Evening journal., 1911-02-07
CALL HALT
ON BURIALS
No More IntermentS in st.
Peter'S Cemetery Until Re-
tanning Wall is Built
HEALTH BOARD GETS
MERE COMPLAINTS

In a letter sent in behalf Of the
Board of Trustees of the Silverbrook
NJ. e. Church, F. e. Warrington, sec
retary thanked the Board OF Health
! for the action which they were TAX
ing relative to causing the abatement
of the public nuisance at St Peters
cemetery. Mr.. Warrington's letter
! follows.
"silyerbrook NJ. e. Church, Whining
ton, Del
Board Of Health, Wilmington, Del.
Gentlemen: AT meeting Of tho
board of trustees Of Silverbrook NJ
e. Church, located at the corner Of
Lancaster and woodlawn avenues,
the secretary was instructed to COM
| municate to your body their apprecia-
| tion of the interest shown In the dis
/ posal of the cemetery problem at the
/ corner Of Lancaster avenue and Union
/ street. The condition of not only the
/ cemetery, but that of the row Of
frame houses known as the Anderson
Row, has long been an eyesore and
menace to health, and the members
of this church, consisting of between
two and three hundred persons. many
of whom are Obliged to use this sec
tion in reaching the church. sincerely
hope some remedy may speedily be
arranged. The members of your body
no doubt appreciate the condition of
affairs at the time of your inspection
on Saturday. This condition prevails
continually during the winter months,
at which time the pavement on Ian
caster avenue is practically impassa-
bic. It being absolutely necessary for
pedestrians IN order to get away from
the filth to use the bed Of the street.
In expressing our appreciation Of the
interest shown by you in making
personal first hand investigation Of
these conditions Silverbrook M. q.
Church as body wishes to emphasize
the unhealthy conditions and respect
fully petition that some relief be pro-
vided. Respectfully submitted,
Board Of Trustees Silverbrook NJ b.
Church.
"F. E. Warrington, Secretary"
This matter was again called to the
attention of the Health Board yes
terday afternoon by Elwood P. Pyle,
who said that owing to the failure Of
the cemetery owners to connect with
the sewer, Shiny water continually
ran across the sidewalks.
The Board has been working to-
ward the elimination of this state Of
affairs for some time and Secretary
Malcomb was instructed to notify the
trustees of the cemetery and A. G. 3.
Anderson, the property owner to ap-
pear before the Board to answer for
their negligence in not making con-
nections with the sewer.
The letter which was sent by Mr.
Pyle Is as follows:
Wilmington, Del, Feb. 4, 1911.
TO the President and Members OF
the Board Of Health, Wilmington
Del.
Gentlemen: I would like to call
the attention of your honorable body
to the condition OF the two cemeteries
between Union street, Pyle's Lane
Lancaster avenue and Third street.
"The condition of st. Peters GENE
! terry is worse today than it has been
' since / have lived in this neighbor-
hood (I came here I'm 1861, and think
should know something about il
I Surely the gentlemanly board Of trus.
: tees do not know the way the graves
! are dug and the manner I'm which
J bodies are buried, etc. They trusted
Z too much to other people. When Z
u grave is dug, the diggers throw the
y earth all around it and this makes tn,
2 grave look deeper than It really is, es
pecially If person stands on top o.
, the earth and looks down. / can name
a great many more things II you
. honorable body desires the informa
! 4 tion; some things the public in gen
T. eral does not know.
VI "The residents in the neighborhoo,
J and the members of st. Thomas's an,
Il SilverbroOk churches know the condi
: ton of the pavement on Lancaste
y avenue, for they are compelled h
- walk on the car tracks in order 4
avoid the unhealthy, Shiny, mudd
u water which runs over the pavemen
y in warm weather and freezes In cold
- Even If theBe was retaining wal
put on Lancaster avenue, the waite
would oOze to the surface of tn
, ground.
= There is a sewer on Second street
;, about seventeen feet deep, / thinl
= but the cemeteries have not used II.
But what would be the use Of thei
using it. when. by taking up the offe
OF the city, they would better them
> selves and the city at the same tim,
please look into this matter an
remember that the health of our cit
is in your honorable hands.
= Hoping that everything will be sal
a isfactorily arranged for all concerned
- l remain, yours respectfully,
ID "Elwood p. Pyle"
The necessity of a retaining wa
at the cemetery has long been advc
n Gated, but the installation Of such ha
a never been effected. Yesterday tn
a. Health Board decided to notify th
n trustees of the cemetery that unit
n such a wall is built, no more bodie
! can he hnriad In, the cam atnr.v