Evening journal., 1912-05-24
TO CETWHARF FOR WHARF SITE

it pleased with the Walnut street
wharf property the city should enjoy
the same privilege.
President Benson also thought tho
resolution should not contain the re-
striction
The resolution was adopted as read
however. with only President Benson
and Councilman Zimmerman and
Haney voting against it,
The resolution follows
Whereas, BY authority of an Act
Of the General Assembly of the state
Of Delaware, passed at Dover, March
3, 1871, the Mayor and Council of
Wilmington did lease to the Philadel-
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road Company, the wharf property,
situated at the foot of Walnut street
in the city of Wilmington, extending
from the building line on the south
erly side of Water street TO the Chris
tiana river, for a period of forty
years from and after the twenty-fifth
day of March, A. ID 1872, and
Whereas. The Court of General
Sessions of the state of Delaware, in
and for New Castle county, did, on
the fourteenth day of February. 1906
vacate Water street between the
easterly side of French street and
the westerly side of Poplar street
authorizing the Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington railroad com
pany to enclose same and pay costs
and
Whereas. Walnut street, between
Water street and Front street, was
vacated by Act Of the General As
sembly of the state of Delaware
March 8. 1877, for the purposes of the
Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti.
more Railroad Company, and
Whereas. The term of the afore-
said lease os Walnut street between
Water street and the Christiana river
has expired, therefore be it
Resolved BY the Council of th'
Mayor and Council of Wilmington
that the Council, in view of the vaca
ton of Walnut street between From
and Water streets and Water stree
between French and Poplar streets
as aforesaid, deems it advisable TO ex
change the certain parcel of lan'
forming the bed of Walnut street be
tween the southerly side of Wate
street (extended) and the Christian;
river for the certain parcel of land
bounded by Spruce street From
street and the Christiana river, ant
the board of directors of the Stree
and Sewer Department, the agency o
the Mayor and Council of Wilmington
having entire jurisdiction and contro
of the streets of the city of Whining
ton. are hereby requested to ente
into an agreement with the Philadel
phia, Baltimore and Washington Rail
road Company, whereby the bed o
Walnut street, from the southerl
side of Water street (eXtended) to tn
Christiana river. including the whar
at the foot of Walnut street. may h
exchanged for all that certain loi
piece or parcel of land belonging q
and owned by said Philadelphia. Bal
timOre and Washington Railroad Com
pany, and located in the city of Wi
mington, bounded by Spruce stree
on the west. by Front street on tn
uorth and by the Christiana river o
the east and south: the portion {
/ Walnut street TO be so exchanged :
be used by the said railroad compan
for any purposes that said eompan
/ may elect. and the land of said con
pany to be so exchanged to be use
by the Mayor and Council Of Wilminl
ton for any municipal purposes IN;
the council may elect. It being undei
stood that the said railroad compan
shall pay all charges incident to th
said exchanges of land
Resolved, That the clerk of thi
Council forward copies of this resolr
f, tion to the board of directors of III
Street and Sewer Department and III
PHILADELPHIA. Baltimore and Washinl
ton Railroad Company for prom
action"