The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-29

The Lsvy Court must see by this
time that the concensus of public
opinion is in favor Of their acceptance
of the new bridge across the Brandy
wine, the opening OF Seventh street to
the bridge and the improvement OF
Fourth street from the bridge to the
Delaware river, Looked at In its
proper light, we wonder why there
should be any hesitation in the accept
ance Of the bridge, when the great
benefits OF its acceptance are taken
into consideration. We hope we may
not be considered as going too far in
this matter, when we say that the Levy
Court would have been justifable In
taking the matter into its own hands
and have built the bridge at the ex-
pense of the county.
How much more iustiliable would it
be now in accepting the bridge when
it is offered to them as free gift, only
with the stipulation that tho county
shall keep 1t in repair and provide for
1t tender? Tie marsh owners who
contributed so literally to tho build.
| ing OF this bridge TO be given free to
the county, 1t is intlmated are self in.
tarested and will be the most prOtited
Where is the man who does not work
for self interest? These marsh owners
have been paying taxes to tine county
all their liYes and their fathers before
them, made their own, roads built
their own dykes, bore the expenses
of all improvements and have
never yet received any appropriations
or help from the county. or cours,
the new bridge and a road to the rive
: will enhance the value of their pro.
perty, why should it not?
The opening of street either north
south east OF westin our city increases
the value OF property along all thos
, lines; somebody must be the benefl,
, Charles of it, who more entitled to i
: than the property owners along thu
; line? On this principle, who SHOULD
be the beneficiaries of bridge over
the Brandywine and road to the
river more than thoss who contribdt
ed voluntarily to such improvements
/ But aside from this the improvement
: will be a general benefit to the cit
of Wilmington and to the county c
] New Castle. Wilm ington cannot b
fenced on any side. She has grow
- too large for that she must get dow
. to the Delaware, and she must ge
! there by the shortest and most direC
I route ...."
: That route is by Seventh street dow
through the Jackson Il Sharp Cor
} pany,e works. The city owns Sevent
, street and though tho Jackson
I Sharp Company has been permitted t.
practically shut 1t up for number o
/ years that is no argument why
: should longer do so. There has bee
entirely too much hemming in OF til
l streets OF our city. and il is high tim
, the true value OF their commercial in
/ terests were appreciated.
y Tho closing up era is past and til
o opening up era is at hand. Public er
terprises demand that the great levC
Q plateau towards tho Delaware shall b
n utilized for manufacturing purposes
6 and the voice Of the people is that n
8 one manufacturing firm that has S
long been the beneficiary OF tho lei
r ity OF the city shall stand in the wa
y OF the establishment Of other bushes
e enterprises. Ii is time tho Levy Con
l. would take this practical bushes
/. like view of the matter and not stan
5, n tho way Of progress.