Evening journal., 1895-11-07

counted out II he could he would
throw boulevard clear around the city,
as he considered that there Is no city In
the world Offering such advantages as
Wilmington In conclusion he said I'VE
only come this way once. We ought to
have a road to the river. snd we can get
1t n We 60 about 1t in determined way
l.. q. vaDdsgrift's Argument.
Hon. L @ vandegrift was the next
speaker. he said; "rhe city OF Will.
mington to-day is what It is by reason
OF the individual efforts OF its citizens
We have gone on here since this founda-
tion Of the city, each man looking largely
to his own INTEREST," and account, until
now the city Is justly proud and It's
name Is known far and wids, not only In
this country but abroad Men who
started In a small way have seen It's
works increase day by day aud year by
year, until many OF the industries have
grown until they can no longer be con
trolled by one man, and the men who
star ed them ara now at the very top Of the
ladder Now, is the growth Of the city
to stop with the individual efforts OF
these citizsnsg
1--WE have ferry, aud a whsrf on the
river front where thousands Of dollars Of
imports come In each year. Now, II one
wharf touches us so lightly and brings
so much 10 us what will still more Of
them do for us The last time
! spoke TO e meeting here was At the be
ginning Of q movement looking towards
paving our streets, then worse than COW
paths, and paved with oohblestones
There was opposition then. but the move
ment resulted In good. What movement
or what man, ask, ever amounted TO
much where there Was no opposltion2
Be man or mouse. Go and do what
you believe is right, put your heart ia
The work and you will succeed. Why !
believe one man with the determination
could actually move the world. You are
bound to have hackers. and will Succeed
sooner or later"
Mr. Vandegrift said he was not sorry
that this city was not selected as the
capital, as he preferred the city should
be populated with commercial and manu-
featuring interests than to have popu
lation which changes everv four years or
more. He suggested the filing ia OF the
marsh with mud taken from the fats,
and the preparing of land for building
N Bertoette spoke briefly, after
which Daniel w. Taylor read letter
from John l.. Haddsn, formerly a stove
dealer In this city. now Of Philadelphia,
In which he referred TO project to
improve the harbor 80 years ago, 10
which John Logan and Mark Barre EFT
were interested, and which he predicted
would have raised the population TO
$50 600 by now Mr. Taylor said that
this meeting was designed to draw out
views from the citizens and the only
question was whether now was the
time or whether we should wait another
hfty years.
The Resolution onsrod.
Anson A. MGher submitted the follow
| ing resolution:
"WhereAs, Ia the opinion Of this
mseting the future progress Of VIII
mlngton would be advanced BY the
opening up Of that part OF its territory
known AS the Delaware liver front; aud
Whereas, The city In It's municip Al
government has 1t in its power to bring
/ the Delaware river trout within easy acce is
to Make street q srefore be 10
Resolved, By the citizens OF VIII
mington IL mass meeting asiem 9lod
that We do hereby recommend and urge
the construction OF roadway to the
/ Delaware river at any point which will
offsr the greatest advantage
Mensrs. Mscsllister, Vandsgrift. Reed
and others asked several questions Of
General Wilson as TO the establishment
/ ofa river front which we're answered
A. G. McCausland could not see whore
any advantage could arise and William
Lawton called his attention TO the fact
that all great cities are located on rivers
David Llmon urged the opening Of q
road aud cited the money spent by
/ Philadelphis on the river front He
referred to Glasgow and how It made the
Clyde and said that this city would take
a like position
John d. Kelley said that with a ship
yard on the river hundreds Of ships
would stop for repairs that now went tc
Philadelphia.
T. Chalkley Hstton spoke OF tbs
grading of Fourth street and said IL mo-
Was unused. he referred 70 the tidal
gate system, and thought the best route
was over Christians avenue. He said a
survey made in 1885, showed that at the
foot OF that street the deep water Was
nearer shore than at other points
General Wilson said the tidal gate
system had been decided against by
United States engineers as 1t w0uld cost
half a million dollars and the river
could be kept in good order for less
than the interest on this sum. He *
planned the system but as 10 was not
the objsct Of the meeting It was not
argued
Thomas ]. Talley moved the adoptio I
Of the resolution, when A s. Reed made
brief speech In which he asked whC
was going TO pay for the road which he
thought would cost half million.
Jscob Pusey advocated road over ID
South Wilmington and through Caristi
ana Rvenne would be the most Advlsa
BILE.
Samuel A Maoailister said that thu
council should lay out the streets an'
the taxpayers would pay their share 1
they don't then they ate not enterprising
Daniel Ross ana Colonel John Vain
wright spoke in favor OF road nD'
Philemma Chandler called attention Il
the recent appropriations for streets sn'
parks, which had not been objected to
With a river front the city would groV
and business would come.
After other remarks had been made b.
Charles William Edwards, Nswlin Cav
throp and others. the resolution wa
adopted unanimously and the meeting
adjourned. This evening the regula