The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS.


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10; res! onlCnec Of the Republican,.
NEw CASrIJa Eel. -
4 special meeting Of the 'itv Coun.
ell was held last evening for tie pur.
posn or titkiG2 action on request
from the T., w. n Is Railroad tn raise
the bridge at tho west prtl Of the CITY.
All the members were resent except
MIR. IaNiOr, who was unable to Leave
home liz consequences Of Mrs. Iay idr
Icing uuwrll.
Mr.. Etchels moved the following
resolutions
Resolved, By the city Couucll OF
New tastia. That consent aud per.
mission be. aul IS hereby givon 10 the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Ralti-
more itHilroal Company, to erect a
ieW and substantial overhead hriuge
%herc tho pujllc road loading from
New 'esiie to flars's Corner crosses
Is mHin traces, Just northeast ol SHAW.
town, IN TO raise tho sumo to tile
elevation proposed 10y the pru, O.
showing the proposed change submit
ted to the lresulsnt OF COurrll
10y superintendent Holiday on
.Jahaary %, 1891, excepting that
he western approach to said bridge
shall b. l5 near 1s conveniently can
he, OF the same grade rs proposeu for
mo cnsietll hpproarili ana provided
that tho said approaches, Whsn raised
rs stuffed shall be put in good condi-
tIoE url lnacdtlrniGed or well irenzed
with hroann stune and finished In a
work mn.llko hammer provided fur
lheE that thssnat company snail feHCe
each side VI 5aii approaches. aud coll
siruct good and sufficient drsinA or
gdtters to carry on the waite. int o ii J
proper chHIIuetS Eu As TO prevent Its
RAINING Jl on adjoining properties.
X Mi. Etelle!s SAIL that IN proposing
the resolution he did so because he
considered IL was Tor thu very best In
terests Oilha city AMI ITS CitiH-us, If
tho PROF. erty in the neighbOrhOot al
plearnt IL rulual. thnu 1t cannot he
hurt much by raising the bri ge II
the property owners waut II removed
ilet thorn 20 TO tho l."Gis Hture and see
what they can do there IL is for the
saka OF humanity We nro asked to
raise II ~ order not to knock OF the
hcalls vi tho railroad employees.
/ Mr. Mattin agreed Win Mr. Eiclals
and favored the RAISING OF the llll4a
lie approaches al prt seut are bui.
and b. tho resolution til sIH vii he
II
at the many property owners m that
section who wOulI not SUN lhp p8ti
ton because they bclilYe 1t best L
raise tia fridge.
Mi, Frazer mad looked ut 1t from tr
impartial manner, and Ire came to tht
conclusion that IL was best to RAISE tn,
fridge City Council recentlv guv,
the power 20 the company to rlI,aIl
what either should Da raised or taxed
tlown. The only possible thing h,
icuuld see ii would do was to save tht
lives of tho brdNemeuan ha must sur
port the mDilUn.
MI hOlshItn"ker left ths chair and
sad Mr., fraEUi'a WAS IA very lame GX
. ause. lie waB here to represent IN,
, property owners ana the people ant
MS such lie opposed thu motion
MIR Martin said iul thlTlv years tn
bridge has beon there. lie retnumbar
ell when Il boy. skating unu Gom
I whore tho houses arc dumped tognth
-ef now and If the bridge deterioruta,
tho value OF real estate there WIZ Iii
they buiiis
\ pc ittoG against the raising OF the
lf.dge VS. here presented T. was
signed hy William Herbert, Iltnes Ne
tory, James j, IoIuan Michael ]
J is"edy Fierce Joyce, Jame4 j. RYAN
. sisOH, L. liaymore. Foster Middle
+ ON csLnte Frank Pagan lhumua Me
Govern, liohert Wright. John laEan
lpun ufy George Tilwll. lieHial
+ / fdweil IN Jacob NJ SaunJri-
Nm II. Saunders, Edwin MrC'assuu
= Alta ty.ue tcinark5 from Mr Rh.I
lis he motion wi:s CARED b. vul
I 0i ) 10 |.
!. An oyster supper will be given Ii
: no west end this evening for H.
benefit Of jla vi. r. Church. An py.
3 tel stew IS good at any tino and IL
! enuse Is u good one, lherctora luIg
attendance Is expected,
3. kUEert X lluTd was elected III
o. other night an Il .terHato to the Nlaly
= iui.d oIferenes Of the NJ T. hurei
(which tonyenas at GeorgetUwn - {
q on April /.
a. The entertainment in tho Pap.f
a church this evening promises 10 DO
I pheasant affair.