Evening journal., 1915-04-13
clean UP Spirit
IN NEW QUARTER
Street Department Decides
to Aid Health Bureua
in Campaign
MUST REMOVE
TROLLEY CROSS OVER

Secretary J. Austin Ellison, of the
Board of Health, acting as president OF
the Cleanup Week" campaign commit
tee, appeared before the meeting OF the
Directors OF the Street and Sewer De
parimcnt, this morning and asked thae
the department agree to cart oil the
rubbish that viii be collected and Placed
in vacant lots during the general clean
up crusade. The directors granted the
request and promised 20 cooperate with
the campaign committee in its work. Ii
is planned TO have the residents rake up
the rubbish in the lots into small piles
which the Directors OF inc Street and
Sewer Department now have agreed to
remove. Il was explained that il was
not the duty OF the department TO re-
move this rubbish, but the directors
agreed to do so TO help out the cam
paign in behalf Of cleanliness, health and
beauty.
Charles H. Ten Weeges. manager for
the Diamond Ice and Coal Company,
asked if the booth now located at the
Consumers Ice and Coal Company, at
Second and King streets, encroaehed
upon the Sidewalk. Tie was told that
it did and must be arranged in man
ner 10 conform TO the law
The resolution permitting the Elec-
trio Hose and Rubber Co. to lay a
railroad siding across East Twelfth
street at its plant was adopted. The
resolution had been approved by
Mayor Harrison W. Howell
Samuel Biddle and T. S. Schilling.
owners Of properties which would be
damaged by the condemnation pro-
cess to open New street. reported
having received from Council S2,225
and S2,75O respectively with interest
for one year. as damages to said
property.
A communication was received
from the Joseph Bancroft and Sons
/ Co. that the company desired curb
set on the property recently purchas-
ed by the company from Mrs. Jennie
r. Field, so that the paving can be
done.
The company also offers 10 pay
one-third of the cost of re-surfacing
+ Riddle avenue, from the Park Drive
TO the end Of that portion of the
road which is decided to the city The
request was referred 10 street Com
missioner Pierson aud Chief Engi-
neer Taylor for investigation with a
request TO report their findings.
The financial report submitted by
> Secretary Christy shows that the bal
ance in bank to the credit of the cur
rent fund is S23.4S0.10 special fund
S34.GSS.26: sewer extension fund. S16.-
604.93. The payroll for carts Of $685.
SO, and labor OF S1,660.6l. we're order.
ed paid.
II was announced by President
Sparks that the Peoples Railway Com
pany had failed TO comply with tn
department order to remove the troll
ley cross-Over at Delaware avenue
and Jefferson street. Street Commits
sioner Pierson was instructed to cal
up Richard w. Crooks. manager of thu
railway company and ask him why thu
crossing had not been removed.
Unless the cross-over is removed
the directors threaten TO remove tn,
alleged nuisance and charge the ex-
ipense Of removal 10 the railway com
pany.
Word was subsequently received
from Mr. Crooks that he would begin
the work OF removal this week. lie
was informed by the directors thai
unless the work was begun by mex
Monday the board would act.
An invitation was received and &C
cepted by the directors TO attend the
opening luncheon of the Wilmington
branch Of the Farmers Bank, at Third
and Market streets today.