§ 1507. Filling in beyond established bulkhead line; structures outside bulkhead line.
§ 1507. Filling in beyond established bulkhead line; structures outside bulkhead line. It shall not be lawful to fill in with earth, stone or other solid material in the tidewaters of the Delaware River between the points referred to in § 1505 of this title, beyond the bulkhead line or lines of solid filling by […]
§ 1508. Littoral proprietors’ rights; deposit of dredgings by United States.
§ 1508. Littoral proprietors’ rights; deposit of dredgings by United States. The littoral proprietors abutting on the River Delaware, between Christina River and the northerly boundary of Edge Moor, may erect bulkheads, wharves and piers on the line or lines now or hereafter to be fixed, established and adopted as provided in § 1505 of […]
§ 1509. Title of littoral proprietors to lands filled in.
§ 1509. Title of littoral proprietors to lands filled in. The land under the waters of the Delaware River, within the limits as determined in § 1510 of this title, on the front of the littoral holdings of the littoral proprietors, respectively, and between the bulkhead line or lines of solid filling, as shown and […]
§ 1510. Waterfront of respective proprietors; determination of.
§ 1510. Waterfront of respective proprietors; determination of. The breadth of waterfront appertaining to each littoral proprietor or owner of land abutting on the river bank shall be determined by protracting the line of the land to the bulkhead line established under §§ 1505-1511 of this title, wherever the protraction of the lines would not […]
§ 1511. Proprietors’ right to own and hold structures on river front; further rights.
§ 1511. Proprietors’ right to own and hold structures on river front; further rights. The littoral proprietors, respectively, may own and hold all bulkheads, docks, wharves, buildings and piers that hereafter may be erected pursuant to §§ 1505-1511 of this title on the front of their littoral holdings, respectively, and may use, possess, repair and […]
§ 1501. Limitation on wharves in City of New Castle.
§ 1501. Limitation on wharves in City of New Castle. Whoever builds or extends any wharf or wharves or landing places, filled up solid from the foundation into the Delaware River, further than by the determination and limitation by the City Council of the City of New Castle of the wharf line in front of […]
§ 1502. Laurel River; wharf lines and limitations.
§ 1502. Laurel River; wharf lines and limitations. Commissioners appointed under 18 Del. Laws, c. 224, having adjusted and determined certain limits on each side of the Laurel River in Sussex County, from the iron bridge over the river down river, to which wharves may be extended out into the river, and having returned their […]
§ 1503. Enforcement of Laurel River restrictions.
§ 1503. Enforcement of Laurel River restrictions. The Levy Court Commissioners of Sussex County, upon complaint of 1 or more inhabitants of either of the Fourth or Fifth Representative Districts, that any wharf, platforms, landing place, marine railway, pier, pile, abutment or other obstruction of the river has been constructed and is held or kept […]
§ 1504. Drainage into Laurel River.
§ 1504. Drainage into Laurel River. Nothing contained in §§ 1502 and 1503 of this title shall be construed to prevent the Town of Laurel from constructing, erecting or providing proper sluices, culverts and waste ways for the drainage of the town or to prevent the present drains or gutters from being emptied into Laurel […]
§ 1505. Delaware River opposite Wilmington and Edge Moor; bulkhead and pier lines.
§ 1505. Delaware River opposite Wilmington and Edge Moor; bulkhead and pier lines. The bulkhead line or lines of solid filling and the pier line in the tidewaters of the River Delaware, lying between the Christina River and the northerly boundary of Edge Moor, opposite the City of Wilmington and Edge Moor, as fixed, established […]