Evening journal., 1912-05-14

as follows:
First-That the bulkhead law Is un-
constitutional and contrary to puoiic
rolicy .ooor,o
Second-That it has not yet pecome
effective. even if constitutional IN lna.
the State will not pass to the priNaes
interests title TO the hunoreus
acres of State land until the oulkneau
has been built and the MI mace.
Third-That the wilmington lel
minal Company and its allles eNpeo.
IN eet for nothing from the Sta1e 1na'
big stretch of land under "a1ei' oo-
longing TO the people. a.. rod
Fourth-That they expect lhe eu ',,
eral government to bulkheao anu M
In for them. at public expense unose
hundreds of acres of land unuer Waeei ,ae
that they expect to get from the S'a'e
for nothing. 49,. ,;,,, 20
Ffth-That they expect the CITY 10
use its influence to induce tne o'aso .s.
government to abandon outrignI 10 inc
Waterfront owners all IT'S tue ~
those hundreds of acres OF lana unu9i
water 49, .,,,, 10
use its influence with the Fedeisl 80,
eminent to have that land Duikneaueu
ana filed in, free of cost 10 the "a'e'
front owners. .. AZ. c,tv
Seventh-That they expect tne o,.9
20 build a two hundred 1901 poult-
ward and a system OF woe s1leoSs ,.,,,,
through the Cherry Island mis-" mars
tract. upon which no city tax 10 p"'"'
or has been paid for years. 49,
Fighth-That they expect tne ~
nense of the building OF that uou,e
ward and street'system TO DC paiu ~
the Wilmington taxpayers, lol e,t,, lev
hene6t of owners VINO pay nO
taxes and little county taxes on 'n"'
marsh property. ~ ,h,s
Ninth-That in return TOT an 10
the State is to receive nolnlne, tt,o ho
Federal government rs 10 ha'o ~
right TO dump mud back OF us oMn wv
bulkhead. and the city is 10 Ieeel'p ',
two small pieces of TINS Waleri,u,,, ,'l.,,
extending only part OF the way paoN
from the bulkhead toward me ples,
rrorminaI Company and It's allies are
10 receive everything else except suSn
ts,d az NAV be needed for the peus
20 stroets and the marginal boulevard.
Those who oppose the plah sas s ~.
also Will Cdli dlNth'NN r..-...4
lb.t every foot Of that Waterfront
rronertv the city is TO receive under
this proposed plan, now Is oWneu ps
the state. and not by those VINO man
a pretense Of giving It, as the Jaw IA, "a,
ing that land under water 10 tne va"
rnincton Terminal Company ana lta
liz viii not become effective, IN
- far az transfer of title Is anecteu,
until the bulkhead has been puli1 anu
the land has been filled IN; s
Tenth-That the city should oenanu lll'
AZ least one-half Of that enul,e Nv,
front from the bulkhead BACK 70 1n4
present marsh bank. ana shoulu 10.
consent to enter into any az eei,el,' ~,
that does not carry such ialr oi'l-
sion with Il. :. ,,,aao
Eleventh-That If plea be maoe
that such land would remain luiS la y.
The possession Of the CITY unui ~
could raise funds TO develop ~ -
answer shall be that unaeI eNls'lns :
conditions that land is paying NOT on
dollar of city taxes, ana tnat 1hsre'
fore the city would be no Worse On,
The so-called Bulkhead ac', Tn
constitutionality of when may y
tested If Council declines TO ueiel s.. a..
tion until the next Legislature me- me-
contains these material pIoNls'o',s p1'. :
relative to the contingent uansiel % y
thc hundreds OF acres OF state iau'
tro,,, ,tbc public to the private inter
osts represented by the Wlimlns'o'
Terminal Company ana l.s aille7'
"Section A. That the nttoral p,o
prietors abutting on the river Deia
ware. between Chris1ana hNer am
the northerly boundary OF Edge Moo'
are hereby respectively autholl1S
and empowered to erect puikhSau' eau
wharves and piers on the line OF ,nS .l,,
now or hereafter 10 DC nNeo' es.aui,sn
cd and adopted as provided IN Sec'lo
One (1) of this act. opposite tnelr +,
spective littoral holdings on sal
river, between said Chrisuana hise
and the northerly boundary OF hus
Moor: and to fll in with earth' s'on,
or other material. the space OF spac'
between said bulkhead line OF nn'
of solid filling, shown or eAhlolleu y
the map OF maps, report OF icpVi
aforesaid, and the westerly Dahh
said river. designating the nlgn Mat'
mark there of. between said Christ
ana river and the northerly Douhuai
o. EDGE Moor aforesaid. froNlue
thar nothing herein contained sha
operate to prevent the United ota''
form utilizing all or any portion
the space between said oulkheao az
.the westerly bank OF said river II
the deposit of dredged material take
from said River Delaware IN the pro
ress of the improvement thereoI' NJ
exceeding twelve feet in height apo
mean low water. And provided fu
Their that the filling in of said spa'
between said lines by any littoral pr
nrietor shall be under and subject
the regulations of the War Depar
ment OF the United States.
section s. That the land una
The waters Of said river, WITHIN q
limits aforesaid as hereafter dete
mined on the front OF the httor
holdings Of said littoral proprieto
respectively. and between the bui
head line OF lines Of solid filling,
shown and exhibited on the ma
aforesaid and the westerly bank
said river, designating the high "
ter mark thereof, shall vest In !
in said littoral proprietors, their he'll
executors, administrators. successo
and assigns. respectively. And VIII
a suitable bulkhead shall have be-
constructed front Of any OF sa
littoral holdings, OF any Of said ]
toral proprietors, it shall be the du
Of the Attorney General, upon sat
factory evidence to him Of that IA
ami the tender 20 niin 0f tine reasu
able and necessary expenses of pl
pairing the conveyance or conveyano
hereinafter named, to seasonably pi
pare. and of the Secretary Of State
forthwith execute under the seal