Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18
DANGEROUS RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
City Council Empha, caily ;ays That They
Must be "a 1...siied.

F -. T.
City Council Empha' caily ays That They
Must be as... shed.
City Council said emphatically at
the meeting on Thursday that the dan
gerous railroad grade crossings in the
city must 60, and, judging from the
manner in which some of the members
expressed themselves. they meant OK.
actly what they said. The General
Assembly will now be requested TO
enact the necessary legislation to carry
rat the wish of the city fathers,
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad cross
ing at Fourth strpet was recently
brought to the attention of Council,
by whom it was referred to the law
committee. which made a report &C last
weeks meeting recommending imme-
diate provision of remedy. On Mr..
O'Neill's motion, the report was
adopted.
After routine and general matters had
been disposed Of Mr.. McNulty made
motion that the recommendation con-
tanned in the report be referred hack to
the committee, with instructions to ask
such legislation as will abolish the dan
gerous crossing ut Fourth street. In
making tho motion Mr.. McNulty ex-
planned the condition of affairs IN the
| vicinity OF the crossing. He said that
there id no bridge between Front and
| Fourth street, which is serious in
| convenience to people living or having
business beyond the railroad.
| Mr.. Meany moved to amend the
motion by including the East Fourth
street crossing. Mr.. MCNulty accepted
the amendment.
| Mr.. O'Neill said he had understood
| that the Directors of the Street and
Sewer Department had gone to Balti-
more to confer with b. & o. officials in
regard TO crossings, and that they had
been treated coolly and received but
little satisfaction. and he believed it to
be time that some decisive step was
taken. lie thought Council should say
TO the city solicitor that it is the ex-
press wish of that body that there be
legislation in favor of tho abolition oil
dangerous crossings.
Mr.. NcNuity said that as Council
was the only body elected by the people
and the only body responsible to thu
people, II is the duty of that body tt
see TO it that something is done. ii,
did not believe that the act creating
the Street and Sewer Department tool
from Council the right TO act in tn,
premises. lie referred TO the b. o
Co. promising almost anything when j
was granted the right of way through
the city, and also to the sad death o
Fireman Dougherty at the crossing
near Pennsylvania avenue @and Unio
street.
Mr. Meaney agreed with Mr.. Nc
Nulty, and spoke of the manner il
which the overhead bridge matter ha
fallen through at the last session OF til
: Legislature. He believed that til
matter should not be allowed to dro
this time.
. Mr.. Smith favored legislating a
/. dangerous crossings in the city out {
! existence. lie SAID communications
the railroads availed nothing. Somt
, thing must be done by legislative on
! attment.
Mr.. Oberley spoke of the dangerou
!, West Fourth street crossing. He sal
. that he frequently sees school childre
sliding down and climbing up the Gu
baniiments along the railroad, and ais
ia men crossing in the same manner
|. which they would not 10 if there wi
!. a bridge at Fourth street.
Mr.. O'Neill wanted to know If I'll
Il committee was TO be empowered to te
"a the city solicitor to take immedia
action.
: Mr.. McNuliy replied that such W
+ the intention of his motion.
g, Here the discussion ended and h
motion was unanimously adopted.
&c Fire matters alec occupied share
/, the attention of Council. Mr.. Watst
70 presented petition signed by nume
VI Gus residents of the eastern end of 81
~ Ninth ward, asking for a chemical e
lis CINE in that section of the city. III
communication, which set forth th
al there are the Pullman Works, Chica
ne Wire Works. Jute Works, Pickel
10 Foundry. Delawa Terra Gotta Work
" Arlington Mills, six churches and tx
public schools in the district, was,
motion of Mr.. Watson, referred to t
10 finance law an fire committees.
d. Mr.. Stevenson presented a comnur
N cation from the Delaware Fire c.
o, which, after citing the fact that its q
u, paratus attends all fires. that the al
Of tho city is growing, and that it
N. required to borrow money for main
he nance, asked that Council prepare
ed for the General Assembly providing
ny an annual increase of $500. On
re-. Stevenson motion, the communicate
was referred to the law and fire CO
10 mittees.
or The finance and law committees
ate ported adversely or the petition of
no Board of Park Commissioners for Ii
es' of $50, 600 for the improvement of par
In the report the committee sta
rY. that it would advise that no new
legations be taken on the city's ere
Ray except on pressing demands. On
O'Neill's motion, the report was
no copied.
'no City Treasurer Adams reported a
tha ance of ST., 03D. so in the Union Natio
'nS nank and $ll, 900 in each OF the 4
' ,na depository banks to tho credit Of
~, city, and also that the balance TO
, Nv, credit of the special park fund amour
~ to $40, 263. 6} The collections were
ia follows; City Auditor Isaac 9. T.
~ 81, :32G, dog tax for January; Tax
h., ceiver Sayers, $500, taxes for Il
~ and Receiver Mitchell, 1000, taxes
had the same year.
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