Evening journal., 1914-07-28
Lizards CONE IN
ON WATER FLOW
Resident Wants Street De-
partment to Give Relief
From Reptiles
TO INVESTIGATE
THE COMPLAINT

The Street and Sewer Department to-
day gave third reading TO the resolution
authorizing the removal ol the tracks
of the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany ON West Twenty street,
with connection at the Boulevard.
At the last meeting of the depart
ment the company was given a frac-
chse TO build an extension from Twen-
ty-second street and the Boulevard 10
the Concord turnpike. Within two
years the company is 10 change the
route of the Washington street division
from Twenty y-second and Washington
streets to the Concord pike, to the
Boulevard, thence To- the present termi-
nal, at twenty second and Washington
streets When this spur is built the
present track ON Twenty-second from
Washington street to the Boulevard
will be abandoned
William Faulkner complained Of CON
siderable water in cellars in South
| Wilmington houses. The complaint will
4 be investigated.
Attention was also called TO the me-
ccssity of culvort ai Lancaster avenue
and Clayton street City Engineer Tay-
/ lor will take mp tho matter.
J President Sparks said the sprnkling
of streets by the city Railway Company
has become a Joke. Lancaster avenue
and Washington street residents COM
plain that the streets have not been
/ sprinkled for ten days. The complaint
will be investigated.
Charles G. Guyer. secretary OF the
Delaware Automobile Association ap-
peared before tho meeting regarding
centre stones. The automobile law
now requires that automobiles so
around the centre stones. Mr.. Guyer
said he believed the section should be
amended so that il would read "as
near as possible when practical"
Mr. Murphy said when the officer
stands on the centre stone at Tenth
and Market there is no trouble Ia
pass around him.
The directors will consider the
suggestion.
Chandler Lilburne, an attorney
drew attention to running water
which comes across his LOT at Twen-
ty-ffth and Lamotte streets. The
water runs into the house of man
ramed Kennedy, who claims that frogs
lizards and othed such animals make
their home in the cellar as result
City Engineer Taylor will take up the
matter and divert the flow of water
Oscar ID. Ridings, of No. 517 West
street. asked that when Willing street
is paved this year that the sidewalks
be dispensed. The directors vii
s.s- a.. ,,,,ffaw o1ffnfnn
ing the sidewalks, automobiles car
get into the garages.
I Street Commissioner Frank w
Pierson was appointed delegate
from the department to attend th'
Old Home Week Celebration commit
tee meeting in City Council tonight
While the directors are willing e
cooperate no Instructions were giver
as 10 the extent of the participation
b by the department in the celebration
@ The plan presented last week D!
s the b. and o. engineer for Concord
avenue crossing was approved by CIT,
; Engineer Taylor and approved toda,
r ly the directors of the department.
; President Sparks directed Secre
\ tary Christy to notify Charles W
= Gooding that the Department has no
3, got the funds needed for the opening
/. of streets i'm the Ninth ward. Thirty
(, first street would be the first stree
r. to be opened for a sewer and there
fore the other streets mentioned b.
Mr.. Gooding do not come in thi
time.
n An arc light was ordered place
4 at Third and Monroe streets.
= The Street Commissioner was IN
q structed TO issue warrants agains
= persons who have failed to repa
C sidewalks as ordered by the depar
ment.