Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-30
APPROVES
PROPOSITION FOR
NEW BOULEVARD
Sanction Route as Laid Out by
Directors Of Street and
Sewer Department.
lND0RSED LAST EVENING


Andrew l.. Johnson. president OF |
the street and Sewer Department. |
last night appeared before the men,
bers OF City Council sitting as "a COM |
mittee OF the whole and asked that
some definite action be taken rela-
tive TO the proposed boulevard
through tho lower end OF the Ninth
ward to connect with the new bridge
which will be built across the Brandy
wine from Eleventh nnd Church
streets TO Fourteenth and Thatcher
streets.
After Mr.. Johnson had explained
tho whole proposition 10 the mem
bers and showed them blue print
Just what II is planned TO do the
Street and Sewer Departments plans
were given tho unanimous approval
of all the members present and nj
the meeting OF the board next Tues
day the resolution placing tho bouie-
ward on the city map In accordance
with these plans, and which has been
given two readings by the depart
ment. will be given third and hbal
reading and adopted. This will then
settle tho controversy which has been
going on for several weeks relative
TO tho proposed route for the new
boulevard.
The plans ma approved by Council
call for n highway 80 feet wide in
stead OF 120 feet wide as had been
proposed by some interests. IL was
estimated this would be SUFFICIENT 10
take care OF ell tho traffic in that
section for many years to come and
would also mean saving for the city
The route Is not as straight as that
suggested In some quarters but II was
figured by having one or two breaks
I'm II automobile speeding would he
greatly retarded II not made impos-
sble and therefore the highway would
be safer.
The boulevard route ~ approved
by Council will extend from Four
teenth and Thatcher streets tc
Twenty-second and Claynront streets
and then along Clsymont street &c
the city line where II will later con-
meet with n state road running north
and which will be laid out to helI
traffic as much as possible to avoid
Penny Hill. This route will NEAR
big saving to the city because al
| but n small portion OF the right o.
way is now owned by the city.
Only small part from Fourteentf
and Thatcher streets 20 Twenty-sec
| ond and Claynont streets will have
TO be acquired and on this there &
only one building that will be affected
so that tho entire cost Of establish
Ing the route will be small. Th'
plan calling for a straightawal
route, 1t was shown. would exten'
through much land not owned by th'
city and would require many con
demnation commissions TO get pos
session OF It and at great expense.
While the route is now approved
and the street department can pro
ceed with their plans much remains
TO be done relative to the building o
the proposed new bridge and as tn
entire boulevard depends upon thi
structure very little in the way o
actual construction OF the highwa,
can be accomplished until the worl
), on the bridge has been started. TIL
site from Eleventh and Church {
Il Jul eScAilb aiiN ihdlShcf siitSlS I'D
D been approved by the Levy Cour
but is meeting with much oppositio
from the people living in the sectio
;. just beyond the present Elevent
L street bridge. They claim tho ner
U bridge as planned would leave ther
= isolated but to relieve this it is pre-
posed to allow the present Elevent
= street bridge TO remain where II
. even after the new bridge has bee
completed.