Evening journal., 1897-03-10
GRADE CROSSINGS 60.
THE B. & o. AGREES TO ELIMINATE
THEM IN THIS CITY.

AN tMIOlt AN AAANAAiANAA4AN i-AN-
TERED INTO BY THE RAILROAD
COMPANY AND THE STREET
AND SEWER DIRECTORS ON SAT-
URDAY.
The first step, and an important one,
In tho elimination of grade crossings in
this city has been taken by the Street
and Sewer Department. AS a result OF
the conference of the directors with
John X. Cowen, receiver; w. M. Greene,
general manager, and Levi c. Bird, at
torney Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company, which was held in Bal
timore last Saturday, an agreement has
been reached that is entirely satisfac-
tory to the directors and will be her
aided with Joy by the residents of the
city.
The railroad company agrees to place
overhead bridges at Fourth, Seventh
and Tenth streets, and the streets will
be depressed at Pennsylvania avenue
and Union street and Fourteenth street
and Lowering avenue crossings. There
is already a bridge across the railroad
at Seventh street, but this will be re-
placed by an iron one.
The Pennsylvania avenue crossing
will be the first to be looked after. The
work will be begun shortly and will be
| finished In 1897. One bridge is TO be put
up each year until all those provided
/ for are erected, unless by mutual agree
ment a greater number may be ordered.
/ Because Of the fatality that occurred
at the Pennsylvania avenue crossing on
/ December "a as a matter of course,
every body is interested i'm its abolish
ment. Union street will be deviated
out Of it's line 10 the east and will join
/ Pennsylvania avenue near the pro-
posed bridge, thus avoiding the build
ing Of two bridges. Both streets will
be depressed ten feet and the railroad
will be elevated four feet. The expense
of construction will fan ON the railroad
company and the city will not be re
Quirel 10 make any expenditure.
VIII II the Fourth street bridge hal
been built the Hawley street crossing
of the B. a. q. railroad viii be aban
doned. Thus no grade crossing will re
main with the b. & o. within the city
Notice of a bill to abandon Hawlel
street will be introduced to-day i'm tn,
Legislature by Senator Pyle, Anothe
bill which is intended TO give the de
partment power t. abolish all grade
crossings is alsto to be introduced Still
another bill which will authorize tn,
Z city to issue bonds. for an amount ye
TO be determined, TO secure money TO
/ the use Of the Street and Sewer Depart
b ment to purchase right Of way and t
r build the Silverbrook sewer.
The weekly payroll of Si4510 wa
] ordered paid. The secretary's collec
tions amounted to S371.03; clerk of tn
market, s4407. The city treasurer re
b ported the balance in bank to be S8i,
S5S97.
The Delaware Atlantic Telephone an,
E Telegraph Company was granted per
b mission to put up telegraph poles ol
b DUPONT street between Fourth ant
Fifth.
{ Engineer Hatton was requested Il
5 give an estimate for a sewer i'm Penn
, sylvania avenue near Scott street.
l A gas lamp was ordered placed be
I tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets OF
- Tanall.
D A sewer was ordered to be put in Me
chanic street.
r. The application to place a sewer il
a Tenth street between West and Wash
e. ington was not granted.
D William II. Lyman appeared as coun
). sci for Joseph Graham, who presentel
e bills for damages done to his propertie
{ Nos. 1904 and 1906 Market street by tn
j. employees Of John JacOby. contractor
s who was building a sewer opposit
b these properties in December, 1895. Tn
damage was the result of blasting an
b for the breaking Of gutter-plate. MI
!, Jacoby agreed to pay the bill for tn
b gutter-plate, but would not pay tn
other.
Another bill was presented agains
b Mr. Jacoby by the Wilmington Goa
= Gas Company for the breaking and re
pairing of gas pipes on Market stree
at the same time that Mr.. Graham
properties were damaged. Willar
a Salisbury was present in behalf Of Nj
p Jacoby and called the attention of th
q board to a clause i'm the contract wit
r Mr.. Jacoby that relieves the cOntra'
r tor OF the liability. The matter wa
d held up. and will be determined by th
Is board at q future meeting.
"a Francis S. Bradley asked that al
% lights be placed at Eleventh stre'
N bridge. The matter was laid over.
N The directors will send a letter
81 Senator Pyle tomorrow prOtestin
= against the vacating of Reed street bl
y tween Monroe and Adams streets.
All kinds of bicycles repaired promp
] 70 -Ns