Evening journal., 1923-01-30
.URGENEW bridge
FOR BRANDYWINE
General Assembly May Be
Asked to Authorize Bond
Issue
MATTER OF SITE is
BONE OF CONTENTION

The much-mooted question OF
building a new bridge across the
Brandywine River to replace the
present Eleventh street structure
was before the Levy Court today.
While nothing definite was done. It
was intimated that the present ses-
sion of General Assembly will he
asked TO authorize the issuance Of
bonds for the new structure.
Frank r. Jones. president Of the
court, made it plain that he opposed
the proposed river front boulevard
to connect with the new bridge at
! Fourteenth and Thatcher streets. He
contended that with the Philadelphia
/ pike a half mile from the river front
| between this city and Claymont, II
would be foolish for the county to
spend any money for road there.
! lie said there was little If any lands
sKirting the railroad and river TO be
developed. except that held by the
railroad company.
Among those at the conference
were Joseph L. Mendinhall. Edward
r. Mack. superintendent of parks:
Joseph l.. Carpenter and Harry e.
Speakman, members of the Park
Commission.
Jones said he thought the new
bridge should cross the Brandywine
from Eleventh street to Twelfth and
Thatcher streets. This would fur
nish a direct road TO the Delaware
river front opposite the new marine
terminal.
1t was limited that several of the |
members OF the court felt that no
bridge should be constructed until |
the marsh lands to be benefited by
the new bridge and road were as
sessed and the taxes on them paid.
Mr.. Carpenter and others urged the
court to take steps towards having
the General Assembly empower
them to sell bonds for the new
structure and to settle the question
Of location later. The court took
the request under consideration.
John NJ. Ulmer, chairman Of the
Legislative Committee of the Five
Points Civics Association, conferred
with the Commissioners regarding n ,
bill the organization plans to present
at Dover, which provides that one
fourth of the road taxes collected
in unincorporsted districts. shall be
expended for road work in those
sections.
Frank l. Speakman. attorney for
the court, suggested that the bill be
amended so that only one fourth of
the road taxes collected on i'm
proved properties be used for such
work. The measure was referred 10
the Court as a committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Timer said the road taxes
now collected in the Five Points
section totaled about $4,000
The question Of coming the sub
urban sections as advocated by
County Engineer Grubb was en-
dorsed by Mr.. Ulmer who said
residents Of his section approved
such a plan.
Walter S. Burris. county treasurer
the bank balances to be as
follows: Credit of New Castle
county. S267.639.62; miscellaneous,
'oads account. S27O.32; Appoquinl-
mink. $1.2SO: Blackbird, Sl,SOO.54:
s4.9S9.5s; Christiana.
I16,S7211; Mill Creek. $9.O59.03:
Iew Castle. S9.2S3.44: Pencader.
2.0O6.23; Red Hlon. S2.93663: ST.
S240.O5; White Clay {
,reelx. $6,546.53 !
The commissioners held a con- {
'erence with Coroner Taylor and ;
Deputy Coroner Elliott relative to .
he renting OF a city morgue. It &
vas brought out that the present
ease on the morgue owned by for
ner Deputy Coroner Nichols will not I
,xpire until May 1. II was decided
o use the Nichols morgue until that
line before renting another build
ng.
The county pays $500 yearly for
the use OF a city morgue. but in all
the county will lease a
building by the month when the
present lease expires.
Bids were opened for a comfort
station at Fourth and Church SITS.
The bids were as follows: Heindle
and Samworth Co, S5OO3; Vincenzo
S3174. Reed and Bros,
s5242: J. a. Bader and Co, s4775.
The bids were referred to the county
engineer.
The county payroll of ss5O4.2s
and the Public Building Commits
sion Of sqSq79 were approved.