Evening journal., 1904-08-30
NO AUTOMOBILE
ORDINANCE YET
Street and Sewer Directors
Receive More Letters From
Owners of Machines
OTHER MATTERS BEFORE BOARD

Automobiles again took up part
of the time Of the Street and Sewer
Commission this morning Although
AN ordinance has been drawn up and
referred TO the city Solicitor no definite
action on the question has as yet been
taken. Letters bearing ON the matter
We're received from H. n. Cause and
Dr. Samuel G.. Rumford. Mr.. Cause
thinks that the speed limit should be
fixed az twelve miles per hour, claim
ing that an automobile driven at that
speed would be perfectly safe and
kept well in control He says that
horse vehicles are driven through the
streets al this speed or faster. Mr..
Cause invites the board to take a
ride In his automobile to satisfy them
selves upon the practical questions In
volved in the matter.
Or. Rumford says the speed should
not be more than ten miles an hour.
Less than eight he contends will bother
many machines as they are not built
TO run az a less rate than that. He
claims that am automobile running at
a rate OF ten miles an hour can be
stopped In its own length. as the brake
lin common use is much more powerful
than on other forms OF engines.
Dr. Rumford Is opposed TO painting
numbers upon the lamps OF automo-
lbiles. He says that since New Jersey
requires such painted numbers, and as
several local machine owners hold H.
censes OF that State. there would bl
little space left for light II the law
here compelled numbers TO be place.
upon the lamps.
"Since the automobile question is 4
it's infancy in Wilmington" says ID
Rumford. / should like TO call to you
. attention the number OF them used !
other cities for business purposes alon
as a guide TO what we may eNpe,
within the next year or two. and sus
gest for your consideration the pas
sage Of an ordinance requiring propert
owners to remove any glass In IN
street before their houses. II is nor
the custom for the careful housewif
b to sweep II into the middle OF the stree
to lay there until the street cleaner
come around. Automobile tires cos
from 81 TO $50 each, and one broke
milk bottle can completely ruin ON
: OF them. TO say nothing Of the delay
resulting from minor punctures.
'.rhe Police Department might ais
J request its officers to keep the sma
? boy away from automobiles standin
before house, as they frequentl
cause annoying II serious damage b.
/ their pranks."
The Home Real Estate Compan
b lasked that West street between Twen
, lty-third and Twenty-fourth be graded
No action was taken.
w. ID. Mullen requested the board {
make a permanent practice Of sprinkl
ling French street with oil.
, A communication was received fror
William II. Bowers asking the boar
to pave Union street between Eight
and Ninth streets.
Sewers were ordered laid In Adam
street from Fourth 10 Carpenter, Six
teenth street from Scott to Lincoln
on the east side OF the Boulevard be
tween Twenty first and Twenty -secon
streets, and In Third street betwee
Scotet and Lincoln.
An ordinance asking city Council {
lappropriate an additional $4,000 {
the department was adopted. The re
quests for sewers and other improve
lments have been so numerous That IN
board cannot see its way clear TO 81
lalong with 100000. the annual an
preparation OF the department.