The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-14
TROUBLE ABOUT THE Bn1per.
between the Levy Court |
and the Park Commissioners.

Controversy Between the Levy Court
and the Park Commissioners.
1t was confidently expected that
the new bridge over the Brandywine
at Washington street would have
been opened before this. and the pub
lie arc becoming Impatient with the
delay. The bridge, with the exception
Of the approaches, is finished, and the
citizens arc anxious to have the use
OF 1t.
The North Side improvement Com
pany claim that the Levy Court has
broken their agreement with them, and
therefore they will not pay the 1880
which they promised to.
ward defraying the cost. Then comes
the Water Com mission, with q threat
that IL the tracks OF the Wilmington
CITY Railway Company are permitted
on the bridge. they will not pay their
subscription OF $40. 600. As 1t Is pretty
certain that these tracks will DO laid,
1t now looks as though the county
will be called upon to pay e17, 500 more
than was expected.
Then tbare is trouble between the
North Side Improvement Company
and the Park Commission In re ference
to the proposed boulevard 100 feet
wide through the park grounds, and
as MIR. Candy was opposed to the
being put to the expense
of making this boulevard, 1t has been
tlon that the opening Of the bridge Ii
delayed. Mr.. Candy denies this and
says that the work Is not being stop
ped by the Park Commission. 1t being
now ready to allow the North Side
Improvement Company to follow out
the original agreement name ~,
to grade and pave the boule
ward running through the park from
Eighteenth street to the bridge.
Mr.. Candy says that the Park Com
mission should not have to pay the
cost OF tearing up the park. He says
that he understands there was an
agreement between the Levy Court
and the North Side I'm provementC Com
lpany by which the Levy Court was to
grade the park end of the boulevard in
order to get the earth for use on the
south approach, which needs filling in.
The Levy Court learned that the Street
and Sewer Department would haul
earth 10 be taken from Eighteenth
street to the south approach. That
ended the agreement with the I'm.
provement Company. upon which
was left the expense OF grading.
The company's agreement with the
Park Commission was made last fall
and was that the company should
grade and pave that portion OF the
boulevard running through the park
When the company went to get the
stakes to do the grading the Park
Commission asked that the soil taken
from the line of the boulevard in the
:. park be deposited on q part Of the park
where the commission could use 1t.
The arrangement with the Levy Court
was then In force. While the North
Side Improvement Company was be
ing delayed by this additional condi
tlon which the Park Commission
lment with the Levy Court fell through
President Candy says II the Park Com
mission were In fault 1t was only IL
fault that far.
He says that the commissioners ART
in favor OF having the boulevard opei
and are willing to give up the sol
business to have 1t opened. The,
simply want 1t done at nc expense tt
them.
: The scheme to make n curve to
Washington street was simply for Q
, way to get to and from the bridge un
I'll the grading and paving Of the
boulevard could be done. That scheme
did not affect the main plan. There
was no idea OF fencing the curve.
The commissioners are ready to ar
range any plan that is proper to sc
: the work done. In the last three
weeks no one has seen them in ordel
Ito expedite the matter in any way. A
l any rate the bridge is not completed
, and there is plenty OF time to grade
and pave the boulevard before it Il
Q completed.
The Park Commission Ia ready a
ANY time to give the grades to tn,
North Side Improvement Company
but do decidedly object to being pu
; to the expense Of making the boIle
Ward for their benefit. The way mat
1 Iters now stand it is difficult to say
: whom the bridge will DO opened.