Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-21


leads from Wilmington, the Keunet
turnpike, is In some respects com
petent thoroughfare. Near Delawar,
avenue it shows an even surface, ex
copting the seeipgly inevitable loos,
stones, and up to near Clayton street
1t IS good riding, leaving out mention
OF tho crossings. Above Clayton, tn,
avenue maintains its old time rough
ness and further along is somewhat
heavy in places when the weather is
dry, the surface being much cut up. Il
1t were kept in the condition the Ken,
nett turnpike. is kept, it would be q
Joy to wheellnen. One notices thai
street intersections, rough riding is
likely to be found. Loose stones arc
often numerous at such points, as il
the proper caro- is not takon to repair
damage after rain storms which wash
out the earth.
1t makes a short aud pleasant ride tc
go out the Kenneth turnpike to Mt.
Salem Lane or the Rising Sun Lane
and to enter the park drive at Its
upper end and take spin down the
drive. The beauties of nature on the
right hand and on tho left and the
downward grade OF the road, should be
enough to attract many. When the
Park Commission finds itself able 10
put this driveway into complete shape
throughout its whole length it will be
"a veritable road to pleasure
Rodney is one of the streets that
serves as connection between Penn
sylvania avenue and Gilpin avenue.
just now it is rough near Pennsylvania
avenue on account of sewer work.
Clayton street shows good surface
land would be better if attention we're
paid to the loose stones. du Point
street is in the process of evolution
from the country road undulations to
the city levels. Scott street is present.
ing a hard and fairly smooth driveway,
IN great contrast to its state when the
grading work required by tho Balti-
more Ohio alterations was in prog
ress. Beyoad Union street the thorough
fares are likely to be unimproved or
only partly improved.
Mt. Salem Lane ia convenient street
for those desiring to go from the Ken
nett turnpike to the upper end of the
park drive as it strikes Nineteenth
street about 100 yards from the drive.
The lane is both fair and bad, show
ing some ruts near it's intersection with
Nineteenth. The latter street is, as
usual, horror near the intersecting
point on account of tho sharp grade
and the bad road bed. When Park
avenue is completed it will largely take
the place of Mt. Salem lane ON the east,
or Rising Sun lane ON the west as a
means of getting to the park from the
Kenneth turnpike.
The numbered street in the western
section OF the city show varying de-
grees of condition. Thirteenth and
Fourteenth are very acceptable for
carriage or bicycle as far as Clayton
street. Fourteenth is like a country
lane between du Pont and Scott.
is a principal street of the
and has some Of the coun-
try road effect.
Market street in the Ninth ward is
not very creditable thoroughfare for
the Introduction OF strangers who.driye
into Wilmington by way of the Phil
adelphia turnpike. 1t is combination
Of rough and smooth, OF soft and hard
places. Belgian block gives regular,
II jolly, road from the bridge to Con-
,ord avenue; above that point it is Of
varying degrees of badness.
Eighteenth street was put into good
condition for a part Of its length one
.inie, but its present state is not good.
stones and ruts mark a bicycle ride
,ver it. Nineteenth street is a horror.
Twentieth is junior horror for its one
iquare: with these two streets in con-
iition the bicyclist would bave an easy
trade from Market to Washington
treet. Concord avenue has recently
been repaired and presents very ac-
'eptable surface, being especially good
'bove Washington street. Twenty
hird street, once part of the wheel
mans route from the central part of
he city to the Philadelphia turnpike,
las peen allowed to fall away from
GOODNESS until loose stones give oppor-
unity for profanity. Twenty fourth
treet is not to be considered for
wheeling. Twenty-sixth is clayey.
twenty ninth and Thirtieth may lay
lain to some pretensions in the East |
AXE district; both have width and for
he greater part of the way to Monroe |
llow fairly easy riding
Tatnall, Washington and Monroe are
he streets which connect Concord
venue with Eastlake. They are all
ideable, although none can boast Of
xcellence.
East Of Market, in the Ninth ward,
title is to be said. Vandeyer avenue
as the merit of width and the wheel
IAN cant get along very we'll on 1t,
iuena Vista, Hutton, Race, Mill,
,ammot, Carter Twenty-second are
irt Streets, level or rolling In them
he principle of having a road higher
t the centre than at the sides, to per-
lit water to drain off to the cutters,
sems to have been overlooked.
Although Washington street and the
oulevard are the outlet for vehicles
nd wheelnien going north over Wash
lgton street bridge, both are in poor
ondition. 1t will be recalled that
Tashington street was once a very
ltisfactory street to ride over; but its
surface has been allowed
60 to smash in some respects, and
Dw one keeps keen eye out for loose
ones or ruts. 1t would be well for
le Street and Sewer Department to
acadamize the whole width OF the
ieet next time, instead of about half
it. The Boulevard used to be good
ding street, but the hard surface has
sen chopped up by vehicles and water
ntil it is most exasperating ex-
srience to ride wheel over il. Stones
make the way of the rider
Try rough, for it is impossible to keep
wheel in motion and avoid riding
'er some of the stones. Happily, the
ork of repairs has been begun and q
utter story may be told in few days.
here the Boulevard turns into Con-
nd avenue is particularly in need of
tention.
Some Of the streets in the Eleventh
ard have been improved and are in Z
'od condition. while others are in
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