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attention TO some other detail Of the fes-
tivitcs.
With AIR. Connely on the committee In
charge OF the affair were Magistrate
Lawrence }. Broman aid cjtM council
man John j. AIcGovcn and much credit
is dac them for their indoiatisub,c efforts
TO make the celebration the vust affair
that il was.
Parade Was a Feature.
Tho parado when preceded tho ies'ivi-
ties nIssa i1aturc oi the celchranon and
il is esuinatod thas about 500 persons
particlpated iH. ~ Lcavins the Eleventh
ward The Vnarchersvpiocccde Go The c.ty'
Han and tnerclniet sho Mayor and mem-
bors of-ciix cnunra who We're IN car-
iiagss and ihcnirnlbers of the street ana
Sewer pcpastuert in.automouiles 81
IN the dfst carrugetwas Mayor iloritt
Wilson aiat CouncilmaAe Howard ~ Ross.
counelmen.lSanc lsoas aud McCmieriy
follower ln aaothcr carriaee Ting mem.
bers of The Stiea and Sewer Depoannnt
then followed in automobiles and included
Commissioners a. L. johnson, John g..
Gray ana Thomas n Melvin. street com-
missioner .Frank W Pielsom scrsiory
Leslie u Ghgsty Assistant Secretary
Webster b. Carter. Samuel c. vaudagrfi.
Frank r. Kendall. stephen n. cook,
James H. Currnn. william n. Waite,
Thomas MCCARTHY. and Willard S. Mere
dith. The route OF the parade was aa foi-
lows Maple street to Jackson, TO Fourth,
TO Markdi. nthcCity Hall. TO Delaware
avenue. to 7vasmngton, TO Fourth, to
Madison. 90 Maryland avenue. 20 Maple.
to Van Biiren, to sycamore to Harrison
and back ~ Maple
This wns ihc Formation of tho parade:
FIRST Infantry Band.
Eln eah Ward Republican Club
citizens Association cf Eleventh Ward.
White Easle Band.
ST. ucdwigs Knghs.
Mayor Horace Wilson and members of
city Council.
taiSi Regiment Band
Browhtowir Outing Club.
Iirowntown,Baseball Gus.
street and sewer Department.
Members of the Press
filbert Paving Comuany's Float
Tho Fnbert Pavihg and Construction
Company which concern laid the now
ltAftiNtNto was NtiIlt ofiAiN HA intiAN y IL
bert }. s. Maggie and James ID. Carter.
Along the entire nne of parade red fire
was burned and rockets set on. ana when
the narehors reached the Eleventh ward
the display WIS wonderful The night was
made bright as day ana 90 add TO the bril-
lhncy n ,hc newly paved streets. call
c.um lights threw bright flashes of light
everywhere.
Mayor Makes Address.
When the crowd had somewhat quictcd.
Councilman Joseph McCamerty. cf the
Tenth ward the MASTER of ceremonies
introduced from rie portioo of Air. CON
ncliy's residence I'd Maple and Van Buren
stfects MAYOR Horoec WILSON, The iat-
tei Was gfccted will thunderous applause
ana HilMely Aekndwl6dged The gr,etlns.
lit said
Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen.
This demonstration Is beins made. as I
Understand e. for tho purpose of show
ing the appreciation Of the cltlzens OF the
Eleventh ward. for the paving of streets
within g. The people OF the Eleventh
ward are indeed very fortunatcfn haVrne
these piiVneges bestowed upon them ~
the department controlling the streets al d
sewers. IL g very c,ear TO me. and ] think
TO most citizens. that good. wen paved.
well kept clean and wen lighted streets
city when thnt CITY is The metropolis Of
State rs IS Wilmington, Ct Is, IL any
thing. more desirable
Il affords me pleasure 20 congratulate
the residents Of the Eleventh ward, IN
particular and Wilmington generally.
upon the needed Improvement. You must.
however bear 10 m.nd. that the pavns
oi streets Gusts "a great deal of mon 81.
and that you one way on another must
pay fer H. Nou DO NOT set something for
ro,hns.
prior 20 isSr iAe paving OF various
streets was done ai the expense of ths
abuttlng property holders. BY an act of
the legislature, about that time. this
method was discontinued. the streets ard
sewers thenccforth. were taken entirely
out of councils hands. The Street and
Sewer Department was created for the
purpose Of creating sewer system. and
pa,ine the streets. and large sum OF
money was shortly thereafter borrowed.
and expended on streets and sewers. maxi
ins a srcat Improvement. These facts you
are an more or less conversant with
II wish, however 10 call your atten-
tlon 20 the following.
Fixed Charges Of the City.
'nc hXcl charges of the city of VIII
minston. and when I say fixed charges
] mean the charges That are made in
cumbent upon The city by acts of the
Legislature and other costs. beyond tho
POWER of councils To- control, amount TO
a sum. SO large THAT with only the adj
diticn of about $4,000. that councils ap-
propratc for various other needs of the
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