Evening journal., 1913-05-27
NINTH WARD RESIDENTS
FOR BEAUTIFYING PLAN
Endorse the Improvement Scheme TO Round Infer
seeing Corners and TO Provide Parked Court
Where Several Streets Converge at
Concord Heights

The projected plan for the inn
provement Of the new residential sec
tion at Concord avenue and the Boule-
ward was formally approved at Che
meeting of the Ninth Ward Civic AS
scciation last night by a unanimous
vote The meeting was the largest
ever held by the association and was
called 10 discuss the improvements
as proposed by the Concord. Heights
Company and also the improvement
Of the trolley service II was held M
tie new Evan G.. Shortlidge School,
and was presided over by James D..
Stroud president OF the association.
President Stroud outlined the two
subjects that we're to be considered
and stated that Mayor Howell had
been invited but could not be present
on account of severe Illness.
NJ. l.. Blanchard. president Of the
Concord Heights Company which has
offered TO give some portions of build
ing lots to make the Improvements,
said that his company expected TO
gain no benefit out of the improve
ments as its contract for the sale of
the lots expired yesterday and had
only heen extended until June 6.
Whatever we get out of the i'm
proyements will be the few extra lots
that we will sell between now and
June by reason of this plan," said
Mr. Blanchard.
Frederick X. Felt. who is associated
with MIR. Blanchard, said that the idea
came to him about a week go for a
I,o,,tffft,1 erafoxrov To fba gffv NV tyaV
OF the Boulevard and Concord avenue,
and he Immediately went to the other
property owners, explained the prOpo-
sition to them, and they agreed to CO
operate and give some of their land
to the city to make possible such an
improvement to the section OF the
city He said that the Concord
Heights Company would restrict the
unsold corners to fine residences and
would do all that IL could to get a
better trolley service for the section.
I MIR. Felt said he had been to sec Of
/ ficials of the traction company. and
was TO go back to sec them today
about extending the Washington
street line to take in the new sections.
/ His idea was to have the cars go out
/ Washington street TO Concord ave
nue.. turning into the Boulevard. and
meeting the present line at Twenty
second street Another route which
] he suggested was 10 turn out Con-
/ cord avenue at Monroe street. cutting
along Thirteenth street at the edge Of
the park. TO Broome street, into the
Boulevard and connecting with the
present line on Twenty-second street
Mr.. Felt said that the only word
that he got from W. l.. Wilson, vice
president Of the traction company
that was discouraging, was a remark
that he made about the Public Utili-
tics Commission agitating six fares fol
a quarter and a universal transfer
which he said would not be possible In
this city under any consideration
Mr.. Felt said he thought that the
amalgamation of the two railway
companies in the city would be the
best thing for the service.
G. d. Garrettson, vice-president o
the Electric Hose and Rubber Com
pany, said he had heard that the rea
estate men we're going to get some
thing out Of the deal and as far as h
was concerned, it did not make an,
difference to him. He said where thu
real estate men would make one dol
: lar the city would make two, ant
there was too much Of the spirit n
Wilmington Of being afraid that tn
other fellow is going to make a dol
lar
Archdcacon George c. Hall said tina
when he became rector OF St. John
parish the whole section thereahout
was unimprovei. He thought m
Ninth ward residents should than