Evening journal., 1889-08-23
GET OFF THE SIDEWALKS.
so SAYS CITY COUNCIL TO THE
WHEELMEN.

ever me Philadelphia Turnpike
Agreement on Taking the New Park
Lands.
City Council met last evening in regu-
lar session, with President Farra in the
chair.
The Finance Committee reported favor
ably on the petitions Of George Justice
for $1O6 40 and Albert Walther for $l.S5
overpaid taxes Adopted.
The city treasurer reported a balance
in bank to the credit of current expenses
of 1887. 355 i6 park fund, $427 o.; re-
eeived Of Martin j. Mealey $3.50 r. p.
Moody, $500; Board of Water Commits
sioners, interest on loan, 81, 3S5.
The Law Committee reported that
nothing in the ordinance TO control the
use of the police patrol wagon on the
public highway, conhicted with the city
charter.
The Philadelphia Turnpike.
The following petition signed by Dr.
E.. G. Sliortlidge, ID. III Coyle DIR. j, P.
Wales, John Palmer, Adam Grubb y Son,
]. j. Gallagher & Bro. and other citizens,
mostly Of the Ninth ward, was presented
by Mr.. Beale:
TO the Honorable the City Council Of
Wilmington, Delaware.
GENTLEMEN: Whereas, There seems
to be a conflict Of opinion as TO who is re
sponsible for the execrable condition OF
Market street in the Ninth ward, the
city authorities and the Philadelphia
Turnpike Company taking turns in shift
ing the burden from one to the other
while the citizens and visitors suffer
either from bed OF dust or a sea of mud
coupled with lameness caused to their
animals by rolling stones Therefore,
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of vii
mington, do respectfully petition your
honorable body to instruct his honor, the
mayor of Wilmington, TO request the
Hon. Ignatius c. Grubb, judge Of the
Supreme Court of the State of Delaware,
TO appoint commission to condemn for
the use Of the citizens the bed of the
Philadelphia turnpike. known as Market
street in the Ninth ward and extending
from the bridge across the Brandywine
to the limits Of the city going northward,
and TO assess damages and benefits there
for. And your petitioners will ever
pray" etc.
A motion to refer it to the Law Com
mittee, made by Mr. Beale, was amended
by Mr.. Dillon who wanted it referred to
the Street and Sewer Department.
Mr.. Beale said there was no use Of do
ing so as the department did not seem to
care whether or not they did anything
for the people over there
Mr.. Forrest said the people wanted to
know whose business it was to look after
the matter. Both the turnpike company
and the Street and Sewer Department
claim that they have no jurisdiction
Mr. Roberts thought as the matter had
r been before the Street and Sewer De
partment and nothing had been done, ii
4 was the duty Of the Law Committee to
investigate it.
Mr.. Dillon claimed that Council had nc
jurisdiction, but his amendment was last
an I the petition was referred TO the Law
Committee
More Difference Of Opinion.
Mr.. Shea presented the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That the Directors Of the
] Street and Sewer Department be re-
quested to have commissions issued fol
t the condemnation Of land on the north
! east corner Of Fifth and Walnut and
, northwest corner of Front g. Shipley
] streets, so as to secure uniform width OF
the sidewalks of Fifth and Front streets
Mr. Chambers thought that Council
should direct the mayor to ask the judge
to appoint she commission The Street
and Sewer Department had no jurisdic
tion until the land had been condemned
4 The resolution was adopted and copy
. directed to be sent to the department.
The New Park Lands.
: Mr.. McGonigal presented an agree
, ment between w. b. Field and wife anC
= the mayor and Council of Wilmington,
! conveying the new park lands in the
northwestern part of the city, to tn,
city. The agreement on the part Of tn,
city is that il shall remove the Hartmann
and Fehrenbach ice pond and certain
/ buildings, lay out and grade the lands anC
parkway, completing all within two
years. The agreement also regulates tn,
: drainage and provides that no buildings
/, shall be erected at a less distance thar
TWENTY-FIVE feet from the parkway.
After the agreement had been read tn,
following resolution was presented:
Resolved, That the Council do hereby
authorize the mayor to execute and affix
the seal of the city to the agreement be
1 tween William NJ Field and JEANNE r
!. Field, his wife. and the mayor and Coun
q Gil of Wilmington, in relation TO land
about to be donated for park purposes by
!. said William M. Field and Jeannie r
Field, his wife; which action will be il
a
q the Council held on the 22d day Of June
i 1889, on the said donated ground al
p which the stipulations in the agreement
4 on the part Of the city were by the Coun
Gil unanimously agreed to"
The resolution was adopted and 1t anC
e the agreement were referred to the Law
o and Finance Committees.
Mr.. Ayars's motion to have 100 cope
Of the agreement printed was lost by 1
close vote.
u The Bicycle Ordinance.
Mr. Beale called up for its third reading
the ordinance for the better protection
7 of pedestrians, which prohibits bicycle
! riding on all the sidewalks Of the city
i He offered as substitute FOL
J, the original ordinance, one prohibiting
I the riding of bicycles, tricycles or tan
g dems on sidewalks Of the following
streets: Market, from Front to Twenty
: fifth; King, from Front to Ninth; Fourth
/. from Market east to the p, w. a. B.
, R. R. tracks and Claymont, from Yande
7 vsr avenue to the p, w. & B. R.
: r tracks. The substitute provided
= mat all bicycles should carry q
bell, which should be used to give warn
: ing of their approach and that they
! should be ridden at a speed not exceed
ing six miles an hour.
, Mr. Roberts opposed the ordinance on
; the grounds that it was not legal Coun
, Gil has no right to make law for one