The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-18
WANT olrar STREETS.

Tho Ladies' OF the Century Club Have
Talk Abeu, How Tlcy Gan Have
Cleaner streets and Market Houses
with the Heads of the HlunIcipaiItY--
Reforms Promised Galore.
The ladies' connected with the New
Century CLUB have been for some timel
agltatlhg clean market houses, clean
stalls and c.ean streets, and last even
ing the different representatives of
the city's officials assemblies In the
second story OF the club house.
Among those present were:Mr. NewlinI
,Qnwthrop and Enoch, Moore OF the
Street and Sewer Departments; Judge
j. Frank Ball. Mayor l. G. Shortlidge,
John W. Lawson and William Nj. Pyle,
Police Commissions; Chief OF PoliceI
John Dolan. Dt. John =. Wales, Presl-
dent of the Board of Health. and Score
Itary VIC. X. Colquhoun. Meat Inspec-
tor George Ahole. j. b. Fell, Harry
Barlow, Edward T. Wier, Of Barlow ~
Wier. OF Eighth street market; GeorgeI
Medill, butcher In the Second street
market; George Moore. VIM. Glenn.
Frederick kienle. James L. Prentlss
and representatives OF two daily
pagers.
W. Pussy. Mrs. FRANCIS Garrett, Miss
Josephine Warner. Mira. G, II. Miller.
Mrs. Alfred d. Warner. Miss May
Mathers Miss Alice Smith. Miss How
land, Miss Garrett and Mrs. Edward II.
IBringhurst.
The N citing WIS called to order a
few minutes after s O'Clock with Mrs.
Charles II. Miller, president OF the
club in the chair. who stated tho OBJ.
ject OF the meeting and its aim to get
clean streets and markets. She said a
committee had been appointed mt a
tormer meeting consisting OF Mrs,
lfusey, Miss Warner and Mrs. Garrett.
Ito look into the matter and report al
this meeting and the ladies' were ready
Ito make 1t.
Mrs G6rrett, chairman. read the re-.
lport, which was very exhaustive. and
spoke OF the dirty condition OF our
markets and market houses. iilthy
. streets anu numerous abuses In our
, merket lqwe and city otlinaces; qlso
, advocated the passing Of law TO
lallow the sale of undressed poultry
, only In our city; to devise some way
TO rid out numerous nuisances; advo.
eating some means o. cleaning our
l menL instead of q Disgrace to every
E Icltizen; to do away with the habit Of
throwing refuse, decayed vegetables
/ and other household filth In our
public streets; also PAPER boxes, news
papers and circulars being scattered
over the sidewalks and front yards.
Q The paper wAs attsptively listened
r to aRo discussed by The heads Of the
different city departments pfcsent.
| Mayor Shortlldge said, Il have
: come here to meet you ladies by invi.
, Itation. Your wants ale numerous.
: i think they can be readily granted.
t Mr.. Newlin Gawthrop said he was a
i very poor talker. as they would soon
+ lind out. The Street Department will
/ lido all In their power to make the
Istieets clean. We intend TO pur.
I lchuse new machinery for sprinkllng
I and sweeping.
we have got rid of the refuse of the
: fish motgues which was great nuis'
lance on King street.
a We are doing our best to improve
a the looks Of our streets both In SAM.
d itary hnd other matters.
@ Judge Bail said there were laws IT,
compel all refuse to be kept OFF of the
:. streets and II persons who throw paper
} and dirt into the street are brought
y before him he will see that the law is
lel Turced. Let the ladies' have war
4 h nnts swore out for those who they
: sec violate the laws.
Mr. Colquhoun spoke about how
Ii I'd 1t wae for their department to do
Everything on an appropriation Of
ISi0. coo a sca.@ They are doing good
+ " ork in keeping tx clty as clean as
p possible under The appropriation. he
n had been spoken to some5 years ago
10y Mrs. Warner about the adNsSpbility
: of selling only uudressed poulcrg in
Il our maj kets. He had written to Ni'sL.
:. lliRtun and Baltimore for copies o.
II their ordinances.
G. Mr.. James Prentlss. Mr.. Abele, Mr.
: Bell, MIR. Barlow, Mr. Lawson and
g. k Lief Dolan also spoke In relation TO
the sanitary candition OF our streets
:, There seemed to 10 IL general opinion
} that little more wnter turned on BY
the Water apartment would help TO
clean out the cutters on King, Second
land Eighth streets near the different
, markets. Mrs Garrett Miss Warner,
.iArs. Miller and Miss Rowland enter.
;, ed into the discussion with Intelligence
u and animation pointing out the numer,
n Ious suggestions for cleanliness which
+ lthoy would like to see enforced.
;, These ladies can I've The means OF In
! IHugurating numerous sanitary laws In
:, regard to our markets and market
Ihousea which will be u credit to every
woman who belongs to the Century
/ Z Tub Cleanliness is next to godlinr So.
y AT half past O'Clock. Mrs. Miller
thanked all present for their attention
lard presence and adjourned the meet
ing.