing the Brandywine
on the wire bridge viewed the sites Oh
the south side. While at Washington
Mr.. Elliott kodaked the party and Their
dined the members of the Levy Court
at the hotel Willis.