Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-16
REGULARITY OF SOUTH WILMINGTON,
No system in Numbering Houses on Some
of the Streets.

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No system In Numbering Houses on Some
of the Streets.
Whether the numbers over the doors
Of some of the dwellings in South Will
mington have any significance is a
matter several people living in that
part of the city were unable to answer
when spoken to about the matter by q
reporter of Every Evening yesterday
afternoon. This, of course, does not
apply to all of the houses, nor to a
majority OF them, but very notice
able minority would probably be better
off il the numbers we're removed.
South Wilmington, although por-
tion of the city, is a community within
itself, having features which exist in
no other part Of town. Ii has its bust
ness streets and it's residence streets,
and as is the case with other sections
which are some distance from the
heart of the city it has the appear
ance Of thriving independent town.
Some of the inhabitants are not new
comers, but are descendants of families
which for many years have had their
residences south OF Third street bridge.
Having numerous and varied manu-
featuring establishments, the major
portion of the population is composed
of people employed in the PLANTS in
that vicinity or depending for iveli-
hood upon the industries there, either
directly or indirectly. The town is OF
respectable proportions with wide,
level streets some of which are in good
shape and others either bad or in
different. Many of the residences are
new and modern and many of the
older ones are comfortable buildings.
Some portions of the town are desir-
able places for residences and many
dwellings have been erected during the
past few years.
Taken all in all, South Wilmington
will compare fayorably with other set
| Elements of its size, and as it is u part
OF the city, it would seem that city
customs should prevail throughout, 81
far as is possible, but it retains soml
distinctive features. The most notice
able popularity which differs from
other sections Of the city is the absence
of system of numbering the house
on some of the streets, which put
expressmen and others not general.
acquainted with the people there to ;
great deal of Inconvenience in finding
addresses marked on packages for de
livery.
reporter who took an observation
of things in that part Of the city yes
terday found the numbers very muc
mixed on some of the streets, Town
send and B streets furnishing strikin
instances of the popularity. On
street the numbers do not run il
regular order and on Townsend stree
the condition is even xorse.
The first houses en- Townsend street
looking south, begin with 300's, th
even numbers being on the east side
The first few houses ale properly nun
bered, but in tho middle of the squal
some houses are numbered with sing
figures. A complication somewhi
similar exists further along and fe
squares down there are even and od
numbered houses on the same side
the street, the west side.
One of the residents when aske
to account for the odd method
numbering houses, said he could gil
, no explanation, but spoke as if I'll
i people over there did not give Il
+ matter much concern, as nearly ever
i body knew nearly everybody else al
+ the numbers of the houses cut ve
+ little iguIe.