Evening journal., 1913-12-02
TROLLEY co.
WOULD AID
WHARF WORK
Peoples Company VIII Pay
One Third Cost for Track
Extension Privilege
AGREEMENT WILL
BE MADE LATER

Colonel W. u. stover, member Of
City Council, appeared at the meeting
Of the Directors Of the Street and
Sewer Department this morning, and
inquired the status of the resolution
giving the Peoples Railway Company
the right to extend its tracks to the
proposed site of the Church street
wharf. The company has offered to
pay port of the cost of the erection
Of a concrete wharf az the foot Of
Church street. provided its share will
mot amount to more than one-third
OF the cost of the wharf, but no agree
ment had been made TO that effect be-
tween the company and City Council.
THE resolution giving the company the
right to extend its tracks, has been
given its first and second reading, and
before it is given its final reading the
agreement between the company and
Council will probably be made.
A communication was received from
= the street committee OF the Ninth
Ward Civic Association. asking that
the board have street signs erected in
the Ninth ward. The signs will be
erected IN short time.
| Application for a light at the foot
of Commerce street was made by the
Atlantic Refining Company. The
light was ordered put on the list.
Lilburn Chandler, attorney. appear
ed before the board regarding a claim
for So7 which Charles n. Anderson
has against the city. In 1907, Mr..
Anderson had contract to dig a
cellar on Front street, cast OF French
0lr hat r,r
widening Front street was being con-
sidered and Mr.. Anderson agreed to
begin the cellar further back in the
yard so that the street co.ld be Wild
ened In consideration of this he
was to be paid for the unnecessary
expense that he had gone to and also
any additional expense. Thomas II.
Melvin, who was then president of
the street department. made the
agreement and the cAeck was drawn
but the city auditor refused to APP
prove it, claiming the commission
for the award OF damages to prop
erty owners on Front street had con-
templated this amount in its award
TO the owner Of the property and Mr..
Anderson would have to secure re-
dress from him. The claim was
never paid.
The matter viii be looked up on
the records and some understanding
reached.
Fred X. Felt made complaint of
Harrison street between Twenty
sixth and Twenty-seventh streets.
The complaint was referred to the
street commissioner.
Tho fscanltffA.. o,,tI.,-f..t..-- ~
pies Railway Company to remove its
tracks from Sixth and Jefferson
streets TO Thirteenth street TO Orange
street was given its final reading.
The resolution to change. FIX and
establish the grade on a portion or
King street between Ninth and
Twelfth streets between French and
Market streets and on Eleventh
street between French and Market
streets was given its final reading.
Mr.. Randolph gave notice of a res
olution to widen Tenth and Eleventh
streets by 20 additional feet.
The report of the plumbing inspec-
tor for November follows: Number of
plans iled, SO: number OF plumbing
and gas inspections. 693: number OF
Jobs rejected of defective gas plpin
4; for defective plumbing, 1; average
candle power of gas, 6O2: average
heating value. 2O.SO
Residents of Clayton street be-
tween Twelfth street and Vandever
Avenue. are hoping that the Street
and Sewer Department will pave that
thoroughfare. Residents of that sec
ton have been looking forward to
the improvements for long time,
aud the Street and Sewer Department
has promised to pave the. street.
The residents claim that as the
so-called Eleventh street bridge sec
ton is the first view that travellers
on the Pennsylvania Railroad gain OF
Wilmington IN their entrance from
the north, the section should have
the benefit of all paving to be done
by the department. as such work
would give a more favorable impress
sion 10 all who traverse to or pass
through the city. This would ma
terlally help to advertise Wilmington
both as a resident and manufactur-
/ ing city and many new residents
would be attracted to the section.
The matter was not taken up at the