Evening journal., 1892-05-24
NO BRANDYWINE BRIDGE
The Levy Court Committee
islAgainst 1t.
THE COUNTY REVENUE TOO SMALL.

President Baynard Of the North side I'M
provement Company Names the sub
scribers-The water Commissioners
Favor Either site-George "A. Elliott
Makes an oHer of $1,000 for Broome
street.
Commissioners Buckingham, Clark.
Jolls Hutchison. Grubb and Eliason,
the Levy Court Committee having under
consideration the project Of building a
new bridge over the Brandywine, met at
the Court House this morning
President Samuel Baynard of the North
Side Improvement Company presented
his proposition which was substantially
the same as at the previous meeting. He
presented the following subscription list
which showed that $l7, 500 has been sub
scribed:
I'VE, the undersigned property owners.
taxpayers and citizens of the city of
Wilmington, Del, hereby subscribe the
amounts set opposite cur respect
i've names towards defraying the
expenses Of building a suitable
highway bridge across the Brandy
tiOns TO be payable TO the treasurer Of
New Castle county as soon as the said
bridge shall be opened for travel pro-
vided expressly. however, that the
said bridge shall be erected at the Wash5
ington street site and that the same shall
be completed and ready for public
use on or before tho first day Of Julya
A. d., lS93-North Side Improvement
Company, $4i 900; Creston Land and
Improvement Company. 81 600; Joseph
Tatnall, $3.50; b. Lundy Kemp, 5000;
J. Park Postles. 800; N b. Culbert, $50;
| Charles w. Pusey $2j; Jonathan b.
Roberts, S25; Lee ]. Martin, S25; Water
Department $40 00O
He stated the advantages of the boule-
ward, and of the advantages in getting
the people into the city. Dr. Willard
Springer said that he was a stoclSholder
In the company, and urged the Washing
ton street site
George A. Elliott spoke in behalf Of
Broome street site He said that the new
boulevard that was proposed merely
brought the people of Brandywine hun
dred to the same old site-Wash-
ington street-and that the people
of the western part of the city demanded
and urged the Levy Court to put a bridge
west of the cemetery. as the growth Of
the city is 100 per cent. greater west Of
Washington street than east of IT, He
said that the new boule ward that
the Washington street people talked
about opening out cannot be compared
90 the boulevard at Broome street through
the Banning and Bayard properties, over
Rowland Hill TO the Brandywine He
, made the claim that IL would bring at
least four times as much land into
v the market for taxable purposes
and lots as the Washington
/ street site. That the Broome street site
would open up cheap building lots for the
worlxingmen The needs of persons liv
ing in the western part of the city for O
way across the Brandywine should also
be considered He capped the climax by
! offering, Ia the name of the Broome street
j people and the Water Commissioners
SlI500
r Commissioner T. B. Smith, Of tn,
Water Commissioners, was present III,
5 informed the court that the board wa.
! willing TO give $40 600 to carry its pipe.
, over either bridge.
The committeeman looked over plans
presented by A. r. Morrison Of the Della
e ware Construction Company, and retired
TO consult
10 was the sense Of the members tha'
at the present time it would not be ex
pedient 90 build bridge. as the count,
is short of money and the duplicates have
not been footed up The committee de
y cided 10 throw the matter upon tn,
shoulders of the entire court. and ad
b iourned To meet at the call of the chair
. man.
This afternoon the duplicate commit
tee will resume its work.