Evening journal., 1921-03-19
Want nth ST.
BRIDGE FIRST
Officials Agree New Market
Street Structure is Not
Needed Now
TO ASK BOND ISSUE
FOR BOTH PROJECTS

That a new bridge to replace the
Eleventh street structure over the
Brandywine creek should be con-
structed before the building OF a
new bridge over the creek at Mar
ket street, was the sentiment Of
members Of the Levy Court, the
Street and Sewer Department and
several Representatives OF the State
Legislature. at a conference in the
Public Building this morning.
Construction Of Eleventh street
bridge and then Market street bridge
was favored by Councilman Charles
Forwood, who presided over the
meeting. Both bridges cannot be
'built at this time, he said, and the
Market street structure can stand
traffic for at least two more years.
The weak condition Of Eleventh
street bridge was referred to by Mr..
Forwood.
Samuel II. Baynard. a member OF
the Board OF Park Commissioners,
I advocated the construction Of a
I bridge over the Brandywine, at
/ Eleventh street. at once, pointing
out that. in addition 10 its benedt 10
traffic, it will also provide employ
ment for many unemployed men OF
the city. II would be suicidal. Mr..
Baynard thought. TO build Market
street bridge before the completion
ot Washington street bridge.
Eleventh street bridge could be
built at this time. he said. without
in any way interfering with traffic.
Building Of a new bridge TO re-
place the present Eleventh street
structure would solve big trans
portation problem. Mr.. Baynard
said, as IL would mean the diversion
OF much traffic from the center OF
the city TO a proposed river road
which could be used for a large part
Of traffic that is not necessary &c
pass through the central part OF the
1 city. When the bridges are built
I Levy Court should have charge. Mr.
3 Baynard felt saying that it was nj,
} opinion that bridge could be built b,
, the court as well as by commissions
/. Ii was pointed out by Charles A
| Rudolph that when William Coyn'
i was engaged in a building beyon,
. Eleventh street bridge, truck driv
ers were directed 10 use Marke
, street bridge instead Of Eleventh
p street bridge because of the weak
/, ness Of the latter structure.
b. Levy Court Commissioner Hal
/, advocated the building Of Eleventh
- street bridge first.
? Levy Court Commissioner Boyc
. Mccoy said that Eleventh stree
should be built first and Marke
NNn afHUnnUf
: that authorization be secured how
ever, at the present Legislature. fol
the issuance OF 100000 bonds 70
/ work on both bridges. Mr.. McCol
, said ne favored the work being don
t, by the Levy Court instead OF b.
commissions. Mr.. Mccoy took occa
sion 10 express the Levy Court
/, feeling toward the county engineer
: Charles r. Grubb, decla<ng that hi
: work had always been such that tn
Levy Court had every confidence 4
-. his ability to construct bridges.
Levy Courtman Frank r. Jone
told those at the conference that
bill was being prepared TO be sui
mitted TO the Legislature. maxim
provision for the 100000 appropr
>, alton.
Representative Kramer said }
I had heard no objection to the $500
600 bond appropriation. Mr.. Foi
ward said the Levy Court shoul
= build she bridge.
Mr.. Kramer said he was not az
verse to the Levy Court building n
= bridge declaring that there were a
ready too many commissions.
. suggested that the county engine'
: be permitted to go ahead with Il
preliminary plans.
Those present were: Charles Fo
= wood Charles A Rudolph, Samu
- IT. Baynard. Levy Court Commi
-. sioners Jones, Buckson. Ball, NJ
a Coy, Collins and Strahorn, Repr
- sentatives Kramer. Marr and vi
= den. Councilman McManus Holm
- Jones. Frank W. Pierson and Sire
- and Sewer Directors Rudolph, Gri
: and johnson.