Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-13
THIRD STREET BRIDGE.
Report of Levy Court Committee Fayors
Modification Of Regulations.


Report of Levy Court oommiites Fayors a
Modification of Regulations,
The Levy Court, at its meeting Tues
day, received the following report on a
complaint concerning delay at Third
street bridge.
The committee on Wilmington bridges
to whom was referred the complaint of
p. #. Causey of the United States En-
Third street bridge respectfully report
that they have investigated the matter
with this result:
ION September 26th launch con-
tanning Gen. Smith and others sig
nailed to have the draw of bridge
opened and were detained 12 minutes
before being accommodated or notified,
as required by the regulations of the
War Department, that they could not
pass. The complaint was not SO much as
to the detention as it was to the fact that
the regulations of the War Department,
prescribing the manner of notifying
captains of vessels as to the condition
of the bridge, have been set aside and
ignored.
ION the part of the bridge tenders it
was shown that at the time the vessel
containing the complainant applied for
passage an accident occurred to the
wires furnishing the power to the
bridge which made the going under
meath TO repair the accident a necessity.
Your committee, accompanied by
John H. Rodney, Esq, visited the
bridge and notified the tenders to COM
ply strictly with the regulations of the
War Department.
Your committee recommends, in
view of the claims OF vessel owners as
well as pedestrians and-vehicular pas
sengers TO preferred rights in using said
bridge, that John III. Rodney, Esq. !,
attorney of the Levy Court, be re-
quested to secure the aid of our Sena-
tors and Representative in Congress to
use their influence with the Secretary
Of War inkbaying the regulations OF the
department 50 modified as to give
satisfaction to all parties affected.
ra John J. Gallagher,
H.. M. White,
COMMITTEES. "
This report was received and filed.
The need of some modification In the
regulations is shown by the fact that
complaints come from both vessel own
ers and persons who cross the bridge.
AT ono line q captain complains be-
cause he has to wait so long and at
another . foot or vohicular passenger
makes protest, when each time the
delay may have been as little as possi-
BILE. Only Monday the bridge was off
for 15 minutes to allow tug to pass
through. The rules requiring that the
bridge be opened upon due warning,
yet the delay caused complaint among
foot passengers.
E ELEcTToN BILLS PASSED.
The court had received the bills for
the recent primary elections expenses,
Chairman Patrick Neary certifying the
list of Democratic officers and Chair
man Ball and Secretary Staats of the
Republicans. After the bills had been
inspected resolution was adopted ap-
propriating S4, 600 from the funds re-
ceived by the county treasurer from the
registration officers for election ex-
penses. Then The bills were passed and
will be charged against that appropria-
ton. The qualifiers will receive $40
each, the inspectors, 50, and the Judges
and clerks, 50. 80 each. The rent of the
Gratis, at So each, and 81 used by the
Republicans, at So each, was also
allowed. The total bill was about
50, 800 A few more qualifiers are yet
to have their pay allowed,
The court held up two bills for print
ing the list of Republican primary cleo
tion places and officers, tho Daily Re-
publican having charged $40 for insert
ing three times and the Morning News
S119 for five times. 1t was explained
that the News get mp the type and the
Republican used the same type.
A claim of Charles M. Groom for
overpaid taxes was referred to the COM
mittee on that subject.
The bill of Magistrate John A.
Kelley for S205. 42 was allowed, to-
gether with miscellaneous bills.
Adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday.
The Wilmington bridge committee
has under consideration request from
the Park Commission to change the
line of the curb at the southern ap-
proach to Market street bridge over
the Brandywine to make it conform to
the curb proposed by the commission.
This will, cause the sidewalk to be
moved about nine feet westward from
its present line. ~