Evening journal., 1918-04-30
WASHINGTON Street
BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT
Levy Court Com mittee
FaVorS Concrete Floor
for the Structure
$4,000 BOND
ISSUE AVAILABLE

1870
crete floor be laid In Washington street
bridge. the committee on Wilmington
hundred bridges made It's report 30 the
Levy Court at it's meeting today. The
report was referred 90 the court as
committee Of the whole and the mem
bcrs Of the court will make an inspec-
tlon OF the bridge tomorrow.
The report follows.
We, your committee appointed by
the president OF the Levy Court, OF
New Castle county. for Wilmington
hundred bridges, respectfully submit
the following report:
Augustine bridge, over the Brandy
wine has had one coat Of red lead and
will receive another during the month
OF June, H. C.. CLARK. OF Delaware City.
being the contractor for same
I'VE recommend that bond issue OF
twenty-five thousand dollars s21OOO'
be sold and that concrete floor be laid /
20 relieve the traffic over Washington /
street bridge. and also open up the
western section Of The city 10 tranlc /
and shorter lines 20 the new Lincoln |
/ highway. via Concord pike and dupont /
street. Wilmington.
Washington street bridge has only |
/ had the necessary repairs which are /
becoming more numerous an the time. |
! The planking on this bridge Is laid d. |
ag0nally and OF two layers, the top
layer being replaced from time To-
time. but the lower layer Is entirely
gone and Will need replacing during
the present year or new structure
erected Of which three plans have
been submitted 90 your committee:
Firsl-To replace with an entire new
structure. by bond issue or the Lcgis-
laturc, estimated cost three hundred
Thousand dollars S3m0OO).
'SecOnd-rO use steel supersiruciure
AS a base for concrete formation. In
Guiding piers. flooring and raillngs. hy
bond issue OF the Legislature. estimated
cost one hundred and nifty thousand
dollars siaOO0Ol
"Third-To make a suspension bridge
of same by raising piers and support
ing additional weight by cables u. p.
as East Rivcr bridge. IN New York, and
placing cement floors and walks on
same.
Market street bridge. over the
Brandywine. is In good shape. consid-
ering the life Of bridges 10 has been
ne plankod and repaihtcd during the
year and an iron work oVerhaulcd and
braces frightened.
Eleventh street bridge. which Is in
such bad shape has been oyerhaulcd.
new tie rods being placed on same
replanked and repainted. making % safe
/ for travel notwithstanding said bridge
Twas never intended for the heavy traf-
nc which it now has 90 stand. The
bridge house and fences have been put
. ljn proper shape and painted. The ap-
Iproaches have been placed in flrsi class
condition.
seventh street bridge Is IN good
shape pianking having been replaced
and the bridge having been given two
coats of paint. The bridge house has
been repaired. but requires painting
badly, and this we recommend to be
, done at once; also that walls support
ing approaches be repaired as they are
in bad shape from ico and storm of
the past winter.
Market street bridge over the
p Christlana is IN good shape. 10 having
been painted and replanked Tho bridge
Z house has been rented Tor the sum OF
4. eighteen dollars siSl per month and
contract signed with attorney Of The
4, court The house is In need of consid-
: cradle repairs and fences adjoining are
In bad shape We recommend that said
= house and fences he repaired and paint
I, cd so as 90 be In a more preseniablo
N shape for The hundreds of people OF
the state who use said bridge.
, "We also recommend that the tele-
phone now In the bridge house, DE
placed on lle bridge as there Is nC
d communication with the shore In case
~ of accident 90 machinery on bridge.
nj "Rivor Front Bridge is in excellent
= condition. the approaches having beer
a completed with % fine cement walk
4, on ihe north side your committee ha,
d graded and sowed the triangle anC
'e placed paths on south side OF Fourth
n street and from the steps on approach
e 90 Fourth street, making a very prott.
l. park for visitors coming into our city
al Electric bells are being installed FOL
h. the safety OF the public. We recon-
IS mend that the t00l-hOuso. which Is un
k derncath the bridge, be raised on
e. level with tho bridge. so That 10 car
%. be-. at an times, under supervision %
.o bridge tenders. We also recommend
\. that two small puufps be placed "a
"a each pit 10 remove water from SAM
g. ard not allow machinery TO be clogged
e. We would like 90 call ihe courts al
3s ientiOn that the services rendered a
the bridge Is such that we have no
diverted traffic for any length Of time
and have had no excuse 20 hire boat
e 20 transport citizens across the river
n All the bridge tenders have been Yer,
u efficient I'm their work an oblging O
= me travelling public.
4 Hoping that In making mp the bud
!, get. the Levy Court viii consider on
recommendations. we remain
Yours respectfully.
n. ROBERT VI. BURNS.
M JAMES q. SHAW.
;. ". 4. pURkS.
= Bids for piling and sheathing for On
Augustine causeWay were received a
follows:
Jones Construction Company. cit,
sla.52l. 50. Joseph ANDERSON. DelaWar