Evening journal., 1903-03-25
TENTH Street
MAY Be W|DENED
Street and Sewer Department
Will Be Urged to Take
Action a
PLANS PREPARED SOME TIME AGO
Although a Prominent Thoroushfars. Il
is at Present But Little More Than
an AlNy-Fifteen Feet May Be
Added.
Added.

an AlNy--Fifteen Feet May Be
Added.
Now that there is every indication
that property at Tenth and Market
streets viii be secured for the purpose
OF erecting a large building there. it Is
thought that the project Of widening
Tenth stree. which has been talked
of for several years, will be carried
out. The Street and Sewer Department
under the law now has the authority
70 widen or lengthen a street. and II
Is said that the directors win be urged
TO widen the above street.
The matter was suggested several
years ago, and plans were then drawn
providing for the widening of Tenth
street from Market to It's junction with
Delaware avenue, which Is a short dis
tance east OF Tatnall street. Action
would probably have been taken some
time ago. but for the expense It would
have entailed TO widen the street be-
tween Market and Shipley.
As q number OF improvements on the
south side Of Tenth street. including
the Ford Building. have been made It
Is necessary that the space should be
taken from the north side. The two
principal buildings on that side be-
tween Market and Shipley street are
the Dllworth and Friendship Fire Com
pany's buildings. While nothing def
mite i'm regard to the sale can be learn
ed, II Is more than likely that both OF
these properties viii be bought by
parties who will favor the widening
OF the street.
The tearing down OF the Dilworth
Building and the properties to the line
OF the Friendship Fire Company's en-
gine house. and the desire OF the par
ties who propose 10 erect the ne7-
building fronting on Market street. to
have Tenth street widened does away
with what has heretofore been the
principal stumbling block to the pro-
posed plan.
Tenth street at present IS but 40 feet
wide. While 1t has been suggested
that II be widened 21 feet. It is more
than likely that but 10 feet VIII be
added from the north side. The rea-
son for this Is that some OF the prop
critics do not run back more than as
feet. and to take 2i feet from the front
II is thought would be too much. With
Is feet added to the thoroughfare. It
would then be about as wide as Market
street. which is 65 feet wide.
As Tenth street IS today. It is but
little more than an alley. There are
two car tracks and with the amount
OF travel passing over II and teams
| stopping at business places, II makes
one OF the most congested spots In the
city. IL is impossible for a wagon to
stop for the purpose OF loading or un-
loading without OBTAINING street carr
and IL has been the custom for a long
time for wagons to draw upon thi
pavement. which is a great annoyancl
to pedestrians. This is a violation o
the law, but as the street is so narrow
Il can hardly be stopped.
II is one OF the most needed improve
ments I'm the city, and one which woul,
bring good results.
! Although the location is one OF tn,
best. the properties have been unim
proved for the last twenty years. as nc
one wanted to build or use the proper
tics there for business purposes unless
they could have access TO them in the
usual way.
It is agreed that It would greatly in
crease the value OF the property.
Where owners would refuse to come
to a reasonable agreement as to price
the properties could be condemned and
the necessary ground secured in that