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sion after which the department or
dered the following letter sent to the /
Levy Court.
Levy Court OF New Castle County |
Wilmington. Delaware:
Gentlemen; Since your action IN
relation TO Eleventh street bridge.
this body has proceeded with a
Boulevard which will connect with
the new structure on the east side OF
the Brandywine and which will con-
meet with the river level road TO
Philadelphia aud the north. as pro-
posed by the Highway Department
OF the State.
Not being fully informed as TO
your intentions regarding your
former action since the subject OF a
bridge at Market street has been un-
der consideration. and not wishing
to antagonize any project you may
have In mind. but feeling that this
one should be carried out as deter
mined We request that you adhere
10 your stand taken regarding the
location OF the bridge TO replace
that Eleventh street structure.
We have considered & from many
points and feel that for the best in
terests OF Wilmington. present and
future needs. the location cannot be
bettered. and should take pre-
ceoenee over any other bridge con-
struction,
Yours very truly.
4 Board OF Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department.
BY r. W. PIERSON.
Secretary.
The following letters. bearing on
the budget subject. have been sent
10 the Legislature:
Wilmington. Delaware.
February 81. 1921.
Bon- J. D. Bush.
President OF the Senate.
Dover. Delaware.
Dear Mr.. President. MAY we.
through you. address a message TO
the senators OF the State OF Della
ware, who exercise the legislative
restraint. imposed by law. upon the
creation OF bonded debts by the
counties Of this State?
In April. 1920. representatives OF
the finance committee Of the city OF
Wilmington. the Street and Sewer
Department and executive board OF
the Park Department thereof. OF
the Levy Court OF New Castle
county and the State Highway De.
rartment were appointed TO a com
mittee. that committee. composed
OF Messrs. Charles Forwood. Sam
ual III. Baynard. Charles A. Ru'
dolph. Howard NJ. Ward and JOSIAH
Marvel were authorized 10 take th'
following steps to efecuate IN,
plan for city development advise,
by Charles NJ. Upham. Charles Z
Grub. Harry L. Maier and Edwar,
r. Mack. engineers OF the diferen
Official bodies interested in the pro
iect, to-wit'
To have the Levy Court re-locat
the Eleventh street bridge.
b To have the Street and Sewer De
e partment lay out a new highway.
To have the Legislature author
J. ize the necessary bond issue for IN
- the Brandywine Creek.
y After protracted deliberations N
g Levy Court fixed the location OF th
a new Eleventh street bridge, in Jul!
% 1920 and Il is helpless 10 procee
s with work unless you and your assS
e oiate legislators authorize bon
n issue therefor.
i After further well-considere
municipal action the Street an
r Sewer Department laid out the ne
s highway on January %. 1920. and
d was approved by the Mayor OF Wi
. mington, January %. 1921.
There is a bill pending in the les
o, islature. authorizing a bond issue {
100000 TO build that bridge.
We respectfully ask favorable a.
n ton thereon; It is needed by n
n State, the county and the city:
= will bring millions OF dollars or II
- creased assessment values TO bot
10 city and county assessment roll
Ie and We submit that IL should ha'
l- precedence over any other bridi
D. project, which. al best. Is merely n
se replacing Of serviceable bridge
ID a finer and better structure.
le Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES FORWOOD.
Chairman Finance Commit
tee, City Council.
SAMUEL IT. BAYNARD.
m For Ex. Com. Park Board.
HOWARD NJ. WARD.
Ex-Member Levy Court, 1sl
C. A. RUDOLPH.
he Street and Sewer Dept
p Wilmington, Del, Feb, 2l, 1891
he W. J. Paskey. ESQ, Speaker OF q
Sc House Of Representatives, Dov'
he Del.
he Dear Mr. Speaker: The Hou
as bill, providing for the expenditu
at Of 100000 by the Levy Court
New Castle county for a new bridl
ed to replace the Eleventh sire
at bridge. pending In the House, h
OF the unqualified support OF I
r. undersigned, appointed in Api
he 1920. as a committee, representa-
so the finance committee Of the Cou
n ell, the executive committee OF I
Ike Park Board and the Street "a
M Sewer Department Of the city Of w
mington, the Levy Court Of y
Castle county and the State HE
I. way Department.
er All preliminary action, possil
is' and deemed proper for the comm
in tee 10 urge. has been taken by
nd Levy Court and the Street a
o. Sewer Department. to effectuate I
of plan advised by the four engine,
Ii of the CITY county. park and Sta