Evening journal., 1912-01-12
BOULEVARD
SUGGESTION


Members Of the Boulevard Commit
tee Of the Board of Trade met last
evening when a statement was made
containing an outline Of the proposed
boulevard route. considerations fav-
oring it and suggestions respecting
possible action on the part Of the
city in regards of the plan. The
statement follows:
Come into the city over the Mar
ket street causeway. widening it by
acquiring about 100 feet on each
side. This will bring some recreation
ground within reach of the thickly
settled southerly part Of the city
Widen Market street. as may be
practicable, between the Christiana
and Front street Do nothing as to
widening any street between Front
street and Eleventh street.
II was suggested that it might be
better for the road to cross the Chris
tiana by a new bridge at French
street. which may take the place of
the bridge at Market street.
Widen Eleventh street about 20
feet, from Orange street to Washing
ton street, and from Market to French
street DO what may be found prac-
ticable as to widening Washington
street, from Eleventh street to the
bridge. Widen the Boulevard road
! h.. Its..t a. inc
Park, If that shall seem best. Use
the Boulevard and the extension o
the Boulevard TO where it will pas
under the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road The distance between build
ings on the Boulevard from Eigh.
teenth street to Elliott avenue is 16(
feet. The roadway at present is 4C
feet wide, but provision has beer
made to widen IL to 81 feet without
disturbing the shade trees along II
We believe the extension of th,
Boulevard can be made to correspond
TO this. Tho advantages of this
route are:
l. Il is much the most direct wa!
down tn state
2. IL is shorter from the direction
. o. Philadelphia and Chester. to th
central part of the city, than an
ro' te crossing the Brandywine by
bridge higher up the stream would
be.
3. Il will bring Travellers on th
Boulevard 10 the heart of the citl
and through part Of the city int
which hey will wish to come. an
into which We viii wish them {
come
4. Considering what would hay
TO be dopc to get a bridge further u
the Brandywine, 10 would be less ca
. pensiVe than other routes that hay
been suggested.
II was suggested that the Stree
and Sewer Department be requesto
to make an estimate and inform CIT
Council respecting the probable COS
to the city of its doing what would D
needful for this proposed route of IN
dupont road, If il shall be adopte,
and City Council requested to ri,
consideration TO methods to raj.
= funds that will be needed.
! II was suggested that the Sire
II and Sewer Department be encourag,
y TO give consideration to questions
J. connections through or into the ci
to electric railways. etc. which m,
at some time come TO the city line
the Coleman DUPONT road
There has been current for son
n time a report that the Boulevard WI
y, to enter the city by way of Mark
m street bridge, which would. of cours
K be widened.. The plan called for d
N condemnation of the buildings now
s. the southern approach OF the bridl
as well as those on Shipley al
IT Orange streets to Tenth. That tn
m plan, or one including another sire
near Market would be agreeable
le known, as the properties along Oranl
ID and Shipley streets would not be
S. costly as those on Market street.