The sun., 1901-09-28
CONFERENCE
OF OFFICIALS
Elevated Plans Objected to by
Property Owners.
NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE
Street and Sewer. Directors Heard OBJ
.jecfiOns to the r., w. & B. Plans
ut "a Conference Yester-
day Afternoon.
NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE

day afternoon to hear the objections Of
property owners along the T., w. X Il.
falllnad and others interested, to the
proposed plans OF the company for il.
elevated railroad. Representatives. Of the
company were also heard in support oi
the plans. For nearly two hours th,
matter was discussed and il is expected
that the Street and Sewer Department
will take definite action mt the meeting
next Tuesday on the resolution which
M;ia offered by the railroad company sew
'"ral weeks ago in regard 10 its proposed
elevated railroad
Those present at the meeting yesterday
who tank an active part in the discus
sion We're: Webster Fahey and Carter,
members of the Street and Sewer Do
partment; Engineers Bonghman and
iiatton, of the department, General
Superintendent h. T.. Brooks. Chief Eng
ncer William Ill. Brown and Attorney
John BiggS representing the railroad
company: Willard salisbury and Victor
IL. Woolley representing the joint Sim
mons estate; Josiah Marvel and Robrlt
Pennington representing property owners
on Front street between West and Wash
imgton and James $. Sterling, superin
fentent Of the Harlan x HolingSworth
company. who represented that co.n-
plliN ~ entering Il protest against the
proposed elevated railroad plans. Dr
a. y. France represented residents north
of the Brandywinr and east Of the rail
road who object TO Thirteenth street be-
ing closed. Others present were: :. G.
Simmons Daniel Bubenzer, Christophr.
IT, I'lroomer, owners of the property
who are making the objections.
The meeting WAS opened Mt 2.30 o'clOcl,
with Mr.. Webster, president Of thn
Street and Sewer Directors, in til.
chair MIR. Webster stated that the di-
rectorS would first hear any objections
10 the proposed plans. Willard Sauls-
bury entered Il protest in behalf of OH.
set Of the heirs TO the Simmons estate.
Mr.. salisbury stated that the plans
would greatly interfere with the egress
and ngress to the $. q. Simmons Bras
plant From what he could understand
he said the railroad company g>Droposc;i
to practically shut up part OF the Inn
her company's right Of way by abut
ments. Mr.. Salisbury called attention
so, tne ~ rect ciearaHce which the plans
can Tor ana sald that the railroad com
paiiy, on occasions, have demanded %
ieet ciearah..e where other railways cross
its lines. Our objection, he said. COOS
70 the root Of the whole matter. The ut
road company has right to do what il
rraposes before the privilege is granted
The resolution which was offered Soln,
sime ago, Mr.. salisbury said does not
provide that the work begin at any spec
lhl time or he completed at any special
tlihr lie said: Il would suggest to you
helofe you grant the proposition to ~.
allllft them TO acquire the title Wilrr,
ahrS propose to build aS to clearance.
Nr. salisbury also asked III there wa
any mention as 10 whether all express
trains would stop ut Wilmington if the
elevated railroad is built. as they nov
do. He said he thought that an I'm
portaht point and ii should be insisted
What the city get as good and as fast
af;lih accommodations then as ii now
does.
Victor i. Woolley, who represented
another set of heirs to the Simmons
estate, made practically the same oil
.lec'ion as Mr. Salisbury.
Josiah Marvel represented the owner
Of The properties Nos. 40. 416, AIS and 42u
West Front street. His objection was
that by the proposed plans the egreS,
anti IngrcSS to these properties from the
railroad would be reduced to Il very few
tert. lie also protested against the
bhidlng of the wall up against his clients
property which the plans call for. Ro-
bert l'rnington's. who represented Dan
iri Rnhcnzcr. objections were about the
same as Mir. Marvcl's.
James $. Sterling. superintendent or
the Harlan x iIollinasworth Company
foundry, entered Il protest in behalf Of
8 that company. The Harlan x HollingS-
III worth CompanN'S principal objection Is
"A that the clearance under the propose,
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plans The plans cali for II twelve feet
# clearance. Mr. Sterling stated that they
nav" removed castings from the folndre
e across the railroad tracks to the ma
chine shop which We're fourteen feet in
height. Tho Harlan X IIolingSwortl
s Company asks, at least, for fifteen feet
clearance
DR. 4. II. Irantz made !. protest in he
\ half Of citizens living east of the rail
road and Solth Of Fourteenth street, WIN,
4 objected to Thirteenth street being per-
4 mlnently closed. Dir. Frantz said. In
your plans we notice that Thirteenth
street is an unopened street. There ara Il
h number of properties TO the east of III,
n railroad that have no communication IL
the town except by Fourteenth street
IE"rc arc about 60 families residing there
WI" make use Of Fourteenth street To get
into the pitr''
Mr.. BiggS. attorney for the railroad
company, talked at lcngth in support Or
the plan. tie said thar the compnny did
5S not want to he unreasonable in the mat
ter In answer to Mr.. Saulsbuiy's state
M mcnt about the railroad company cstab-
Y. lishng twenty-five feet clearance lie said
NJ there must he molc clearance for Il rnN
~ road thnn IN ordinary highway. For
W years Mr.. Biggs said it has been tho
k desire of people of Wilmington to aboi-
IA ish crossings. The railroad has submit
u ted this plan and don't ask the city or
anyhody for dollar
we are willing" he said, ''to go
ahead ana build the road Mt Il cost Of
several million dollars to abolish dan
grrous crossings where many lives have
been lost. We are ready to begin and If
n YOU pass that resolution you will find
81 III" work will be started within 80 days"
Mr.. Biggs stated that the railroad
81 company did not want any trouble and
"a wanted to treat the people justly. Ho
STATED that reasonable price had be, n
oifered by the company for all the prop