Evening journal., 1911-07-01

carrying produce and passengers tol
and from Philadelphia. These boats
do not. and except at rare intervals.
never have, come TO Wilmington, by
reason of the delay and difficulty of
coming up The Christians. But VIII
miugton would get a large portion of
this commerce by having a municipal
wharf on the river. There Is also the
desir1bility of water transportation 10
Baltimore which can only be effected
by such a wharf. Wilmington should
own It's whole river front II is now
of very little value. and could be read
lily condemned. but the time will come
when the river front of this city will
be one of its greatest revenue pro-
ducers and one Of the greatest ele-
ments of its wealth, population and
prosperity. The idea Of constructing
pier within the city limits and south
Of the Christiana, Is feasible. and, In
consideration OF the Importance of the
undertaking. not costly. ] believe that
commission OF men who are sufli-
ciently fOresighted to see the advant-
age to be gained by the river front
project, should be appointed by the
Mayor, that it might take up the mat
ter in detail and with the Street and
Sewer Department exercising it's pow
er Of condemnation. bring this mat
ter TO a successful completion.
have urged during my administra-
tion the need Of a municipal hospital,
and am still convinced Of the neces-
sify of the same. While Whining
ton contributed TO the county's sup
port, i'm very large degree, during the
epidemic of smallpox that occurred
last Water, Wilmington had 10 pay
the expense of the care of patients ay
the pest house al Farnhurst and to
maintain the quarantined families
during the continuance Of such quar-
antine One serious epidemic IN this
city would do more economic harm
than municipal hospital would cost
] I'm a decade, and such an institution
moderniy run. and under the control
of the city. for the benefit OF those
citizens upon whom proper quaran-
tine regulations cannot be enforced Is
absolutely essential, and no modern,
we'll governed city Is without such an
institution.
The Board OF Health should have
more adequate funds that II might be
enabled to carry out and enforce its
regulations and is In need Of addi-
tional executive officers. as It Is inn
possible for four men to properly en-
force the health regulations In a city
OF 10000 people ! desire TO call at
tention 10 the efficient way in which
this board handled the smallpox
epidemic mentioned and to the fact
that n did this work at a cost tina
was insignificant IN view Of the good
accomplished In line with betterinf
the physical conditions Of the city, We
should hive some parks, squares
Playground or breathing spaces, b,
whatever name they are chosen to b'
called, in the congested sections o
the city. Is is true that property II
the outlying sections can be obtained
more cheaply now than II viii bl
able TO be obtained in say ten years
but the same thing is also true Il
the now already congested sections o
the city. and the necessity for breath
, ing spaces I'm these sections is nov
1 serious and is going to become NOR
I, so as the population increases. ]
!, would be better to spend $50. 1000,
= necessary. for one block Of the cit
l, than to buy a dozen blocks In a ser
+, tion which is unhuilt The hot weati
d er which we are experiencing no
J also highly recommends the schem
which has been IN vogue in Baltimol
n and other cities Of portable bat
Il houses. by which people al over th
a city may be able TO get convenient
# shower and plunge baths outside {
n small and frequently stuffy rooms
q The free ZOO in North Brandywir
Park is. believed in a deplorabl
+, condition. The animals there shoul