Evening journal., 1895-12-18
THE ROAD TO THE RIVER
Committee Of the Board Of
Trade and Directors Confer.
Ex-UITY SOLICITOR ELLIOrs PLAN

First Survey to BE Made, 1hon Deeds
10 he Secured, and Then Road TO Bs
Openod-The street and Sewer Depart
ment VIII Look Into It-other Bust
ness Transacted BY the Board.
The directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department spent busy evening and
considerable routine work was disposed
Of The new Delmarvia Telephone Com b
pany was on hand with It's petition to
erect poles aud s Ing wires, but no
action was taken.
Samuel N Smel asked permission
TO sell Christmas trees on Esst Fourth
street 10 front Of his store, but was told
that the department could not 20 back
on its resolution and he must obey H.
Railroad Extensions Asked.
The Wilmington City Railway Company
! petitioned for the right 20 extend ita
read on Washington street, but action was
deferred until the city solicitor he'd
handed In his opinion A like course
Was taken on the petition ~ regards
DUPONT from Fourth to Eight streets
An order was ordered drawn IN favor
Of Patricg Fahey for So Qe6 50 due slrcs
, 1892 The matter Of interest was refer
red 20 the cltv solicitor The weekly pay
roll OF $400 % was ordered paid rnu
secretary reports collections OF 81 1S8 08
city auditor, $Ss 6s city engineer, Ss3
The balance in bank was reported to be
$68 7S6 90
Another matter discussed was bill Of
$34l against A s Reed aud Brother Co
aud IL was decided to try to collect thil
Some time ago Miles X Glllen, while
riding on street car was Injured by
coming In contact with pile OF bricks IN
front OF No o school, and he brought
suit against the city. Bradford & Van
degrift assisted the city solicitor and
secured a non-suit on the claim that
Gillen being a non resident should bo
obliged TO give security for costs. whlcn
be failed 10 d. The case cost the oity
S34i and az the department holds that
a S Reed and Brother Co was responsl-
bic Tor the bricks being on the street, it
should pay the bill.
The Road to the River.
Anson Maher, spottswood Garland
and A l. Johnson, the committees from
the Board OF Trade TO look into the
matter Of road 10 the Delaware, aud
George A. Elliott. representing the
property owners along the river. were
present and an informal discussion Of
this the-ne was had The committee
represented the needs Of he city ia the
matter, and asked for some expression
from the board SIR Johnson said that
while there is now a road part OF the
way, it does not reach the front The
committee Is not ia favor OF any particu
lar road but wants some way Of getting
TO the river.
Mr. Mahsr added that Major Ray
mond had Informed him thar n the
people OF Wilmington would build q
bulkhegd tbs government would dred gs
the river 20 thirty feet aud f1 In back
OF the balkhead with tho mud Mr.
Mshsr said this bulkhead would be 800
feet long aud be thought the property
owners woald be willing to build IL; II
they had any assurance that 8 road
wonld be opened
Mr. simmons thought It was time for
the department 10 act when ths property
owners had decided what they we're
going to DO ant that 0msthing relative
% cost ah 1uld BE- decided on PrsIident
Chambers thought tho directors aud
the committee should get together snd
looks over the ground. He said Il would
cost some $50 600 to build a macsdAm
road to the river. exclusive OF filing aud
grading.
Mr. Maher said that the propsrt y
owners stood ready 10 aot Ssvera
manufacturing films were ready TO
locate on the river II they could hsve q
way into the city.
Mr. Prats could not SEQ Just how
Major Raymond could do any Improving
Of the channel until the government
made an appropriation. he said that
Philadelphia had been compelled to
aeslst in the work OF dredging there IL
would cost half million dollars 70
dredge out tho shoals, IN addition Co thil
the bulkhesd would cost $tS srunninF
fso'. he saw no uss Of building a road
10 the river unless It was assured that
the river front VAS to be improved.
Mr Eniott's suggestious.
Mr. Garland thought the city could
not expect the government to do any
thing until II had started the work, and
Mr. Pratt defined 20 as tbs duty OF The
board, TO build streets and roads any
where they we're needed and eau he built
without causing some other part of tbs
cltv TO suffer.
Ex.Olty Solicitor Elliott made speech
Ia which be offered suggestions which
struck all present as very xenaiblo. Hs
proposed that the department make sur
veys Of Christiana avenue, Seventh and
Fourth aud TSslfth streets and then see
n the deeds for the street beds could not
be obtained free OF cost TO the city. HS
promised &c SCI what the legal hitch was
Ia opening Seventh street After thesl
surveys he suggested that the depart
msnt improve some one OF the routes to
the river. These suggestions will b'
given consideration by the directors and
may lead to some action