The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-01
fourth EDITION.
CHERRY ISLAND MARSH.

rhe Street and sewer Canmlsaion,
Board of Health, City Coancii md
Directors Of the nlarsh Company
Meet,
The members OF the Cherry leland |,
Marsh Company met yesterday after
noon at O'Clock at Mouseley's hotel, |
In the Ninth ward. The subject OF |
putting up thu marsh banks was dis |
Russed In all lbs different phases.
Some advocated letting the banks re- |
main down as they are now, while |
others favored raising some eight
thousand dollars to put the banks up
and drain the water from the marshes,
thus reclalmin9 some one thousand
acres and contributing to the health
of the people residing in that neigh
borhood.
At half.past three o'clock Messrs. |
Enoch Moore and Newlin Gawthrop, OF
tho Street and Sewer Commission, Mr..
James 2. Ratledge, member OF City
Council. DR.. A. L. Frant1. OF the Board
Of Health. George Bright. William
Sellers. Jr., and VIM. Lawton of tho
Cherry Island Marsh Company; while
Messrs. Charles w. Talley aud Thomas
J. Talley and the Weldlns. members OF
the Cherry Island Murah Company
were also present. and took part in the
discussion. Mr.. Geo. Bright acted as
Chairman and called the meeting To
order:
Mr.. Lawton made very forcible and
logical speech on the urgent needs OF
having the different city and State
bodies join hands and help financially
to replace these banks that now rem
der useless one thousand acres OF
marsh land and contribute to the bad
health OF tina city. He said he was
not very large owner OF marsh land,
his holdings being about 81 acresithat
he was a pretty fair taxpayer to the
city and he did think something
should DO done. and that quickly, to
remove this eye-sore and perhaps
eradicate nuisance that might affect
the health OF the citizens OF Whining
ton residing on the East Side.
1t would not affect him much IL the
tide water was allowed to How to and
fortff ON the marsh, and the land GOV.
cred with water for term OF years.
His land thus far had been nothing
but an expense to him, having never
thus realized anything of OF II.
Or. Erantz said the Board OF Health
could not give any financial aid. as
they didn't have the money to give.
There was no question In his mind.
from what he knew OF the lay OF the
luarsh but what 1t was detrimental u
the health of the citizons. that the
fresh and salt water mixing and lay
ing staguant would breed malaria and
DO hurtful 10 the health OF the city.
1t was bad for the health OF the en-
poyees of the jackson Il Sharp Co.,
Mccullough Iron Co, Pullman shops
aud tho Cobb Wire Co., who would SUI
fer il the water WINS allowed to remain
and menace to the health OF the peo
l 10 ItON.
bridge He thought something ough
TO be done and that speedily.
Mr.. Bright said he was not only |
very large owner OF marsh lind, bu
lie was u large property owner In tn
city, having some one hundred ten
ants, and paid some Is 800 city taxes
had some 5000 county taxes. ii
thought II the water was allowed T.
remain on the marsh that 1t would at
feet the health OF tho citizens OF on
! city. AMI for that reason only. h
wished the banks to lie put up again.
He was appointed one OF commit
tee OF three by the members of tn
Cherry Island Marsh Company to cor
fer with the gentlemen present to-day
, lie wished they could see their wa
: clear to give the Marsh Company som
help financially.
Col. Moore said ii was the first tim
in his recollection that the city or an
public body had been asked TO Civ
anything towards keeping up til
banks on private property, such n
now asked for ty the Cherry Islam
Go. Continuing. he said, II woui
like any of you gentlemen present
cite one instance in which the cit
helped private enterprise or con
= pany"
Mr.. Lawton colored. The compan
is furnishing roadway to privat
: enterprise in the city limits, that {
the Cobb wire works. Their men ar
wearing down our anks by tTayeliD
over them to get to their place q
: employment.
MIR Moore said when the banks wer
washed away around Moore d Son
ship yard they put men to work an
replaced them ut their own expense
. Tue LobdellCar Wheel Company put
A force OF men to work and repaired I'll
banks ut their own expense. Neitht
: firm asked for help from tic city {
+, County, and he didn't SEQ how or VII
the Marsh Company should ask for
\ donation without 1t was asked for q
1 tie plea OF cha lty.
1 II WAS one OF the Cherry Islai
h Marsh Company would let tho banl
,, go aud let tho water flow over ii for
a number OF years and 1t would ill l
n and become more valuable. That u
Y street and Sewer COMMISSIONS
vi would have TO ask Council for an q
ira appropriation before they cou
give anything towards 1t. We ha
no precedent for repairing sluices al
banks.
\ Mir Gawthrop said he would like
u know how the Street and Sewer Co
mission were brought into the matt
2 What streets were over there beloI
y ing TO the city? He failed to see ht
they could expend money belongt
to the city to repair private proper
1 We have no jurisdiction over the
III We are given money for certain pl
70 pose and think We could not divert
10 for any other puapose.
al Mr.. LawLon said II the Street a
Sewer Commission would repair
MT sluice and Golfer dam and raise Ell
a enth street near Cobb's Wire Wor
gu that would be ull tile Marsh Compa
10 would ask OF them.
~ Mr.. j. z. ltatledRe, who represent
II. City Council. said That he did /
know that Council would give
-, marsh company any money, that
did feel for the good health of
city He was there to represent Coz
a Gil and hear what was TO be said a
make the same report to them.
ar- there was no other way the own
90 could Le compelled by the Board
10, Health to repair the banks.
In thought same should lie done in
~ matter and at once. The health OF +,
eS city should not be allowed to suffer
"a ON motion of MIR. Moore the mt
l ing adjourned.
ll0 Pastor for Union Church.
Rev. j. Edwin Amos. pastor OF {
ton Street Methodist Episcopal Chn
has been transferred to the Wilmi
ton Conference and stationed at Tn
S. Church. Wilmington, Del, succeed
Row. L. l.. Hubbard, who has been