Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-19
FAVOR BRIDGE At
ELEVENTH STREET
Project Considered at Confer
enos Of City. County and
State Officials.

conference Of The Eleventh street
bridge committee and members Of the
Street and aewar Department. Levy
Court and number Of Repre-
Hentntivpn I'm Tho State Ieeiaia-
ture waH held NJ The Public Hulld-
Ing THE morning Ia dlscuna bridge
Huiiding THE morning ~ discuss bridge
matters The prevailing sentiment ex
preased ~ the meeting favored tho con
atrnction Of Eleventh street bridge bo.
fore tho Market street structure with
the Levy Court I'm charge of tho work
Councilman Charles Forwood chair
innn of tho Eleventh street bridge oofu-
tuittee. presided nvar the conference
He said TINT he favored the construc-
tlon Of Eleventh street bridge first and
then To build the Market street bridge
Ife anid thn' both bridges could not be
built ~ thla time nd that Market street
bridge could atnud trafne for at leaat
two more yearR
Samuel ~ Re vuard. meulber of the
Park coruiuiaaiou I'D that the con
atructiou of Eleventh street bridge.
would aolve big transportation prob
letr aa u would mean the diversion of
much traffic from the center uf the city
- . proposed river Rad. which could
lie used for large amount Of truck
fraria whirh 70 not necessary 20 PASS
through fhe central part of The citv lie
advocated the building uf the bridge at
onee ssvlrg that u gould give employ
tnent IN a great number ~ people out ef
work Mr. Maynard aald y would be
euleldal ,a build MARKET street bridge
before the completion of Washington
bridge Eleventh street bridge. he said
In
reference - trafflc
Mr. uaynari said that the Levy Court
should alien build he proposed bridEra.
~ ho felt that thev could build the
ltfldeea as well ~ commissions
Mr. rof wood roferred - 'ho wea !
condition of Eleventh airoot tl1ge IL
rev nileo - be built ~ Eleventh
street
Present Bridge Weak.
street ard eawer Director Charles
Rudolph aail 'hat chen William
Crvro waa ENGAGED ~ ? building con
atttirtinn project over Eleventh street
hridFe tho trpck drivers were directed
- nse Market street bridge instead -
Tho ene ~ Eleventh street. on arcnuut
- he woaF condition 81 Eleventh street
F,riffHn
lev cnnrt Crrar7fIesiorer Hell aaid
he n rred The cnnatvnctton ~ Eleventh
efreet hvidee fret ~ account ~ is
preeert weak condition
Levy rnrrt far1n7i ieefonrr Boyd Me
aor said tha' Eleventh street bridge
should be btlllt fret a,I ihan Market
street hridee should 10 built iTa eng
gasfad that authorization he secured
however ~ the present legislature
FOR she iaaranen - ts00 nn0 worth ~
b.,tlda for The work. ar hrfh bridges
Mr MsCcs said ~ favored The work
Icing lone ~ the Tavy Court instead
- Icing rarried nut ~ commissions
Il Mcf ~ took occasion - express the
favv courts feeling toward he county
engineer Tharias r r4rlhh derIarfng z
that his work had always been surh
thaf tho levy court hal every oonf-
1enro r. his ability 70 construct the
irlelee
L.. conrtnan Frank r Tones told
those at The Conference that bin ras
heIng prepared ~ he submitted ~ The
egisia atgre. making provision for the
SR0n0Ho appropriation
Representative Kramer said ha had
heard ra at4artinn - fhe sR0e 0aa an
prapg .silan Nr Tar,vood said fhe
r. Court shavl6 hlild 'he bridge
NJ kraraef said ~ 9as not adverse
- n ft oaiEt building fhs bridge.
le. laring ina thef0 g.ere alreadr too
many earnsaiaHiane Ue e1fggeefed ffaf
tn. sHnfs engineer bo permitted - gn
ahead ad maEe = Feeard for himself u
the ousfrHcfian # he bridge
rhoas ~. sent eere charles For
wood. Charles y Rudolps. samuel ~.
Hayward Levy court commissioners
jones. Buekson. Hail. McCoy. Collins
and 9trahoFn Representatives Kramer.
Mart and Nirden Councilman 81 Man
us street Commissioned Frank W
Hiersou. street and sewer Directors
EudoIf4b f.rtef and f.thnsoU