Evening journal., 1908-12-02
MAY OPPOSE
STREET PLAN
JeSsup and Moore Company
Want Straight Road Instead
of a Crooked One
TALK ABOUT THE
H. & II. APPLICATION

II have not been authorized as yet to
say whether ! will protest against the
plan or not. I will say, however, that it
looks rather ridiculous to put in crooked
streets when a straight road is only the
question of the condemnation Of a little
marsh land I don't think the directors
can proceed with the plan If we protest.
That is my idea of the matter"
In this manner Willard Salisbury. at
torney for the Jessup and Moore Paper
Company, this morning intimated that he
might oppose the resolution read twice
by the Street and Sewer Directors yes
torday for the extension of East Liberty
street and Madison to join with Marsh
Road in lieu of Justison street, the vaca.
tlon Of which they purpose to recommend
TO the Superior Court at the request Of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora.
tion. Should Mr. Salisbury oppose the
plan and should the Street Directors be
unable to proceed with it. they will again
be placed in the very unpleasant posi-
tion in which they had been while the
paper company and the Wilmington Gas
and Electric Company were at cross pur.
poses as to an outlet from Marsh road
in place of Justson street.
May Oppose Plan.
President Sharpe, Of the paper COM
pany was not in the city to-day. but
anothe official of the company said that
the company would probably oppose the
plan for the street extensions.
These extensions would give a route
around the plant of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation as a substitute
for Justison street. This would afford
an angular roadway The extensions
will conform to the plan of the streets
as already laid out on the city map and
could not be described as a snake
track" against which Mr.. Salisbury has
been rather vehement. The extensions
will be straight, but the teamsters Of the
paper company In order to get 10 Front
street instead of going straight ous Justi.
son street, as they do now. would have
TO drive from Marsh road 20 the pro-
posed East Liberty street extension al
an angle and then to turn into the pio-
posed extension of Madison street to Fast
Liberty street at another angle before
getting out to Front street. Mr.. Saus.
bury doesn't like these angles. His refer
ence to "the condemnation of a little
marsh land ha sreference evidently 70
the ground Of the Wilmington Gas and
Electric Company in front of its NAH
building. Heretofore Mr.. Salisbury has
been steadfast in his demand for a
straight roadway. ana in order to have
this the Street Directors would have u
place a roadway across the ground
of the wilmington Gas and Electric
Company directly before iis main build
ing. The gas company opposes this
however. The proposed extensions
would necessitate the condemnation o.
ground owned by the gas company, bu
y this is at a distance from the company.
building and main ground and the ga
company has no opposition to the nev
pan.
Wants All to Work toGether.
Director John G. Gray. of the Stree
Board. this morning was asked what tn
directors would do in case Of protes
against the directors plan by the pape
company. lie replied that as it was tn
desire of the Street and Sewer Director
to have all concerned in the propesd
street vacation in harmony before a
recommendation should be made to tn
Superior Court and as the Harlan ant
Hollingsworth Corporation was in no i'm
mediate need Of the street. further con
ferences would probably be held witt
Mr.. salisbury and others before a fina
step would be made.
It was said to-day that the IIarlai
and IIoningsworth Corporation would no
he I'm a position to make the improve
ments contingent upon the vacating o
Justison street until probably April.