Evening journal., 1913-11-25
B.G 0. BRIDGE
IMPROVEMENT
IS ASSURED
Business Men at Chamber Of
Commerce Luncheon dear
Subject Discussed
COUNTY WANTS HARMONY
IN THE NEW PROJECT

The matter Of the approach to the
new Third street bridge, which was
expected to have been the subject OF
discussion at the smoker OF the
Chamber Of Commerce last evening
was deferred until a later date on
account of the inability Of William
p. Bancroft to attend the meeting,
he being vitality interested in the sub
icct
Both A. 3. Moore and John S. Ham
ilton made a few remarks on the sub
iect each advising that the body not
enter into q discussion of the subject
at this time as il might serve to COM
plicate matters which are just begin
ming TO assume shape. The discus
sion ended with the adoption of a
resolution upholdlng Captain Horace
iWilson in his plan to purchase a
part OF the Diamond State Steel Com
pany property for a park to replace
the Christiana Park should It be used
as the approach to the bridge
Upon motion OF W. W. Phillips, the
plan suggested recently by William
p. Bancroft to purchase a section Of
the Diamond State Steel Company's
property for park land, and allow the
use of Christiana Park for an ap-
proach. was unanimously adopted
Some ginger was injected into the
meeting, when Levy Courtman
Charles W. GOoding arose, and after
thanking the body for their stand on
the Third street bridge matter
brought up the subject of the B. and
o. bridge, and remarked in beginning
that he hoped the improvement on
this bridge would be started with a
little better spirit and harmony He
declared that he had gone out with
County Engineer Wilson to view the
approach to this bridge from the Con-
cord pike. He stated that the engi-
.neer had surveyed three lines leading
from the Concord pike TO the bridge,
of which the upper one seemed TO be
the most desirable Mr. GOodlne then
outlined in detail the plans to recon-
struct the bridge which had been
given TO the county several years ago,
and upon which nothing has yet been
done
In concluding his remarks, Mr..
Gooding, looking az Colonel w. e.
Stover, who was sitting beside him.
oNclaimed "Wo would like to get
this work started, as soon as possible
Some of our friends in City Council
arc twitting us about the delay.
think Colonel Stover will have a little
10 say about the B. and o. bridge
The Colonel did have few remarks
to make, and he made them In no un-
certain manner He declared that 81
should not be matter of one year
or two before the Il and o. bridge Is
opened, but a matter of a month on
two
u claim that the OPENING of the
old 3, and O. bridge would he OF MS
much benefit 10 the city of Whining
ton as the new Third street bridge II
represents as much population GER
tainly as that bridge. There has
been some talk about the tax payers
I'm South Wilmington In connection
with the Third street bridge There
are Just S2,000.0Q0 taxes paid in the
south side of the city, while IN this
section of the Seventh ward there are
S15,0000 600 in taxes paid, or one-fifth
of the taxes of the city. The Levy
Court has been asked to spend $685. 600
20 nut this bridge in shape. and the
work should be done'in a few months.
IL has been held up for some reason
can't explain. but I think It viii be
solved as the Third street bridge mat
ter was solved"
Colonel Stover declared that no one
Was opposed 70 the Improvement OF
the old b. & O. bridge, and that he
could see the solution In the plan map
ped out He mentioned that he was
q member of both City Council and
Of the Park Commission and he
could say for both bodies that they
are willing TO do anything that 4.
right. but tina. they did not intend e
lose sight of the fact that they hat
been elected 10 serve. and intended Z,
serve. the best interests Of the peopl,
o; the city.
Gentlemen" remarked Presiden
Marvel. solemnly "the b. & o. hridgl
is now in the hopper"
County Engineer Wilson explaine,
to the gathering the plans made to re
construct the b. & O. bridge. and tn
manner in which IL was to be ac
complished, after which the discus
sion ended