Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-20
MUST WIDEN MARKET STREET DRAW.

The United States Government Serves
Notice on the Levy Court That a Change
Must be Made by September LIST, 1901.
The draw at Market street bridge
over the Christana. River must be
widened SO az to give free passage.
way for shipping Of 100 feet, and the
work must be completed by September
LIST, 1901
This has been decided by the United
States government, as will be seen by
! the following notice which WAS served
4 on the Levy Court of New Castle
| county Thursday by Gen. William +.
Smith, United States agent Of the War
Department for the District of Della
| ware:
ITO the Levy Court of New Castle
county, Delaware Whereas the Seere-
tary OF War has good reason to believe
that the bridge over the Christisna
River at Market street, in the city OF
Wilmington, Delaware, is an unreason.
able obstruction to the free navigation
of said risei, on account of insufficient
width OF draw openings. 1t is proposed
to require the following changes to lie
made in said bridge by the first day
of September, 1901, tc wit:
1.-The removal of the centre pier SO
that there shall be clear aud unob.
structed channe! width of one hundred
: and ninety t190) feet between the
abutments when the bridge is open.
"In order TO give you an opportu,
! nifty to he heard as required by the ACT
> of Congress approved March Sd, 1890
. you are hereby notified that a hearing
D will be had before. me at my office, No
8 s24 Adams street, in Wilmington
9 Delaware, at IL o'clock, M, on tn
9th day of September, 1900, wher,
Q and when you will be given an oppor
. tunity to be heard 10 the matter. Al
Q all the papers will be laid before th
Q Secretary of War for his decision !
Z will perhaps best suit your purpose t.
8 submit in writing whatever you ma.
9 wish to present.
u "By authority of the Secretary 0
@ War:
J. William II. Smith,
u United States Agent"
70 Some time ago the Harlan & liol
~ lingsworth 20. called the attention G
2 the Levy Court to the fact that it wa
u with great difficulty that some of tn
l. could get through the draw and aske
i'd for relief. The matter was also place
before the United States goyernner
IN through Gen. Smith aud an ipvestiRi
" tion was made by the government wit
az the iesult as given above. With wid'
ds draw, the Harlan & Hollingsworth O,
can bid on larger boats than it is no
able to build and the city will be ben
fitted accordingly.
The governments notice is mand
n tory ana there is no appeal. Cons
quently, the Levy Court is compelled
at devise ways and means for complyif
'l1 with the order. At the hearing at Go
OF Smiths Office ON Thursday, Septemb
M 9th, an opportunity will be given f
re- The discussion and the members of Il
les Levy Court will then learn the exa
ral condition of affairs.
lg- just what sort of a change the Lee
on Court will make al the bridge cam
las be stated at this time. As matter
we fact, the order of the government W
ICE not come officially before the body un
ert 1T meets next Tuesday. 1t is like
OF that at that time the matter will
am discussed and preliminary arranl
mt ments may be made then for maxi
me the required change. bridge with
on. draw which raises at one end has be
me suggested.