Evening journal., 1901-12-06
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RAILW AY GRANT
What City HaS Given to
Railroad Company
Concessions Made bV Both Parties In
iereStsd- Trolley Lines Nav
Cross Beneath Tracks


parment authorizing the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company to build an
overhead railroad system in this city:
Amend the amendment to the reso-
luton entitled "a resolution au-
thorlzing the Philadelphia. Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad Company
to locate. construct. maintain,
use and operate two or more principal
running tracks of its railroad on an
elevated structure I'm and through the
city OF Wilmington, and above and
across certain streets in said city" as
fOllows:. viz:
Strike out all thereof after the title,
and insert the following in lieu of that
so stricken out.
Whereas. The railroad OF said
Philadelphia Wilmington and Balt-
more Railroad Company. including
its principal running tracks. as now
located. maintained and operated
through the city of Wilmington. in
the state of Delaware. crosses at
grades the streets and highways on It's
route through said city; and
Whereas. Said railroad company
contemplates changing said principal
running tracks of its railroad within
said city so as TO provide for the oleva-
tion thereof on the location and
route as shown and defined by the re-
vised plan dated October % and pre-
sented to the department October 20,
1901 marked Exhibit A, hereto at-
tached and made part hereof, ana
thereafter to operate the same in such
manner as viii eliminate numerous
grade crossings of It's principal rum
ming tracks. avoid existing congested
conditions of highway travel at such
crossings with the dangers incident
thereto. secure the safety of lives and
property and promote the interests OF
said city; and
Whereas. Said railroad company will
in addition to the maintenance and
operation of IFS said principal rum
ming tracks on said elevated structure
still maintain tracks on the present
route at grade to accommodate the
business and manufacturing estah-
lishments OF said city, and also it's
general local freight traffic with ade-
quate transportation facilities; and
Whereas. Said railroad company has
applied to the Street and Sewer De.
partment of said city for assent to
and approval and authorization of, IN,
change and Improvement herein re.
cited. therefore be il
Resolved BY the Street and Sewer
Department OF the city of Wilmington
and it is hereby resolved and ordained
by authority of the same, as follow, tC
Wit
Section /. That the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company be and it is hereby
authorized and empowered to
locate, construc.. maintain oporat,
and use two or more of the principa
running tracks of its railroad upon an
elevated structure through the sal,
city of Wilmington on the route an,
location as defined and designated on
said plan marked Exhibit A. horot,
attached. and for that purpose is eX-
prossly authorized and empowered tC
locate. construct and maintain saiC
elevated structure above and acros.
the several streets of said city trav
ersed thereby, In the manner and al
the several attitudes stated. viz:
Beginning at a point near the north
eastern boundary of said city of VIII
mington on or near the present line o
said company's railroad and crOssinl
old Marsh road not less than thirteor
fec, above the rail of said railroad al
now located at the present crossing
thence across Fourteenth street no
less .lau thirteen feet above the grad
thereof: thence across Twelfth stree
not less than thirteen feet above th'
grade thereof: thence across Seventh
street not less than fourteen feet above
che grade thereof; thence acros
Fourth street and Church street at th
intersection of said streets. not les
than fourteen feet above grade there
Of. thence across Third street not les
than fourteen feet above the grad
thereof; thence across Spruce stree
not loss than fourteen feet above thl
grade thereof; thence across Pin
street nC less than fourteen feet ahOv
tho grade thereof: thence across LON
bard street and Front street not les
than fourteen feet above the grade O
each street. thence across popla
atrcct French street. King street. Mar
kot street. Shipley street Orang
street. ihorn street Tatnal street
West street and Jusiison street. nc
less than fourteen feet above the grad
of each of said streets; thence acros
Madison street not less than thirteo
feet two inches above the grade there
Of; thence across West Liberty stree
NOT less than thirteen feet above IN
grade thereof: thence acrcss Ee9c
street located az fifty fcst wide. a
shown in black on said plan marke
Exhibit A not less than thirtee
feet above the grade of said street
and thence passing out OF the limits G
said city at a point ncar its south
westerly boundary on or near tt
present right cf way of said railroa
company.
Tho crossing Of each OF the herein
before enumerated stIco's except ol
Marsh read. Spruce g'rec. AID PHI
street shall be effected by means OF q
overhead bridge substantially col
structcd of either steel or iron. an
the crossings OF the three last mel
TONED streets shall be effected INK
wise by means OF overhead bridg
constructed either Of wood. iron
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