Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
ANAPPEAL ZOE HELl.
Marsh Owners Ask the Levy Court to
Assist in Repairing the Damage Caused
by the storm.

Marsh Owners Ask the Levy Court to
Assist In Repairing the Damage Caused
by the storm.
The Levy Court Commissioners met
in adjourned session Tuesday morning.
Assessors Conway, 0'Hara and Whann
of Wilmington hundred were present,
in accordance with the commissioners
request. The business was to give them
the usual instruction, as required by
law, In connection with the manner of
making the assessment.
1t developed later that 1t was by an
oversight that the assessors of all the
hundreds were not summoned at the
same time. The matter was put off to
next Tuesday, when all the assessors of
New Castle county will be present.
The question Of the adoption of the
now county road, near Claymont, 2,100
feet, was laid over for investigation.
On the motion of Mr.. Gallagher
committee from the Cherry Island
Marsh Company, comprising Messrs.
William Lawton and William Bright,
was given the floor.
ASKING FOR AID.
Mr.. Lawton made statement to the
effect that he was appointed as chairman
of committee OF the Cherry Island
Marsh Company, at their meeting last
week, to present to the court the facts in
regard to the breaking of the river bank
by which large area, some 800 acres,
is now inundated at every tide.
A part of the flooded land, the larger
share is in the city limits The re-
| mainder is county land. II is in the
/ 1aAN 1,nt hrnalr In tho HtUa.
/ bank is. There crevasse some 300
feet wide lets the water in. 1t is the
source of all the other flooding and
breaking Of marsh banks and is the
cause of all the trouble.
These are the facts. To make per-
manent bank that will afford all proper
protection would cost anywhere from
| $4,000 to $4,000. That would be the
cost of a bank that would guarantee
strength sufficient to protect the land
from any storm coming up the bay.
1t would not pay the Cherry Island
Marsh Company to go to that enormous
expense. They absolutely cannot afford
to make the outlay. They are willing
whatever the cost may DO, 10 pay one
third of the expenditure for safe
thorough, and permanent river bank.
Mr.. Lawton also stated that his com.
pany has kept the marsh free from watei
for the last 1876 years without help in
any way from the county.
He asked for the appointment of q
committee to investigate the matter
Before closing he added that at the frs
flood this yeas the marsh company ex'
pended the sum Of $1,000 for repairs
This work was all destroyed by the
recent storm. The feeling of the com
pany is to abandon the marsh if they
cannot get aid. n
Mr.. Bright was the next speaker. II,
said that on his marsh property he hat
received less than SIS last year and pait
taxes of between $22 and $23. He |
assessed by the county for 5000 TO
seven acres of marsh property and h
would be glad to sell the property TO
$500. The company is not able to re
build the river bank.
Commissioner Armstrong inquire,
whether the Levy Court owned an,
property in the marsh. Thereby wa
: in the negative; that the point desired 3
be made was that the great trouble wa
not on city land but county land.
Mr.. Gallagher moved that tho matte
be referred TO the attorney of the coui
! for his opinion.
A communication was read froI
Messrs. Heisler & Harris asking thu
their safety gates be tried al Third an
Eleventh street bridges. The reque.
/ was referred to the committee o
} bridges.
Levy Court adjourned at 1880 p. m.