Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-03
URGE CITY
IMPROVEMENT
Land Operator Thinks Park
Should be Laid Out at
Concord Heights
TROLLEY EXTENSION
FOR THE SECTION

Fred X. Felt. representing the Con-
cord Heights Realty Company, APP
peared at the meeting of the Directors
OF the Street and Sewer Department
this morning regarding the proposed
improvements at Concord avenue and
Boulevard. He stated that property
owners who are affected by the pro-
posed improvements have agreed 20
give part of their land to the city
/ in consideration of the improvements
and that by next Thursday he will
have the deeds prepared and Will turn
the strips and points Of land over TO
the city. Mr.. Felt said the scheme
was meeting with the approval Of
practically all the residents of the
vicinity of the Boulevard and Con-
cord avenue and he felt sure that the
/ step would never be regretted by the
board or the residents of the city
In connection with the matter MIR.
Felt said that Concord Park should
/ be made into a beautiful recreation
ground for the children of the neigh
borhod and that it would not take
more than $1,000 to clean up the park.
MI. Felt said he could raise this
amount in AS hours II it we're neces'
sary.
Plans for running the Washington
street car line through that section
of the city have been changed some
what. and il is now proposed to run
two loops on the following routes
Twenty-second and Washington
streets to Concord avenue, along Con-
cord avenue to Van Buren, street, to
Thirtieth street. to the Boulevard, ex-
tended to Broome, going down
Broome to Concord avenue and con-
Meeting with the present Boulevard
! line. The other route is up Concord
avenue to Van Buren,, down Van Blu
rem to Boulevard and connect at
lTwenty-thi street
The ordinance repeating the old
ordinance for the collection and re-
moval of rubbish and ashes. as pass
ed on April %. was given its first
and second readings.
Two letters were received from the
Board of Police Commissioners ask
ing that the board pass an ordin-
ance requiring all traction and light
ing companies to allow the Board OF
Police Commissioners to place the
wires for the fire alarm and police
system on the top cross arm of all
poles. above wires carrying a heavy
voltage, and to have the Diamond
state Telephone Company allow the
board to place its wires on the OPP
posite side of Gilpin avenue from
where they are now, as the old pole
line is to be abandoned for tie I'M
foreground conduit system.
President Sparks directed the secre'
tary to write to the Police Commits
sion and state that the traction an,
lighting companies are operating
under franchises in the city which
provide for the use Of the poles b.
the police and fire alarm systems, bu
that the provisions do not state wha
arm of the poles are to be used b.
the city and that the Street and Sewe'
Department is powerless to pass
resolution covering this provision HI
also recommended that the commits
sion put its Gilpin avenue wires un
derground as space in the conduiti
has been reserved 70 rthis purpose.
Application for a sewer on Wesl
Seventh street to drain houses Nos
21O3. O5 and OF was referred to the
street commissioner.
The Atlantic Manufacturing Com
pany complained of water backinE
up in the cellar of their property ow
ing to the smallness of the sewer
The matter was referred to the stree
commissioner for investigation.