Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-13


In special session on Tuesday. The
meeting was on call of the chairman
for the consideration Of the condition
of the city bridges.
1NThe recent injury to Market street
bfldge over the Christiana, when the
BARK Alexander Black tore about 1870
Net of the bridge railing away and did
|Qther damage, has to get attention.
VI Then there is the matter OF the accept
'8nce of Washington street bridge and
arrangements that the public bodies in
|{erested have to make in regard to the
n unfinished bridge approaches. It seems
That there is some holding back of the
Water Department in regard to Its pay
|fnent Of $4,000 towards the cost of the
Bridge. 1t is understood the position of
lhe Water Department in the matter is
That the commissioners are unwilling to
NUN their big mains across If the bridge
10 to be given up TO the uses of the city
hallway. 1t is understood that guar
II ntee of some such nature will be re-
hurried of the Levy Court by the Water
department before the latter pays over
Ahe $4,000.
If this be so payment by the water
department is tout of sight" for If there
|4s anything that is sure, at least ulti-
Ernately so, it is that an electric line will
Neross the new Washington street bridge
Some day, early or late.
Il The fact is that the only question
among those more nearly interested in
the matter and the only point of discus
6ion at the present moment is as to
|lwhether the car tracks shall be run in
~ he center or to the sides of the new
&bridge.
Then again Seventh street bridge is
Mot in operation. The draw has not
been fixed and it will require some
Expenditure to make it all right again.
Seventh street bridge is the only way
outside of the round about route by the
Shellpot sluice over Marsh street that
people on Cherry Island marsh have of
Teaching the city.
" 1t seems that the discovery has been
made that the sluice bridge at this point
Ms in a rotten condition and that the
next freshet may tear it away thus cut
$ting off the only way of the people
beyond the bridge reaching the city.
Were the sluice destroyed al the lower
a part of the Ninth ward would be flooded.
VI At the opening of the session this
n IllOTuluR IISsluCAt w imam Lhs Odipy
of the Park Commission was present as
was also Contractor Morrison of the
a Washington street bridge, and also gen
a tlemen interested in the securing of
# bridge accommodation for the residents
~ of Cherry Island Marsh. Court Attor-
VI ney John H. Rodney was present as was
Y also Park Commissioner Dennis ].
II Mention.
William G. Spruance was present as
counsel for the Cherry Island Marsh
n Company and the citizens anxious fol
some secure bridge accommodation al
the points referred to.
MR.. sPRUANoE's ADDRESS.
"A William G. Spruance addressed the
N court recounting the history of thu
N establishment and erection OF Seventh
street bridge, through its Legislative
n phases, the subsequent action of thu
Il former Levy Court and finally Of its &c
ceptance by the county. Z. G. Brad
N ford, the then attorney of the Lev.
Court, endorsed the action of acceptance
and suggested the method of SO doinl
by trustees.
Secretary Janvier read the following
list of bids for repairing Seventh stree
bridge: Enoch Moore & Sons, 81 ,45C
Hysore g. Harris, $1,071; r. r. Morri
n son, $500.
On the motion of Commissioner Gal
lagher the bid of Mr.. Morrison was &C
cepted subject to the following condi
ton: "That any bid for the repairing Q
Seventh street bridge be accepted sub
ject to action by the court of CHANGER
looking towards restraining ordel
preliminary or perpetual injunction"
Court adjourned at ] p. m.
" The Levy Court Commissioners RI
M ceived an invitation, Tuesday, from th
n Park Commissioners, to meet the latte
with other public bodies, at the mort
approach to Washington street bridg
,M None of the Levy Court Commissioner
# were present, however, and thereb
III hangs a tale. The reason Of the con
" missioners' absence was, 1t seems, tht
n they had no definite business other tina
that could be taken care of in gener;
q way by their engineer, Mr.. Comfy.
1t seems there Is an old agreement
regard to the fixing up and grading
that part of Brandywine Park on Il
north side of the bridge approach,
the effect that it shall be done by Il
North Side Improvement Company,
y the boulevard passes through this pa
of the park from the bridge. to Fig
sM tenth street. The latter company hi
made arrangements with the Levy Cou
by which the latter, for the consider
j, ton Of the dirt which they needed
fill in the southern approach, contract
to do the work in the place of the Nor
Side Improvement Company.
Now the Park Commissioners step
and say they need the top soil for pa
:. purposes. This was heard of for t
, ~ first time only three weeks ago.
saddles, it is understood, an expense
about $500 upon whoever undertak
rs the Job.
The revelation of these conditions b
caused the Levy Court Commissions
TO decline TO use the park dirt and
look for what they need elsewhel
lAfIhe arrangement between the MOI
l Side Improvement Company and
Levy Court was simply one OF mutt
convenience, just give-and-take
.lrangement between them, by which /
two bodies could be of mutual advt
|, Vintage TO one another in the public VIC
M7tgoing on at the point referred TO.
. W There is an average cut of 10 incl
\ I4.HBfuub. w ncn Tie up soli 10 all tdheu
according to the requirements of
Park Commission, there would be
grading to do, which would call for
the remaining dirt for filling in leavi
4 nothing whatever for the Levy Court
rs tits need of dirt for the southern brio
approach filling in. Thus they wol
Nhaye all the grading expense and
an benefit. The job is 1o-feet average c
q ting, 40 feet wide and 800 feet long.
was obviously this that accounts for
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