Evening journal., 1914-09-22

lot me 10 dllenu your meeting lilA0
evening, / would like to say that the
cover on Washington street bridge is
looking very satisfactory / think 1t
will be a big improvement over the
rough plank we have had there be-
fore, even If It does not set up any
better than it has now done. This
was only an experiment In the first
place and as for the sidewalks, as
far as they are concerned, the boys
will not let them alone until we see
what the result will be, they have
been very much encouraged to destroy
all that they could by a certain news
paper In this city. While ! do not
object to a paper doing what II can
for the Democratic party. I do think
IL is going too far TO encourage per-
sons to destroy county property for
political purposes.
Yours very truly.
SAMUEL l.. BURRlS.
Chairman of Bridge Committee.
Applause greeted a resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Adams, which is as fol-
lows
Resolved. That we, members OF the
Ninth Ward Civic Association, con-
demn the covering OF Washington
street bridge with lava from Mount
Burris. and respectfully urge that
Levy Courtman Burris be made to
pay the cost of materials and work,
and that the same be not charged to
taxpayers"
Oppose Show in Park.
The association adopted. without a
dissenting vote. a resolution OF protest
against the use Of Brandywine Park
by the Joseph Farai shows during
"Old Home Week" Motion on the
question was made by Leon Walker
and a protest will bbe made to the
Park Board. Failing TO secure relief
il is probable Injunction proceedings
will be brought The matter of going
into the courts to prevent the show
from using the park was discussed
at length. This phase af the situation
may be developed later. The organ
ization is a unit in condemning the
use OF the park by the show company,
and, IL the Park Board con not be ia.
duced to withdraw permission for
the use Of the park, the body will be
asked to refuse all applications Of the
kind which may come up in future.
In presenting the report of the po-
lice committee, Chairman William IT,.
Morris said he had received much
encouragement from members of the
Commission when he requested addi-
tional police protection.
The report is as follows:
Wilmington, Del. June %, 1914.
Gentlemen of the Police Commission
"The undersigned, police committee OF
the Ninth Ward Civic Association, have
been instructed to apply to your honor
able body for increased police protec-
tion, for at least four more policemen
to be assigned 20 said ward, and we
/ beg to present the following, as reasons
why YOU should grant this request;
"rhe population has greatly increased
in the ward, vastly more 30 than IN
any other section of the city, particu
larly in the section west and north o.
Market street. You gentlemen must b.
we'll aware that there has been n phe
nomenal building boom in the Wash
ington Heights and the Concord Height
portion of the ward for several year
past, land the end is not yeti Will
the number of patrolmen is the sam
now as it was years ago, only eigh
men in the ward-four west and mort
of Market street for day and night-o
in other words, only two men on at
time in that fast-growing section.
"The Election Department has foun'
it necessary recently to increase tn
election districts in the ward from
twelve to sixteen, or an increase o
33 l-3 per cent, and all the new dis
tricts are in the section west of Marke
street.
"While our ward has ffty-two mile
Of streets. we have only eight men T.
patrol them, but the Seventh ward ha
sixteen patrolmen for their twenty
seven miles of streets, and they hav
none too many.
According to the building Inspector
records, go per cent. of all the building
permits for the year of l9l were tal1ei
out for the Ninth ward, and 40 pc
cent of the value of the building
erected in the city pertain to the sal
ward.
"From April 3O 1911 to August 3C
l9l3, the number Of building permit
for the whole city represented S4,l34
600, Of which Sl.350,O00 was for th
Ninth ward, or nearly one-fourth tina
of the whole city.
"The old assessment Of 1913 for th
/ whole city was S57 ,525 900. and for th
Ninth ward. s7,6l0,0OO. The share q
the newer section west Of Market stree
being S4,22O0OO, while the recent ne'
assessment is. Of course, much hnghe
The taxes OF the Concord Heights sec
tion increased during the last four year
from 1927 to $4,000 for city tax alone
"We very respectfully submit that al
this, and more that could be cited,
abundant reason why this newer an
fast-growing section of our city shoul
have increased police protection"
There was considerable discussion
on the question Of the division Of tn
ward. The matter is being investi
gated II was suggested that the as
sociation employ a person TO soun
residents Of the ward as TO their view
on the subject. This may be done
The question of the association
participation in the "Old Home Wee
celebration was placed before th'
members by President Stroud. No ac
ton was taken and President Strou
announced that the body would nc
take part in the festivities as It ha
enough to do trying to secure add
Al. LaH1