Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-22
The ELEVATED RAILROAD.

PENNSYLVANIA Co. Ready TO Begin Work as
soon as Permission is Given by the Street
and Sewer Department..
representative OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad %. announced yesterday that
company Is ready TO begiu work ON the
proposed elevated railroad through Will
mington as soon rs permission 10
make the Improvement is given by the
Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department. One of the company "a
representatives visited the Office OF the
Street and Sewer Department Tuesday
to ascertain what the prospects were
for some definite action being taken by
the department.. He was informed that
the plans nre in the hands of the
engineers Of the department aud nothing
will be done until report is received
from them.
IL has been iutimated that the COM
pany may he ashed to make some
changes IN the plans. as to the matter
OF grades and also height and width OF
clearance OF some OF tho crossings. The
department has on file letter from the
American Oar and Foundry &c. protest.
ing against the building Of the elevated
structure at the Eighth etreet crossing
according to the present plans, on the
ground that there will not be enough
room under the railroad for the teams
passing Ia and from the company'a
works. Manager Charles s. Gawthrop
OF the car-building company having
asked to be heard ON the subject, the
department will fix o time whom all
parties interested can have hearing.
1t is stated, on behalf OF the railroad
company, that 1t has no desire TO on
crcach on the rights Of the public or
individuals and it will undoubtedly
malSs any changes which are necessary
for tho benefit OF the public. Its object
is TO build line through the city that
will have no grade crossings, thus
making safe the streets over which the
road passes.
1t Is the intention of tho company to
place orders for the iron and steel work
Immediately upon the granting of tho
franchise by the Street and Sewer De-
partment, and at the same time con-
tracts will be let for building the
foundations upon which the elevated
railroad Is to rest. The company hopes
to he able to begin work long enough
before frost sets In to have the piers
built before cold weather, and it 10
expected that when the foundations nre
lbhuy tHb lfUu anu btbbi Wufh wiz
begin to arrive and can be put up
without interruption, except during the
most severe weather. 1t is the hope of
the company to be able to work all
winter, and the representative who was
talking on the subject said he believed
ii would offer employment to all the
men IN Wilmington who would other
wise be unemployed all winter, aud
probably longer, and would mean IN
expenditure of at least $500, 600, chiefly
in the matter of wnges In Wilmington.
The company has all of the land 1t
needs, but there ARE several properties
that would be purchased IL terms agree
able to the company could be made
With the owners. 1t is understood that
options were obtained on all OF the
large tracts of land required before an
iniling of the project leased out and
when 1t became known that the COM
pany proposed to build an elevated rail-
road parallel TO the present route agree
ments had been made with most Of the
property owners.