The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-10
THIRD EDITION.
CROSSING THE BgANDYwINE.

Ehs Bridge Question Ventilated De-
fore the Membsis Of the Levy Court
fhis Forenoon,
BY 10 o'clock thia forenoon citizens
tnterested In .he ui!dlng OF bridge
across the Brandywine began to as
+ Genble in the Levy Court room, and
Size Court In order thst no time should
be lost was called TO order 10 minutes
later. The members were all present.
Around the loom amongst those
present could be soon; w. Il. Porter @.
febiger and H. L. iicXs,H watef com.
tni5sioners, W. Nj, Cahby. William Can
j by. George II. Bates Dennis Benton
aEd George w. Bush. park comlnis-
eioners. and of the citizens, Caleb p.
johnson, q. b. Guyer. Erettsvood
Garland, George A. Elliott, Philip H.
Clark, Milton Lackey, Lewis 1homp-
son, James 1. Devou Benjamin Eli
ott W. NJ, Field Philemma Chandler,
n u W. Taylor. DR.. Il. .. Shortlidge,
Washington Jones. Kra. Derickson, A.
( Derickson, Enoch MoSrA, James Dan
Z by. +. b. Cotton, J. Z Eoughton, Allen
& Speakman. L. r. Tagaall. L. b. Nor
row W. t. Hawkins. John Taylor, C.
II, McWhorter, Isaac 5. Elliott, Levin
3. Taylor, L. q. StidLIn, Thomas b.
\ Smith. j. j. Pierce, Il. II. McAlullin,
Thomas Darlington. Samuel Murphey,
Df. Ellison, Peneader; J. X. ID. Seeds,
David Lindsay, join Hamilton and
Others.
Chairman Buckingham asied the
Water Commissioners to state their
views as TO the propSr site for uridge
over the Brandywlne
Ten minutes were ;xed rs the limit
Of time for each spehahr
Water Commissioners Potter, Febl
ger and Piekels all spoke In favcr.oi
Washington street, tie main argu.
,nent being that 1t would be more con.
" Nenient for taking w.t6r across the
Brandywine to the rcrLb siie and be-
sides that it would not 5ost so much
at that street as fartt ar W Tbs stream.
The Park Commissioning being in.
yited To speak, PresiisuS William NJ.
Candy referred TO TIE laS that pro.
hibitcd the cutting Of public road
"A or street through tao park without
ers.
The Commissioners not desiring &c
stand in thu way of any needed im
pfovement visited the park ON Tues.
day and infinitely exs mined all the pro
posed sites, and were unanimous that
wherever else the str1am was brldged
10 bridge it at Broome street would
Will utSLlO( Lub SytlbLty tstltl
Beauty OF the park in tho most beauti
ful part OF it. where tho people mostly
10 to enjoy visit.
But IL 1t was really necessary that
The bridge should go farther up the
stream, Van Buren, street could he
used for that purpose to better ad.
vantage than any strset farther up
XGeorge II. Bates Esq. said that Mr.
Ganby had voiced the sentiments of
= h. ..plyf ft1,r. ,.t.-s,t H.,
That a bridge at Broc l2e street would
destroy the beauty o. the most beauti.
fni part Of the park. Mr.. Bates very
Strongly favored tho VanBuran site.
George W. Bush coinuidad ia what
kir. Candy and Mr. Bates had stated
The cut OF to 10 feet through th,
Boeth approach aud equally deep cut:
for the streets or drives crossing it
would completely render useless tina
Dart OF the park for pleasure ana de
stroy its beauty.
William Candy favored the yanBu
Een street site.
Dennis Mention opposed the Broom.
street site and favored YanI3ureE
street. He said II the Brooms streel
Eite WAS used 1t would destroy from
an acre and a half to two acres ol
woodland by stripping il OF trses,
On motion OF Alr. Sutton the 10 min
nte rule was rescinded and all wero al.
lowed to use all the tlmo they wished
The chair then called upon the cit
zens to express their views.
Allen Speakmgn was the first ant
principal speaker for Washington
street.
He went back number OF years ant
showed that Washington street wa.
tho only site talked Of. Market stree
bridge was crowded and a bridge n
Washington street waa the only on,
that would relieve 1t. One father III
would fai! to do it.
OF those who would cross the creeH
20 come to the eit1 il bridge wai
built at Broome street, 20 out OF l0t
would come to Market street Wash
angton street would lead more to tht
centre of the city, where were TIN
GorrtS, the banks the churches, thi
lawyers and real estate agents.
He presented letters from s27 person
upon the subject; one was for Jsffsr
son street; 2 west of Washington; .
for Broome; A for Van Buren, and
655 for Washington.
Il. X. Tatnall suggested reading tn
letters but 1t was thought best to prC
reed with the speeches.
George A. Elliott, ESQ. was til
principnl speaker against Wa6hlngto
street. He said the same necessity OK
A6tta hbh Iti q bINiSb NtAA=b u WISH
tngton street that existed 30 years age
for ono at Washington street
He contended that II was too clos
10 Market street, only three shor
squares. With such long distane
20 Rising Sun bridge would the Lev,
Court be justified IN building bridg
Al Washington street,
He read letters from ex-Ieyy Court
men, Amos Sharpless and W. q. LOdg
IN favor of a bridge at Broome street
They were once in favor OF Washing
ION street.
Levy Courtman Grubb said tn
Every Evening had been holding a
eleetion on the site. lie sent the IT
turns to the clerk who announced tn
vote as follows:
Fol u bridge, 81; against Il bridge, 4a
For bridge ut Washington street, 2
at Broome street. ~; Adams or Jeffel
son, /; Rodney or Broome, /; Var
Buren,, 8.
Enoch Moore was very decided In hi
choice for Washington street,
Washington Jones had strong prt
ference for DroOme street. but il
would spoil the park he did not war
Y there, and Would have 1t at Var
Buren,.
David Lindsay, superintendent OF tt
Augustine Paper Mills strongly favo
ed Broome street.
Philemma Chandler was very nos
tive the bridge should he at Wnshi.,,