Evening journal., 1912-09-24
STREET BOARD
HAS BUSY DAY
Alfred B. Moore Asks That
Delaware Avenue Building
Line be Changed
CITY TO CONDEMN
THROUGH CEMETERY

Alfred B. Moore, a real estate brok-
or, appeared before the Street and
Sewer Commissioners to-day and re-
/, questsd that the property line on the
, north side Of Delaware Avenue. be-
: twees Washington and West streets.
be made the same as the line on that
street between Tatnall and West
streets.
NJ. Moore stated that the line. as
it low stands, is Of no advantage to
tn city and is great disadvantage
tothe property owners, the sidewalk
!, beng several feet wider than between
Ttnall ana West streets, and people
hing forced to walk over several feet
q see into show windows along the
yreet
II was the opinion of some of the
2, members of the board that the city
z BAUu4u always try to keep its side
{ walks as wide as possible.
. Mr.. Moore then suggested that the
property line between Tatnall and
West streets be set back equal with
the line between Washington and
/. West streets. The board decided to
view these streets and consider the
matter.
a representative of the Riverview
4 Cemetery Company appeared before
the board in the matte. of condemna-
ton proceedings which the board has
started in order to open up Thirty
. first street through the cemetery to
Washington street and Washington
street to Thirty-first street.
The cemetery company submitted a
proposition whereby it would grant to
Z the city this ground if the city would
J exempt its property as long as they
hold It from sewer liens. The propo-
, sition also stated tina. the charter of
the cemetery exempted it from all con-
domination proceedings and that the
liens would amount to far less than
the real value of the property
, President Sparks, speaking for the
board, said that the board wanted to
do what was just, but that the city
must have the two streets and under
the present law the board must either
bu. or co denim the property, even
thought it cost five times more than
the liens were worth The fact was
brought on t. under the old law,
several years ago almost the same
proposition was made to the cemetery
company. as they are now making to
the board and that they would not
accept it.
j. eshent Sparks also said that the
land was not worth its face value as the
VedeIs arc bound 10 take care OF it
after they have sold it for cemetery
purposes, but if a commission decid-
ed ths. it was, then the city would
pas tleir price
communication was received
from T. Y. Simpson, alleging thai
william Baxter had erected a build
ing on the property line between los
ani No. III Jackson street without
hFing a survey made. In violation o.
q ti-y ordinance and punishable Will
a'fne of $50 The board will inquire
ito the matter
IA letter was received from this
Peoples Railway relative to the cross.
hg at Sixth and Market streets. The
letter stated that parts had been or
ldcrcd Tor this work as we'll as FOL
: King and Front streets and that as
I coon as a grinding machine could be
[ obtained the work would be started.
The owner OF the property At No
/ 1I25 Pleasant street asked the beard
I to allow him to finish the plumbing
in bis house. work on II having beer
stopped when IT, became known thai
: tho contractor was not complying
with certain rules and regulations
The owner stated that his cont.acro'
had deceived HIM in the matter The
board decided TO let him finish The
work T he would submit the plans Il
the plumbing inspector and they me
with mis- approval.
Complaint was made by the oynei
of a property al Thirty-first and Mad
ison streets Of the street, which il
!. two feet higher than the new sid
wall. Just laid by the property own
er. Ind when a rain comes the wate
from the street runs on to the side
wall and into the cellar The bonlN
dfed the street graded.
Tie Wilmington and Philadelphia
Trssjon Company requested permits
sion to place and maintain poles a
fholfollowing places East side o
Je hp street. between Twenty-fourtl
andTwenty-fift streets and southeas
co1er Of Jessup and Twenty-tiftl
STREETS. The board viii consider IN
mailer
dmplaint was madc of the sowe'
agdconditions on TIVE nty-firs. stree
froi Spruce to Church, by Joseph L
Cabenter. Jr Ths board viii d
wdt it can 10 remedy these condi
: tics.
letter was received from Mls
Kshrine Pyle asking when the boar
Vdld improve and have sewers la
q OF Riverview avenue between Six
tsnth and Seventeenth streets. Tn
hard directed that letter o sen
/ & Miss Pyle stating that the eor
1s,ld be done next year.
8 ~mLNGSLEY IMPROVED.