Evening journal., 1908-11-25
INSPECTION OF
JUSTISON STREET
Street Directors See Ground
Wanted By Harlan & HOI-
lineSwOrth Corporation
OTHERS IN THE PARTY

The inspection Of Justlson street and
its vicinity yesterday afternoon by the
Street and Sewer Directors with officers
OF the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
tlon and other concerns. demonstrated
nothing so clearly as the fact that the
Street and Sewer Directors are in a very
unenviable position. The purpose of the
inspection was to afford a clearer consid-
GRAFTON of the situation resulting from the
application Of the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Corporation for the vacating Of
Justison street so that the corporation
might build across IT and enlarge its
plants to afford facilities sor the constluc-
tlon of steel passenger coaches. The in
spection in no degree relieved the street
and Sewer Directors Of the task which
has developed upon them-that OF vacat-
ing Justison street without meeting the
opposition OF neighboring concerns.
The concerns affected principally. be-
sides the corporation, are the Jessup and
Moore Paper Company and the Whining
ton Gas and Electric Company. Individ-
uals Interested in the application are Neal
Comfy a teamster. who has property at
Front and Madison streets. and Joseph G.
Beste' who owns ground year the Jessup
and Moore Paper Company In the party
OF inspection yesterday were President
Melvin. Of the Street and Sewer Board;
Directors Gray and Sparks street Com
missioner Frank w Pierson. CITY Engineer
II. B. Grifnths, Sewer Engineer Alexander
Taylor, Secretary Leslie v Christy. of
the street board; Willard Salisbury. at
torney for the Jessup and Moore Com
pany; Edmund Mitchell, president Of the
Wilmington Gas and Electric Company
Persifor Frazer. vice-president Of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corporation,
W. r. Budd. auditor Of the corporation;
Mr. Sharpe. president OF the jess
sup and Moore Paper Company: S. x.
smith, treasurer OF the Harlan and Hol-
llngsworth Corporation, Mr. Beste and
Mr.. Comfy
Company Objects
If the meeting had any obvious result.
II was to make the opposition Of the Jes-
sup and Moore Paper Company. as pre-.
sented by Mr. Salisbury. more emphatic
than before, to any plan whereby the
paper company would not be afforded q
straight outlet from its works to Front
]
be "a perfect outlet for the paper com.
pany is afforded by Justson street No
plan. he has declared will satisfy tn,
company unless it will give as good
roadway as It has now in this street This
leaves but one solution to the problem
from Mr.. Saulsbury's viewpolnt-the max
ing OF a straight roadway connecting
Madison street with what is known a.
Marsh road, which is occupied by the
Jessup and Moore Paper Company. Suci
road would cut across the property o
the gas company. and the plan. of course
is impossible from the point of view o.
Mr.. Mitchell, president of the gas com
pany, who declares that it would ruin tn,
company's ground. Mr. Mitchell yester
day, as before, saw no reason why the
paper company should object to the va
eating OF Justison street leaving tn,
curved connection between Marsh road
and Madison street as Il is. More ESPECIAL
~ was he satisfied with this view wher
he knew, he asserted, that the teams OF
the Jessup and Moore Paper Company
used the curved connection between
Marsh road and Madison street even now
| In preference TO Justison street "Mr.
Budd kept a record Of teams using this
road in preference to Justison street.
and this demonstrates that this Is true"
he declared. Director Sparks saw a rea-
son for this in the fact that there is a
grade on Justison street.
All "Up in the Air"
Mr.. Salisbury. denied, however. that the
teams were those of the paper company
This road. as IL is. is nothing hut
snake track and II is useless TO ask us
to consider such proposition" he said.
"The situation is n,1rowed down to the
question OF whether straight road Is
better than a crooked road. You can't tell
me. gentlemen. that crooked road Is bet
ter than a straight road. The plan pro-
viding for a straight road across The prop
erty OF the, gas company is. as I have
said before. perfectly satisfactory 10 us.
That, II seems 70 me. now makes II a
question for the Street and Sewer Di-
lrectors and the gas company"
All Of which led TO the tacit question Of
where are we at7 Officers Of the corpora
tion had nothing TO say.
'Weu. know all I know" said Director
Gray with yawn. after a half hours
chit-chat leading 10 no conclusion what
ever Lets go home"
His suggestion was adopted. Meanwhile