Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-24

Of the FVelfth ward need improvement.
as do also the streets of the other wards,
lie said the system is wrong He favored
the plan OF abutting properties paying the
cost OF paving. which was the system in
vogue soEne time ago. Otherwise, there
is a comparatively small amount to do
the paving Relative to the absence Of
sidewalks, Mr. johnson said the residents
OF the ward are responsible for that He
pointed out where frequently property
owners notified to curb and pave pay no
attention to the notices. In this event
the department is authorized to curb and
pave and lien the properties, but it has
not had the money to do this work, and
it cannot keep this work up without the
cooperation of Ithe people. He said
there was over $4,000 spent in sewer
work in the ward in the past three years,
Sl,700 in 1903, $1,000 each in 1904 and
| 1905. Two years ago the department
tried to put Fourth street west Of Union
in pretty fair condition, but 1t Is now out
of shape and the department does not
know what TO do. ltintended to improve
Fourth street and WOodlawn avenue last
year, but war not able to do it, The de-
/ partment hopes to do it this year, but
| Mr.. johnson felt that it would not be wise
! to put down an improved pavement there,
/ as there are few houses, which would mean
! that after a while the sewer men will come
| along and tear it up. lie spoke Of the
/ heavy draft upon the department. For
| the widening of Tenth street, a public
necessity, the department had to pay
/ 1000, and it viii have to spend at least
| $4,000 on the causeway. As to the
Twelfth ward, he said, unfortunately, is
largely scattered He thought the ward
had as many improved streets as any
other section of the city. He said the
north side Of Second street from Franklin
10 Broome is improved as are also Sixth
from Franklin to du Pont, one side OF
Third street, Lancaster avenue to the city
line Fourth street TO Union, Franklin
from Sixth TO Linden, Connel, Broome
Rodney and Searles from Fourth to Sixth
Clayton street from Lancaster avenue
south.
Mr.. Otteni said Clayton street is not
now in good condition. Several other.
said most of the other improved street.
are in bad shape.
Mr.. johnson said about $4,000 WA
spent on streets in the ward in the pas
three years, about $4,000 being spen
! last year.
Frank NJ. Sewer said all the ward wanted
I was its Just share of the money for i'm
provements, and he thought il had not
] In reply to Mr.. Sewer, Mr.. johnson
' said the city gives the department 500,
600 a wear. OF which over $40 900 is re
. auired for street lighting, $4,000 70
I | street cleaning. $4,000 for collecting
a ashes and nearly all OF the remainder 70
r running expenses of the department
k He said there is hardly enough from tn
a regular appropriation to pave one square
e The work has been done out OF the none
@ borrowed. He gave the details ot On
s street paving done in the past three years
n as follows: ln 1903. cearles from tourt
e to Sixth, 81 .7O5; 1904, Sixth from Broom
10 du Pont. Second from Franklin {
n Broome and Scott to Lincoln, 81 O2t
/. 1905 Franklin from Lancaster avenu
-s to Chestnut street, Springer from FIT
ir to Sixth. S4.O9l. and in the same perio
% about $4,000 on new sewers
10 Mr.. Doherty asked whether the depar
, ment could not improve Fourth stree
to Woodlawn avenue and Woodlaw
It avenue to Third street, from which poir
k to Lancaster avenue there is good street.
q Mr.. johnson said he thought It woul
Ie be possible to do this and, if it we're po
sible. he assured the meeting that
le would be done and personally ne Wou
p give all the help he could.
II Mr.. Twaddell said he thought the sire
railway companys should be compelled
D. keep the pavement three feet outside
Ut their tracks in good shape, but he sa
b. they did not do this.
,ir Mr.. Johnson said a corporation is aDo
id like an individual and II is about as ha
n 10 get them to do anything as It Is to 6
in people to DO IT, He said he was not ava
ch that the paving along the Fourth sire
ld tracks was not in proper shape. I
promised to give the matter his person
id ] attention. He knew Of no trolley ira
rs chises granted recently except where TN
- had been granted at the request OF re-
. dents Of the sections interested, WI
n usually wanted the extensions Tor th'
81 accommodation and insisted on them.
E Mr.. McMullen spoke Of sunken stree
over conduit trenches and asked wheth
B this could not be remedied.
Mr.. Johnson said it could, that I
IA companies are under bond to keep Z
Ri streets in repair, some for one year a
III some for two.
Mr.. McMulen admitted that the SIC
walk question was a large one to tackle.
Henry Motherall said be had OF
petitioned that the weeds be cut u
thew expected to go through mud, !
III ala not want to wet their feet IN I
rroode